NATSEC

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Sep
One Regime, Four Fronts: Inside North Korea's Parallel Cyber Enterprise- 302

One Regime, Four Fronts: Inside North Korea's Parallel Cyber Enterprise- 302

August 8, 2026 It would be easier to track North Korea's state-linked cyber activity if it all
8 min read
27
Aug
The Student Becomes the Weapon: Inside China's Program to Distill Western AI Into Military Tools- 299

The Student Becomes the Weapon: Inside China's Program to Distill Western AI Into Military Tools- 299

August 12, 2026 Every major AI lab distills its own models as a matter of routine — it is how a
4 min read
27
Aug
Hands Off the Wheel: China's Shift to Autonomous AI-Run Cyberattacks- 298

Hands Off the Wheel: China's Shift to Autonomous AI-Run Cyberattacks- 298

August 12, 2026 For most of the last decade, the phrase "AI-assisted hacking" meant a human operator
7 min read
27
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
5 min read
27
Aug
Borrowed Trust: How Moscow Turns Everyday Software Into an Access Network- 296

Borrowed Trust: How Moscow Turns Everyday Software Into an Access Network- 296

August 5, 2026 A fake job offer, a hijacked hotel Wi-Fi login, a criminal marketplace listing, and an advertising
6 min read
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
2 min read
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
6 min read
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
3 min read
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
3 min read
03
Aug
Canada's Signals Intelligence Agency Turns Its Offensive Toolkit on Criminal Networks, Not Just State Adversaries- 277

Canada's Signals Intelligence Agency Turns Its Offensive Toolkit on Criminal Networks, Not Just State Adversaries- 277

July 7, 2026 Canada's Communications Security Establishment has disclosed that it ran three offensive cyber operations against foreign
3 min read