Following reported strikes on Yandex data centers, claims circulated on the Internet that Russian bot farms and influence operations had been knocked offline. HTTP traffic charts showed steep drops, fueling speculation that the infrastructure damage had stopped these malicious actors. However, aggregate traffic metrics can easily mislead.
Yandex outage: Data shows that instead of going dark, malicious bots went on the move
About this summary. This is a short excerpt from the description that Cloudflare published with its article. Cyber Security News did not report or verify the underlying story. Read the original: https://blog.cloudflare.com/yandex-outage/
Source attribution: headline and facts are from Cloudflare (blog.cloudflare.com). Summary method: excerpt of the source description. See our source attribution policy.
Related coverage
Russian-Linked Hackers Used New Mesh Network Backdoor in Destructive Ukraine Attack
The Russian state-sponsored hacking group Sandworm teamed up with another threat actor to carry out a destructive wiping attack targeting a Ukrainian logistics company…
Russian Satellite Makes a Close Approach To A Commercial Radar Satellite Used by Ukraine
A Russian satellite made a close approach to a commercial radar satellite linked to Ukraine, raising concerns about surveillance and security in space. A Russian-made…
Russian hackers teamed up to wipe data at Ukrainian grain firm
The Russian state-linked hacking group Sandworm collaborated with another threat actor to carry out a destructive cyberattack against a Ukrainian grain logistics company…
Russian GRU hackers hit NATO shipbuilder, aircraft engine maker, law enforcement agency in espionage campaign
Russian government-connected hackers compromised two defense firms and a law enforcement agency in North Atlantic Treaty Organization countries as part of an espionage…
Anti-Putin messages disrupt nationwide school assessments in Russia
A pro-Ukraine group that says it operates within Russia took responsibility for anti-Putin messages appearing on an education assessment platform. Authorities said they…
Hackers steal customer data from major Russian hosting provider FirstVDS
Hackers have stolen passwords, access credentials and other sensitive data belonging to customers of Russian hosting provider FirstVDS after exploiting a vulnerability…