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Widely Used ukr.net Is a Repeat Focus for APT28 Cyberespionage OperationsDon't expect cyber spies to respect distinctions between military and civilian networks, especially in times of war, warn researchers tracking persistent Russian military intelligence credential-harvesting attacks against users of Ukraine's popular, commercial UKR.NET webmail platform.

Juvenile Male Tied to Hack Attacks Against MGM Resorts and Caesars EntertainmentThe net continues to close on suspected members of the notorious ransomware-wielding group called Scattered Spider, with Las Vegas police announcing the arrest of a teenage, juvenile male suspect tied to 2023 attacks that hit MGM Resorts and Caesars Entertainment.

Russian, Kazakh Hackers Charged in $46M Proxy Botnet SchemeFederal prosecutors charged four hackers for running a proxy botnet that exploited infected routers, using domains like Anyproxy.net to resell U.S. network access globally - and generating over $46M before a coordinated international takedown, according to a Friday indictment.

3,000 Exposed ASP.NET Keys Put Web Applications at Risk of Code Injection AttacksThreat actors are using publicly exposed cryptographic keys - ASP.NET machine keys - to manipulate authentication tokens, decrypt protected information, and insert harmful code into susceptible web servers, creating opportunities for unauthorized control and long-term access.

Incidents at Pain Management Firm, Pediatric Hospital Affect 50,000 PeopleAn insider breach at a Florida pain management firm and an email breach at a Colorado pediatric hospital have resulted in more than $1.7 million in fines for HIPAA violations found by federal investigators. The two incidents affected fewer than 50,000 people.

New Funding Will Help BlackCloak Improve Protection Against Rising CyberthreatsBlackCloak’s $17 million Series B funding round will help the company triple its engineering and product teams, enhancing cybersecurity for executives and high-net-worth individuals. The funding will help BlackCloak address emerging issues such as deepfakes and threat intelligence and modeling.

Pediatric Hospital and Safety-Net Facility Are Dealing With Recent IncidentsTwo Chicago hospitals are navigating the effects of recent cyberattacks. One, a children's hospital, has taken its IT network offline to respond to an incident, and the other, a nonprofit safety-net hospital, is being shaken down by cybercriminals asking for a hefty ransom in return for stolen data.

E-Commerce Giant Accuses Luxembourg Regulators of Attacking the CompanyAmazon in a Luxembourg court Tuesday contested a once-record privacy fine levied against the e-commerce giant for its advertising practices by the diminutive country's data protection authority. The fine of 746 million euros stems from a 2018 complaint by French privacy group La Quadrature du Net.