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Security Affairs newsletter Round 532 by Pierluigi Paganini INTERNATIONAL EDITION
A new round of the weekly Security Affairs newsletter has arrived! Every week, the best security articles from Security Affairs are free in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. McDonald’s job app exposes data of 64 Million applicants Athlete or Hacker? Russian basketball player accused…
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4 Arrested Over Scattered Spider Hacking Spree
Plus: An “explosion” of AI-generated child abuse images is taking over the web, a Russian professional basketball player is arrested on ransomware charges, and more. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/4-arrested-over-scattered-spider-hacking-spree/
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Athlete or Hacker? Russian basketball player accused in U.S. ransomware case
Russian basketball player arrested in France over alleged ties to a ransomware group accused of targeting U.S. firms and federal institutions. Russian basketball player Daniil Kasatkin (26) was arrested in France in June at the request of the U.S. over alleged ties to a ransomware group targeting hundreds of U.S. companies and federal entities. He…
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ISMG Editors: Russia’s Hacker Arrests or Propaganda Play?
Also: SolarWinds Case Nears Quiet Settlement; Securing Agentic AI Requires Layers. In this week’s edition, Information Security Media Group editors discussed Russia’s cyber treason arrests, the A U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission legal settlement with SolarWinds – and its impact on security leaders – and how organizations are working to secure agentic AI. First seen…
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Indonesia extradites Russian accused of selling personal data on Telegram
Indonesia has extradited to Russia a man accused of running a Telegram channel that sold personal data obtained from law enforcement databases. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/indonesia-extradites-russian-telegram-sale
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Russian basketball player arrested in ransomware case despite being >>useless with computers<<
A Russian professional basketball player has been arrested for allegedly acting as a negotiator for a ransomware gang… and despite his lawyer claiming he’s “useless” with computers. First seen on bitdefender.com Jump to article: www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/russian-basketball-player-arrested-in-ransomware-case-despite-being-useless-with-computers
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Russian Basketball Star Arrested Over Ransomware Attacks on 900+ Companies
A prominent Russian basketball player has been arrested in France on charges related to one of the most extensive ransomware operations in recent years, highlighting the ongoing intersection between cybercrime and international law enforcement. Daniil Kasatkin, a 26-year-old professional basketball player who recently played for Moscow’s MBA-MAI team, was detained at Paris Charles de Gaulle…
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French cops cuff Russian pro basketball player on ransomware charges
‘He’s useless with computers and can’t even install an application’ says lawyer First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/07/11/french_ransomware_arrest/
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Weaponized AI Extension Used by Hackers to Swipe $500,000 in Crypto
Tags: ai, attack, blockchain, crypto, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, hacker, malicious, open-source, russia, toolA Russian blockchain engineer lost over $500,000 in cryptocurrency holdings in June 2025 after being the victim of a carefully planned cyberattack, serving as a terrifying reminder of the perils that might exist in open-source ecosystems. The attack, investigated by cybersecurity experts, revealed the use of a malicious extension disguised as a legitimate tool for…
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Ex-ASML engineer who stole chip tech for Russia gets three years in Dutch prison
Tags: russia‘Whether those files were allowed to go to Russia? I didn’t ask’ First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/07/10/exasml_engineer_dutch_prison/
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Russian pro basketball player arrested for alleged role in ransomware attacks
Russian professional basketball player Daniil Kasatkin was arrested in France at the request of the United States for allegedly acting as a negotiator for a ransomware gang. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/russian-pro-basketball-player-arrested-for-alleged-role-in-ransomware-attacks/
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French police arrest Russian pro basketball player on behalf of US over ransomware suspicions
Daniil Kasatkin played briefly for Penn State University. It’s the second European arrest on cyber allegations at the request of the United States to be revealed this week. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/russian-basketball-player-daniil-kasatkin-arrested-france-ransomware-charges-penn-state/
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French police arrest Russian basketball player accused of ransomware: report
Daniil Kasatkin was reportedly arrested in a Paris airport on June 21 at the request of U.S. authorities. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2025/07/10/french-police-arrest-russian-basketball-player-accused-of-ransomware-report/
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Russia, hotbed of cybercrime, says nyet to ethical hacking bill
Politicians uneasy over potential impact on national security, local reports say First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/07/10/russia_ethical_hacking_bill/
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Russian basketball player arrested in France over alleged ransomware ties
Daniil Kasatkin, 26, was detained in June at Paris’s Charles de Gaulle Airport shortly after arriving in the country with his fiancée, according to local media reports. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/russian-basketball-player-arrested-in-france-ransomware
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Spyware Campaign Hits Russian Industrial Firms
