China-linked espionage groups have attacked at least a dozen nations in the region, gathering information on maritime shipping, oil production, and other geopolitical interests.
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Europe, Global Security News
Police dismantles 9 crime groups in illegal streaming crackdown
European and international law enforcement agencies have dismantled nine organized crime groups and arrested 29 suspects in a major crackdown on illegal streaming operations. […]
Global Security News
Infosecurity Europe: Execs Must Treat Cyber Threats as Statecraft, ISACA Expert Say
Private firms are being targeted by nation-state groups for reasons beyond finance, argued ISACA’s Bharat Thakrar
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ESET APT Activity Report Q4 2025–Q1 2026
An overview of the activities of selected APT groups investigated and analyzed by ESET Research in Q4 2025 and Q1 2026
AI, Global Security News
Coinflow CISO on crypto payments security under AI pressure
Crypto payment firms sit near the top of the target list for advanced persistent threat groups, and the workload on their security leaders keeps growing. Malcolm Portelli, CISO at Coinflow, runs the company’s security program from Malta. Coinflow is headquartered in the United States and operates across multiple jurisdictions. Portelli sat down for this interview…
Cybersecurity, Global Security News
Cybercrime Groups Using Vishing and SSO Abuse in Rapid SaaS Extortion Attacks
Cybersecurity researchers are warning of two cybercrime groups that are carrying out “rapid, high-impact attacks” operating almost within the confines of SaaS environments, while leaving minimal traces of their actions. The clusters, Cordial Spider (aka BlackFile, CL-CRI-1116, O-UNC-045, and UNC6671) and Snarky Spider (aka O-UNC-025 and UNC6661), have been attributed to high-speed data theft and
AI, Data Breaches, Exploits, Global Security News, Network Security
Two new extortion crews are speedrunning the Scattered Spider playbook
A pair of persistent and problematic threat groups affiliated with The Com are actively targeting organizations across multiple critical infrastructure sectors for rapid data theft and extortion attacks, according to CrowdStrike. The financially-motivated attackers, which CrowdStrike tracks as Cordial Spider and Snarky Spider, have used voice-phishing and social engineering attacks to break into victims’ identity…
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Ransomware Turf War as 0APT and KryBit Groups Trade Blows
Ransomware groups 0APT and KryBit have doxxed each other online
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Tes Combines Over A Century Of Education Insight With Connected Technology In Launch Of Tes360
COMPANY NEWS: Schools and school groups can benefit from a connected technology platform providing deeper insight for earlier action and better student outcomes Tes supports a global community of more than 13 million educators, reinforcing its position as a leading provider of education technology worldwide
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Russia’s ‘Fancy Bear’ APT Continues Its Global Onslaught
Victims don’t need to match the cybercrime group’s technical sophistication, experts say. But patching and some form of zero trust are now non-negotiable.
AI, Global Security News, Risk Management
OWASP GenAI Security Project Gets Update, New Tools Matrix
In recognition of 21 generative AI risks, the standards groups recommends that companies take separate but linked approaches to defending GenAI and agentic AI systems.
AI, Cybersecurity, Global Security News, Government & Policy, malware, Network Security, Russia
Germany Doxes “UNKN,” Head of RU Ransomware Gangs REvil, GandCrab
An elusive hacker who went by the handle “UNKN” and ran the early Russian ransomware groups GandCrab and REvil now has a name and a face. Authorities in Germany say 31-year-old Russian Daniil Maksimovich Shchukin headed both cybercrime gangs and helped carry out at least 130 acts of computer sabotage and extortion against victims across…
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TeamPCP Breaches Cloud, SaaS Instances With Stolen Credentials
The threat group’s shift to speedy attacks on AWS, Azure, and SaaS instances shows organizations need to respond quickly to compromised credentials.
AI, china, Data Breaches, Endpoint, Europe, Exploits, Global Security News, Government & Policy, malware, Network Security
China-Linked groups target Southeast Asian government with advanced malware in 2025
China-linked groups hit a Southeast Asian government in 2025, deploying multiple malware families in a sophisticated cyber campaign. In 2025, three China-linked threat clusters targeted a Southeast Asian government in a complex, well-funded cyber operation. Threat actors deployed numerous malware types, including HIUPAN, PUBLOAD, EggStremeFuel/Loader, MASOL RAT, PoshRAT, TrackBak Stealer, Hypnosis Loader, and FluffyGh0st, showing…
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Iran Hacktivists Make Noise but Have Little Impact on War
Iran-aligned groups are trying to make their mark in the Gulf, but the results have fallen short of remarkable.
AI, Global Security News, Network Security, Russia
Russian initial access broker helped ransomware gangs extort millions, sentenced to 81 months
A Russian citizen, Aleksei Volkov, was sentenced to 81 months in prison for helping ransomware groups carry out attacks causing over $9 million in actual losses and over $24 million in intended losses, after being arrested in Italy and extradited to the United States where he pleaded guilty. According to prosecutors, Volkov was an initial…
AI, Data Breaches, Global Security News, Government & Policy, malware, Russia
FBI: Iranian hackers targeting opponents with Telegram malware
Iranian government-connected groups are deploying malware via the Telegram messaging app, taking aim at dissidents and other opponents of Tehran around the world, the FBI said in an alert Friday. The FBI said attackers linked to the Ministry of Intelligence and Security are behind the campaign, which stretches back to 2023. The bureau is escalating…
AI, Exploits, Global Security News, Government & Policy, malware, Network Security, Risk Management
Ransomware group exploited Cisco firewall vulnerability as a zero day, weeks before a patch appeared
One of the world’s most active ransomware groups, Interlock, started exploiting a critical-rated Cisco firewall vulnerability as a zero day weeks before it was patched in early March, Amazon has revealed. The vulnerability in question is CVE-2026-20131, a remotely exploitable deserialization flaw in Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) Software which was given a maximum…
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Initial access techniques used by Iran-based threat actors
Analysis of attacks originating from Iran-linked threat groups reveals a preference for certain techniques Categories: Threat Research Tags: Iran, initial access
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Iran MOIS Colludes With Criminals to Boost Cyberattacks
Iranian APTs have long pretended to be cybercriminal groups. Now they’re working with actual cybercriminal groups.
