Risky Bulletin: Windows Update will soon deliver individual app updates
In other news: Public database exposes Russia's nuclear secrets; US banks ask SEC to rescind cyber breach disclosure rule; ConnectWise discloses APT breach.
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Russia's Cybercriminals and Spies Are Officially in Cahoots
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Risky Bulletin: Dutch intelligence agencies discover a new Russian APT
In other news: MATLAB maker hit by ransomware; Nigeria arrests 20 for hacking student exam results; Iranian pleads guilty for Robbinhood ransomware attacks.
Risky Bulletin: SVG use for phishing explodes in 2025
In other news: Major CISA leadership exodus underway; US to audit NIST over NVD backlog; Careto APT linked to Spain's government.
Risky Bulletin: Authorities and security firms take down DanaBot and Lumma Stealer
In other news: ODNI wants a centralized data broker platform; Chinese IMSI catcher spy ring broken up in Turkiye; APT28 hacked border cameras to track Ukrainian military aid.
Telegram Is Cooperating With Authorities, For Now
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Risky Bulletin: EU sanctions more Russian disinformation peddlers
In other news: FBI closes FISA watchdog office; Predatorgate scandal lawsuit delayed due to interpreter shortage; DDoS attacks disrupt multiple Russian government portals.
Risky Bulletin: Japan passes active cyber defense law
In other news: Procolored printers shipped malware; O2 telco leaks user data and geolocation; Volkswagen patches major bugs in mobile app.
Risky Bulletin: Chrome will de-elevate itself when run with admin privileges
In other news: US' largest steel producer halts production after cyberattack; Scattered Spider shifts to US retailers; CFPB quietly kills rule protecting Americans from data brokers.
Chinese Mobile App Encryption is Suspiciously Awful
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Risky Bulletin: EU launches its own vulnerability database
In other news: Turkish APT deploys zero-day in Iraq; North Korean APTs start targeting Ukraine; Spain to probe cyber's role in energy grid collapse.
Risky Bulletin: Kaleidoscope ad fraud network infects 2.5mil new devices each month
In other news: Germany seizes eXch crypto-mixing service; US dismantles Anyproxy botnet; Chrome to use AI to fight tech support scams.
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Risky Bulletin: France says Russian influence operations are getting better, achieving results
In other news: CrowdStrike lays off 5% of staff; hacker dumps LockBit v4 backend database; ransomware slows factory lines at medical device maker.
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It's Like Signal, but Dumb
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Risky Bulletin: Microsoft joins industry crackdown on bulk email senders
In other news: US sanctions militia group leader for cyber scams; Nomad Bridge hacker arrested in Israel; NSA ordered to cut 8% of civilian staff.
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Risky Bulletin: Six-years-old backdoor comes to life to hijack Magento stores
In other news: US to destigmatize and normalize offensive cyber operations; Darcula PhaaS admin identified as 24-year-old Chinese man; Ireland fines TikTok for secret user data transfers to China.
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Risky Bulletin: New Microsoft accounts will be passwordless by default
In other news: Chinese APT hijacks software updates; US dominates EU cybersecurity market; Commvault discloses data breach.
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Security Vendors Are Constantly Being Attacked
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Risky Bulletin: French government grows a spine and calls out Russia's hacks
In other news: Marks & Spencer sends staff home after ransomware attack; China accuses US of hacking cryptography provider; AirBorne vulnerabilities impact Apple's AirPlay.
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Risky Bulletin: NFC card malware keeps evolving in Russia, a bad omen for the future
In other news: Poland accuses Meta of failing to remove malicious ads; Malaysian brokerage accounts hacked; Craft CMS zero-day exploited in the wild.
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Risky Bulletin: FBI IC3, Verizon DBIR, Google M-Trends reports are out—here's the conclusions!
In other news: Iran tries to hack EU official; Lazarus Groups pulls off watering hole and zero-day attack; WhatsApp adds new chat privacy features.
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When Pig (Butcherers) Fly
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Risky Bulletin: Russian military personnel targeted with Android spyware reminiscent of Russia's own tactics
In other news: Hegseth involved in second Signalgate scandal; two CISA Secure by Designs execs leave; Asian cyber scam call centers are spreading worldwide.
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Risky Bulletin: Zoom has a remote control feature and crypto thieves are abusing it
In other news: Hackers steal $700 million from Japanese brokerage firms; Chinese APT leaks exploits; EU offers anti-spying Faraday pouches to MPs.