Russian Hackers Shut Down US State Government Websites

Russian-speaking cyberattackers boast they are behind disruption of Colorado, Kentucky, and Mississippi government websites. [TechWeb]( Follow Dark Reading: [RSS]( October 07, 2022 LATEST SECURITY NEWS & COMMENTARY [Russian Hackers Shut Down US State Government Websites]( Russian-speaking cyberattackers boast they are behind disruption of Colorado, Kentucky, and Mississippi government websites. [Hackers Have It Out for Microsoft Email Defenses]( Cybercriminals are focusing more and more on crafting special email attacks that evade Microsoft Defender and Office security. [Russia-Linked Cybercrime Group Hawks Combo of Malicious Services With LilithBot]( The malware-as-a-service group Eternity is selling a one-stop shop for various malware modules it's been distributing individually via a subscription model on Telegram. 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