GIFTEDCROOK’s Strategic Pivot: UAC-0226’s Espionage Surge Amid Ukraine’s Geopolitical Flashpoints UAC-0226, a threat cluster tracked by CERT-UA has intensified cyber-espionage operations against Ukrainian military, law enforcement, and government institutions since early 2025.

Excel just got its Kremlin merit badge. Paubox warns: #GIFTEDCROOK v1.3 vacuums .ovpn & .pdfs, beaming them out via Telegram—right as Kyiv keeps martial law on loop. Need the receipts?

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screenshot of the PDFalyzer output

Just published version 1.16.4 of The Pdfalyzer, the surprisingly popular tool for analyzing (possibly malicious) PDFs I created after my own unpleasant encounter with such a creature.

* Github: https://github.com/michelcrypt4d4mus/pdfalyzer
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Cyberspionage-Gruppe UAC-0226 hat Giftedcrook zu einem umfassenden Exfiltrations-Tool ausgebaut

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Giftedcrook è il nuovo stealer distribuito da Uac-0226 con email malevoli in Ucraina. Scoperta una campagna avanzata di cyber spionaggio.

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