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Old Protocol, New War: How Iran Tracked US Military Phones Through a 1970s Telecom Flaw- 267

Old Protocol, New War: How Iran Tracked US Military Phones Through a 1970s Telecom Flaw- 267

July 19, 2026 In the days surrounding the February air campaign against Iran, a wave of signals swept across Middle
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20
Jul
Beneath the Radar: A Reawakened Espionage Toolkit Targets Southeast Asian Governments- 256

Beneath the Radar: A Reawakened Espionage Toolkit Targets Southeast Asian Governments- 256

July 18, 2026 For over a year, an intrusion set moving through government and diplomatic networks across Southeast Asia left
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19
Jul
A malware sample built for single-core Windows XP may be the first cyberweapon ever found- 245

A malware sample built for single-core Windows XP may be the first cyberweapon ever found- 245

April 24, 2026 Five years before Stuxnet became the textbook case for cyber-physical sabotage, something called FAST16 may already
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Jul
Turla's botnet redesign is about surviving disruption, not just evading detection- 240

Turla's botnet redesign is about surviving disruption, not just evading detection- 240

June 28, 2026 Russia's FSB-linked Turla group has rebuilt its longstanding Kazuar backdoor into something structurally different
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Jul
Three times through the same door: FamousSparrow's patient campaign against Azerbaijan's energy sector- 239

Three times through the same door: FamousSparrow's patient campaign against Azerbaijan's energy sector- 239

December 25, 2025 A China-linked espionage group returned to the exact same compromised Microsoft Exchange server three separate times
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Jul
Poland's Signal exodus reveals a pattern too consistent to call coincidence- 230

Poland's Signal exodus reveals a pattern too consistent to call coincidence- 230

June 28, 2026 Poland has told its government officials to abandon Signal for a state-built alternative — not because the
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19
Jul
Beijing's Deniable Army: A Breach in Rome and a Warrant in Washington- 216

Beijing's Deniable Army: A Breach in Rome and a Warrant in Washington- 216

May 10, 2026 Two stories surfaced within days of each other in the spring of 2026, on opposite sides of
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Jul
Belarus's Oldest Digital Weapon Returns to Kyiv- 215

Belarus's Oldest Digital Weapon Returns to Kyiv- 215

June 28, 2026 Nearly a decade into its operational life, the Belarus-aligned threat group known as Ghostwriter has not
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Jul
MuddyWater's Double Game: Iran's Cyber Unit Trades Precision for Reach- 213

MuddyWater's Double Game: Iran's Cyber Unit Trades Precision for Reach- 213

June 28, 2026 An intrusion that looks like a ransomware shakedown and a breach wave spanning nine countries on four
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05
Jul
The Bilateral Cyber War: APT28's Persistent Reach and Ukraine's Offensive Doctrine- 212

The Bilateral Cyber War: APT28's Persistent Reach and Ukraine's Offensive Doctrine- 212

June 22, 2026 Western coverage of the Russia-Ukraine cyber conflict follows a predictable asymmetry: Russian attacks are documented, Ukrainian
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