Notorious ransomware gang allegedly blackmailed by fake FSB officer
There is a certain poetic justice in a cybersecurity-related story that has emerged from Moscow this week: A man has...
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Operation MacroMaze: APT28 exploits webhooks for covert data exfiltration
Operation MacroMaze: APT28 exploits webhooks for covert data exfiltration Pierluigi Paganini February 24, 2026 Russia-linked APT28 targeted European entities with...
Suspected Russian hackers deploy CANFAIL malware against Ukraine
Suspected Russian hackers deploy CANFAIL malware against Ukraine Pierluigi Paganini February 14, 2026 A new alleged Russia-linked APT group targeted...
Smashing Security podcast #454: AI was not plotting humanity’s demise. Humans were
AI bots are having existential crises, inventing religions, and allegedly plotting against humanity… or so the internet would have you...
European Officials Warn of Russian Satellites Intercepting Communications
Image generated by Google Gemini Nosy neighbors in space are becoming a problem. Russian “inspector” satellites are once again in...
Amnesia RAT deployed in multi-stage phishing attacks against Russian users
Amnesia RAT deployed in multi-stage phishing attacks against Russian users Pierluigi Paganini January 27, 2026 A multi-stage phishing campaign targets...
Multi-Stage Phishing Campaign Targets Russia with Amnesia RAT and Ransomware
A new multi-stage phishing campaign has been observed targeting users in Russia with ransomware and a remote access trojan called...
Pro-Russian denial-of-service attacks target UK, NCSC warns
The UK's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has issued a warning about the threat posed by distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks...
UK NCSC warns of Russia-linked hacktivists DDoS attacks
UK NCSC warns of Russia-linked hacktivists DDoS attacks Pierluigi Paganini January 20, 2026 The UK government warns Russia-linked hacktivists are...
NCSC Warns of Increased Russian Hacktivist Threat to UK Online Services
From Russia with a lack of love. Image: Unsplash The UK government has issued an urgent cybersecurity alert as Russian-aligned...
