More details emerge on China’s widespread Ukraine-related hacking efforts

China’s decade-old Mustang Panda hacking group is adjusting both its tactics and lures, researchers say.

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Multiple government hacking groups stay busy targeting Ukraine and the region, Google researchers say

Multiple ongoing hacking efforts are either connected to or using the Russian military assault to target a wide range of entities.

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Twitter may have given user’s private data to a ransomware hacker, who then ran a researcher offline

If true, it’s just the latest example of phony data requests used for illicit purposes.

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Research points to a Chinese hacking effort targeting a Russian border unit

The findings add detail to other suspected Chinese hacking campaigns in Europe related to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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Group behind Emotet botnet malware testing new methods to get around Microsoft security

Recent changes to Microsoft automation capabilities may be forcing cybercrime operators to adapt.

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Hackers find 122 vulnerabilities — 27 deemed critical — during first round of DHS bug bounty program

The findings, first reported by CyberScoop, come in the first of three phases for the DHS bug bounty program.

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Russia’s war on Ukraine making life difficult for Russian cybercriminals

Flashpoint says international sanctions and a string of law enforcement actions are causing trouble for criminals to cash out.

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Zero-day exploits found and disclosed hit a record high in 2021, Google Project Zero says

There were 58 total. The good news: Detection and disclosure of zero-day exploits have increased, the research team says.

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Prolific cyber extortion group Karakurt might be a Conti side hustle

Links in tooling, crypto wallets and even attacking victims simultaneously strongly suggest a link, researchers say.

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