Russian national charged in connection with Void Blizzard cyberespionage campaign
Federal prosecutors have charged a Russian national, Denis Nikolayevich Obrezko, with conspiracy to commit unauthorized computer access in connection with a ...
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Russian national charged in connection with Void Blizzard espionage campaign
Denis Obrezko accused of orchestrating cyberattacks that compromised at least 11 U.S.
Cyber Force not included in Senate defense policy roadmap
An amendment by Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) to the chamber’s fiscal 2027 national defense authorization bill that would have created the digital-focused s...
Hacker linked to Void Blizzard faces charges over cyberespionage campaign
Denis Obrezko, 36, made his initial appearance in federal court in Boston on Tuesday after being transferred to U.S.
How autonomous defense and remediation stands up to AI cyber threats
AI tools like ADR can help humans and machines work side-by-side to defeat today’s threats.
OceanLotus Targets Stock Investors in FireAnt MetaKit Supply-Chain Hack
OceanLotus APT has executed a precision supply‑chain operation that implanted its SPECTRALVIPER backdoor into FireAnt MetaKit, a popular Vietnamese market‑da...
FBI seizes 13 websites linked to alleged Chinese intelligence-gathering effort
Federal authorities have seized 13 internet domains allegedly used to target current and former U.S.
China-linked recon botnet outpaces enterprise defenses
A botnet made up of compromised small office and Internet of Things devices has grown into a larger reconnaissance network capable of rapidly identifying vul...
OceanLotus Hits Vietnam Investors With SPECTRALVIPER in FireAnt Attack
The Vietnam-aligned threat actor known as OceanLotus has been attributed to two distinct campaigns that targeted domestic entities and stock investors with a...
Hackers Use Residential Proxies Networks to Evade Detection
The impact of residential proxies across our customer base by compiling billions of DNS resolutions and the associated network telemetry. The Kimwolf Botnet ...
OceanLotus: From external espionage to domestic targeting
A shift in operational pattern of the infamous Vietnam-aligned APT group
JDY Botnet Evolves After KV Takedown, Targets Military Networks
JDY botnet scans SOHO/IoT devices globally to map services and targets, especially US military networks. Lumen’s Black Lotus Labs reported the resurgence of ...
Hackers Abuse VMware-Signed Binary to Deploy NIGHTFORGE Loader
Two closely related espionage campaigns targeting Cambodian government organizations that abuse a legitimate VMware-signed binary to sideload a custom loader...
China-linked JDY botnet expands targeting of U.S. military networks
The JDY botnet, a malware network previously associated with Chinese threat actors like Volt Typhoon, has significantly expanded its targeting scope and reco...
UK weakens proposed telecoms defenses against Chinese hackers after industry pushback
Britain has weakened proposed cybersecurity protections for its telecoms networks that were developed in response to the Salt Typhoon espionage campaign, aft...
Shifting from Data Hoarding to Active Defense: Navigating the New Era of OMB M-26-14
The release of OMB Memo M-26-14 ("Ensuring Effective and Efficient Agency Logging and Network Visibility to Defend Against Evolving Cyber Threats") marks a h...
Iranian-linked hackers claim cyberattack on Israeli military, but evidence is weak
As reported by HackRead, an Iranian-linked hacker group named Handala claimed on Sunday, June 7, 2026, to have conducted significant cyberattacks against Isr...
Blinding the Watchmen: Abusing Cloud Logging Services for Defense Evasion and Visibility
Unit 42 research examines attack scenarios targeting cloud logging services. Learn how to defend against log manipulation and defense evasion.
GPS As a Key Distribution Platform
This is interesting: The U.S.
Hackers pose as women seeking romance to spy on Russian soldiers
The group, dubbed SiribClone by Russian cybersecurity firm F6, has been active since at least the summer of 2025 and has primarily targeted members of the Ru...