The cyber espionage group Cloud Atlas has been linked to spear-phishing attacks on Russian enterprises. Targets include a Russian agro-industrial firm and a state-owned research company, according to cybersecurity firm F.A.C.C.T. Cloud Atlas, active since 2014 and also known as Clean Ursa, Inception, Oxygen, and Red October, is recognized for its persistent campaigns targeting several countries including Russia, Belarus, Azerbaijan, Turkey, and Slovenia.

Outlaw Group Uses SSH Brute-Force to Deploy Cryptojacking Malware on Linux Servers
Cybersecurity researchers have revealed details about Outlaw, an “auto-propagating” cryptocurrency mining botnet that targets SSH servers with weak credentials. The Romanian-origin malware performs SSH brute-force