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CERT-UA warns of cyber espionage against the Ukrainian defense industry using Dark Crystal RAT

Security Affairs

In March 2025, threat actors distributed archived messages through Signal. The archive contains a fake PDF report and DarkTortilla malware, which acts as a launcher for the Dark Crystal RAT ( DCRat ). The Ukrainian government experts noticed that some messages were sent from compromised contacts to increase trust.

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An archive with 20 Million Taiwanese? citizens leaked in the dark web

Security Affairs

According to the experts, the leak includes government data of an entire country, it was leaked online by a reputable actor that goes online with moniker ‘Toogod.”. The post An archive with 20 Million Taiwanese’ citizens leaked in the dark web appeared first on Security Affairs. ” reads a post published by Cyble. .

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China-Linked BRONZE PRESIDENT APT targets Government officials worldwide

Security Affairs

China-linked BRONZE PRESIDENT group is targeting government officials in Europe, the Middle East, and South America with PlugX malware. Secureworks researchers reported that China-linked APT group BRONZE PRESIDENT conducted a new campaign aimed at government officials in Europe, the Middle East, and South America with the PlugX malware.

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Awaken Likho APT group targets Russian government with a new implant

Security Affairs

A threat actor tracked as Awaken Likho is targeting Russian government agencies and industrial entities, reported cybersecurity firm Kaspersky. The threat actor continues to target Russian government entities and enterprises.

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Use It, Save It, Or Lose It: Spring Cleaning for Information Governance

Speaker: Speakers Michelle Kirk of Georgia Pacific, Darla White of Sanofi, & Scott McVeigh of Onna

As an organization’s most valuable asset, data should be cared for and integrated, managed, archived, and deleted as appropriate. Information governance for unstructured data. Spring has sprung, which means it’s time to get your data house in order. Watch this webinar on-demand to learn about: Data lifecycle management.

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APT hacked a US municipal government via an unpatched Fortinet VPN

Security Affairs

The FBI revealed that foreign hackers compromised the network of a local US municipal government by exploiting flaws in an unpatched Fortinet VPN. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) reported that an APT group had breached the network of a local US municipal government by exploiting vulnerabilities in an unpatched Fortinet VPN.

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Unknown APT group is targeting Russian government entities

Security Affairs

An unknown APT group is targeting Russian government entities since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. In the second campaign that started in March the threat actor packaged its custom malware in a tar archive named Patch_Log4j.tar.gz, the attackers disguised the malicious code as an updates for the Log4j vulnerability.