T-Cyberwarfare

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Jul
The offense-defense balance in cyber has a shelf life, and CNAS just estimated it- 229

The offense-defense balance in cyber has a shelf life, and CNAS just estimated it- 229

May 6, 2026 Cybersecurity has operated for years on a comfortable, if uneasy, assumption: AI-driven detection tools favor defenders,
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19
Jul
The UK's AI Security Institute just watched the offensive capability clock start speeding up- 226

The UK's AI Security Institute just watched the offensive capability clock start speeding up- 226

May 14, 2026 The UK's AI Security Institute has been measuring something specific and hard to dismiss as
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19
Jul
From Signatures to Behavior: How Real-Time AI Attacks Disrupted Global Cyber Defense- 224

From Signatures to Behavior: How Real-Time AI Attacks Disrupted Global Cyber Defense- 224

May 4, 2026 A retail chain in Hungary lost €15.5 million because an AI-polished email looked exactly like
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19
Jul
Google's GTIG report confirms AI has crossed from cybercrime convenience to zero-day creation- 223

Google's GTIG report confirms AI has crossed from cybercrime convenience to zero-day creation- 223

May 14, 2026 Google's Threat Intelligence Group has documented the first case it can trace of a functioning
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19
Jul
CISA's CI Fortify quietly concedes that eviction alone has failed- 222

CISA's CI Fortify quietly concedes that eviction alone has failed- 222

May 6, 2026 The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has a new answer to a question it has spent three
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19
Jul
Poland's water utilities become the latest target in Russia's shadow campaign- 218

Poland's water utilities become the latest target in Russia's shadow campaign- 218

May 7, 2026 Poland's domestic intelligence service has confirmed what regional cybersecurity researchers had already begun tracking: hackers
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Jul
Iran's ransomware proxies and the collapse of the line between crime and state power- 217

Iran's ransomware proxies and the collapse of the line between crime and state power- 217

May 17, 2026 Since 2020, a pattern has hardened into doctrine: when Iran wants to pressure an adversary's
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05
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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Jul
Patient by Design: FrostyNeighbor's Return and the Human Operator as Evasion Mechanism- 205

Patient by Design: FrostyNeighbor's Return and the Human Operator as Evasion Mechanism- 205

June 19, 2026 Most malware tries to avoid detection by being technically sophisticated. FrostyNeighbor avoids detection by being patient. Its
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05
Jul
The Art of Looking Innocent: Iran's Dual-Track Tradecraft Evolution- 198

The Art of Looking Innocent: Iran's Dual-Track Tradecraft Evolution- 198

June 23, 2026 Iran's most effective cyber operations in 2026 do not announce themselves. One looked like routine
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