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Aug
The Maintenance Excuse: Zbtlink, the National Intelligence Law, and the Case Against Trusting Chinese Router Firmware- 295

The Maintenance Excuse: Zbtlink, the National Intelligence Law, and the Case Against Trusting Chinese Router Firmware- 295

August 8, 2026 On August 6, Chinese router maker Zbtlink told a reporter that a hidden remote-command implant researchers
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13
Aug
Beneath the Waterline: Iran's Deniable Campaign Against America's Weakest Infrastructure- 294

Beneath the Waterline: Iran's Deniable Campaign Against America's Weakest Infrastructure- 294

August 11, 2026 Over two days in late July, a handful of programmable logic controllers in small-town Minnesota water
6 min read
03
Aug
A blank marketing email as a spy's front door: how suspected Chinese operators are quietly reading university mailboxes- 285

A blank marketing email as a spy's front door: how suspected Chinese operators are quietly reading university mailboxes- 285

July 9, 2026 A suspected Chinese espionage group has spent months breaking into the email accounts of physics and engineering
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03
Aug
When cybercrime borrows a spy's toolkit: the UAT-11795 campaign hiding inside everyday software- 292

When cybercrime borrows a spy's toolkit: the UAT-11795 campaign hiding inside everyday software- 292

July 18, 2026 A financially motivated, Russian-speaking hacking crew has spent over a year quietly trojanizing the installers of
5 min read
03
Aug
Washington widens its warning as Iran's cyber-physical reach grows — and its own threats escalate-288

Washington widens its warning as Iran's cyber-physical reach grows — and its own threats escalate-288

July 23, 2026 The US federal government has broadened a warning about Iranian-linked hackers targeting the industrial control systems
3 min read
03
Aug
Four years in, Russia's propaganda machine turns back toward its old targets- 287

Four years in, Russia's propaganda machine turns back toward its old targets- 287

July 3, 2026 Four years into its invasion of Ukraine, Russia's influence-operations apparatus is shifting its center
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03
Aug
The hacktivist who helped a hacker flee: inside Spain's arrest of a pro-Russia network operative- 286

The hacktivist who helped a hacker flee: inside Spain's arrest of a pro-Russia network operative- 286

July 8, 2026 Spanish police have arrested a man in the central city of Palencia they believe was embedded in
3 min read
03
Aug
What Medtronic's Own Notice Leaves Unsaid: A Breach, an Extortion Claim, and a Company That Won't Connect the Two- 276

What Medtronic's Own Notice Leaves Unsaid: A Breach, an Extortion Claim, and a Company That Won't Connect the Two- 276

July 5, 2026 Medtronic, the world's largest medical device manufacturer, has begun formally notifying 3.83 million people
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24
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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22
Jul
Bulletproof No Longer: The Unsealing of the Media Land Indictment- 270

Bulletproof No Longer: The Unsealing of the Media Land Indictment- 270

July 16, 2026 Three years after federal prosecutors first built their case, the US Justice Department this week unsealed an
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