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Moscow Military Hackers Used Microsoft Outlook Vulnerability

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APT28 Used Hacked Ubiquiti Routers for Hashed Password Relay Attacks A campaign by Russian military intelligence to convert Ubiquiti routers into a platform for a global cyberespionage operation began as early as 2022, U.S. disrupted a botnet built by a hacking unit of Russian military's Main Intelligence Directorate.

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Russia Tied to Ukrainian Military Recruit Malware Targeting

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Anti-Mobilization Messaging Lead to Malware-Pushing 'Civil Defense' Site Potential Ukrainian military recruits are being targeted by a "hybrid espionage and information operation" - likely Russian - involving Telegram anti-mobilization messaging and a "Civil Defense" website designed to distribute Windows and Android malware, warns Google's Threat (..)

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Military Exercises Trigger Russian DDoS Attacks on Japan

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to conduct military exercises near the coast of eastern Russia prompted Russia-linked threat actors to unleash a series of denial-of-service attacks this week against a dozen websites in Japan including the majority political party, business groups and governments.

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Russian Military Intelligence Blamed for Blitzkrieg Hacks

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Ukrainian Cyber Defenders Trace Government Agency Hits to Phishing Campaign Ukrainian cyber defenders report that fast-acting Russian military intelligence hackers have been targeting government agencies as well as organizations in Poland using backdoor malware tied to phishing lures based on a fake letter from the Ukrainian deputy prime minister.

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Report Urges Congress to Form an Armed Cyber Military Branch

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Research Shows Military Suffers From Disjointed Cyber Operations Amid New Threats The Foundation for Defense of Democracies on Monday released a white paper that urges Congress to establish a seventh military branch to serve as an independent armed cyber service amid growing threats in cyberspace from foreign adversaries such as Russia and China.

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Change Healthcare Outage Hits Military Pharmacies Worldwide

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military hospitals and clinics worldwide are among the entities affected by the cyberattack on Optum's Change Healthcare this week, which has forced the IT services company to take many of its applications offline. Experts Speculate About Whether the Hack Involved the ScreenConnect Flaw Exploit Pharmacies at U.S.

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APT Group Targeting Military Refines Its Tactics

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Kaspersky: 'Transparent Tribe' Using Trojan That Now Targets Removable Devices "Transparent Tribe," a hacking group that targets military and diplomatic organizations, has updated its Crimson remote access Trojan to enable the malware to steal data from removable devices and then use these devices to spread to other systems, according to new research (..)

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