Tag: ukraine
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Ghostwriter group resumes attacks on Ukrainian Government targets
ESET uncovered new Ghostwriter (aka FrostyNeighbor) activity targeting Ukrainian government organizations in a campaign active since March 2026. ESET researchers published a new report documenting fresh activity attributed to the APT group FrostyNeighbor, aka Ghostwriter, active since at least March 2026, targeting Ukrainian governmental organizations. The campaign is similar to previous FrostyNeighbor’s campaigns. The threat…
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Cyberkriminalität: Europas KMU im Visier
Das Bundesinnenministerium hat in dieser Woche seinen aktuellen Bericht zur Cyberkriminalität in Deutschland vorgestellt und zeichnet darin ein deutliches Bild der Bedrohungslage. Besonders im Fokus stehen die zunehmenden Angriffe aus Russland seit Beginn des Ukraine-Kriegs, steigende Ransomware-Fälle, DDoS-Attacken sowie die wachsende Rolle von KI im Cybercrime-Kontext. Warum der Bericht vor allem ein strukturelles Problem für……
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Hackers Exploit Scheduled Tasks for Persistence in FrostyNeighbor Attacks
Hackers linked to the long-running FrostyNeighbor cyber”‘espionage group have intensified attacks against Ukrainian government organizations, deploying updated techniques that rely on scheduled tasks for stealthy persistence and server-side validation to evade detection. FrostyNeighbor also tracked as Ghostwriter, UNC1151, and TA445 has been active since at least 2016 and is widely believed to operate in alignment…
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Breach Roundup: US Lawmakers Sound Alarm on AI Bug Hunters
Also, YellowKey Bypasses BitLocker, Å koda Breach, Kingdom Market Operator Jailed. This week, U.S. lawmakers urged action on AI, a BitLocker exploit. Å koda, Nvidia’s GeForce NOW partner and telehealth firm OpenLoop reported breaches. Patch Tuesday. A dark market operator sentenced and pro-Ukraine and Iranian-linked hacking. Nitrogen ransomware attack on Foxconn. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to…
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‘FrostyNeighbor’ APT Carefully Targets Govt Orgs in Poland, Ukraine
Attackers uniquely fingerprint victims before delivering spear-phishing payloads aimed at espionage, in the latest campaign from the Belarussian nation-state threat group. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/frostyneighbor-apt-govt-orgs-poland-ukraine
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Ghostwriter Targets Ukrainian Government With Geofenced PDF Phishing, Cobalt Strike
The Belarus-aligned threat group known as Ghostwriter has been attributed to a fresh set of attacks targeting governmental organizations in Ukraine.Active since at least 2016, Ghostwriter has been linked to both cyber espionage and influence operations targeting neighboring countries, particularly Ukraine. It’s also tracked under the monikers FrostyNeighbor, PUSHCHA, Storm-0257, TA445, UAC”‘0057 First seen on…
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Ghostwriter Targets Ukrainian Government With Geofenced PDF Phishing, Cobalt Strike
The Belarus-aligned threat group known as Ghostwriter has been attributed to a fresh set of attacks targeting governmental organizations in Ukraine.Active since at least 2016, Ghostwriter has been linked to both cyber espionage and influence operations targeting neighboring countries, particularly Ukraine. It’s also tracked under the monikers FrostyNeighbor, PUSHCHA, Storm-0257, TA445, UAC”‘0057 First seen on…
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Hackers arrested for stealing and reselling 600,000 Roblox accounts
Ukrainian police detained three suspects accused of hacking into Roblox accounts and reselling the data on Russian websites, with payments made in cryptocurrency. Police raid … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/04/30/ukraine-roblox-account-hacking-scheme/
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Large-scale Roblox hacking operation shut down by Ukrainian authorities
Ukrainian police arrested three hackers who hijacked 610,000 Roblox accounts and sold them for $225,000 in profit. Police in Ukraine arrested three suspects accused of hacking over 610,000 Roblox accounts and selling them for about $225,000. Officers carried out multiple searches in Lviv, seizing cash, phones, computers, laptops, tablets, and USB drives. The operation disrupted…
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Hackers arrested for hijacking and selling 610,000 Roblox accounts
The Ukrainian police have arrested three individuals who hacked more than 610,000 Roblox gaming accounts and sold them for a profit of $225,000. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-arrested-for-hijacking-and-selling-610-000-roblox-accounts/
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Ukrainian police detain hackers suspected of stealing thousands of Roblox accounts for resale
