IRAN

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Jul
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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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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19
Jul
The Fed's financial stability survey just put a name to what markets have been pricing quietly- 228

The Fed's financial stability survey just put a name to what markets have been pricing quietly- 228

March 1, 2026 The reordering itself is the story. A central bank survey is not a newspaper — it reflects what
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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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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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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
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
Nothing to See Here: The Cyber Sabotage Framework That Preceded Stuxnet by Five Years- 202

Nothing to See Here: The Cyber Sabotage Framework That Preceded Stuxnet by Five Years- 202

June 24, 2026 The historical understanding of offensive cyber operations is being re-evaluated following the discovery of a sophisticated
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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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05
Jul
The Most Attacked Country: Israel's Cyber Threat Landscape in 2025-180

The Most Attacked Country: Israel's Cyber Threat Landscape in 2025-180

June 12, 2026 A country of fewer than ten million people absorbed nearly one in eight ideologically motivated cyberattacks in
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