Governments on high alert after CISA snuffs out Firestarter backdoor on fed network

A US federal agency was successfully targeted by a previously unknown backdoor malware called Firestarter, according to CISA cybersnoops and their UK counterparts – neither of which disclosed the agency’s name. Federal Civilian Executive Branch (FCEB) agencies include NASA; Homeland Security itself (cyberworkers at CISA Read More …

Lotus Wiper: A new threat targeting the energy and utilities sector

In light of geopolitical tensions that occurred in the Caribbean region in late 2025 and early 2026, artifacts associated with the attack chain of a destructive wiping campaign targeting the energy and utilities sector in Venezuela were identified on a Read More …

Sweden blames Russian hackers for attempting ‘destructive’ cyberattack on thermal plant

The Swedish government said Russian government-linked hackers attempted to disrupt the operations at one of the country’s thermal power plants last year. Sweden said that, while the hackers were unsuccessful, hybrid attacks that extend beyond cyberspace are becoming more dangerous. Read More …

Iran threatens to start attacking major US tech firms on April 1

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps warned Tuesday that it plans to begin attacking more than a dozen American companies across the Middle East on Wednesday in retaliation for the killing of Iranian citizens in the ongoing war with the US Read More …

Salt Typhoon is hacking the world’s phone and internet giants

Salt Typhoon is behind one of the broadest hacking campaigns in recent years, targeting some of the world’s largest phone and internet companies and stealing tens of millions of phone records about senior government officials. The hacking group, attributed to Read More …

China remains embedded in US energy networks ‘for the purpose of taking it down’

Three new threat groups began targeting critical infrastructure last year, while a well-known Beijing-backed crew – Volt Typhoon – continued to compromise cellular gateways and routers, and then break into US electric, oil, and gas companies in 2025, according to Read More …

Patch Tuesday – February 2026

Microsoft is publishing 55 vulnerabilities this February 2026 Patch Tuesday. Microsoft is aware of exploitation in the wild for six of today’s vulnerabilities, and notes public disclosure for three of those. Earlier in the month, All three of the publicly Read More …

China’s Salt Typhoon hackers broke into Norwegian companies

The Norwegian government has accused the Chinese-backed hacking group known as Salt Typhoon of breaking into several organizations in the country. In a report published on Friday, the Norwegian Police Security Service said the hacking group, believed to be working Read More …

Dynowiper: Destructive Malware Targeting Poland’s Energy Sector

The coordinated destructive campaign against critical energy infrastructure occurred on December 29, 2025, during a period of severe winter weather in Poland. According to CERT Polska’s report, the campaign targeted: 30+ wind and solar farms across Poland; A major CHP Read More …

Asia-based government spies quietly broke into critical networks across 37 countries

A state-aligned cyber group in Asia compromised government and critical infrastructure organizations across 37 countries in an ongoing espionage campaign, according to security researchers. In total, the crew compromised at least 70 organizations, and maintained access to several of these Read More …