Police said on Monday the victims included both Ukrainian and foreign players whose accounts contained valuable digital items, rare equipment and in-game currency purchased with real money. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/ukraine-police-detain-hackers-suspected-of-stealing-roblox-accounts
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PhantomCore Exploits TrueConf Vulnerabilities to Breach Russian Networks
A pro-Ukrainian hacktivist group called PhantomCore has been attributed to attacks actively targeting servers running TrueConf video conferencing software in Russia since September 2025.That’s according to a report published by Positive Technologies, which found the threat actors to be leveraging an exploit chain comprising three vulnerabilities to execute commands remotely on susceptible First seen on…
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Ukraine busts ‘bot farm’ supplying thousands of fake Telegram accounts to Russian spies
Ukrainian authorities have dismantled a so-called “bot farm” that police say was supplying thousands of fake social media accounts to Russian intelligence services for use in disinformation campaigns against Ukraine. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/ukraine-sbu-busts-bot-farm-supplying-russian-spies
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Ukraine confirms suspected APT28 campaign targeting prosecutors, anti-corruption agencies
The intrusions exploited vulnerabilities in the open-source Roundcube webmail platform that allow attackers to execute malicious code when a victim simply opens an email in their inbox. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/ukraine-confirms-suspected-apt28-campaign-targeting-prosecutors
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New AgingFly malware used in attacks on Ukraine govt, hospitals
A new malware family named ‘AgingFly’ has been identified in attacks against local governments and hospitals that steal authentication data from Chromium-based browsers and WhatsApp messenger. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-agingfly-malware-used-in-attacks-on-ukraine-govt-hospitals/
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Ukrainian emergency services and hospitals hit by espionage campaign using new AgingFly malware
Hackers have targeted Ukrainian hospitals and local government bodies in a new espionage campaign using a malware tool dubbed AgingFly, researchers say. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/aging-fly-espionage-campaign-targets-ukraine-emergency-services
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From clinics to government: UAC-0247 expands cyber campaign across Ukraine
CERT-UA reports UAC-0247 targeting Ukrainian clinics and government bodies with malware stealing data from Chromium browsers and WhatsApp. CERT-UA has revealed a cyber campaign by the threat actor UAC-0247 targeting Ukrainian government entities and municipal healthcare facilities, including clinics and emergency hospitals. The operation between March and April 2026, used malware designed to steal sensitive…
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Cyber-Inspekteur: Hybride Attacken nehmen weiter zu
Deutschland ist im Visier staatlicher Hacker.Hybride Attacken auf kritische Infrastruktur in Deutschland und Bundeswehr-Truppen im Ausland nehmen weiter zu. Spätestens seit 2022 sei ein spürbarer Zuwachs zu verzeichnen, sagte der Bundeswehr-Inspekteur Cyber- und Informationsraum, Vizeadmiral Thomas Daum, bei einem Pressetermin bei der Nato-Cyberabwehrübung «Locked Shields» im niederrheinischen Kalkar. Cyber-Angriffe gegen die Bundeswehr richteten sich gegen Rechenzentren in…
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Russia accuses former Radio Free Europe journalist of aiding cyberattacks for Ukraine
In a statement to state-owned media, the FSB said the suspect joined a Telegram channel controlled by the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) and passed information about a local print publication covering Russia’s war in Ukraine. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/russia-accuses-radio-free-europe-journalist-aiding-ukraine-cyberattack
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Russia accuses former Radio Free Europe journalist of aiding cyberattacks for Ukraine
In a statement to state-owned media, the FSB said the suspect joined a Telegram channel controlled by the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) and passed information about a local print publication covering Russia’s war in Ukraine. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/russia-accuses-radio-free-europe-journalist-aiding-ukraine-cyberattack
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Russia accuses former Radio Free Europe journalist of aiding cyberattacks for Ukraine
