Using a custom sniffer, the threat actor has captured over 110 million credentials since at least February 2026.
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Russian Spies Are Aggressively Seeking Western Technology as Sanctions Bite, Officials Say
Moscow’s agents are building fake companies, recruiting middlemen and deploying cyber spies and hackers who gather information that could be used to attack key infrastructure.
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UK Cyberspying Chief Calls AI ‘an Unstoppable Force’ and Warns About Russia
The speech is the latest in a string of warnings from intelligence experts that Russia is stepping up hostile activity in a “gray zone” that falls just below the threshold of war.
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Admins of Bulletproof Hosting Service Used by Russian Hackers Arrested in Netherlands
The two own Dutch companies that allegedly provided bulletproof hosting services to Russia-aligned threat actors.
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Germany Suspects Russia Is Behind Signal Phishing That Targeted Top Officials
Federal prosecutors have been conducting a preliminary investigation since mid-February 2026 into alleged cyberattacks on Signal accounts.
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Incomplete Windows Patch Opens Door to Zero-Click Attacks
The initial vulnerability was exploited by Russia-linked APT28 in attacks against Ukraine and EU countries.
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US Disrupts Russian Espionage Operation Involving Hacked Routers and DNS Hijacking
The APT28 threat group exploited vulnerable TP-Link and MikroTik routers to conduct adversary-in-the-middle (AitM) attacks.
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German Police Unmask REvil Ransomware Leader
Shchukin is accused of extorting more than $2 million as the head of the GandCrab and REvil ransomware operations.
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Russian APT Star Blizzard Adopts DarkSword iOS Exploit Kit
The state-sponsored group’s campaign has targeted government, higher education, financial, and legal entities, as well as think tanks.
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Russian Cybercriminal Gets 2-Year Prison Sentence in US
Ilya Angelov was a member of the cybercrime group tracked as TA-551, Shathak, Gold Cabin, Monster Libra, and ATK236.
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