Victory Day approaches so shields up. Hackivists in the battlespace. Raspberry Robin and a USB worm. A carefully operated credential phishing campaign. Happy Mother’s Day (and stay safe online).

An update on the war in Ukraine as Victory Day approaches. President Lukashenka on the war next door. Hackivists in the battlespace. Raspberry Robin and a USB worm. A carefully operated credential phishing campaign. Another ICS security alert from CISA. Dinah Davis from Arctic Wolf on reflection amplification techniques. Carole Theriault examines zero trust architecture access policies. Happy Mother’s Day (and stay safe online).

For links to all of today's stories check out our CyberWire daily news briefing:

https://thecyberwire.com/newsletters/daily-briefing/11/88

Selected reading.

Mariupol steel mill battle rages as Ukraine repels attacks (Military Times) 

Why the battle for Mariupol is important for Vladimir Putin. (New York Times)

A race against time in Ukraine as Russia advances, West sends weapons (Washington Post)

The AP Interview: Belarus admits Russia's war 'drags on' (AP NEWS)

Russia’s ally Belarus criticises war effort for ‘dragging on’ (The Telegraph)

NSA cyber boss seeks to discourage vigilante hacking against Russia (Defense News)

Shields Up: Russian Cyberattacks Headed Our Way (JD Supra)

Raspberry Robin gets the worm early (Red Canary) 

VIP3R: New actor. Old story. Great success. (Menlo Security)

Johnson Controls Metasys (CISA) 

Top 3 Mother’s Day Scam Sites – Be Smart When Buying Gifts (Trend Micro News)

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