Europe sanctions Chinese and Iranian firms for cyberattacks
2026-03-17T19:23:31Z•bda5a7445c856160a37ae4a25b94cdbe80154f7762f9f6d19061276a1769c558
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What happened
Collection of BleepingComputer reports covering high-impact cyber incidents and emerging threats: the EU sanctioned Chinese and Iranian entities for cyberattacks on critical infrastructure; CISA warned that a Wing FTP Server vulnerability is being actively exploited; LeakNet ransomware adopted ClickFix for initial access and a Deno-based loader; Stryker experienced a large-scale device wipe without malware. Additional items cover AI security risks (a font-rendering technique that hides malicious commands from AI assistants, guidance to secure AI agents and shadow AI), Companies House data-expo
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- 2026-03-17T19:23:31Z
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