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Polish state news agency hit by cyberattack, officials claim Russian involvement: https://benborges.xyz/2024/05/31/polish-state-news.html

Before you head out for the weekend, check out today's Metacurity for the most critical infosec developments you should know, including
--Massive cyberattack in America's heartland disabled over 600,000 routers
--Five campaigns used OpenAI's technology to manipulate public opinion,
--Cloudflare thwarted Russian phishing and spy campaign aimed at cash-strapped Ukrainians,
--Pegasus spyware used against Russian and Belarusian journalists and activists,
--Canadian superstation hit by Play ransomware attack,
--Cyberattack on Christie's didn't harm auctions,
--Japanese man busted for using AI to create malware,
--Malware cocktail delivered via cracked MS Office versions,
--Student wanted for DDoS attacks on Texas state exams,
--much more
https://www.metacurity.com/p/massive-cyberattack-americas-heartland-disabled-600000-routers

Cyberattacks targeting US and allies having 'strategically consequential effects' https://therecord.media/nato-article-5-cyberattacks-emily-goldman-cyber-command-cycon

Cyberattacks targeting US and allies having 'strategically consequential effects'
Emily Goldman, a senior strategist at U.S. Cyber Command, told the audience at the CyCon conference that NATO adversaries are finding success in keeping cyberattacks below the threshold of invoking the alliance's Article 5.

Auction house Christie's alerts the FBI and UK police about the hack that hobbled its website earlier this month, and begins telling clients of compromised data (Zachary Small/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.…

After Hack, Christie’s Gives Details of Compromised Client Data
Its disclosure came after RansomHub claimed responsibility for the cyberattack and threatened to release client data on the dark web.

This https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.04821 has been replaced.
initial toot: https://mastoxiv.page/@arXiv_ees…

AI-based Identification of Most Critical Cyberattacks in Industrial Systems
Modern industrial systems face a growing threat from sophisticated cyberattacks that can cause significant operational disruptions. This work presents a novel methodology for identification of the most critical cyberattacks that may disrupt the operation of such a system. Application of the proposed framework can enable the design and development of advanced cybersecurity solutions for a wide range of industrial applications. Attacks are assessed taking into direct consideration how they impact…

Polnischer Geheimdienst prüft Falschmeldung
Nach einer Falschmeldung über eine angebliche Teilmobilmachung in Polen prüft der Inlandsgeheimdienst, ob die staatliche Nachrichtenagentur PAP Ziel eines russischen Cyberangriffs geworden ist. "Alles deutet darauf hin, dass wir es mit einer Cyberattacke zu tun haben, die von der russischen Seite aus gesteuert wurde", sagte der polnische Digitalisierungsmi…
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Vorwürfe gegen Regierung: Cyber-Attacken beunruhigen Polen
Eine Serie fingierter Anrufe erschüttert Polen. Belästigt werden vor allem Regierungskritiker. Gleichzeitig weitet sich die Affäre um die Pegasus-Software aus: Die Oberste Kontrollbehörde meldete Tausende Spähangriffe. Von Jan Pallokat.

The US and global partners dismantle the 911 S5 proxy botnet, "likely the world's largest botnet ever" affecting 19M unique IPs, and arrest its administrator (Sergiu Gatlan/BleepingComputer)
https://www.bleepingcomp…

EU-Cybersicherheitschef: Zahl der Störattacken hat sich verdoppelt
In der EU haben Cyberattacken von Gruppen, die von Russland unterstützt werden, in den vergangenen Monaten deutlich zugenommen. Die Zahl der Angriffe politisch motivierter Hacker gegen europäische Infrastrukturen habe sich vom vierten Quartal 2023 bis zum ersten Quartal 2024 verdoppelt, sagte der Leiter der Europäischen Behörde für C…
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Russische Hacker sollen Europas Schienennetz angegriffen haben
Der tschechische Verkehrsminister wirft Russland groß angelegte Hackerangriffe auf Bahnunternehmen vor. Der Kreml weist dies zurück. Schon vor einem Jahr hatte eine EU-Behörde vor solchen Attacken gewarnt.

The US and global partners dismantle the 911 S5 proxy botnet, "likely the world's largest botnet ever" affecting 19M unique IPs, and arrest its administrator (Sergiu Gatlan/BleepingComputer)
https://www.bleepingcomp…

EU Agency for Cybersecurity head Juhan Lepassaar says disruptive digital attacks, many tied to Russia-backed groups, have doubled in the EU in recent months (Derek Gatopoulos/Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/europe-elec

Europe's cybersecurity chief says disruptive attacks have doubled recently, sees Russia behind many
The top European Union cybersecurity official says that disruptive digital attacks have doubled in the 27-member bloc in recent months and election-related services are also being targeted. Many of the cyberattacks are traced to Russia-backed groups. European Union Agency for Cybersecurity chief Juhan Lepassaar told The Associated Press in an interview late Tuesday that attacks with geopolitical motives have steadily risen since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. He made …