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Key Findings: German security agencies BfV and BSI have issued a joint advisory warning of a malicious cyber campaign targeting high-ranking individuals in politics, military, diplomacy, and investigative journalism in Germany and Europe. The campaign involves phishing attacks over the Signal messaging app, aiming to gain unauthorized access to victims' accounts and compromise their confidential communications. The attacks do not involve malware or technical vulnerabilities,

Key Findings Ukrainian and German police raided homes linked to alleged Black Basta ransomware members, identifying two Ukrainian suspects. Law enforcement issued an international wanted notice for the group's alleged Russian ringleader, Oleg Nefedov. Black Basta ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) has been active since April 2022, impacting over 500 organizations worldwide and causing hundreds of millions of dollars in damage. The cybercrime group has infected over 329 victims, i

Key Findings Ukrainian and German law enforcement authorities have identified two Ukrainians suspected of working for the Russia-linked ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) group Black Basta. The group's alleged leader, a 35-year-old Russian national named Oleg Evgenievich Nefedov (Нефедов Олег Евгеньевич), has been added to the European Union's Most Wanted and INTERPOL's Red Notice lists. The accused individuals specialized in technical hacking, including credential theft and "has

Key Findings: Germany summoned Russia's ambassador over alleged cyberattacks on its air traffic control authority and a disinformation campaign ahead of national elections. The German government has clear evidence linking an August 2024 cyberattack on Deutsche Flugsicherung, the country's air traffic control authority, to the Russia-nexus group APT28 (aka Fancy Bear). Germany also accused Moscow of attempting to influence and destabilize Germany's federal election through a d