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Contemporary warfare in Ukraine: Is Seoul asleep at the wheel? 2026-02-03 07:07 The Korea Times This month marks the fourth year of the ongoing Russian war of aggression against Ukraine. This tragedy has caused immense suffering and loss of life, but Ukraine still exists as a sovereign state and its people have defended themselves courageously and …
The Code War: Inside the Pentagon’s Aggressive Shift to Offensive Cyber Operations 2026-01-29 00:44 WebProNews In the quiet corridors of the Pentagon’s E-Ring, a fundamental doctrinal shift has occurred, one that moves the United States military away from a posture of reactive digital defense toward a strategy of aggressive, persistent engagement. For decades, the …
Vietnam is Close to Launching Its Own Version of a China-Style Social Credit System 2026-01-22 12:52 The Diplomat All of us sincerely lie All of us are drenched in sweat All of us live in cramped houses In this endless vastness All of us are being watched We are all about to be caught — “Infinite” by Hoàng Nhuận Cầm (1952-2021). As if Vietnam still needed more legal …
Cognitive Warfare: An Allied Blueprint and a Pentagon Opportunity 2026-01-16 07:42 Small Wars Journal NATO’s Chief Scientist has done the hard work. The report on Cognitive Warfare is clear, sober, and useful. It treats cognitive warfare as a fight for cognitive superiority, waged through synchronized military and non-military action across the continuum …
Trump says the US shut off the lights in Venezuela's capital using 'certain expertise.' Here's how it may have done it. 2026-01-08 10:35 Business Insider Amid the revelations over the weekend about the US military raid to capture Venezuela's president, Nicolás Maduro, was an unusual line from President Donald Trump. "It was dark," Trump said. "The lights of Caracas were largely turned off …
Ten global conflicts that make 2026 the year of uncertainty 2026-01-07 14:11 Firstpost The year 2025 was bloody. The year 2026, the way it has begun, promises to be even more dangerously bloody. From South America to Africa, Europe to East Asia and West Asia, major conflicts and wars are raging across continents, worsening by the day. Ten …
Building a Combat-Ready Force 2026-01-04 20:11 Dialogo Americas This article was first published in U.S. Space Command magazine, APOGEE, on September 22, 2025. The United States Space Force is taking a multitiered approach as it prepares for a new era in space defense. With an eye toward China and Russia’s growing …
The Top 26 Security Predictions for 2026 (Part 1) 2025-12-21 11:09 Government Technology As we close a year that saw cybersecurity cross the artificial intelligence Rubicon, almost everyone is “all in” on AI accelerating even greater change for the technology industry in the year ahead. And yet, security remains an Achilles’ heel for tech …
The cyberwarfare landscape is changing — here’s how to prepare 2025-12-19 23:25 Nextgov To date, damaging cyberattacks have largely focused on financial gain or network access, resulting in major business impacts and some disruption to daily life, rather than life-threatening consequences. Even incidents like the Colonial Pipeline ransomware …
Israeli military cyber chief warns of unprecedented cyber threats against Israel and the US 2025-12-17 16:31 All Israel News Illustrative: Israeli soldier working on a computer. (Photo: IDF) Israeli military cyber chief Maj. Gen. Aviad Dagan warned on Tuesday that both Israel and the United States face unprecedented cyber threats of which the public is largely unaware. "We …
Plane crashes, no medicine and mass panic – how a ‘Q-Day’ attack on UK would unfold 2025-12-16 07:22 The i paper ARE WE READY FOR WAR? Q-day will occur when a state acquires a quantum computer powerful enough to crack the encryption on which modern life depends There’s a term for a devastating cyber-attack on a broad range of fronts, hitting all the things that make …
Defining Cognitive Warfare: Maximalist versus Minimalist Approaches 2025-12-04 07:42 The Defence Horizon Journal Abstract: Given the relevance, evolution, and proliferation of cognitive warfare in the modern age, it is necessary to delve deeper into the concept to gain an empirical understanding that can inform future policies and practices. Accordingly, a systematic …
AI vs AI: New Cybersecurity Battlefield Where No Humans Are in the Loop 2025-12-01 02:41 Sify The Age of AI vs. AI cyber warfare, and machine-speed warfare is upon us as a recent attack using Anthropic’s Claude showed writes Satyen K. Bordoloi In mid-September 2025, a Chinese state-sponsored hacking group, designated GTG-1002 by Anthropic, executed …
Cyber warfare in space: Attacks on space systems rose since 2023 2025-11-30 07:50 Euronews Published on 30/11/2025 - 8:01 GMT+1 Space satellites and communications systems are under threat from cyber warfare, a new report warns, which said there were 237 cyber operations that targeted the space sector between January 2023 and July 2025 …
Charming Kitten Unveiled: Iran’s Elite Cyber Army Targeting Israel Exposed 2025-11-23 20:45 Sri Lanka Guardian A massive leak has revealed the identities, infrastructure, tools, and operations of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards’ top cyber unit, Charming Kitten, exposing their long-term efforts to infiltrate Israel’s military, defense industries, critical infrastructure …
