Russian hackers deploy new malware in phishing campaign targeting Ukraine

2026-03-04T14:51:56Z5c3f546f4effe9ebae760ea813d6bbb7458bd96cd534b357b044d4772607f4b9
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What happened

Multiple security and privacy developments: researchers uncovered a suspected Russian espionage phishing campaign targeting Ukraine that deploys two previously undocumented malware strains; LexisNexis reported a contained breach with a threat actor claiming ~2 GB of legacy data; California’s CPPA fined PlayOn Sports $1.1M for unlawfully collecting student data and serving targeted ads; Google urged the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down geofence warrants; and Western allies launched a 6G security coalition to set voluntary resilience principles.

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