BianLian ransomware actors are likely based in Russia and have multiple Russia-based affiliates, according to new information shared by the FBI and Australian law enforcement.

Akira, a ransomware-as-a-service gang with a growing profile in the cybercrime underworld, has published a record number of new victims to its darknet leak site in a single day, and more apparently still being added.

A group linked to China hacked Tibetan media and university websites to distribute a Cobalt Strike payload. The group, known as TAG-112, has similarities with another Chinese state-sponsored group called Evasive Panda.

The rules would require pipeline and railroad operators to conduct annual cybersecurity evaluations, identify vulnerabilities, and create plans to detect and respond to cyberattacks. They would also have to report incidents to the CISA.

South Korea's Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) found that Meta compiled sensitive information, like religious affiliations and same-sex marital status, and provided it to advertisers.

A suspected cyberattack believed to be orchestrated by the Ukrainian Cyber Alliance led to the disruption of the parking enforcement system in the Russian city of Tver. Citizens were able to park for free.

A recent government report revealed that Russian and Chinese state threat actors are escalating cyberattacks against Dutch organizations, focusing on critical infrastructure and sensitive information.

Artem Zayets and Alexey Malozemov received four-and-a-half and five years, respectively, while Daniil Puzyrevsky and Ruslan Khansvyarov got five-and-a-half and six years in prison each.

Hackers impersonated cybersecurity firm ESET to target Israeli organizations using phishing emails delivering wiper malware. The emails claimed to be from ESET and urged recipients to download a ZIP file to recover from a supposed attack.

Novaya Gazeta Europe, an independent Russian news site, faced a series of DDoS attacks causing its website to go offline temporarily. The attacks lasted from Monday to Wednesday, with junk page requests reaching 12 million per minute.