Nuisance-level cyber ops in a hybrid war. “CatalanGate.” Industrial Spy caters to victims’ competitors? Conti chatter. $5 million reward for info on DPRK ops. Exercise Locked Shields.

Cyberattacks on both sides of Russia's hybrid war against Ukraine continue, with nuisance-level attacks and disinformation campaigns. A recent cyberattack on Currency.com was unsuccessful, and ransomware groups are now targeting Russian organizations. The Russian cruiser Moskva was filmed shortly before it sank, and the U.S. has offered a $5 million reward for information on North Korean cyber operators. The world's largest international live-fire cyber exercise, Exercise Locked Shields, begins tomorrow in Tallinn. The CyberWire's daily news briefing provides links to all of today's stories.