The Good, the Bad and the Ugly in Cybersecurity – Week 26

A British national, Kai West, was charged by U.S. authorities for orchestrating cyberattacks resulting in $25 million in damages. APT28, a Russian-based state-sponsored group, used Signal to distribute malware to Ukrainian government entities. Salt Typhoon, a China-linked threat group, breached a Canadian telecom firm by exploiting a Cisco IOS XE vulnerability, highlighting the ongoing threat to critical infrastructure.