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Killnet, Kaliningrad, and Lithuania’s Transport Standoff With Russia

Blogs Blog Killnet, Kaliningrad, and Lithuania’s Transport Standoff With Russia Russian cyber collective ...

Biden Signs State and Local Government Cybersecurity Act Into Law; Establishes Rotational Cyber Workforce

Blogs Blog Biden Signs State and Local Government Cybersecurity Act Into Law; Establishes Rotational Cyber ...

Vulnerability Management

China is Exploiting Network Providers and Devices, Says US Cybersecurity Advisory

On June 7, the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), ...

US Seizes SSNDOB Market, Which Sold PII of 24 Million People

The DOJs takedown of SSNDOB is the latest in a series of seizures of illicit marketplaces, forums, and shops, ...

Russia’s War in Ukraine Has Complicated the Means Through Which Cybercriminals Launder Funds. Here’s How They’re Adapting

Recent sanctions coupled with Russias measures to better control the flow of information and activity on the ...

How Russia Is Isolating Its Own Cybercriminals

Sanctions imposed by the Biden administration, coupled with Russias proposed initiative to cut itself off from ...

Cyber Threat Intelligence

In New Audio Message, ISIS Spokesperson Abu Omar al-Muhajir Calls for Attacks in the West

On April 17, ISIS spokesperson, Abu Omar al-Muhajir, released his second audio message since assuming his new ...

Corporate & Physical Security

ISIS Attacks, March 2022: Key Trends, Statistics, and Geographic Analysis

The following research is based on information gathered by Flashpoint analysts and data collections. For ...

Cyber Threat Intelligence

German Authorities Seize Hydra’s Servers, Close the Largest Russian-Language Darknet Market [Updated]

German authorities announced today that they had taken down the Germany-based servers of Hydra Market—the ...

Breach Forums Is Marketing Itself as a Raid Forums Successor

On March 16, just about three weeks after Raid Forums was seized, a threat actor named “pompompurin,” ...

Russia’s Efforts to Control the Flow of Information at Home Shows the Limits of Censorship in the Digital Age

As its war against Ukraine rages on, Russia is attempting to block, throttle, fine, and/or censor nearly all ...

Shields Up: Understanding Guidance From the Biden Administration About Possible Russian Cyberattacks

On Monday March 21, the Biden Administration released several statements stressing the importance of ...