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Heightened cyber tension as Quds Day approaches. Costa Rican electrical utility suffers from Conti ransomware. Emotet\u2019s operators seem to be exploring new possibilities. North Korean cyber operators target journalists who cover the DPRK. A guilty plea in a strange case of corporate-connected cyberstalking. Bel Yelin ponders the potential Twitter takeover. Mr. Security Answer Person John Pescatore addresses questions about vendors. And cybercrime, run like a business.\n\nFor links to all of today's stories check out our CyberWire daily news briefing:\nhttps://thecyberwire.com/newsletters/daily-briefing/11/80\n\nSelected reading.\nRussia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine: List of key events from day 62 (Al Jazeera)\xa0\nUkraine takes war behind enemy lines as Russian fuel depots set ablaze (The Telegraph)\xa0\nRussia pounds eastern Ukraine as West promises Kyiv new arms (AP NEWS)\xa0\nFinland, Sweden to begin NATO application in May, say local media reports (Reuters)\xa0\n\u2018Thanks, Putin\u2019: Finnish and Swedish Lawmakers Aim for NATO Membership (Foreign Policy)\xa0\nWorld War Three now a 'real' danger, Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov warns (The Telegraph)\xa0\nMoscow cites risk of nuclear war as U.S., allies pledge heavier arms for Ukraine (Reuters)\xa0\nRussia Warns of Nuclear War Risk as Ukraine Talks Go On (Bloomberg)\xa0\nFrom Jordan to Japan: US invites 14 non-NATO nations to Ukraine defense summit (Breaking Defense)\nState TV says Iran foiled cyberattacks on public services (AP NEWS)\nState TV Says Iran Foiled Cyberattacks on Public Services (SecurityWeek)\nIranian hackers claim they\u2019ve hit the Bank of Israel - but \u2018no proof,\u2019 cyber authority says (Haaretz)\nNorth Korean hackers targeting journalists with novel malware (BleepingComputer)\nThe ink-stained trail of GOLDBACKDOOR (Stairwell)\nConti ransomware cripples systems of electricity manager in Costa Rican town (The Record by Recorded Future)\xa0\nEmotet Tests New Delivery Techniques (Proofpoint)\xa0\nEx-eBay exec pleads guilty to harassing couple whose newsletter raised ire (Reuters)\nMastermind of Natick couple\u2019s harassment pleads guilty (Boston Globe)\xa0\nFormer eBay Executive Pleads Guilty to His Role in Cyberstalking Campaign (US Department of Justice)\xa0\nCyberkriminelle bieten Schadsoftware kostenlos an (IT-Markt)\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices