Cybercrime
Deniss Zolotarjovs was charged in a US court for extorting victims and laundering cryptocurrency as part of the Karakurt cyber extortion group.
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Phishing
Multiple Russian, Belarusian, and Western entities perceived as Russia’s enemies have been targeted in two recent spear-phishing campaigns.
Tracking & Law Enforcement
Signal uses end-to-end encryption, making it difficult for the Russian government to intercept communications.
Cybercrime
Two Russians serving time for insider trading, computer hacking and credit card theft were released in a prisoner swap deal with Moscow.
ICS/OT
The FrostyGoop ICS malware was used recently in an attack against a Ukrainian energy firm that resulted in loss of heating for many buildings.
Government
US has announced sanctions against two CARR hacktivists for roles in cyberattacks targeting critical infrastructure.
Government
Kaspersky is shutting down operations in the US and laying off employees following the recent Commerce Department ban.
Cyberwarfare
On the eve of NATO’s 75th anniversary summit in Washington DC, Mandiant outlines the current state of cyberthreats facing NATO and aligned countries.
Cloud Security
Kaspersky said the CloudSorcerer APT has been abusing public cloud services to exfiltrate data from Russian government entities.
Cybercrime
Baptiste Robert, a French cybersecurity expert, called on his government – and especially lawmakers – to prepare for the digital threats to come.
Nation-State
TeamViewer has confirmed that the Russian cyberespionage group APT29 appears to be behind the recent hack.
Cyberwarfare
Shockwaves from the Russian government's hack of Microsoft's corporate infrastructure continue to spread as the victim pool widens.
Data Breaches
TeamViewer’s corporate network was hacked and some reports say the Russian group APT29 is behind the attack.
Malware & Threats
The US Justice Department has announced charges against Amin Stigal for conducting wiper cyberattacks on Ukraine in 2022.
Cyberwarfare
Some expressed concern about a rise in hybrid attacks by Russia – including allegations of election interference, cyberattacks and sabotage.
Tracking & Law Enforcement
The European Council has added six Russian hackers to the EU’s sanctions list for their cyberattacks against member states and Ukraine.
Malware & Threats
Google and Microsoft warn of elevated risks of cyber threats facing the 2024 Paris Olympics, especially from Russian threat actors.
Fraud & Identity Theft
Russian-speaking threat actors are caught abusing a GitHub profile to distribute information stealers posing as legitimate software.
Cyberwarfare
Weakening liberal democracies and weakening the NATO alliance are conjoined in the hybrid war that Russia is conducting against Ukraine.
Cybercrime
Germany recalled its ambassador to Russia for a week of consultations in Berlin following an alleged hacker attack on Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s party.
Vulnerabilities
Impacting Zoom annotation, the bug could be exploited by a meeting participant to execute code on another participant’s machine.
Artificial Intelligence
Application Security
Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence
Vulnerabilities
A use-after-free in the afd.sys Windows kernel-mode driver has been exploited to gain SYSTEM privileges.
Artificial Intelligence
