OPS-CRIME

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Jul
Washington Recasts Pig-Butchering as a National-Security Problem: Inside the $43 Million Network That Fed China-Bound Laundering Pipelines- 271

Washington Recasts Pig-Butchering as a National-Security Problem: Inside the $43 Million Network That Fed China-Bound Laundering Pipelines- 271

July 21, 2026 The indictment of two Brooklyn and Queens residents accused of laundering more than $43 million in cyber-
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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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05
Jul
Proprietary by Design: The Ransomware Ecosystem's Shift Toward Custom Tooling- 207

Proprietary by Design: The Ransomware Ecosystem's Shift Toward Custom Tooling- 207

June 17, 2026 The commodity toolchain is becoming a liability. Rclone gets flagged. Cobalt Strike beacon patterns get detected. The
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05
Jul
The Deniability Architecture: How Beijing Outsourced Its Cyber Footprint- 191

The Deniability Architecture: How Beijing Outsourced Its Cyber Footprint- 191

June 20, 2026 China's intelligence services have spent the past several years dismantling the very thing that once
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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,
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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
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