Turla group adds more malware to Russia’s espionage efforts against Ukraine Threat intelligence researchers at Google described StockStay, the latest malware developed by the Russian cyber-espionage group known as Turla.

Russia used social engineering to breach prominent messaging accounts, Ukraine says Ukraine's SBU described a long-running Russian operation that used fake tech-support workers to persuade people to hand over credentials to their messaging apps.

FCC votes to toughen rules in bid to better protect undersea cables In an unprecedented move, the FCC also said it plans to mandate that owners and operators of submarine line terminal equipment (SLTE) be licensed.

DHS chief says president has met with potential CISA nominee; agency plans to hire 600 Once a new CISA director is in place, the agency will ramp up hiring efforts, Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin told lawmakers. The White House has not yet announced a nominee.

Another Russian dairy company reportedly disrupted by cyberattack A dairy products manufacturer in Russia's republic of Bashkortostan is the latest such company to have its operations snarled by a cyberattack.

Ukraine's state postal operator reports app disruption after cyberattack Ukraine's state-owned postal operator said it was experiencing disruptions to some of its app services due to a suspected cyberattack, but did not say who was behind it.

Three ‘cybercrime as a service’ operations undercut by Microsoft, law enforcement Microsoft touted its latest action against malware infrastructure as a new approach aimed at the full cybercrime "supply chain." Europol said more than 300 servers were targeted.

German rail services resume after wireless communications outage Deutsche Bahn said a nationwide disruption of railway services was tied to a malfunction in its 2G-based GSM-R communications system.

Indian auto giant Bajaj Auto hit by ransomware incident The company said in a regulatory filing that it became aware of the incident on Tuesday morning and had taken precautionary measures to contain its impact.

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Five Eyes agencies sound alarm about AI’s threat to cybersecurity "The timeline is not years, it is months,” the nations of the Five Eyes intelligence alliance said in a joint alert about the cybersecurity concerns of artificial intelligence.

Feds seize alleged cyber-scam infrastructure connected to Southeast Asian company The Department of Justice announced the “seizure of a cloud computing account” used by subsidiaries of the Huione Group, a conglomerate severed from the U.S. financial system last year.

Tata Electronics confirms cyberattack after alleged Apple, Tesla documents appear online Indian manufacturer Tata Electronics said a recent cybersecurity incident had "no impact" on operations. A cybercrime group had said it stole confidential documents from the company.

Two Scattered Spider members plead guilty over cyberattack that crippled London transit A 20-year-old and an 18-year-old admitted to infiltrating the network of Transport for London in 2024, disrupting public transportation services for months.

Imposter scams cost Americans $3.5 billion in 2025 – and it’s getting worse Someone is pretending to be your bank, your government, or your local planning office. And according to the FTC, they're making billions doing it. Read more in my article on the Fortra blog.

Police raid malware network tied to Russia's Evil Corp hacker group An international operation targeted the SocGholish botnet, which has been linked to the Russia-based cybercrime group Evil Corp.

UK's information commissioner resigns over ‘inappropriate humour’ Writing on LinkedIn, Edwards said that while he has not agreed with how the investigation into him has been conducted, he has come to accept that his position “has become untenable.”

Australian sugar producer works to restore operations as ransomware group claims attack Mackay Sugar said it was "working urgently" to verify claims that a highly active ransomware group was behind a cyberattack that shut down harvesting and milling operations.

EU grants Ukraine access to cybersecurity reserve for major attacks As Kyiv takes steps toward formal accession to the EU, the bloc is integrating Ukraine with its pool of pre-approved cybersecurity incident response companies.

Warner warns of CISA cuts, staffing gaps in letter to acting chief Warner on Tuesday also wrote a letter to DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin, underscoring that DHS must prioritize CISA and pay for the MS-ISAC.

India temporarily blocks Telegram over medical exam cheating fears Authorities said scammers previously exploited the feature by posting fake exam questions before the test and later replacing them with the real questions, making it look like they had leaked the exam in advance.

Anthropic says US government forced it to disable cybersecurity AI models According to the company, the directive cited national security authorities. It appears to be the first time such authorities have been used to curtail the export of AI models rather than chips or hardware.

