A Chinese Ransomware Crew Swaps Tools, Not Tactics: Storm-1175's Pivot to StormEncryptor Exposes the Fragility of the MSP Layer- 338
August 16, 2026
For a financially motivated hacking crew that had gone quiet since April, the reappearance of Storm-1175
SilkParasite and the Discipline Problem: What Happens When Chinese Espionage Actors Use AI to Get Better, Not Just Faster- 335
September 1, 2026
There are two very different ways a state-linked hacking operation can put artificial intelligence to work,
Washington Dismantles a Chinese Hacking-as-a-Service Network — Then Walks Back Its Own Words- 333
September 1, 2026
When the Justice Department announced last week that it had seized the infrastructure behind a Chinese state-
The Silence Is the Signal: China's Opaque Review of Palo Alto Networks- 317
August 9, 2026
China's Cyberspace Administration announced a cybersecurity review of Palo Alto Networks' products this month,
A Familiar Hand, A New Weapon: Storm-1175 Steps Out From Medusa's Shadow- 308
August 11, 2026
A ransomware group going quiet for four months usually means one of two things: law enforcement caught
The Student Becomes the Weapon: Inside China's Program to Distill Western AI Into Military Tools- 299
August 12, 2026
Every major AI lab distills its own models as a matter of routine — it is how a
Hands Off the Wheel: China's Shift to Autonomous AI-Run Cyberattacks- 298
August 12, 2026
For most of the last decade, the phrase "AI-assisted hacking" meant a human operator
The Long Wire: How Beijing Builds Access That Outlasts Its Cover Stories- 297
August 12, 2026
Four episodes surfaced within days of each other in August 2026, and none of them, on its
