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Patient Care, Including Transplants, Still Disrupted at London Hospitals, ClinicsA ransomware attack on a pathology services firm earlier this week continues to disrupt patient care, including transplants, blood testing and other services, at multiple NHS hospitals and primary care facilities in London. Russian-speaking cybercrime group Qilin is believed to be behind the attack.

But do they get to wear 'I DDoSed' stickers? A Russian hacktivist crew has threatened to attack European internet infrastructure as four days of EU elections begin on Thursday.…

CERT-UA Says Threat Actor 'Vermin' Used Syncthing ApplicationUkrainian cyber defenders say Russian intelligence hackers operating from the occupied Donbas city of Luhansk targeted military email inboxes with an info stealer. A group tracked as UAC-0020 - also known as "Vermin" - deployed a malware strain dubbed "Spectr" as part of a spear-phishing campaign.

Also: Hacker Sells Data Obtained Through Snowflake AttackThis week, Microsoft deprecated NTLM authentication, a hacker put apparently stolen Snowflake data up for sale, Ticketmaster confirmed its breach, Cisco patched Webex vulnerabilities, pro-Russian hacktivists claimed a DDoS attack in Spain and Kaspersky launched a free virus removal tool for Linux.

Cyberespionage, Hack-and-Leak and Disinformation Are All PossibilitiesRussia-aligned actors, including intelligence agency threat actors and hacktivists, are at high risk for carrying out cyberattacks and disinformation campaigns against organizations linked to the Paris Olympics, warn leading security firms.

Russian organizations are at the receiving end of cyber attacks that have been found to deliver a Windows version of a malware called Decoy Dog

As always, Russian APTs are hoping to foment unrest by stoking existing societal divides and fears, this time around the Olympics and EU politics; and, concerns remain around physical disruption.

Featuring Tom Cruise deepfakes and multiple made-up terrorism threats Still throwing toys out the pram over its relationship with international sport, Russia is engaged in a multi-pronged disinformation campaign against the Olympic Games and host nation France that's intensifying as the opening ceremony approaches.…