Global Security News, Russia
Sednit reloaded: Back in the trenches
The resurgence of one of Russia’s most notorious APT groups
AI, Apps, Global Security News, Risk Management
Microsoft warns North Korean threat groups are scaling up fake worker schemes with generative AI
North Korean threat groups are using artificial intelligence tools to accelerate and expand the country’s long-running scheme to get remote technical workers hired at global companies for longer durations, Microsoft Threat Intelligence said in a report Friday. AI services are empowering North Korean operatives across the attack lifecycle. Attackers have turned AI into a “force…
AI, china, Cybersecurity, Data Breaches, Europe, Exploits, Global Security News, Government & Policy, malware, Network Security, Risk Management, Russia
State-affiliated hackers set up for critical OT attacks that operators may not detect
Several state-linked threat groups known for breaking into operational technology (OT) networks have shifted their focus over the past year from gaining and maintaining access to actively mapping out ways to disrupt physical industrial processes. The shift poses a significant threat because fewer than one in 10 OT networks have monitoring in place to detect…
AI, Apps, Data Breaches, Endpoint, Exploits, Global Security News, Network Security
BYOVD Turns Trusted Drivers Against Windows Security
A growing number of great actor groups are quietly abusing legitimate Windows drivers to turn endpoint defenses against themselves. Known as Bring Your Own Vulnerable Driver (BYOVD), the technique allows attackers to load a digitally signed but flawed driver and exploit it to gain full kernel-level access. Attackers “… load a legitimate, digitally signed, but…
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RAMP Forum Seizure Fractures Ransomware Ecosystem
Researchers suggest defenders monitor how these malicious groups re-form and leverage the useful threat intel to guide their next moves.
Cybersecurity, Global Security News
Operation Red Card 2.0 Leads to 651 Arrests in Africa
In the latest operation targeting cybercrime groups, African law enforcement agencies cooperated with Interpol and cybersecurity firms to recover more than USD 4.3 million.
AI, china, Cybersecurity, Exploits, Global Security News, malware, Network Security
CrowdStrike says attackers are moving through networks in under 30 minutes
Cyberattacks reached victims faster and came from a wider range of threat groups than ever last year, CrowdStrike said in its annual global threat report released Tuesday, adding that cybercriminals and nation-states increasingly relied on predictable tactics to evade detection by exploiting trusted systems. The average breakout time — how long it took financially-motivated attackers…
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Dragos OT Cybersecurity Report: Adversaries Increase Real-World Impact, Map Control Loops Across Industrial Infrastructure
Three new OT threat groups identified including SYLVANITE linked to VOLTZITE/Volt Typhoon operations; ransomware groups with reach into OT environments surged 49%.
AI, Global Security News, Russia
Poland Energy Survives Attack on Wind, Solar Infrastructure
Russia-aligned groups are probable culprits behind the wiper attacks against renewable energy farms, a manufacturer, and a heating and power plant.
AI, Global Security News, malware
CTM360: Lumma Stealer and Ninja Browser malware campaign abusing Google Groups
CTM360 reports 4,000+ malicious Google Groups and 3,500+ Google-hosted URLs used to spread the Lumma Stealer infostealing malware and a trojanized “Ninja Browser.” The report details how attackers abuse trusted Google services to steal credentials and maintain persistence across Windows and Linux systems. […]
AI, Apps, Global Security News, Government & Policy, malware, Russia
Suspected Russian hackers deploy CANFAIL malware against Ukraine
A new alleged Russia-linked APT group targeted Ukrainian defense, government, and energy groups, with CANFAIL malware. Google Threat Intelligence Group identified a previously undocumented threat actor behind attacks on Ukrainian organizations using CANFAIL malware. The group is possibly linked to Russian intelligence services and has targeted defense, military, government, and energy entities at both regional…
china, Global Security News, Network Security, Russia
Nation-State Hackers Put Defense Industrial Base Under Siege
Espionage groups from China, Russia and other nations burned at least two dozen zero-days in edge devices in attempts to infiltrate defense contractors’ networks.
AI, china, Global Security News, Russia
Google Links China, Iran, Russia, North Korea to Coordinated Defense Sector Cyber Operations
Several state-sponsored actors, hacktivist entities, and criminal groups from China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia have trained their sights on the defense industrial base (DIB) sector, according to findings from Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG). The tech giant’s threat intelligence division said the adversarial targeting of the sector is centered around four key themes: striking…
AI, APT, china, Cybersecurity, Global Security News, Government & Policy, malware, Russia, Technology
Google finds state-sponsored hackers use AI at ‘all stages’ of attack cycle
A new report from Google found evidence that state-sponsored hacking groups have leveraged AI tool Gemini at nearly every stage of the cyber attack cycle. The research underscores how AI tools have matured in their cyber offensive capabilities, even as it doesn’t reveal novel or paradigm shifting uses of the technology. John Hultquist, chief analyst…
AI, Cybercrime, Endpoint, extortion, Global Security News, malware, Ransomware, Risk Management
0APT ransomware group rises swiftly with bluster, along with genuine threat of attack
Most signs suggest the group is running a massive hoax by claiming hundreds of initial victims, but at least some of the threat 0APT poses is grounded in truth backed by proven capabilities.
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