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3 Russians Indicted for Running Services Tied to $62M in Ransomware, Other LossesThree Russians have been charged with running two bulletproof hosting services from St. Petersburg - Media Land and ML.Cloud - that provided widely used bulletproof hosting, domain name registration and fast-flux services tied to $62 million in known losses, including from ransomware attacks.

Advisory Cites Poor Cyber Hygiene, Legacy Protocols as Key WeaknessA slew of international cybersecurity agencies are urging system administrators to harden their networks amid warnings that Russian nation-state hackers are opportunistically targeting weakly secured networks.

Governments Cite Winter Hack of Polish Power Grid and CyberespionageA winter Russian intelligence hack of the Polish energy grid and a protracted campaign of cyberespionage are behind coordinated sanctions against Moscow's intelligence apparatus announced Monday by the European Union and the United Kingdom.

Also, Arch Linux Attack, Estonia Quarantines Russian Emails, Joomla FlawThis week, ShinyHunters leaked alleged Madison Square Garden data, a U.S. senator pressed CISA on regional staffing cuts, an Arch Linux supply-chain attack, Mackay Sugar began recovery from a ransomware attack, Novo Nordisk faced dueling breach claims - and more compelling cybersecurity news.

Vital Service Providers Need a Plan to Work Through Internet Outages, CISA SaysCritical U.S. infrastructure like water, power and even banking systems will be successfully hacked by enemy cyber warriors in the event of a military confrontation with a peer adversary like Russia or China, officials from the nation's civilian cyber defense agency said.

Also, France Probes Tchap Breach, M&S Cancels Bonuses, June Patch TuesdayThis week, CISA tightened patching rules, hackers provoked AI scanners. An accused Russian intel hacker appeared in court. Microsoft warned of AI-themed attacks. M&S canceled bonuses. France probed a Tchap breach. NHS trusts disclosed stolen data and a Telegram campaign targeted Russian troops.

Also: Zcash Patches Flaw, $32M Humanity Protocol HackThis week, a key player in a $97M laundering scheme got prison time, Humanity Protocol suffered $32M in losses, Zcash patched a flaw, the EU targeted crypto platforms tied to Russia, authorities froze $3.8M in illicit funds and researchers exposed a Trezor chip weakness.

Also: Gas Station Monitoring Systems Under Attack, Spanish Teen Doxer ArrestedThis week, more happened than fits here: Microsoft tried to make nice with researchers, gas tank gauges under attack in the United States, fake FIFA websites are everywhere. Russia cried cyberespionage, Spanish police arrested a teenage doxer, a Oracle WebLogic flaw was actively exploited.

Also, Kali365 Bypasses MFA, Silent Ransom Group Makes Office CallsThis week, active duty troops tracked, Kali365 bypassed MFA, Australian lawmakers phished on WhatsApp, Silent Ransom escalated IT scams, Lithuania and German hospitals disclosed breaches, pro-Russian infrastructure providers arrested, CISA warned of active LiteSpeed exploitation.

Suspected Russian Crime Group Built Resilient Command-and-Control InfrastructureIn a joint operation, CrowdStrike, Google and Shadowserver Foundation disrupted infrastructure used by the Glassworm cybercrime group, cutting off attackers from victims. The group has wielded a remote access Trojan to repeatedly target developers of widely used open-source software.

Russian Hybrid Warfare Illuminates Debate Over Defending Cyber Poor OperatorsA spate of pro-Russian hacktivists attacks against Polish water facilities have illuminated a debate about the best way to defend water utilities and other critical service providers below the cyber poverty line, meaning they face a threat that they cannot afford to defend against.

Cryptocurrency Exchange Traded A7A5 TokenRussian sanctions busters won't be too fazed by the collapse of a cryptocurrency platform that facilitated billions of dollars' worth of transactions and whose main attraction was a ruble-pegged stablecoin. Experts say transactions fueling Russia's shadow economy and its war machine will persist.

Governments Have Long Warned About Kremlin Social Engineering HacksSignal is defending the security of its systems following a series of phishing attacks that took place on the encrypted messaging platform, and that reportedly compromised members of the German government including the president of the country's parliament.

Also, Europol Cracks DDoS Networks, Mythos Finds Bugs, France Portal HitThis week, scam compounds. Attackers exploit flaws pre-disclosure. A crackdown on DDoS-for-hire. No Mythos for CISA, yes for Mozilla. France ID portal breach. Israeli and Venezuelan critical infrastructure targeted. Russian hacking in Ukraine. An Apache flaw. A ransomware negotiator aided BlackCat.

Nation-State Hits Now Comprise Majority of Serious Incidents Probed by GovernmentBritish intelligence officials said they investigate about four major incidents per week, with the majority involving nation-state actors. Officials said the shape and scope of how cyberattacks are being wielded by the nation's adversaries continues to change as fast as the technology evolves.

Malware-as-a-Service Operations Favors Russian-Speaking CustomersAn emerging remote access Trojan targeting Android devices in Spanish-speaking nations is propagating fraudulent advertisements as an initial access point on Meta-owned applications.

Also: How AI May Democratize Cybercrime and How Everyday Routers Enable EspionageIn this week's ISMG panel, four ISMG editors discussed big shifts in cybersecurity: Anthropic's "dangerous" new AI model that can uncover thousands of zero-days, growing concerns about a surge in AI-driven flaws, and the FBI disrupting a Russian espionage campaign targeting everyday routers.

Hijacking DNS Settings Helps Russian Hackers Decrypt TLS Traffic, Microsoft WarnsHackers tied to Russia's GRU military intelligence agency are compromising SOHO routers to hijack their DNS settings and spy on the cloud activities of high-value government, IT, telecommunications and energy organizations, Microsoft warns.

Also, Lloyds Data Leak, Dutch Treasury Breach, Citrix Bug Exploit, Pay2Key ActivityThis week, Lloyds data leak hits 450K, Dutch treasury breach, Citrix flaw exploited, Iran-linked ransomware ops, TrueConf zero-day, Russian fraud ring sentenced, Romania targeted, patch gaps persist, and U.S. hospital breach affects 257K.

Also, Russian Signal Phishing, Iran-Linked Malware, Breaches in Spain and FranceThis week, Tycoon 2FA, Trio-Tech, messaging app spying and a ransomware broker sentenced. Iran-linked hackers. Mazda disclosed a breach. Oracle patched a flaw. North Korean actors weaponized VS Code, a Spanish port ransomware attack, a French teacher data breach and a healthcare firm victim surge.