Consensus on the Viasat hack: Russia did it. Kaspersky remains under investigation. The Nerbian RAT is out. NPM dependencies exploited, but to what end? Advisories from CISA and its partners.

There is international agreement that Russia was behind the cyberattack on Viasat, which disrupted satellite communications in Ukraine and other European countries. Kaspersky, a Russian cybersecurity company, is under investigation for its potential involvement in the attack. The Nerbian RAT, a malware tool used in the attack, has been identified and is no longer active. Researchers have also discovered a new type of cyberattack exploiting dependencies in the NPM package manager, which has targeted German companies. Caleb Barlow discusses Russia's future on the internet, considering its increasing isolation from the global community. Deepen Desai from Zscaler shares the latest phishing research. New advisories have been issued by CISA and its partners, including warnings about vulnerabilities in several industrial products and a call to protect against cyber threats to managed service providers.