Geopolitics

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Germany Seeks Cybersecurity Partnership with Israel Germany seeks to strengthen its cybersecurity collaboration with Israel in light of the recent escalation be

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Geopolitical Tensions are Changing the Cybersecurity Landscape Political tensions are prompting nations to re-strategize cybersecurity. Countries that once soug

Russian Cyber Truce Places US at Risk

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s shock directive to US Cyber Command to pause offensive cyber-operations against Russia may have unforeseen consequences for

Chinese AI rattles Big Tech investors

The start of this week saw roughly $1 trillion wiped off leading US tech stocks, following the launch of Deepseek, a Chinese rival to AI offerings such as Micro

FBI unplugs Chinese hackers

The US Justice Department and FBI have completed a law enforcement operation to delete Chinese malware from approximately 4,258 U.S.-based computers and network

China’s Historical US Telecom Hack

US Senator Mark Warner has called the Salt Typhoon hack, conducted by a group that has been linked to Chinese intelligence, “the most serious telecoms hack in o

Feds to Block N. Korea’s Crypto-Cash

The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is conducting an ongoing investigation into the notorious North Korean cybercrime group Lazarus, formerly known as

Chinese Phisher Steals Top US Secrets

This week, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced criminal charges against a Chinese national, Song Wu, accused of wire fraud and aggravated identity thef

Hostile Nations' Threat to US Elections

  Nations hostile to America, primarily Russia and China, are currently doubling down on their efforts to influence the outcome of the upcoming US election

Cyber-piracy on the high seas

Escalating geopolitical instability in the South China Seas and The Red Sea are being seen as the root cause behind a rapid rise in cyber-attacks on commercial

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Chinese Hackers Using ORB Networks to Evade Detection Mandiant revealed that Chinese-linked state-backed hackers rely on operational relay box (ORBs) network pr

BogusBazarr Signals Alarms for Brands

By operating a “fraud-as-a-service’ (FaaS) website, BogusBazarr, operating out of China, runs 200 fraudulent webshops and has so far claimed 850,000 victims, mo

FBI warns of new NoKor hacking tactic

The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has issued a joint advisory warning of a new tactic being used by North Korean intelligence-gathering cyber group K

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Pokemon Reset Account Passwords Due to Breach Attempts The Pokemon Company announced that it detected a large number of breach attempts on its users and reset t

Geopolitically-Fueled US Cyberattacks

As geopolitical tensions and conflicts rise across the globe, so are cyber-attacks on critical Western infrastructure, particularly industrial facilities runnin

Doppelganger Gang to Disrupt Elections

Russian hacktivists named Doppelgänger have been interfering in Germany’s elections with a view to influence the outcome of upcoming European elections, accordi

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Biden’s Executive Order to Boost US Port Security The Biden-Harris administration announced that they will issue an Executive Order to boost the cybersecu

Cyber-Attackers Try to Divert a Flight

Airline security has just entered a new era with news that on Saturday cybercriminals hacked the communications network on a commercial flight and tried to dive

Executives Targeted in Ongoing Attacks

Highly organized cybercriminals suspected to be based in Russia and Nigeria are targeting hundreds of executives in dozens of organizations in an ongoing Micros

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Chinese Malware Breaches Dutch Defense Department Specialists from the Netherlands’ Military Intelligence and Security Service (MIVD) and the General Inte

Iran targets Western journalists

Hackers with close ties to the intelligence arm of Iran’s military, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard, are now personally targeting journalists, professors, and r

Geopolitical tensions fuel botnet boom

Recent weeks have seen an exponential rise in malicious botnets performing reconnaissance scanning to scout out victims. According to researchers at cybersecuri

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$80M in Crypto Stolen from Orbit Chain Cyberattack Orbit Chain revealed to its users that as a result of a cyber attack, $84.5M worth of Ethereum and DAI (crypt

Russian Pleads Guilty to Cyber Attacks

IBM Consulting and Palo Alto Networks Announce Partnership Expansion In a press release published on December 4th, IBM Consulting and Palo Alto Networks announc

Behind the Navy's First Cyber Strategy

Crypto Mixing Tool Sanctioned for North Korean Cyber Collaboration The U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned Sinbad, a crypto mixing service reportedly used by th

Chip war with China heats up

  As the Biden administration prepares to impose further limits on China’s access to leading-edge chip technology, news has broken over the weekend that Ch

Cybersecurity MoU Between US and Korea

CISA Signs Cybersecurity MoU with the Republic of Korea The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) announced a signed Memorandum of Understandi

Victims' Phones Used for Hamas Hacks

Terrorist group Hamas, which was responsible for the recent atrocities committed in Israel, is reported to be using the smartphones of dead and captured Israeli

Israel conflict spreads to cyberspace

Israel-based cybersecurity firm Check Point Software said that the company has tracked over 40 groups conducting attacks that overwhelmed and disrupted more tha

Google Responds to Malware Linked Theft

‘Stayin’ Alive’ campaign targets Asian telecommunication services A new malware campaign, called ‘Stayin’ Alive’, has been d

