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Probe Finds 'Largest and Most Hazardous Nuclear Site' Violated Security LawsBritain's nuclear power watchdog said it plans to prosecute the country's "largest and most hazardous nuclear site," Sellafield, for violating nuclear industry cybersecurity regulations from 2019 to 2023. Both Russian and Chinese nation-state hackers reportedly infiltrated the site's networks.

Also: Hackers Target Apple Password Reset FlawThis week, Russian organizations are losing Microsoft Cloud, hackers targeted an Apple flaw, Germany warned of critical flaws in Microsoft Exchange, an info stealer targeted Indian government agencies and the energy sector, and Finland confirmed APT31's role in a 2020 breach of Parliament.

Also: US Sanctions for Russia-Linked DeFi, Coinbase Can't Escape SEC LawsuitThis week, Sam Bankman-Fried got 25 years, the U.S sanctioned a Russian fintech, Coinbase can't get out of an SEC lawsuit, Munchables lost millions and had it returned, Curio and ParaSwap had smart contract problems, Hong Kong warned about crypto entities, and TRM Labs reported 2023 crypto trends.

The US Treasury has designated several Russian blockchain and virtual currency firms for sanctions evasion

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned three cryptocurrency exchanges for offering services used to evade economic restrictions imposed on Russia following its invasion of Ukraine in early 2022

Research Shows Military Suffers From Disjointed Cyber Operations Amid New ThreatsThe Foundation for Defense of Democracies on Monday released a white paper that urges Congress to establish a seventh military branch to serve as an independent armed cyber service amid growing threats in cyberspace from foreign adversaries such as Russia and China.

The U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has sanctioned three cryptocurrency exchanges for working with OFAC-designated Russian dark web markets and banks. [...]

In January 2024, Microsoft discovered they’d been the victim of a hack orchestrated by Russian-state hackers Midnight Blizzard (sometimes known as Nobelium). The concerning detail about this case is how easy it was to breach the software giant. It wasn’t a highly technical hack that exploited a zero-day vulnerability – the hackers used a simple password spray attack to take control of

Mandiant observes what it claims is the first ever APT29 campaign aimed at political parties