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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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North Korea just made its malware payload host itself on the blockchain- 252

North Korea just made its malware payload host itself on the blockchain- 252

July 5, 2026 North Korean threat actors behind the long-running Contagious Interview campaign have distributed more than 100 malicious
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China-Linked CL-STA-1062 Shifts From Taiwan to Critical Infrastructure Across Southeast Asia- 249

China-Linked CL-STA-1062 Shifts From Taiwan to Critical Infrastructure Across Southeast Asia- 249

July 1, 2026 A China-linked threat group that spent years quietly attacking Taiwanese web-hosting infrastructure has, over the
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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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THORChain's breach is a rounding error in 2026's record year for crypto theft- 242

THORChain's breach is a rounding error in 2026's record year for crypto theft- 242

June 28, 2026 THORChain, a decentralized cryptocurrency exchange founded in Switzerland in 2018, lost roughly $10.7 million on a
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Turla's botnet redesign is about surviving disruption, not just evading detection- 240

Turla's botnet redesign is about surviving disruption, not just evading detection- 240

June 28, 2026 Russia's FSB-linked Turla group has rebuilt its longstanding Kazuar backdoor into something structurally different
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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
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WannaCry at nine years: the day a stolen NSA tool became a lesson in negligence- 231

WannaCry at nine years: the day a stolen NSA tool became a lesson in negligence- 231

May 12, 2026 Nine years on, WannaCry remains the starkest illustration of a principle this publication returns to often: the
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Poland's Signal exodus reveals a pattern too consistent to call coincidence- 230

Poland's Signal exodus reveals a pattern too consistent to call coincidence- 230

June 28, 2026 Poland has told its government officials to abandon Signal for a state-built alternative — not because the
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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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