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Phishing campaign targets freight and logistics orgs in the US, Europe
A financially motivated threat group dubbed “Diesel Vortex” is stealing credentials from freight and logistics operators in the U.S. and Europe in phishing attacks using 52 domains. In a campaign that has been running since September 2025, the threat actor has stolen 1,649 unique credentials from platforms and service providers critical in the freight industry. Some of […]
US sanctions Russian broker for buying stolen zero-day exploits
The U.S. Treasury Department has sanctioned a Russian exploit broker who bought stolen hacking tools from a former executive of a U.S. defense contractor. The Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated Matrix LLC (doing business as Operation Zero and headquartered in St. Petersburg, Russia) on Tuesday, along with its owner, Sergey Sergeyevich Zelenyuk, and five […]
Russia tries to block WhatsApp, Telegram in communication blockade
The Russian government is trying to block WhatsApp in the country as its crackdown on communication platforms outside its control intensifies. WhatsApp announced the action against it on X, calling it “a backwards step” that “can only lead to less safety for people in Russia.” WhatsApp assured its Russian users that it will continue doing […]
Cyberattack on Polish energy grid impacted around 30 facilities
The coordinated attack on Poland’s power grid in late December targeted multiple distributed energy resource (DER) sites across the country, including combined heat and power (CHP) facilities and wind and solar dispatch systems. Although the attacker compromised operational technology (OT) systems damaging “key equipment beyond repair,” they failed to disrupt power, totalling 1.2 GW or 5% of […]
Sandworm hackers linked to failed wiper attack on Poland’s energy systems
A cyberattack targeting Poland’s power grid in late December 2025 has been linked to the Russian state-sponsored hacking group Sandworm, which attempted to deploy a new destructive data-wiping malware dubbed DynoWiper during the attack.. Sandworm (also tracked as UAC-0113, APT44, and Seashell Blizzard) is a Russian nation-state hacking group that has been active since 2009. […]
Ukraine’s army targeted in new charity-themed malware campaign
Officials of Ukraine’s Defense Forces were targeted in a charity-themed campaign between October and December 2025 that delivered backdoor malware called PluggyApe. Ukraine’s CERT says in a report that the attacks were likely launched by the Russian threat group known as ‘Void Blizzard’ and ‘Laundry Bear’, although there is medium confidence in attribution. Laundry Bear is […]
Denmark blames Russia for destructive cyberattack on water utility
Danish intelligence officials blamed Russia for orchestrating cyberattacks against Denmark’s critical infrastructure, as part of Moscow’s hybrid attacks against Western nations. In a Thursday statement, the Danish Defence Intelligence Service (DDIS) identified two groups operating on behalf of the Russian state: Z-Pentest, linked to the destructive water-utility attack, and NoName057(16), flagged as responsible for the […]
Amazon disrupts Russian GRU hackers attacking edge network devices
The Amazon Threat Intelligence team has disrupted active operations attributed to hackers working for the Russian foreign military intelligence agency, the GRU, who targeted customers’ cloud infrastructure. The cloud services provider observed a focus on Western critical infrastructure, especially the energy sector, in activity that started in 2021. Over time, the threat actor pivoted from exploiting […]
Ukrainian hacker charged with helping Russian hacktivist groups
U.S. prosecutors have charged a Ukrainian national for her role in cyberattacks targeting critical infrastructure worldwide, including U.S. water systems, election systems, and nuclear facilities, on behalf of Russian state-backed hacktivist groups. On Tuesday, 33-year-old Victoria Eduardovna Dubranova (also known as Vika, Tory, and SovaSonya) was arraigned on charges related to her alleged role in […]
Russia blocks FaceTime and Snapchat for alleged use by terrorists
Russian telecommunications watchdog Roskomnadzor has blocked access to Apple’s FaceTime video conferencing platform and the Snapchat instant messaging service, claiming they’re being used to coordinate terrorist attacks. Roskomnadzor said that the two platforms are also being used to recruit criminals and to commit fraud and various other crimes targeting Russian citizens. “According to law enforcement […]