CI-CriticalInfrastructure

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Jul
When Cyberspace Became the Last Battlefield: Iran's Digital War and Its Limits- 208

When Cyberspace Became the Last Battlefield: Iran's Digital War and Its Limits- 208

June 17, 2026 On February 28, 2026, the United States and Israel launched coordinated strikes against Iran under Operations Epic
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05
Jul
The Student Who Stopped the Trains: TETRA, SDR, and the Infrastructure Vulnerability Nobody Fixed- 206

The Student Who Stopped the Trains: TETRA, SDR, and the Infrastructure Vulnerability Nobody Fixed- 206

June 18, 2026 A university student with a software-defined radio bought online and eleven handheld radios stopped four high-
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05
Jul
The Implant That Outlives the Patch: FIRESTARTER and the Persistence Problem- 204

The Implant That Outlives the Patch: FIRESTARTER and the Persistence Problem- 204

June 20, 2026 For network defenders, the standard playbook for responding to a network device compromise has long been straightforward:
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05
Jul
The Convenience Trap: How Rentable IoT Became a City-Scale Attack Surface- 203

The Convenience Trap: How Rentable IoT Became a City-Scale Attack Surface- 203

June 20, 2026 The proliferation of rentable IoT infrastructure is fundamentally challenging traditional security assumptions that rely on remote, distant
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05
Jul
The Deniability Architecture: How Beijing Outsourced Its Cyber Footprint- 191

The Deniability Architecture: How Beijing Outsourced Its Cyber Footprint- 191

June 20, 2026 China's intelligence services have spent the past several years dismantling the very thing that once
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05
Jul
The Door Left Open: FamousSparrow's Three-Wave Intrusion into Azerbaijani Energy Infrastructure- 187

The Door Left Open: FamousSparrow's Three-Wave Intrusion into Azerbaijani Energy Infrastructure- 187

June 7, 2026 ProxyNotShell was publicly disclosed in October 2022. The Exchange server at the center of the FamousSparrow intrusion
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06
May
Cyber Cargo Theft — Hijacking the Invisible Layer of Logistics- 157

Cyber Cargo Theft — Hijacking the Invisible Layer of Logistics- 157

April 30, 2026 The transformation of cargo theft underway across North America does not begin on highways or in warehouses.
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24
Apr
ZionSiphon: Early-Stage OT Malware Targeting Israeli Water Infrastructure Amid Regional Cyber Escalation- 150

ZionSiphon: Early-Stage OT Malware Targeting Israeli Water Infrastructure Amid Regional Cyber Escalation- 150

April 20, 2026 The discovery of ZionSiphon highlights a growing convergence between geopolitical conflict and cyber operations targeting critical infrastructure.
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23
Apr
Escalating Cyber and Cyber-Physical Risk to U.S. and Allied Infrastructure Amid Iran-Linked Conflict Dynamics- 149

Escalating Cyber and Cyber-Physical Risk to U.S. and Allied Infrastructure Amid Iran-Linked Conflict Dynamics- 149

April 21, 2026 Cyber and cyber-physical activity associated with the escalating confrontation involving the United States, Israel, and Iran
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22
Apr
AI-Accelerated Cyber Threats and U.S. Critical Infrastructure: Emerging National Security Risks from Autonomous Vulnerability Exploitation- 148

AI-Accelerated Cyber Threats and U.S. Critical Infrastructure: Emerging National Security Risks from Autonomous Vulnerability Exploitation- 148

April 21, 2026 The rapid integration of advanced AI into cyber operations is reshaping the threat landscape facing U.S.
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