Google Heightens Email Sender Security

Google to adapt email sender guidelines for heightened security In response to the increasingly hostile cyber environment, Google will tighten bulk email sendin

AI-Backed Chinese Propaganda Campaign

Example of an AI-generated image posted by a suspected Chinese IO asset. The Statue of Liberty’s hand holding the torch has more than five fingers. Credit

Chinese Cyber-Espionage Attacks Exposed

The China-backed hacking group referred to as RedHotel has been linked to attacks in 17 countries during a three-year espionage campaign. According to cybersecu

Cybercriminals Flee to China’s Dark Web

The recent success of Western government agencies such as the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), who have taken down prominent Dark Web forums, are being

Bangladeshi ‘Hacktivists’ Threaten Critical Infrastructure

Bangladeshi ‘Hacktivists’ Threaten Critical Infrastructure Recent reports have announced threats to critical infrastructure in India, Israel, and Au

3,500 Cybercriminals Arrested by Law Enforcement – December 21st

Iranian ‘Seedworm’ Targets African Telcos Iran-backed cyberespionage group ‘Seedworm’ is targeting telecommunications companies from Egy

60,000 emails seized in US State Department breach – September 28th

HiddenGh0st malware targets MS-SQL servers Researchers have identified HiddenGh0st malware, a malware popular with Chinese threat actors, as posing an increasin

73% of SME Security Professionals Failed to Act on a High Priority Security Alert – April 17th

Russian “Sandworm” Claims US Water Attacks Russian group “Sandworm” publicly claimed the recent attacks on US, Polish, and French water

AI is fueling China’s cyber war against the US

Once again, China is harnessing new Western technology to attack and undermine the US at home and overseas. According to a new report from Microsoft, this time,

Asia-based Cybercrime Syndicates Go Global – July 23rd

Asia-based Cybercrime Syndicates Go Global Asian cybercrime syndicates based in China and Southeast Asia have caused approximately $37 billion in losses in

Budworm Group Targets Middle Eastern Telco Company – September 29th

Budworm takes a backdoor into Middle Eastern and Asian organizations Chinese hacker group Budworm has been using cyber-espionage malware to target a telecommuni

China hacks US nuclear agency

The US Nuclear Security Administration, which is responsible for maintaining and designing the USA’s cache of nuclear weapons, has been hacked by China-based cy

China is now spying on you

The Chinese government now has a vast storehouse of confidential information belonging to key industries and individuals in the US and UK and many other countri

China ramps up cyber-attacks on the US

The latest US security breach attributed to systematic attempts by China to compromise US institutions and critical infrastructure has impacted the US Treasury.

“Crazy Evil” Threatens Cryptocurrency Ecosystem

A new and rising threat to decentralized financing has been identified. Threat intelligence researcher, the Insikt group, has uncovered “Crazy Evil,” a rapidly

Cryptocurrency Laundering Top Dog Arrested

Russian-Swedish native Roman Sterlingov has been sentenced to twelve years in prison for his alleged involvement in Bitcoin Fog, the longest-running cryptocurre

Cyber-attackers try to divert a commercial flight

Airline security has just entered a new era with the news that on Saturday, cybercriminals hacked the communications network on a commercial flight and tried to

Exclusive interview with top military scientist

In an exclusive interview with Cyber Intelligence, top Israeli military scientist Prof. Isaac Ben-Israel reveals that Iran has tested a missile in space that co

FBI declares cyber-war on China

US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) director Christopher Wray used his keynote speech at the weekend’s Munich Cyber Security Conference, which many regard

FBI sounds second call to arms to fight cybercrime

The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is increasingly anxious to enlist the private sector in the losing battle it is fighting against global cybercrime

Finland Police Accuse Chinese APT31 Group of 2020 Parliament Attack – March 29th

Cisco Patches 14 iOS Vulnerabilities Cisco released security updates that patched 14 Cisco iOS vulnerabilities that could have caused Denial-of-Service (DoS) bu

German Intelligence warns of Russian cyber-attacks

The cyber cold war just became a little warmer, with German Intelligence now publicly crying foul on Monday at Russia for online attacks stretching back to 2020

GhostSec exposes Iran’s surveillance of its citizens – August 28th

Hackers hold Prospect Medical’s data ‘hostage’ Hacker group Rhysida has been identified as the mastermind behind the recent ransomware attack

GoldenJackal targets top-secret installations

An as-yet-unidentified group, known only as GoldenJackal with suspected links to the Russian state, is targeting high-security networks that are intentionally i

Israel’s cyber sector weathers the war

In an exclusive interview with Cyber Intelligence, Irina Tsukerman outlines the ongoing impact that the ongoing Israel/Hamas conflict is having not only on cybe

1Bn Korean Bust Is Tip Of Se Asian Cybercrime Iceberg

China And Iran Launch Lethal Attacks On Us Infrastructure

China Bans Us Semiconductors

Connected Evs Represent Latest Geopolitical Cyber Threat