KREMLIN banking malware silently force-installs malicious Chrome and Edge extensions that steal credentials and session data without user approval. Elastic Security Labs ties the Brazilian-linked toolkit to seven campaigns since May 2025 and disrupted more than 1,500 infections.
The Daily Hodl•Daily Hodl Agent17 Sept
There is no doubt over the outcome of this vote, but for the Kremlin they are still an important moment.
BBC17 Sept
Act divides Democrats and Republicans, with some saying it gives president power that could be turned against US allies The US Congress has passed a sweeping bill allowing Donald Trump to raise tariffs on top buyers of Russian energy and issue other punishing sanctions against the Kremlin following a pitched battle between lawmakers backing Ukraine and sceptics worried the bill gives the president too much power. The Lindsey O Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 passed in a 262-159 vote on the last day before Congress goes on recess ahead of the midterm elections. Graham, who died earlier this year, co-authored and submitted the bill more than a year and a half ago. Continue reading...
The Guardian•Andrew Roth16 Sept
The House on Wednesday passed legislation granting President Trump tariff authorities to sanction countries purchasing Russian energy and impose tougher sanctions against the Kremlin over its war in Ukraine. The bill will now be sent to Trump’s desk for his signature, marking the end of a more than year and a half journey for legislation…
The Hill•Sudiksha Kochi16 Sept
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday described voter turnout in the upcoming parliamentary election as a barometer of public support for Russia’s war against Ukraine and urged voters to go to the polls. It will be Russia's first parliamentary election since the Kremlin launched its offensive in February 2022.
A banking malware operation active since mid-2025 has been using a toolkit named KREMLIN to install malicious Chrome and Edge extensions that steal credentials, session tokens, and sensitive data. [...]
Most of the Kremlin-aligned parties allowed on the ballot have candidates identified as participants in the Ukraine war.
The third Russia-Africa Summit is due to bring African leaders to Moscow at the end of October, as ties between Russia and the continent continue to grow. The Kremlin has sought to expand its influence in Africa amid its isolation from the US and Europe, while African governments have pursued closer economic, diplomatic and security ties with Moscow. Russia has also sought to draw African recruits into its war in Ukraine. Four years after the invasion, Kyiv estimates that around 3,000 Africans have ended up fighting for Moscow on the front lines. We discuss Russia's growing ties with Africa and the recruitment of African fighters with journalist Noé Michalon.
KREMLIN malware uses malicious Chrome and Edge extensions plus Ethereum smart contracts, with Elastic tracing 1,515 infected hosts, mostly in Brazil.
When other empires stopped expanding, Russia refused to stop. "Perhaps Russia was too successful for too long," argues political geographer Michael Romancov. He explained that over five centuries of land grabs worked for so long it became part of Russia's "genetic make-up".
The US Department of Justice announced on Tuesday charges against five alleged Russian intelligence agents accused of recruiting a global network to conspire attacks and carry out assassinations by order of the Kremlin. The suspects remain at large.
Russians are bracing for what the government might do on the military and economy after a vote that the Kremlin sees as legitimizing its policies.
The New York Times•Valerie Hopkins16 Sept
As Russians vote this weekend, remember that Britain is not immune to the cynical tactics and corrosion of trust that keep him in power Millions of people will participate in elections in Russia this weekend and a new parliament will be chosen, but not necessarily in that order. The purpose of the exercise is to maintain Vladimir Putin’s authority over the political process, which means United Russia, the president’s party, will retain control of the Duma. That much is settled before the polls open, although the scale of the government’s victory won’t be declared until the votes are counted. A portion of seats is available for other “systemic parties” that function as Kremlin licensed-opposition, padding out the pretence of pluralism. They serve as a pressure valves for public frustration and parliamentary proxies when rival factions within the ruling elite want to nudge Kremlin policy in one direction or another. Rafael Behr is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...
The Guardian•Rafael Behr16 Sept
The Justice Department is accusing several members of Russia's intelligence services of running a "global assassination network" that targeted Kremlin critics.
Department of Justice officials say the Kremlin funded a “global assassination network” and tried to recruit U.S. citizens to carry out dissident killings on its behalf.
Indictment marks a rare accusation of Kremlin-backed plots on American soil
The Russian businessman who paid for the afterparty at President Donald Trump’s eldest son’s wedding has close ties to the Kremlin.
ABC News16 Sept
In tonight's programme, thousands of Africans end up amidst the war in Ukraine fighting or working on behalf of the Kremlin. We speak to a journalist who just got back from Ukraine. Also, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the C64 opposition coalition held a demonstration in the capital Kinshasa. And finally, Kenya's celebrating a stellar athletics victory as the country beats London in the race to host the 2029 World Championships.
Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a previously undocumented Brazilian banking malware operation that delivers a toolkit called KREMLIN. Elastic Security Labs is tracking the activity under the moniker REF9334. Active since at least May 2025, the threat actor has used lures that impersonate a dozen Brazilian banks and install a malicious browser extension on Google Chrome and
The Kremlin has hailed an "energy ceasefire" proposed by US President Trump, but has criticized a French initiative to share its nuclear deterrent. Meanwhile, hostilities have continued on the ground and in the air.
Deutsche Welle15 Sept