Powergrid attacks, DDoS, and doxing in a hybrid war. Notes on botnets, and a threat actor changes its phish hooks. Patch Tuesday. Sentence passed in a sanctions evasion case.

A recent cyber attack on Ukraine's power grid was thwarted, with officials stating that the attack was orchestrated by Russia's Sandworm hackers. This is the third attempt by the group to cause a blackout in Ukraine. In other news, the hacking group Anonymous has leaked 446GB of data from Russia's Ministry of Culture, claiming it as a victory against the Russian government. Meanwhile, a new malware called Enemybot, which combines elements of Mirai and Gafgyt, has been identified and is currently under development. Microsoft has released its April 2022 security updates, and Google has also released updates for Chrome. Several vulnerabilities have been identified in various products, including Citrix, Apache Struts 2, and others. A U.S. crypto researcher has been sentenced to five years in prison for helping North Korea evade sanctions.