T-Geopolitics

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Aug
The Long Wire: How Beijing Builds Access That Outlasts Its Cover Stories- 297

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
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27
Aug
The Maintenance Excuse: Zbtlink, the National Intelligence Law, and the Case Against Trusting Chinese Router Firmware- 295

The Maintenance Excuse: Zbtlink, the National Intelligence Law, and the Case Against Trusting Chinese Router Firmware- 295

August 8, 2026 On August 6, Chinese router maker Zbtlink told a reporter that a hidden remote-command implant researchers
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13
Aug
Beneath the Waterline: Iran's Deniable Campaign Against America's Weakest Infrastructure- 294

Beneath the Waterline: Iran's Deniable Campaign Against America's Weakest Infrastructure- 294

August 11, 2026 Over two days in late July, a handful of programmable logic controllers in small-town Minnesota water
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03
Aug
A parking-lot camera as a weapon of war: how Russia turned Europe's own infrastructure into a targeting network- 291

A parking-lot camera as a weapon of war: how Russia turned Europe's own infrastructure into a targeting network- 291

July 23, 2026 Dutch intelligence has confirmed something that sounds almost mundane until its consequences are traced through: an ordinary
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03
Aug
One police force, two foreign intelligence services: how China and India ended up spying on the same Pakistani database- 290

One police force, two foreign intelligence services: how China and India ended up spying on the same Pakistani database- 290

July 11, 2026 Cybersecurity researchers have documented something unusual even by the standards of state-linked cyberespionage: hacking groups tied
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03
Aug
Washington widens its warning as Iran's cyber-physical reach grows — and its own threats escalate-288

Washington widens its warning as Iran's cyber-physical reach grows — and its own threats escalate-288

July 23, 2026 The US federal government has broadened a warning about Iranian-linked hackers targeting the industrial control systems
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03
Aug
Four years in, Russia's propaganda machine turns back toward its old targets- 287

Four years in, Russia's propaganda machine turns back toward its old targets- 287

July 3, 2026 Four years into its invasion of Ukraine, Russia's influence-operations apparatus is shifting its center
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03
Aug
The hacktivist who helped a hacker flee: inside Spain's arrest of a pro-Russia network operative- 286

The hacktivist who helped a hacker flee: inside Spain's arrest of a pro-Russia network operative- 286

July 8, 2026 Spanish police have arrested a man in the central city of Palencia they believe was embedded in
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03
Aug
Iran's quiet war inside Israel's networks- 281

Iran's quiet war inside Israel's networks- 281

July 10, 2026 While Israeli and American forces struck Iranian targets from the air, a quieter campaign was already running
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03
Aug
Fifteen Years, Nine Countries: The EU and UK Name the FSB Behind Europe's Infrastructure Sabotage Campaign- 275

Fifteen Years, Nine Countries: The EU and UK Name the FSB Behind Europe's Infrastructure Sabotage Campaign- 275

July 14, 2026 The United Kingdom and European Union have taken a step neither has taken before: attributing years of
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