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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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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
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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
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19
Jul
Ten months later, nobody knows why Huawei routers took down Luxembourg's phone network- 243

Ten months later, nobody knows why Huawei routers took down Luxembourg's phone network- 243

July 7, 2026 For more than three hours on July 23, 2025, landline, 4G, and 5G service across Luxembourg went
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19
Jul
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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19
Jul
Poland's water utilities become the latest target in Russia's shadow campaign- 218

Poland's water utilities become the latest target in Russia's shadow campaign- 218

May 7, 2026 Poland's domestic intelligence service has confirmed what regional cybersecurity researchers had already begun tracking: hackers
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19
Jul
Beijing's Deniable Army: A Breach in Rome and a Warrant in Washington- 216

Beijing's Deniable Army: A Breach in Rome and a Warrant in Washington- 216

May 10, 2026 Two stories surfaced within days of each other in the spring of 2026, on opposite sides of
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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
The Long Game: How China's Cyber Harvest Became a Western Intelligence Priority- 199

The Long Game: How China's Cyber Harvest Became a Western Intelligence Priority- 199

June 19, 2026 A significant shift has occurred in how Western nations characterize Chinese cyber operations, moving away from quiet
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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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