The SVR is conducting its targeting both specifically and broadly, the U.S. and U.K. cyber agencies said.

The attacks targeted Russia’s leading state media provider and the country’s courts system.

Action plans, different kinds of meetings and more have all been in the mix, top administration officials told CyberScoop.

The simultaneous actions targeted the Star Blizzard espionage operation, which went after government and civil society groups around the world.

Countries like the United Kingdom, Japan, and Canada are adopting the U.S.'s proactive cyber strategy to anticipate and mitigate vulnerabilities, reflecting a shift away from deterrence.

The leading maker of spyware offered somewhat different explanations about wanting to see Apple’s lawsuit disappear.

The comments from White House and ODNI officials ahead of a Counter Ransomware Initiative summit come as the gangs prove difficult to keep down.

The individuals allegedly used spearphishing and malware to target the accounts of “dozens” of current and former U.S. officials. 

The members cited concerning news reports, including the exploitation of a zero-day vulnerability by parent company Pinduoduo in 2023.

Europol and eight other agencies launched the bust aimed at a network that targeted people trying to regain access to lost or stolen phones.