Bankruptcy admin approves settlement fund of $47 million for 23andMe data breach victims About 7 million customers of the genetics testing company had their data stolen by hackers starting in April 2023, and many had their information posted on the dark web.

Major US surveillance program poised to lapse after legislative deadlock It is the first lapse of the spy program, known as Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), since it was passed into law in 2008.

South Korea hits Coupang with record $409 million fine over data breach The penalty is the largest ever issued by the commission for a personal data breach, surpassing the record 134.8 billion won ($88.8 million) fine levied against SK Telecom earlier this year.

Silent Ransom Group: what you need to know Most extortion gangs hide behind a keyboard. Silent Ransom Group will phone your staff pretending to be IT support - and if that fails, send someone to your office in person to plug in a USB stick. Read more in my article on the Fortra blog.

British high school sends students home following cyberattack Great Marlow School, which has 1,428 pupils according to the Department for Education (DfE), said it was set to remain closed while it works with specialist IT and cybersecurity professionals to resolve the issue.

Hacker linked to Void Blizzard faces charges over cyberespionage campaign Denis Obrezko, 36, made his initial appearance in federal court in Boston on Tuesday after being transferred to U.S. custody from Thailand, where he was arrested last November.

CISA to require federal agencies to patch some cyber vulnerabilities within 3 days CISA is giving agencies 180 days to adopt the new patching time frame, according to a directive released Wednesday.

Microsoft ships largest Patch Tuesday on record, with one bug under active attack The release comes after Microsoft’s security leadership acknowledged last month that AI tools are driving a surge in vulnerability discovery across the industry.

CISA to transform how it assesses cyber vulnerabilities and risks, Andersen says A binding operational directive being released Wednesday will direct federal agencies to change the way they address vulnerabilities by elevating some while putting others to the side.

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Hackers pose as women seeking romance to spy on Russian soldiers The group, dubbed SiribClone by Russian cybersecurity firm F6, has been active since at least the summer of 2025 and has primarily targeted members of the Russian armed forces stationed in border regions and combat zones.

Armenia’s pro-Europe party wins election despite Russia-linked disinformation Pashinyan's Civil Contract party won nearly 50% of Sunday's vote, defeating the pro-Russian Strong Armenia party led by Russian-Armenian billionaire Samvel Karapetyan, which received around 23% of the vote.

WhatsApp says NSO targeted users with spearfishing attacks in violation of court order WhatsApp said it is filing a federal court contempt order against NSO for violating a permanent injunction that bars it from mounting attacks against its users.

Russia upgrades rules for its digital spy system to better track citizens online New regulations published by Russia's Ministry of Digital Development at the end of May updated the technical standards governing SORM, formally known as the System for Operative Investigative Activities.

EU unveils tech sovereignty package to cut reliance on US, Chinese suppliers The package bundles two draft laws — a Chips Act 2.0 and a Cloud and AI Development Act (CADA) — alongside an Open Source Strategy and a roadmap for digitalizing the energy system.

Apple removes Russia’s state-backed messaging app Max from its store Russian authorities have promoted Max as a domestic alternative to foreign messaging platforms such as Telegram and WhatsApp.

Russia seeks to label two anti-Kremlin hacker groups as ‘extremist’ The groups have previously claimed responsibility for cyberattacks targeting critical infrastructure and government institutions in Russia and Belarus.

Supreme Court rules FCC fines punishing telecom giants for sharing location data were legal The Trump administration had backed the FCC’s position and, apart from Justice Clarence Thomas, the high court agreed.

UN food agency investigates breach exposing data of Gaza aid recipients In a message sent to aid recipients via Telegram over the weekend, the World Food Programme (WFP) said that "unauthorized parties" had accessed data stored in its self-registration application in Gaza.

CISA directive for AI executive order to be released this week, Andersen says The binding operational directive will focus in part on “vulnerability alleviation and vulnerability management,” Andersen said in remarks delivered at the TechNet Cyber conference in Baltimore.

DHS chief signals efforts to reshape CISA In his first appearance before the panel since being confirmed in March, Mullin said that CISA probably needs “somewhere around” 2,800 employees, despite its ability to hire up to 3,400.