Hackers breach US firm over Wi-Fi from Russia in ‘Nearest Neighbor Attack’

Bill Toulas reports: Russian state hackers APT28 (Fancy Bear/Forest Blizzard/Sofacy) breached a U.S. company through its enterprise WiFi network while being thousands of miles away, by leveraging a novel technique called “nearest neighbor attack…. Continue reading Hackers breach US firm over Wi-Fi from Russia in ‘Nearest Neighbor Attack’

Israel’s Pager Attacks and Supply Chain Vulnerabilities

Israel’s brazen attacks on Hezbollah last week, in which hundreds of pagers and two-way radios exploded and killed at least 37 people, graphically illustrated a threat that cybersecurity experts have been warning about for years: Our international supply chains for computerized equipment leave us vulnerable. And we have no good means to defend ourselves.

Though the deadly operations were stunning, none of the elements used to carry them out were particularly new. The tactics employed by Israel, which has neither confirmed nor denied any role, to hijack an international supply chain and embed plastic explosives in Hezbollah devices have been used for years. What’s new is that Israel put them together in such a devastating and extravagantly public fashion, bringing into stark relief what the future of great power competition will look like—in peacetime, wartime and the ever expanding …

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China Suspected in Major Cyberattack on UK’s Ministry of Defence (MoD)

By Waqas
UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) faces potential Chinese cyberattack. Learn more about the details of the alleged attack, China’s role in cyberspace, potential consequences, and the importance of international cooperation in cybersecurity.
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Ukraine Claims Destruction of 280 Russian Servers, 2 Petabytes Lost

By Deeba Ahmed
Ukraine Reports Multiple Cyberattacks on Critical Russian Government Infrastructure and Private Companies, Leading to Nationwide Disruption and Massive Data Loss.
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Cyberattack on Ukraine’s Kyivstar Seems to Be Russian Hacktivists

The Solntsepek group has taken credit for the attack. They’re linked to the Russian military, so it’s unclear whether the attack was government directed or freelance.
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Ukraine’s Cyberattack Cripples Russia’s Tax System

By Waqas
Ukrainian Military’s Main Directorate of Intelligence (GUR) Launches Devastating Cyberattack on Russia’s Federal Tax Service (FTS) and IT Infrastructure
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Insider Q&A: Pentagon AI Chief on Network-Centric Warfare, Generative AI Challenges

Interview with Craig Martell, Chief Digital and AI Officer (CDAO) for the U.S. Department of Defense, about AI use in the military.
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