Phishing Emails Disguise Malware as Contract Files. A Russian cybersecurity company is warning that hackers are targeting Russia’s industrial sector using a previously undocumented spyware, reeling them in with contract-themed emails lures. Kaspersky dubbed the spyware Batavia. but doesn’t attribute the campaign to a threat actor. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/spyware-campaign-hits-russian-industrial-firms-a-28928
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French intel chief warns of evolving Russian hybrid operations, ‘existential threat’ to Europe
DGSE intelligence head Nicolas Lerner said Moscow’s tactics are evolving and increasingly include on-the-ground activities carried out by paid operatives. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/french-intelligence-chief-russia-threat
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Looking Tough: Russia Trumpets Pro-Ukraine Hacker Arrests
Officials Look for Positive PR Stories as Putin’s War Drags On. Russian authorities regularly trumpet the arrest and sentencing of citizens who offer hacking support to Ukrainian forces. Experts say the extent to which official crime reports can be trusted remains unclear, especially as officials need to look tough on the Ukrainian threat. First seen…
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Treasury slaps sanctions on people, companies tied to North Korean IT worker schemes
A North Korean man was the focus of Tuesday’s announcement, which also included a Russian man, his companies and North Korean firms. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/treasury-slaps-sanctions-on-people-companies-tied-to-north-korean-it-worker-schemes/
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British criminals convicted over Wagner Group-linked arson attack on London warehouse
The attack was described as a “clear example of an organisation linked to the Russian state using ‘proxies’, in this case British men, to carry out very serious criminal activity in this country on their behalf.” First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/british-criminals-convicted-wagner-group-arson
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New Bert Ransomware Evolves With Multiple Variants
An emerging ransomware group that calls itself Bert is quickly evolving after hitting the cybercrime scene in April, targeting both Windows and Linux systems used by organizations in the health care, tech, and other industries in the United States, Europe, and Asia. It may be a Russian group whose malware evolved from REvil code. First…
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SEC and SolarWinds to settle lawsuit over 2020 breach
The US SEC and SolarWinds have reached a settlement in principle to resolve litigation over alleged security failings that led to the 2020 compromise of the supplier’s Orion platform by Russian cyber spies First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366627272/SEC-and-SolarWinds-to-settle-lawsuit-over-2020-breach
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New spyware strain steals data from Russian industrial companies
Moscow-based cybersecurity firm Kaspersky said the campaign has already affected over 100 victims across several dozen Russian organizations, but did not disclose the specific targets. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/spyware-strain-steals-data-russian-industrial-sector
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Researchers Uncover Batavia Windows Spyware Stealing Documents from Russian Firms
Russian organizations have been targeted as part of an ongoing campaign that delivers a previously undocumented Windows spyware called Batavia.The activity, per cybersecurity vendor Kaspersky, has been active since July 2024.”The targeted attack begins with bait emails containing malicious links, sent under the pretext of signing a contract,” the Russian company said. “The main goal…
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New Batavia spyware targets Russian industrial enterprises
Since March 2025, fake contract emails have been spreading Batavia spyware in targeted attacks on Russian organizations. Since March 2025, a targeted phishing campaign against Russian organizations has used fake contract-themed emails to spread the Batavia spyware, a new malware designed to steal internal documents. The attack, ongoing since July 2024, begins with links to…
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Cyberattack deals blow to Russian firmware used to repurpose civilian drones for Ukraine war
The developers behind a custom firmware used to convert consumer drones for military use in Ukraine have reported a cyberattack disrupting the system that distributes the software. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/cyberattack-russia-firmware-blow-hackers
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‘Batavia’ Windows spyware campaign targets dozens of Russian orgs
A previously undocumented spyware called ‘Batavia’ has been targeting large industrial enterprises in Russia in a phishing email campaign that uses contract-related lures. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/batavia-windows-spyware-campaign-targets-dozens-of-russian-orgs/
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Batavia Spyware Targets Employees via Weaponized Word Documents Delivering Malware Payloads
Batavia, an unidentified spyware, has been using a sophisticated phishing operation to target Russian industrial organizations since July 2024. Kaspersky researchers have identified a sharp rise in detections since early March 2025, with over 100 users across dozens of organizations falling prey to bait emails disguised as contract agreements. These emails, often containing file names…
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Russia’s St. Petersburg hit by major internet outage amid drone strike warnings
The outages in Russia’s second largest city are the latest in a series of shutdowns that may be linked to the Kremlin’s efforts to protect critical infrastructure from Ukrainian drone attacks. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/russia-saint-petersburg-outage-drones
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Aeza Group Latest BPH Service Provider Sanctioned by U.S. Treasury
Five months after sanction Zservers, the U.S. Treasury Department targeted Aeza Group, another Russia-based bulletproof hosting services provider for allowing threat actors to host ransomware and other campaigns on its infrastructure, which is resistant to law enforcement demands and investigations. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/07/aeza-group-latest-bph-service-provider-sanctioned-by-u-s-treasury/