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Sep
Fifteen Years in the Making: The Sentencing of Ransomwareas- a-Service's Original Architect- 309

Fifteen Years in the Making: The Sentencing of Ransomwareas- a-Service's Original Architect- 309

August 7, 2026 When a US federal judge in the Eastern District of Virginia sentenced Maksim Silnikau to 16 years
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04
Sep
A Familiar Hand, A New Weapon: Storm-1175 Steps Out From Medusa's Shadow- 308

A Familiar Hand, A New Weapon: Storm-1175 Steps Out From Medusa's Shadow- 308

August 11, 2026 A ransomware group going quiet for four months usually means one of two things: law enforcement caught
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04
Sep
New Name, Same Playbook: How a Vishing Crew Climbed From Retail to Wall Street in 18 Months- 307

New Name, Same Playbook: How a Vishing Crew Climbed From Retail to Wall Street in 18 Months- 307

August 11, 2026 A criminal group that spent early 2025 attacking retail and hospitality chains does not, under ordinary circumstances,
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04
Sep
The Whole Pipeline: How Breached Data Becomes Cash, Leverage, and Sextortion Material- 306

The Whole Pipeline: How Breached Data Becomes Cash, Leverage, and Sextortion Material- 306

August 13, 2026 A data breach is usually reported as a single event — a company discloses an intrusion, a number
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04
Sep
The Long Gap: What Five Healthcare Breaches Reveal About Who's Actually Watching- 303

The Long Gap: What Five Healthcare Breaches Reveal About Who's Actually Watching- 303

August 9, 2026 Five healthcare-linked data breaches surfaced in the same few weeks of reporting, and no two of
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04
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
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04
Sep
Seeing Is No Longer Believing: How Synthetic Media Weaponizes Trust in Two Unrelated Worlds- 301

Seeing Is No Longer Believing: How Synthetic Media Weaponizes Trust in Two Unrelated Worlds- 301

August 8, 2026 A flooded province in southern China and a subscription platform for adult content creators would seem to
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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
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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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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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