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  US, Russia plan hotline to avoid cyber war

  A hotline between the United States and Russia designed to defuse a nuclear conflict is likely to be expanded to cover the potential risk of a cyber war, The Washington Post says.

  By AAP | 30 April, 2012 09:26

  Tags: cyber war, russia, security, US

• NASA astronauts attach Russian module to space station

  NASA astronauts today successfully attached a Russian-built research module to the International Space Station during the second spacewalk scheduled for the space shuttle Atlantis' final mission .

  By Sharon Gaudin | 19 May, 2010 06:47

  Tags: NASA, russia, space

• Gonzalez sentenced for multimillion dollar credit card scam

  Hacker mastermind Albert Gonzalez was sentenced Thursday in U.S. District Court to two concurrent 20-year stints in prison for his role in what prosecutors called the "unparalleled" theft of millions of credit card numbers from major U.S. retailers.

  By Nancy Weil | 26 March, 2010 06:31

  Tags: Credit card fraud, retail, russia, Turkey, US

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  To fight scammers, Russia cracks down on .ru domain

  In a bid to cut down on fraud and inappropriate content, the organization responsible for administering Russia's .ru top-level domain names is tightening its procedures.

  By Robert McMillan | 22 March, 2010 07:25

  Tags: DNS, domain names, russia, scams, security

• Moscow billboard porn hacker busted

  When a Russian hacker last month broke into a giant video advertising located in Moscow to run a pornographic film on it, it caused some chaos in city traffic. But Russian news sources Thursday report police in the southern city of Novorossiisk have arrested the suspected billboard hacker.

  By Ellen Messmer | 19 February, 2010 03:42

  Tags: hacker, network security, russia

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  Russian cybergangs make the Web a dangerous place

  Russian cybergangs have established a robust system for promoting Web sites that sell fake antivirus software, pharmaceuticals and counterfeit luxury products, according to a new report from security vendor Sophos.

  By Jeremy Kirk | 28 September, 2009 08:46

  Tags: cybercrime, cyber criminals, malware, russia, sophos

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  Georgia cyberattacks linked to Russian organized crime

  The cyberattacks against Georgia a year ago were conducted in close connection with Russian criminal gangs, and the attackers likely were tipped off about Russia's intent to invade the country, according to a new technical analysis, much of which remains secret.

  By Jeremy Kirk | 17 August, 2009 16:29

  Tags: cyber attacks, government, russia, security

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  Russian President warns of foreign threat to 'Net security

  Foreign investors in Internet companies pose a potential threat to national security, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev warned members of the United Russia political party at a meeting on Wednesday.

  By Peter Sayer | 10 April, 2009 21:30

  Tags: russia