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A cybersecurity researcher that heads antivirus firm Kaspersky Lab’s investigation unit has been arrested in Russia on charges of treason. Sources within the Federal Security Service (FSB) relayed information regarding the arrest of Ruslan Stoyanov to the Russian newspaper Kommersant. The case is being filed under Article 275 of the Russian criminal code, which is meant to prosecute individuals who take part in "hostile activities to the detriment of the external security of the Russian Federation" and/or provide aid to foreign states or organizations according to Forbes. Representatives for Kaspersky Lab have been quick to indicate that this arrest has nothing to do with the company, and relates...
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This past week has been rife with controversial news related to the U.S. election. Of course, there is always an inordinate amount of news during an election cycle, but this week in particular began with some big stories. First, the U.S. officially accused Russia for the infamous DNC hack that outed the Hillary Clinton campaign's manipulation of the democratic primary. That was followed by WikiLeaks tweeting out an array of cryptic hashes in preparation for its latest data dump, and later the Ecuadorian government admitting it cut WikiLeaks’ founder, Julian Assange’s, access to the Internet in retaliation for previous leaks. Sprinkled amongst all of this drama was the third Presidential debate,...
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As tension continues to build between Russia and the US over alleged cyber attacks, the US has begun contemplating issuing its own set of cyber attacks against the Kremlin. As we covered last weekend, the US government has formally accused Russia of being responsible for breaking into official servers and walking away with a trove of emails relating to the DNC. While as of last weekend, we were unaware of what counter-action the US might take, the picture this week has just become a little clearer. According to officials close to the matter, the US government is in the planning stages of deciding what kind of retaliation is suitable against Russia, while weighing the risk of potential backlash....
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As if relations between US and Russia governments weren't sensitive enough, both the Department of Homeland Security and Office of the Director of National Intelligence have officially accused Russia of being responsible for breaking into official government servers and stealing more than 19,000 emails relating to the DNC this past summer. While some US government officials, including Hillary Clinton, have already made their own accusations towards the Kremlin, this is the first time the US government as a whole has directed blame specifically. It's unclear at this time whether or not this accusation will result in new sanctions between the two countries. Meanwhile, Russia is sticking to its...
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