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NSA discloses CryptoAPI vulnerability. PoC exploits released for Citrix flaw. Fancy Bear suspected in Burisma hack.
The US is on alert for Iranian cyberattacks. APT33 focuses on the electric sector. Austria's Foreign Ministry hacked.
Drone strikes and asymmetric retaliation. Microsoft vs. Thallium. Cloud Hopper revisited. More on Ryuk. Policy notes, and industry news.
Gangnam Industrial Style. Ransomware operators exfiltrate data. Wawa data breach.
Phishing procurement agencies. Hacking Telegram accounts. Anchor malware prioritizes stealth.
Iranian threat actors have a new wiper. China fires its Great Cannon. Dridex gang indicted and sanctioned.
Kittens in the ICS? Someone must own that server that exposed four terabytes of PII. Google Play's Sandworm infestation. Louisiana vs. ransomware. Gekko...
DPRK still busy in cyberspace. Pemex recovering from ransomware. GridEx V. APT33 is back. Industry news and legal notes.
Security for off-off-year elections. Facebook Groups data access issue. Pegasus in India. BlueKeep. Legal, industry notes.
Lawfare against spyware. DTrack in Kudankulam. Influence campaigns. Industry and policy notes.
False flags, criminal connections, and deniable operations. Industry notes, and news in superposition.