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8 hours agoOpenAI Impacted by North Korea-Linked Axios Supply Chain Hack
OpenAI was affected by a supply chain attack involving malicious Axios packages attributed to North Korean hackers.
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3 days agoFirst they went after medtech, then Kash Patel. Iranian hackers' next target is likely 'low-hanging fruit' in water, energy, and tourism, experts say | Fortune
Iran-linked hackers are targeting high-profile figures and critical infrastructure in the U.S. and Israel to sow disruption.
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3 days agoFirst they went after medtech, then Kash Patel. Iranian hackers' next target is likely 'low-hanging fruit' in water, energy, and tourism, experts say | Fortune
Iran-linked hackers are targeting high-profile figures and critical infrastructure in the U.S. and Israel to sow disruption.
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1 month agoRussia-linked hackers appear on Iran war's cyber front, but their impact is murky
Russia-linked hacktivist groups supporting Iran have increased cyber activity against U.S. and Israeli targets during the Middle East conflict, though their impact remains unclear and largely unverified.
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1 month agoHow Iran built such a formidable cyberwar machine
Being on the receiving end of what was the world's first true cyber weapon showed Iran exactly what was possible then and in the future. In response, Iran moved aggressively to build its cyber capabilities. The country established governance and coordination structures-including the Supreme Council of Cyberspace in 2012-to advance its goals, while also sponsoring advanced persistent threat groups.
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1 month agoIran-Linked Hackers Take Aim at US and Other Targets, Raising Risk of Cyberattacks During War
Pro-Iranian hackers are expanding cyberattacks from the Middle East into the United States, targeting defense contractors, medical device companies, and critical infrastructure like power stations and water plants.
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1 month agoIran war a melting pot for other cyber threats | Computer Weekly
State-backed cyber actors from Belarus, China, and Pakistan increased malicious activity following the Israeli-US attack on Iran, exploiting the conflict as lures for phishing campaigns and intelligence collection.
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1 month agoCybercrime isn't just a cover for Iran's government goons
Iranian government-backed cyber operatives increasingly use commercial cybercrime malware and ransomware infrastructure for espionage and destructive operations rather than merely posing as criminals.
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1 month agoChina and spyware companies dominate zero-day attacks
Zero-day vulnerability exploits reached 90 cases in 2025, with Chinese cyber espionage groups and commercial spyware companies driving attacks increasingly toward enterprise infrastructure and security equipment.
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2 months agoCyber Insights 2026: Cyberwar and Rising Nation State Threats
Entering the cyber world is stepping into a warzone. Cyber is considered a war zone, and what happens there is described as cyberwar. But it's not that simple. War is conducted by nations (political), not undertaken by criminals (financial). Both are increasing in this war zone we call cyber, but the political threat is growing fast. Cyberwar is a complex subject, and a formal definition is difficult.
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1 month agoChina-linked crew embedded in US energy networks
In its yearly cybersecurity report, Dragos said state-sponsored crews haven't let up on their attempts to compromise America's critical infrastructure, with three new OT-focused threat groups joining the fray. This brings the total number worldwide to 26, and of these, 11 were active in 2025. Additionally, an existing group that Dragos tracks as Voltzite and is "highly correlated" with Volt Typhoon, according to Dragos CEO Robert M. Lee, kept up its intrusion activities last year.
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