Risky Bulletin: Russia spies on foreign embassies using local ISPs
In other news: Google rolls out cryptographically-signed Chrome extension updates; Signal threatens to leave Australia; Russian pharmacies go down after cyberattack.
The West's Tepid China Deterrence Is Not Working
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Risky Bulletin: US seizes Chaos ransomware funds
In other news: Aeroflot cancels flights after hack; Kazakhstan arrests ransomware suspect; Kyrgyzstan nationalizes internet access.
Risky Bulletin: Old exploit database finds its way online again
In other news: US law enforcement takes down BlackSuit ransomware portal; Arizona woman sentenced to prison for running DPRK laptop farm; Allianz life insurance suffers major security breach.
Risky Bulletin: Microsoft rolls out linkable token identifiers to help IR teams
In other news: SharePoint hacks hit DHS, NNSA, NIH; Ukraine arrests XSS forum admin; China launches Digital ID system.
Risky Bulletin: Three Chinese APTs are behind the recent SharePoint zero-day attacks
In other news: UK wants to ban some ransomware payments; Russia takes down a malware operation; South Korea arrests K-pop celebrity data sellers.
Risky Bulletin: SMS blasting incidents are rising
In other news: Chinese hackers breach Singapore critical infrastructure; new SharePoint and CrushFTP zero-days; Japan releases free decrypters for Phobos and 8base ransomware.
Risky Bulletin: New phishing technique bypasses FIDO keys
In other news: Surveillance vendor deploys new SS7 exploit; South Korea's largest insurance provider gets ransomed; law enforcement agencies take down NoName057 servers.
Spain Leaves Key Under Mat for Huawei
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Risky Bulletin: Microsoft blocks filesystem redirection attacks in new security feature
In other news: Ukrainian hackers wipe servers of Russian UAV maker; UK relocates Afghans who helped military after data leak; Microsoft outsources US government work to China.
Risky Bulletin: Major EoT/HoT vulnerability can bring trains to sudden stops
In other news: Researchers spot a Lazarus backdoor attack targeting crypto contracts; Spain hands Huawei control over its wiretapping system; CISA warns of CitrixBleed 2 attacks.
Risky Bulletin: Two billion eSIMs receive crucial security patch
In other news: China's cyber militias go on the offensive; four Scattered Spider members detained over UK retail attacks; Russian basketball player detained in ransomware case.