Exiled Russian journalist claims “European state” hacked her iPhone with Pegasus spyware

The founder of a news outlet outlawed in Russia for its independent reporting and stance on the war in Ukraine, believes that a country in the European Union was behind the hacking of her iPhone with military-grade spyware.

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DHS warns of malicious AI use against critical infrastructure

The DHS report warns of state-backed hackers using AI for both malware development and election interference.

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US, UK Sanction More Members of Trickbot Russian Cybercrime Group 

The US and UK have announced sanctions against 11 more alleged members of the Russian cybercrime group Trickbot. 
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Why consumer drones represent a special cybersecurity risk

Cybersecurity staff at an East Coast financial services company last summer detected unusual activity on its internal Atlassian Confluence page originating inside the company’s network. The MAC address used locally belonged to an employee known to be currently using the same MAC address remotely, according to a security specialist named Greg Linares, who had secondhand […]

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‘Five Eyes’ nations release technical details of Sandworm malware ‘Infamous Chisel’

Russia is pivoting from disruptive cyberattacks to more targeted operations aimed at giving it an advantage on the Ukrainian battlefield.

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Five Eyes Report: New Russian Malware Targeting Ukrainian Military Android Devices

Five Eyes report details ‘Infamous Chisel’ malware used by Russian state-sponsored hackers to target the Ukrainian military’s Android devices. 
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Meta: Pro-Chinese influence operation was the largest in history

Meta researchers said the operation relied on thousands of accounts to spread pro-Chinese messages and attack critics of Beijing.

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