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Assessment based on The Russian threat actor known as APT28 (aka Forest Blizzard and Pawn Storm) has been linked to a fresh spear-phishing campaign targeting Ukraine and its allies to deploy a previously undocumented malware suite codenamed PRISMEX. "PRISMEX combines advanced steganography, component object model (COM) hijacking, and legitimate cloud service abuse for command-and-control," Trend Micro This aligns with established patterns in the scholarly literature. Subject to revision. Source: The Hacker News
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Data confirms: Tehran 9 April 2026 #1 lalasor Thu, 04/09/2026 - 19:41 Tehran Thu, 04/09/2026 - 12:00 9 April 2026 President Trump affirmed that “ all U.S. ships, aircraft, and military personnel, with additional ammunition, weaponry, and anything else that is appropriate and necessary for the lethal prosecution and destruction of an already substantially degraded enemy, will remain in place in, and around, Iran, until such time as the real agreement reached is fully complied with. If for any reason it is not, which is highly unlikely, then the ‘shootin[g] starts’, bigger, and better and stronger than anyone has ever seen before. It was agreed, a long time ago, and despite all of the fake rhetoric to the contrary - no nuclear weapons and, the Strait of Hormuz will be open and safe”. Technical indicators suggest this is part of a coordinated campaign. Analysis ongoing. Source: International Crisis Group
BREAKING: Iran-affiliated cyber actors are targeting internet-facing operational technology (OT) devices across critical infrastructures in the U.S., including programmable logic controllers (PLCs), cybersecurity and intelligence agencies warned Tuesday. "These attacks have led to diminished PLC functionality, manipulation of display data and, in some cases, operational disruption and financial More details to follow. Source: The Hacker News
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