Threat Actors

Cybersecurity
APT73 Bashe Ransomware Claims Armenia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs
APT73 (Bashe), a LockBit-linked RaaS, posted Armenia's elections.mia.gov.am as a victim, threatening voter registration and electoral administration data.
Cybersecurity
Russia’s FSB Claims Foreign Spies Installed Phone Surveillance Malware
Russia's FSB claimed foreign spies installed surveillance malware on senior officials' smartphones, naming Cloudflare and Fastly as alleged C2 infrastructure.
Cybersecurity
Europol Operation KRATOS 2 Dismantles 9 Illegal Streaming Crime Groups
Europol's seven-month Operation KRATOS 2 arrested 29 suspects, targeted 4,370 piracy domains, and removed 27,000 illegal streaming URLs across 13 countries.
Cybersecurity
SideCopy APT Targets Afghan Finance Ministry with Xeno RAT
Pakistan-attributed SideCopy APT used Pashto-language LNK lures against Afghanistan's Finance Ministry, deploying Xeno RAT for full system access and exfil.
Cybersecurity
Gamaredon Hides USB Worm in NTFS Alternate Data Streams
Sekoia documents an active Gamaredon campaign using NTFS Alternate Data Streams to conceal USB worm modules targeting Ukrainian government networks.
Cybersecurity
Gamaredon Hides USB Worm in NTFS Alternate Data Streams
Sekoia documents an active Gamaredon campaign using NTFS Alternate Data Streams to conceal USB worm modules targeting Ukrainian government networks.
Cybersecurity
SideCopy APT Targets Afghan Finance Ministry with Xeno RAT
Pakistan-attributed SideCopy APT used Pashto-language LNK lures against Afghanistan's Finance Ministry, deploying Xeno RAT for full system access and exfil.
Cybersecurity
Western Officials Warn Russia Steals Tech Via Shell Firms and Hacks
Western intelligence officials issued a coordinated warning that Russian state actors are using shell companies, false recruiters, and cyber operations to steal sanctioned technology.
Cybersecurity
Russia Sends Submarines to Survey UK Undersea Internet Cables
UK officials confirmed Russian submarines are surveying critical undersea cables, prompting Royal Navy deployment and emergency legislation to protect national communications infrastructure.
Cybersecurity
Western Officials Warn Russia Steals Tech Via Shell Firms and Hacks
Western intelligence officials issued a coordinated warning that Russian state actors are using shell companies, false recruiters, and cyber operations to steal sanctioned technology.