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After Ukraine recruits an “IT Army,” dozens of Russian sites go dark

“Cyber specialists” supporting Ukraine coordinate attacks on Telegram. https://bit.ly/3K1UTK7

Ukraine asks Musk for Starlink terminals as Russian invasion disrupts broadband

Musk replied, "Starlink service is now active in Ukraine. More terminals en route." https://bit.ly/3pp0Tox

Russia’s most cutthroat hackers infect network devices with new botnet malware

The Russian government's Sandworm group uses previously unseen Cyclops Blink. https://bit.ly/3vbtqBu

Millions of WordPress sites get forced update to patch critical plugin flaw

UpdraftPlus vulnerability allows untrusted visitors to download a full database backup. https://bit.ly/36eupGy

VMware Horizon servers are under active exploit by Iranian state hackers

TunnelVision group exploit critical Log4j flaw to infect targets with ransomware. https://bit.ly/3gViuzE

US says Russian state hackers lurked in defense contractor networks for months

Multiple hacks over 2 years revealed sensitive info about weapons and comms platforms. https://bit.ly/34Nw1a3

Flood of malicious junk traffic makes Ukrainian websites unreachable

DDoS temporarily take out sites as Ukraine stares down Russian soldiers at its border. https://bit.ly/3uUSywo

Researchers find threat group that has been active for 5 years

Why bother with state-of-the-art hacking when easier methods work just fine? https://bit.ly/3Bow9IL

Hacking group is on a tear, hitting US critical infrastructure and SF 49ers

BlackByte says it's holding NFL team's data hostage. The FBI issues its own warning. https://bit.ly/3HP8p35

$3.6 billion bitcoin seizure shows how hard it is to launder cryptocurrency

A “laundry list” of technical measures to cover wrongdoers' tracks didn’t work. https://bit.ly/3gEDlar

Police in Spain dismantle a SIM-swapping ring that drained bank accounts

Banks still use SMS for 2FA, much to the satisfaction of crooks. https://bit.ly/34BsV8P

Hundreds of e-commerce sites booby-trapped with payment card-skimming malware

Magecart hackers strike again. https://bit.ly/34CRemR

After lying low, SSH botnet mushrooms and is harder than ever to take down

FritzFrog goes on a hacking spree, corralling >1,500 machines all over the world. https://bit.ly/3gC3pmj

Vodafone Portugal struggles to restore service following cyberattack

Ambulance and emergency services are among those suffering from “deliberate” hack. https://bit.ly/3sxhyGT

SpaceX loses up to 40 satellites to geomagnetic storm after Starlink launch

Geomagnetic storm boosted atmospheric drag, preventing orbit-raising maneuvers. https://bit.ly/3oBd7Kg

Firm planning 100,000 satellites claims it will “clean space” by capturing debris

E-Space claims its satellites will "capture debris... to prevent further collisions." https://bit.ly/3oC9bJ5

Microsoft will block downloaded macros in Office versions going back to 2013

Enabling macros for these files will be possible but more difficult than before. https://bit.ly/35Q14SF

How $323M in crypto was stolen from a blockchain bridge called Wormhole

Cryptocurrency has always been prone to theft. Blockchain bridges heighten the risks. https://bit.ly/3J0xY1i

Mac malware spreading for ~14 months installs backdoor on infected systems

Mac malware UpdateAgent only gets better over time. https://bit.ly/3LgsQrU

New “Starlink Premium” costs $500/month, ships sooner than standard Starlink

Starlink Premium ships in Q2, "has more than double the antenna capability." https://bit.ly/3uph2NQ