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Russia's FSB intelligence agency has accused foreign spy services of compromising the smartphones of senior Russian officials. The agency claims the devices were turned into surveillance tools capable of stealing data, recording conversations, and covertly activating microphones and cameras to monitor their surroundings.
The Belarus-aligned hacking group Ghostwriter is targeting Ukrainian government organizations with a new phishing campaign. The attackers send emails disguised as communications from Prometheus, a popular Ukrainian online learning platform, to trick officials into compromising their systems. The campaign was identified by Ukraine's CERT-UA.