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Stay up-to-date with the latest news and events in the cybersecurity industry. Here, you'll find a wide range of articles, updates, and event listings covering topics such as data breaches, emerging threats, and new security technologies.

26 May 2026

Positive Technologies helps AMD patch a vulnerability across four major chip lines

Timofey Duditsky, a researcher at the Positive Technologies Expert Security Center (PT ESC), has helped patch a critical vulnerability affecting the AMD EPYC, Ryzen, EPYC, and Ryzen Embedded processors. AMD is the world's second-largest chip developer, holding a 37% share of the global processor market. The security flaw affected 56 chip models, including lower-cost series such as the Athlon 3000, Ryzen 5000, and Ryzen 6000 with Radeon graphics. The vulnerability threatened everyday users, businesses, and government agencies across different countries. In attacks on organizations, threat actors could remain undetected in compromised systems for a long time, move laterally across internal networks, spy on victims, and steal sensitive data. The vendor was informed of the threat in accordance with the responsible disclosure policy and has since released firmware updates.

25 May 2026

Positive Technologies identifies key weaknesses in corporate cybersecurity defenses

The Positive Technologies Expert Security Center Incident Response team has released its findings from the past year's cyberattack investigations and retrospective analysis. Experts note that demand for these services remains strong, with requests for retrospective analysis doubling over the past year. Exploiting web application vulnerabilities and abusing trusted third-party relationships were identified as the primary initial access vectors for breaching corporate infrastructure. The share of attacks that successfully disrupted business continuity reached 55%.

15 May 2026

Positive Technologies expands educational partnerships with Indonesian universities to train cybersecurity professionals

Positive Technologies, a leader in the Russian cybersecurity industry, is continuing to strengthen its educational ties with Indonesia. During the International Economic Forum "Russia–Islamic World: KazanForum," the company signed agreements with five of the republic's leading universities: Universitas Brawijaya (UB), Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia (UPI), Politeknik Manufaktur Bandung, Institut Teknologi dan Sains Mandala (ITSM), and Universitas Darul Ma'arif (UDM). A similar document was signed a day earlier in Moscow with Universitas Padjadjaran (UNPAD). The primary goal of these partnerships is to develop the cybersecurity workforce in Southeast Asia's largest country.

14 May 2026

Positive Technologies warns: damage from hacktivist attacks reaches the level of nation-state groups

The line between ideologically driven hackers (hacktivists) and advanced persistent threat (APT) groups is blurring, as these actors increasingly carry out operations on behalf of governments and state-affiliated organizations. Experts at Positive Technologies have highlighted this major shift in the global cyberthreat landscape. They predict that further collaboration between politically motivated hackers and nation-state groups will lead to the rise of "hacktivism as a service" on the global dark web.

14 May 2026

Positive Technologies reports Russia among the top three countries facing the highest volume of cyberattacks

According to research by Positive Technologies, Russia was one of the three most frequently targeted countries for cyberattacks in 2025, alongside the United States and China. Researchers recorded the activity of 57 cybercrime groups targeting CIS nations. The primary objectives of these threat actors remained data exfiltration, industrial espionage, sabotage, and financial gain. Furthermore, cybercriminals actively leveraged artificial intelligence and unconventional tools to generate phishing campaigns and deepfakes during their attacks.

13 May 2026

Positive Technologies helps fix vulnerabilities in Delta Electronics controllers

During a recent security study, PT SWARM experts Sergey Fedonin and Ivan Kurnakov, assisted by Vladimir Nazarov, uncovered four critical vulnerabilities in Delta Electronics AS300 series PLCs. If exploited, these flaws could allow an attacker to halt production processes, disrupt expensive machinery, and cause industrial accidents, ultimately leading to severe financial and reputational damage. The manufacturer was notified of the cyberthreat in accordance with responsible disclosure guidelines and has since released a firmware update to secure the devices.

8 May 2026

Positive Hack Talks in Kuala Lumpur: Positive Technologies' international meetup series returns to Southeast Asia

Positive Technologies, an industry leader in results-driven cybersecurity, hosted an open event for cybersecurity professionals in Malaysia. The meetup brought together local, Russian, and international experts who shared their practical knowledge and unique experience. These events are open to all cybersecurity enthusiasts—from students and beginners to seasoned pros who are eager to share their insights.

29 April 2026

Positive Technologies helps secure Dell thin client management solution

PT SWARM expert Alexander Zhurnakov discovered a vulnerability chain in Wyse Management Suite, a thin client management platform developed by Dell, one of the world's largest computer hardware manufacturers. While thin clients function like standard computers, they rely on remote servers to operate. If exploited, this vulnerability chain could allow attackers to disrupt business operations, steal data, and move laterally across a corporate network. Dell was notified of the threat in line with the responsible disclosure policy and has already released software update.

21 April 2026

Positive Technologies reports a new wave of attacks by CapFix

Experts at Positive Technologies have uncovered a new series of attacks by the CapFix threat group, spanning from late 2025 through March 2026. The threat actors used upgraded tools and compromised infrastructure, which they likely accessed by exploiting a critical vulnerability in the Roundcube Webmail client. An analysis of the group's attacks in autumn 2025 revealed that the criminals specifically targeted Russian companies in the industrial and aerospace sectors.

20 April 2026

Positive Technologies helps fix four vulnerabilities in Foswiki, a free enterprise collaboration platform

PT SWARM researcher Evgeny Kopytin discovered four vulnerabilities in Foswiki, a widely used open-source wiki collaboration platform. Organizations around the world rely on Foswiki for internal knowledge bases, project management, and collaborative document editing in a web browser. The security flaws could enable attackers to steal sensitive information, take over accounts of employees and administrators, and even gain full control over corporate servers. Affected are wiki engine versions 2.1.9 and earlier, as well as the bundled MentionsPlugin version 1.0 component. The findings were disclosed responsibly to the Foswiki project team, and patched software releases are already available.

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