US Offering $2.5 Million Reward for Belarusian Malware Distributor

The US government is offering a $2.5 million reward for information leading to the arrest of malware distributor Volodymyr Kadariya.
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Russian hacking campaign targets rights groups, media, former US ambassador

The government-backed hackers exploited fake friends and family with spear-phishing lures, according to research published Wednesday.

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Hackers with links to Pro-Russian groups compromised foreign embassies in Belarus, researchers say

The work has been carried out by a newly identified group dubbed “MustachedBouncer,” according to researchers with ESET.

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Hacktivist personas back latest GhostWriter disinfo op targeting Poland, Ukraine

Pro-Russian hacktivist channels amplified the Belarusian disinformation campaign, marking an interesting development, researchers said.

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Belarusian hacktivist group releases purported Belarusian wiretapped audio of Russian embassy

The release seems designed to drive a wedge between Russia and its close ally Russia.

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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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Russian, Chinese, Belarusian hackers increasingly using Ukraine-themed lures in attacks, Google observes

The Threat Analysis Group report sheds light on international efforts to leverage the war in hacking campaigns.

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