Weekly Intelligence Summary 1st Apr

Main story: REvil REturns with new data-leak site

Main story: Russian cyber attacks on Ukraine: Where’s the boom?

Main story: Karakurt Hacking Team moonlights as Conti side business

RaidForums takedown sends cybercriminals scrambling

Carbanak group’s evolution extends to ransomware

Maverick extortionist group Lapsus$ goes after big tech

US executive order pushes for responsible cryptocurrency use

The Russia-Ukraine war has triggered a resurgence of hacktivism around the world

The US government has issued an alert about the Iran-linked "MuddyWater" advanced persistent threat group

Conti ransomware group aims to ascend with new tools, structure

US DoJ arrests shine light on ease and impact of cryptocurrency laundering

Microsoft has announced plans to restrict its product users' ability to manually enable macros in several Office documents

A recent attack showed the potential of cyber-threat activity when used by a nation-state for coercion.

The FBI has warned of a recent surge in cyber attacks that use quick response (QR) codes.

The Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (FSB) conducted a series of raids and arrests against at least 20 members of the "REvil" ransomware group.

Researchers have discovered a critical vulnerability in the popular open-source Java SQL database H2

For 2022, cyber-security practitioners must be extraordinarily nimble and adept. Plus information on telegram dropping malware, North Korean group exploits Russia, and Log4j crisis spilling in to 2022

Log4j bug exposes fragility of digital ecosystem worldwide. Plus information on Magecart home for the holidays, Emotet regaining power, and Muddywater APT group hunts for airline data via Slack.