Fancy Tools From Fancy Bear, Another Proxy Network Takedown, and A Look Ahead

This week's news includes a reappearance by an old favorite, APT28, aka Fancy Bear, which is back with some nasty new implants and tools it is deploying against targets in Ukraine (2:10), and we also have another law enforcement disruption of a residential proxy network, this one known as SocksEscort, which had victims all over the globe (7:45). Lastly, we talk about some of the upcoming episodes, including a new hacker movie podcast and our RSA preview that's coming next week.

Links

APT28 reappears: https://decipher.sc/2026/03/10/apt28-reemerges-with-modern-espionage-arsenal-code-tied-to-2010s-operations/

SocksEscort takedown: https://decipher.sc/2026/03/12/us-europol-crack-down-on-socksescort-residential-proxy-network/