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Sophos details five years of China-linked threat actors’ activity targeting network devices worldwide

Security Affairs

Sophos, with the help of other cybersecurity firms, government, and law enforcement agencies investigated the cyber attacks and attributed them multiple China-linked APT groups, such as Volt Typhoon , APT31 and APT41 / Winnti. The Chinese hackers have also ramped up the use of zero-day vulnerabilities in targeted devices.

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Russia-linked threat actors threaten the UK and its allies, minister to say

Security Affairs

He is expected to warn about the activity conducted by Russia’s GRU Unit 29155 , which the UK government accuses of conducting several attacks across the UK and Europe. McFadden will warn of Russia’s cyber capabilities that can target critical infrastructure, such as power grids, causing severe damage.

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EU announced sanctions on three members of Russia’s GRU Unit 29155

Security Affairs

The EU sanctioned three members of Russia’s GRU Unit 29155 for cyberattacks on Estonia’s government agencies in 2020. “In 2020, cyber-attacks with a significant effect were carried out against Estonia. Those cyber-attacks concerned the storage of classified information.”

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North Korea-linked APT37 exploited IE zero-day in a recent attack

Security Affairs

The attackers exploited the zero-day Internet Explorer vulnerability in the toast ad program, which used an outdated IE-based WebView for initial access in a supply chain attack. The researchers pointed out that despite IE’s end of support in June 2022, the vulnerability still impacted certain Windows applications.

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RSAC 2025 Innovation Sandbox | EQTY Lab: Governance Pioneer and Technical Architecture for Building a Trusted AI Ecosystem

Security Boulevard

Company Overview Founded in 2022 and headquartered in Los Angeles, California, USA, EQTY Lab AG is a technology company focusing on AI governance and security. a global network and cyber security leader, protects enterprises and carriers from advanced cyber attacks.

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The Mask APT is back after 10 years of silence

Security Affairs

Kaspersky researchers linked a new wave of cyber attacks to the cyber espionage group tracked as The Mask. Kaspersky researchers linked several targeted attacks to a cyber espionage group known as The Mask. The APT group targeted an organization in Latin America in 2019 and 2022.

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How Cryptocurrency Turns to Cash in Russian Banks

Krebs on Security

. “Unfortunately, it is next to impossible to find any goods for sale with websites using Cryptomus, and the services appear to fall into one or two different categories: Facilitating transactions with sanctioned Russian banks, and platforms providing the infrastructure and means for cyber attacks.” PHANTOM ADDRESSES?