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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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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
3 min read
21
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
3 min read
19
Jul
Operation Ramz shows where Southeast Asia's scam compounds go when they get shut down- 241

Operation Ramz shows where Southeast Asia's scam compounds go when they get shut down- 241

June 28, 2026 INTERPOL's Operation Ramz, the largest coordinated cybercrime operation the organization has ever run in the
3 min read
19
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
3 min read
19
Jul
Europe wrote the rules for surveillance exports, then left its own member states to enforce them-236

Europe wrote the rules for surveillance exports, then left its own member states to enforce them-236

May 12, 2026 A new Human Rights Watch report has identified a specific and uncomfortable failure point in how the
2 min read
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
2 min read
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
7 min read
05
Jul
Inside the Machine: What The Gentlemen Ransomware Leak Reveals- 177

Inside the Machine: What The Gentlemen Ransomware Leak Reveals- 177

May 30, 2026 Ransomware groups rarely find themselves on the receiving end of their own methodology. In early May 2026,
3 min read
04
Dec
Iran’s MuddyWater Intensifies Espionage: Advanced Toolset Hits Israel and Egypt-135

Iran’s MuddyWater Intensifies Espionage: Advanced Toolset Hits Israel and Egypt-135

December 2, 2025 MuddyWater, one of Iran’s most persistent intelligence-aligned threat groups, is expanding its espionage activity with
3 min read