O-GOV

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Sep
Medusa's Affiliate Model Hits Full Stride: 500 Critical-Infrastructure Victims and a Hint of Cracks Beneath- 339

Medusa's Affiliate Model Hits Full Stride: 500 Critical-Infrastructure Victims and a Hint of Cracks Beneath- 339

August 20, 2026 An updated federal advisory on the Medusa ransomware-as-a-service operation reads less like a warning
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15
Sep
The Browser Is the Cover: Inside BlueDelta's HOOKEDGE Campaign Against European Diplomacy- 337

The Browser Is the Cover: Inside BlueDelta's HOOKEDGE Campaign Against European Diplomacy- 337

September 2, 2026 A phishing document that looks exactly like a real government meeting agenda is a familiar enough trick.
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10
Sep
Washington Dismantles a Chinese Hacking-as-a-Service Network — Then Walks Back Its Own Words- 333

Washington Dismantles a Chinese Hacking-as-a-Service Network — Then Walks Back Its Own Words- 333

September 1, 2026 When the Justice Department announced last week that it had seized the infrastructure behind a Chinese state-
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10
Sep
Berlin's No: A Ransomware Extortion Collides With a State Election- 332

Berlin's No: A Ransomware Extortion Collides With a State Election- 332

September 2, 2026 A city-state government's refusal to pay a ransom is rarely news in itself; what
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09
Sep
A Federal Law Enforcement Agency Learns of Its Own Breach From a Leak Site- 331

A Federal Law Enforcement Agency Learns of Its Own Breach From a Leak Site- 331

September 1, 2026 When the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives confirmed on August 26 that it was responding
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07
Sep
Britain's Next War Won't Be an Away Game: A Former Spy Chief on Cyber Campaigning- 327

Britain's Next War Won't Be an Away Game: A Former Spy Chief on Cyber Campaigning- 327

August 5, 2026 General Sir Jim Hockenhull spent a career built on keeping secrets, and he is now best known
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07
Sep
The Slow Breach: How Long an Attacker Sat Inside South Korea's Diplomatic Training Academy- 324

The Slow Breach: How Long an Attacker Sat Inside South Korea's Diplomatic Training Academy- 324

August 1, 2026 South Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed this month that a cyberattack against the Korea
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07
Sep
No Single Actor Controls Enough to Be Deterred: Why Law Enforcement Keeps Losing the Cybercrime Race- 323

No Single Actor Controls Enough to Be Deterred: Why Law Enforcement Keeps Losing the Cybercrime Race- 323

August 7, 2026 At Black Hat USA 2026, Carole House, CEO of Penumbra Strategies and a senior fellow at the
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07
Sep
The Silence Is the Signal: China's Opaque Review of Palo Alto Networks- 317

The Silence Is the Signal: China's Opaque Review of Palo Alto Networks- 317

August 9, 2026 China's Cyberspace Administration announced a cybersecurity review of Palo Alto Networks' products this month,
3 min read
07
Sep
Scaling the Scam: Inside One AI-Powered Compound While Washington Argues With Beijing- 313

Scaling the Scam: Inside One AI-Powered Compound While Washington Argues With Beijing- 313

August 5, 2026 A single disrupted network in a Cambodian border town and a Senate hearing three thousand miles away
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