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Poland’s energy control systems were breached through exposed VPN access
On 29 December 2025, coordinated cyberattacks unfolded across Poland’s critical infrastructure, targeting energy and industrial organizations. The attackers struck numerous …
Poland repels data-wiping malware attack on energy systems
Suspected Russian cyber attackers tried to take down parts of Poland’s energy infrastructure with new data-wiping malware – and failed. According to information shared …
Pro-Russian hacktivist campaigns continue against UK organizations
The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre reports ongoing cyber operations by Russian-aligned hacktivist groups targeting organizations in the UK and abroad. NoName057(16) …
Offensive cyber power is spreading fast and changing global security
Offensive cyber activity has moved far beyond a handful of major powers. More governments now rely on digital operations to project influence during geopolitical tension, …
Russia-linked hackers intensify attacks as global APT activity shifts
State-aligned hacking groups have spent the past six months ramping up espionage, sabotage, and cybercrime campaigns across multiple regions, according to ESET’s APT Activity …
Cyber-espionage campaign mirroring Sandworm TTPs hit Russian and Belarusian military
A spear-phishing campaign aimed to compromise Russian and Belarusian military personnel by using military-themed documents as a lure has been flagged by Cyble and Seqrite …
Sanctions won’t stop cyberattacks, but they can still “bite”
Sanctions are one of the tools Western governments use when they want to hit back at state-sponsored cyber threat actors. But do they actually work? That’s the question a …
Researchers believe Gamaredon and Turla threat groups are collaborating
ESET Research has discovered evidence of collaboration between the Gamaredon and Turla threat groups. Both groups are linked to Russia’s primary intelligence agency, the FSB, …
Russian threat actors using old Cisco bug to target critical infrastructure orgs
A threat group linked to the Russian Federal Security Service’s (FSB) Center 16 unit has been compromising unpatched and end-of-life Cisco networking devices via an old …
WinRAR zero-day was exploited by two threat actors (CVE-2025-8088)
The RomCom attackers aren’t the only ones that have been leveraging the newly unveiled WinRAR vulnerability (CVE-2025-8088) in zero-day attacks: according to Russian …
Mastermind behind Russian-speaking cybercrime hub arrested in Ukraine
The suspected administrator of xss.is, one of the world’s most influential Russian-speaking cybercrime forums, was arrested in Kyiv, Ukraine, on 22 July. The takedown followed …
Ports are getting smarter and more hackable
A new policy brief from NATO’s Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence (CCDCOE) warns that critical port infrastructure, responsible for 80 percent of global trade, is …
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