Qilin ransomware group claims the hack of German political party Die Linke
2026-04-04T20:51:43Z•450c5fca8da7f7d87f5e70b1276792f72035817fcbe01e4668c6994d99c791a4
AGEWHEEZECISA KEVCisco patchesCrystalX RATEuropean Commission breachHandalaHasbro breachMaaSNorth Korea-linkedPSK Wind TechnologiesQilinSIO/AsigintTeamPCPTrueConfUAC-0255cryptocurrency heistdata-leakfake WhatsAppmultisig compromisenonce-based attackphishingransomwarespyware
What happened
Multiple high-impact cyber incidents and active threats were reported: the Qilin ransomware group claims stolen data from German political party Die Linke; CERT-EU linked a European Commission cloud breach to TeamPCP exposing data from ~30 EU entities; a likely North Korea-linked operation drained $285M from Drift using advanced nonce-based and multisig manipulation; and the Pro‑Iran Handala group claims a breach of Israeli contractor PSK Wind Technologies. Malware and phishing campaigns are active: Kaspersky uncovered CrystalX RAT as a new MaaS combining spyware/stealer/RAT functionality, UAC
Why it matters
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Evidence and limitations
- Source ID
- securityaffairs
- Record identifier
- 450c5fca8da7f7d87f5e70b1276792f72035817fcbe01e4668c6994d99c791a4
- Enrichment time
- 2026-04-04T20:51:43Z
- AI-assisted enrichment
- Yes
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