Krebs identifies a St. Petersburg man as Qilin ransomware admin
Leaked records and forum pivots name 36-year-old Aleksey Yakovtsev; Qilin claims 365 victims in three months.
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US Army soldier arrested in UK on suspicion of spying for Russia
The unnamed 41-year-old was arrested near Gloucester under the National Security Act and remains in custody in London.
Russian host Beget rebuilds after data-wiper attack on cloud
A week later, 60% of shared hosting and 40% of managed dedicated servers were restored; VPS file backups exist for about half of users.
NoName057(16) publishes European officials' personal data on dark web
The pro-Russian hacktivist group offers cryptocurrency rewards for additional target information.
Russian influence operation targets Latin America
AI-assisted disinformation campaign used fake emails and local organization to target schools in Peru and Ecuador.
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APT29 ran zero-click smartphone espionage campaign against Ukraine, US and Europe
Sekoia says the SVR-linked group watered legitimate and spoofed websites and compromised Plerdy analytics to steal messages, passwords and photos from iPhones and Androids.
Cyberattack destroys data at Beget cloud hosting provider
A cyberattack has wiped cloud data at Beget, one of Russia's largest hosting providers, disrupting hundreds of websites.
Kyiv Independent hit by suspected Russian cyberattack
Hackers compromised the website management system and newsletter service, publishing false messages about Zelensky launching nuclear warheads.
Beget suffers data wipe in cloud infrastructure attack
Attackers erased data on over 1,000 servers at Russian hosting provider Beget, disrupting websites and services.
Hackers lock out Li Auto EV owners in Russia demanding ransom
Hackers demand $500-$600 to unlock hijacked Li Auto cars in Russia using leaked VINs and eSIMs; number of victims likely exceeds 20.
Russia authorizes foreign data centers under new decree
Putin’s decree allows foreign data centers in consultation with Russia’s Federal Security Service to support sovereign internet policy.
Ukraine and Russia report cyberattacks on emergency alert apps
Fake nuclear threat alerts sent in Ukraine after app hack as ceasefire ends
Hackers hijack Ukraine and Russia emergency alert apps to send fake nuclear warnings
Ukraine's Air Alert and Russia's Emergencies Ministry apps sent false nuclear strike and radiation alerts; notifications disabled and services restored.
Russia-aligned Gorbag targets Ukrainian organizations with infostealer
Gorbag used spearphishing and WinRAR exploits to harvest credentials and documents from Ukrainian justice, law enforcement and defense entities.
Russia-linked Gorbag targets Ukraine war support
Gorbag steals data from Ukrainian defense and law enforcement using phishing and WinRAR exploit.
Russia-Aligned Gorbag Hackers Use WinRAR Flaw for Data-Stealing Malware
Gorbag deploys BeautyStealer after exploiting a now-patched WinRAR flaw in attacks on Ukrainian targets.
Russia-aligned Gorbag APT targets Ukrainian entities
Gorbag harvests intelligence from Ukrainian law enforcement and frontline administrations using spearphishing since February 2025.
NCSC assesses rise in AI-cyber threats to 2028
Three scenarios project AI-cyber capability proliferation by 2028, with Russia and China as primary threats.
Belarusian and Ukrainian hackers claim attack on Russia's Rosstat
Hackers claimed to have stolen data from Rosstat and replaced website content with Ukrainian statistics, but the agency disputed the breach.
Russian and Ukrainian hackers hijack emergency apps to spread fake nuclear attack warnings
Hackers compromised Ukraine's Air Alert app spreading fake nuclear and radiation warnings; similar hack claimed on Russia's EMERCOM app.
Hackers target emergency alert apps in Ukraine and Russia
False nuclear and radiation warnings spread via compromised apps in Ukraine and Russia.
Hackers send fake nuclear alerts through Ukraine and Russia emergency apps
Ukraine shut Air Alert after false radiation and chemical warnings; Russia said its emergency app was also attacked.
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Cyberattack keeps Russian retailer Poryadok disrupted for five days
The 48-store chain closed some shops and took its site and app offline, with no word on stolen data.
US sanctions Russians and North Koreans over IT-worker laundering
Treasury says two Russians each moved about $3.5 million in crypto tied to North Korean IT workers in Russia.
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