In a statement to state-owned media, the FSB said the suspect joined a Telegram channel controlled by the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) and passed information about a local print publication covering Russia’s war in Ukraine. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/russia-accuses-radio-free-europe-journalist-aiding-ukraine-cyberattack
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prompted 2026 Al Notetakers: The Most Important Person In The Room
Author, Creator & Presenter: Joe Sullivan, CEO, Ukraine Friends And Joe Sullivan Security Our thanks to [un]prompted for publishing their Creators, Authors and Presenter’s outstanding [un]prompted 2026 AI Security Practitioner content on the Organizations’ YouTube Channel. Permalink First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/04/unprompted-2026-al-notetakers-the-most-important-person-in-the-room/
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prompted 2026 Al Notetakers: The Most Important Person In The Room
Author, Creator & Presenter: Joe Sullivan, CEO, Ukraine Friends And Joe Sullivan Security Our thanks to [un]prompted for publishing their Creators, Authors and Presenter’s outstanding [un]prompted 2026 AI Security Practitioner content on the Organizations’ YouTube Channel. Permalink First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/04/unprompted-2026-al-notetakers-the-most-important-person-in-the-room/
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prompted 2026 Al Notetakers: The Most Important Person In The Room
Author, Creator & Presenter: Joe Sullivan, CEO, Ukraine Friends And Joe Sullivan Security Our thanks to [un]prompted for publishing their Creators, Authors and Presenter’s outstanding [un]prompted 2026 AI Security Practitioner content on the Organizations’ YouTube Channel. Permalink First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/04/unprompted-2026-al-notetakers-the-most-important-person-in-the-room/
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prompted 2026 Al Notetakers: The Most Important Person In The Room
Author, Creator & Presenter: Joe Sullivan, CEO, Ukraine Friends And Joe Sullivan Security Our thanks to [un]prompted for publishing their Creators, Authors and Presenter’s outstanding [un]prompted 2026 AI Security Practitioner content on the Organizations’ YouTube Channel. Permalink First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/04/unprompted-2026-al-notetakers-the-most-important-person-in-the-room/
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Russia-linked APT28 uses PRISMEX to infiltrate Ukraine and allied infrastructure with advanced tactics
APT28 targets Ukraine and allies with PRISMEX malware, using stealthy techniques for espionage and command-and-control. Russia-linked group APT28 (aka UAC-0001, akaFancy Bear,Pawn Storm,Sofacy Group,Sednit,BlueDelta, andSTRONTIUM) is running a spear-phishing campaign against Ukraine and its allies, deploying a new malware suite called PRISMEX. Active since September 2025, the campaign uses advanced stealth techniques like steganography and…
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APT28 Deploys PRISMEX Malware in Campaign Targeting Ukraine and NATO Allies
The Russian threat actor known as APT28 (aka Forest Blizzard and Pawn Storm) has been linked to a fresh spear-phishing campaign targeting Ukraine and its allies to deploy a previously undocumented malware suite codenamed PRISMEX.”PRISMEX combines advanced steganography, component object model (COM) hijacking, and legitimate cloud service abuse for command-and-control,” Trend Micro First seen on…
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Rheinmetall und Co.: Datenhändler gefährden Rüstungsunternehmen in der Ukraine
Händler bieten im Internet Bewegungsdaten von Millionen Smartphones an – eine Gefahr für Soldaten und Fabriken in der Ukraine. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/rheinmetall-und-co-datenhaendler-gefaehrden-ruestungsunternehmen-in-der-ukraine-2604-207289.html
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German police unmask two suspects linked to REvil ransomware gang
The suspects were named as Daniil Shchukin, a 31-year-old Russian national believed to have used the alias UNKN (UNKNOWN), and Anatoly Kravchuk, a 43-year-old Ukraine-born Russian citizen who investigators say worked as a developer for the group. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/german-police-unmask-suspects-linked-revil-gandcrab
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Ukraine warns Russian hackers are revisiting past breaches to prepare new attacks
Tags: access, attack, breach, credentials, exploit, hacker, infrastructure, russia, ukraine, vulnerabilityIn a new report, CERT-UA said attackers are revisiting previously breached infrastructure to check whether access is still available, whether exploited vulnerabilities have been patched and whether previously obtained credentials remain valid. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/ukraine-warns-russian-hackers-revisiting-old-attacks