Latest cybersecurity reporting from selected sources.

Authorities in the Netherlands have arrested the co-owners of two related Internet hosting companies for operating IT infrastructure used by Russia to carry out cyberattacks, influence operations and disinformation campaigns inside the European Union. The two men were the focus of a 2025 KrebsOnSecurity story about how their hosting companies had assumed control over the technical infrastructure of Stark Industries Solutions, an Internet service provider sanctioned last year by the EU as a frequent staging ground for cyber mischief from Russia's intelligence agencies.

Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof described the incident as part of a broader pattern of Russian hybrid attacks against Europe.

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'Laundry Bear' Has Been Active Since 2024Dutch intelligence agencies and Microsoft say a novel Russian state intelligence hacking group is likely buying stolen credentials from criminal marketplaces to gain entry to North American and European networks. It has "a specific interest in European Union and NATO member states."