#Hacktivism
All CosmicBytez Labs articles tagged #Hacktivism, across news, security advisories, how-to guides, and projects.
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Syrian Electronic Army Hacker Behind Fake AP Tweet Gets 42 Months in Prison
Ahmad Umar Agha, aka Th3Pr0, was sentenced to 42 months for hacking Western media outlets, including the 2013 AP tweet that briefly cut $136B from the Dow.
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Belarusian Cyber Partisans Admit to 2023 Breach of Russian Healthcare Network
The hacktivist group confirmed a Russian researcher's report that it held admin-level access inside Moscow's Department of Health network for months in 2023.
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Three Threat Groups Target Russian Enterprises With Backdoors, Ransomware, and Wipers
Kaspersky details NightEagle, Hacking Cat, and Toy Ghouls — three distinct clusters hitting Russian organizations with backdoors, ransomware, and wipers.
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Hackers Claim Breach of Russian Election Systems Days Before Parliamentary Vote
An anonymous group calling itself CikLeak claims it breached Russia's Central Election Commission days before the State Duma vote.
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Pro-Ukraine Hacking Cat Group Deploying New Malware Against Russian Targets
Kaspersky says pro-Ukraine hacktivist group Hacking Cat has moved from defacements to a RAT, ransomware, and a data-destroying wiper.
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Hackers Hijack Russian Journalist Sobchak's Telegram Channels via Email Breach, Claim 350 GB Stolen
Hacker group Black Mirror compromised Ksenia Sobchak's email account and used it to seize two of her Telegram channels with 1.5 million combined...
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Bearlyfy Hits Russian Firms with Custom GenieLocker
Pro-Ukrainian hacktivist group Bearlyfy has conducted over 70 cyberattacks against Russian companies since January 2025, recently deploying a custom...
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Iran-Linked Hackers Breach FBI Director's Personal Email
Iran's Handala Hack Team breached the personal email of FBI Director Kash Patel, leaking photos and documents online, while simultaneously launching a...
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Operation Epic Fury Triggers Unprecedented Cyber Escalation
Following the joint U.S.-Israeli military operation against Iran, Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 reports an unprecedented surge in cyber retaliation with...
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Pro-Russian Hacktivists Launch Sustained Cyber Campaign
NoName057(16) and allied hacktivist groups are conducting DDoS attacks against Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic infrastructure, Italian government sites, and...