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Fake Job Offers From Russian Hackers Target Ukrainian IT Staff
Ukraine's cyber emergency team says a Sandworm subgroup is posing as recruiters to slip remote-control malware onto engineers' laptops.
Russian Hackers Used an Obscure Telecom Back Door to Shut Down a Polish Heating Plant
A second cyberattack on Poland's energy sector, running in parallel with a previously disclosed assault, exploited a rarely scrutinised type of private mobile network to reach deep inside a plant supplying heat to 50,000 people.
Google Gives Hackers New Names, Here Is Why That Matters
Google's threat-intelligence team is replacing its old numbering system with memorable two-word labels for every hacking group it tracks, making it easier for researchers and companies to talk about the same criminals.
Ukraine warns of hackers hiding malware inside a fake Notepad++ plugin
CERT-UA links the campaign to UAC-0099, a group previously tied to Russia's Sandworm, which is using a genuine copy of Notepad++ to smuggle in a loader called LunchPoke.
Russian Military Hackers Trick Ukrainians Into Infecting Their Own PCs
Ukraine's cyber emergency team says a Sandworm sub-group is using fake CAPTCHA prompts to plant data-stealing malware.
Siemens, Schneider Electric, and Rockwell Fix Dozens of Flaws in Factory Control Systems
Three of the world's biggest industrial equipment makers patched a wave of security flaws in the software that runs power plants, factories, and water systems. Here is what that means in plain English.
Your Business Is Already a Wartime Target. Here Is What to Do About It.
Nation-states attacking private companies is not a future risk. It happened at scale in 2017 and the conditions that made it possible have only grown more complicated since.
Spanish police arrest suspected helper of pro-Russian hacking crews
The man in Palencia allegedly helped a Ukrainian hacker flee toward Russia and supported groups linked to attacks on U.S. water and energy sites.
Iran, Russia, and China Have Been Quietly Attacking Water Systems — and the Door Was Usually Left Unlocked
A new threat-intelligence report finds three governments targeting water and wastewater infrastructure, not primarily to poison anyone, but to cause fear, probe weaknesses, and pre-position for future conflict. The tools they're using are embarrassingly basic.
Britain's Cyber Spymaster Calls AI an Unstoppable Force and Points the Finger at Moscow
The head of GCHQ's signals intelligence arm delivered a rare public speech warning that Russia is waging sustained gray-zone aggression — and that artificial intelligence will define who wins the next phase of that conflict.