Latest cybersecurity reporting from selected sources.

Also, YellowKey Bypasses BitLocker, Škoda Breach, Kingdom Market Operator JailedThis week, U.S. lawmakers urged action on AI, a BitLocker exploit. Škoda, Nvidia’s GeForce NOW partner and telehealth firm OpenLoop reported breaches. Patch Tuesday. A dark market operator sentenced and pro-Ukraine and Iranian-linked hacking. Nitrogen ransomware attack on Foxconn.

Also, Active Exploits Hit SolarWinds, Ivanti as APT28 Targets EU, UkraineThis week, Italy blocked Russian cyberattacks targeting the Olympics. Flaws in SolarWinds, Ivanti and Microsoft Office. Russia's APT28 ramped up attacks in Ukraine, supply chain attacks, regulators probed major breaches and a U.S. judge sentenced the operator of a darkweb drug marketplace.

Also, Active Exploits Hit SolarWinds, Ivanti as APT28 Targets EU, UkraineThis week, Italy blocked Russian cyberattacks targeting the Olympics. Flaws in SolarWinds, Ivanti and Microsoft Office. Russia's APT28 ramped up attacks in Ukraine, supply chain attacks, regulators probed major breaches and a U.S. judge sentenced the operator of a darkweb drug marketplace.

Telegram-Based Market Is Exploiting Gaps in US Tracking of Departed Visa HoldersA Russian darknet marketplace is exploiting a major blind spot for U.S. financial institutions by trafficking in the identities of former legal immigrants. Telegram-based group Karma Fullz has built a profitable criminal enterprise with highly convincing synthetic identities.

Global Collaboration Leads to Drug, Firearm BustU.S. and European officials Thursday touted a global operation to disrupt the criminal darkweb, announcing the arrest of 270 accused darkweb vendors and buyers across 10 countries. "Operation RapTor" resulted in the confiscation of more than $200 million and more than two metric tons of drugs.

Buyout Targets Deeper US Penetration, Digital Risk Intel, Ransomware DefenseCognyte’s $4 million buy of GroupSense boosts its North America strategy, enhancing its investigative analytics platform with deep and darkweb threat insights and access to U.S. government and enterprise customers. The deal will enhance Cognyte’s analytics platform and threat protection offerings.

Taiwanese Rui-Siang Lin, 23, Accused of Operating Notorious Online Drug BazaarU.S. officials have charged Rui-Siang Lin, also known as "Pharoah," with forming one of the most notorious online marketplaces for drug trafficking and selling over $100 million of narcotics globally since 2020. They arrested him at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City on Saturday.

Authorities in 15 Countries Helped Dismantle Operations Following 2019 TakedownThe U.S. Department of Justice announced Friday that it has wrapped up its investigation of the xDedic dark web marketplace and successfully dismantled the multinational criminal organizations, leading to charges against 19 individuals, including administrators, developers and customer service reps.