Latest cybersecurity reporting from selected sources.

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Old Visuals, AI Deepfakes and Fake Claims Go Viral Amid Escalating ConflictMisinformation is going viral in India as the New Delhi government called Friday on the financial sector to strengthen cyber defenses amid growing military activity along the Pakistani border. Tensions between the two countries ratcheted significantly upward Friday.

APT Group Uses Sophisticated Attack Chain to Deploy WmRAT and MiyaRATA suspected South Asian threat actor targeted a Turkish defense organization, deploying malware via a RAR archive and using alternate data streams to deliver remote access Trojans. The group previously targeted multiple countries including China, India, Pakistan and Bangladesh.

Espionage Group Using Linux-based Espionage Tools to Nab Defense SecretsA politically motivated hacking group aligned with Pakistani interests is matching the Indian military's shift away from the Windows operating system with a heavy focus on malware encoded for Linux. BlackBerry observed the cyberespionage group targeting government agencies and the defense industry.