First AI-Driven Cyberattack Marks a New Era of Digital Espionage 2025-11-20 06:19 The Pixel Pakistan In a development that cybersecurity analysts are calling a historic turning point, Anthropic has disclosed the world’s first documented large-scale cyberattack executed largely by artificial intelligence itself. The campaign, attributed to a Chinese state- …
Claude’s Dark Side: How AI Became a Tool for Global Cyber Espionage 2025-11-15 14:03 WebProNews In a chilling escalation of cyber warfare, state-sponsored hackers from China allegedly harnessed the power of Anthropic’s Claude AI to orchestrate a sophisticated espionage campaign targeting dozens of organizations worldwide. According to reports from …
The Pentagon Is Spending Millions On AI Hackers 2025-11-15 13:40 Forbes The U.S. is quietly investing in AI agents for cyberwarfare, spending millions this year on a secretive startup that’s using AI for offensive cyberattacks on American enemies. According to federal contracting records, a stealth, Arlington, Virginia-based …
CISO predictions for 2026 2025-11-07 04:37 iTWire At the end of every year, Fortinet publishes the Global Threat Landscape Report, which details the year’s activity and makes cybersecurity predictions for the coming year. This year will be no different. However, as part of our CISO Collective, we have …
Key Determinants of Cyberwarfare Severity and Its Outcomes Between Nations 2025-11-05 10:23 Bioengineer.org In the complex landscape of modern geopolitics, cyberwarfare has emerged as one of the foremost challenges confronting nation-states. The increasing frequency and sophistication of cyberattacks signal not just a tactical evolution in warfare but also a …
We’re living under a daily threat – but it’s not from nuclear weapons 2025-11-04 12:16 The i paper Nuclear weapons are both the ultimate deterrent and the ultimate threat. The same weapons that are capable of preserving peace can also trigger global devastation. There hasn’t been a nuclear attack since 1945, when the United States dropped atomic bombs …
How nations build and defend their cyberspace capabilities 2025-11-04 08:56 Help Net Security In this Help Net Security interview, Dr. Bernhards Blumbergs, Lead Cyber Security Expert at CERT.LV, discusses how cyberspace has become an integral part of national and military operations. He explains how countries develop capabilities to act and defend …
‘New Cyber Order’ is here, every human identity will have 80 agentic AI identities: WEF 2025-10-15 17:10 The Sociable A “New Cyber Order” is here; for every human identity there will be 80 agentic AI identities, and small businesses and states will need a type of Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) for cybersecurity, according to a discussion at the World Economic Forum ( …
Three generations of military service 2025-10-10 06:12 CONTACT Magazine Of the nearly one million Australians who served in World War 2, Keith Fitzpatrick was believed to be among the last 1300 with lived experience of that conflict – a number now smaller following his death at the age of 101 in June. CAPTION: Major Mike …
Ukraine's parliament backs creation of cyber forces in first reading 2025-10-09 11:00 The Kyiv Independent The Ukrainian parliament supported the creation of the Cyber Forces within Ukraine's military in the first reading on Oct. 9, underscoring the growing importance of this domain in the war with Russia. The bill, backed by 255 lawmakers, aims to …
ICE and the Israeli Military Are 2 Sides of the Same Coin — We Must Resist Both 2025-10-05 18:36 Truthout Did you know that Truthout is a nonprofit and independently funded by readers like you? If you value what we do, please support our work with a donation. On July 12, 2025, Homeland Security agents shoved Sen. Alex Padilla (D-California) out the door of a …
7 Documentaries to Watch if You Liked 'Most Wanted: Teen Hacker' 2025-09-11 08:06 Sportskeeda Most Wanted: Teen Hacker narrates the chilling true story of Julius Kivimäki, a Finnish teen who became one of the world's biggest hackers. The documentary follows his career from a 15-year-old who compelled an airliner into an emergency landing to …
Palantir: The Company Helping Israel Commit Genocide 2025-09-03 02:05 Muslim Skeptic In an earlier article, we had explored the ideology of Peter Thiel, one of the co-founders of Palantir Technologies, while also diving into his twisted views on Christianity, transhumanism, and what he describes as the “stagnation thesis.” Here, we will be …
The Cyber Praetorians: Dawn of the Digital Battlefield 2025-09-01 07:06 Zero Hedge The upcoming ‘Trump’s War’, like all great wars before it, will be merely the latest chapter in humanity’s hobby of creative destruction. Once upon a time, warriors hacked at each other with swords and spears; then came castles, cavalry, and the glory of …
NATO's Cybersecurity Spending Proposals’ Impact on the Industry 2025-08-20 17:44 The State of Security – Tripwire NATO has fundamentally redefined what it means to defend the alliance. At the 2025 NATO Summit in The Hague, allies made a commitment to investing 5% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) annually on core defense requirements and defense and security-related …
War Waged in Keystrokes 2025-08-08 15:08 Africa Defense Forum Less than two years after Sudan’s civil war began in April 2023, the two warring factions had killed more than 28,700 people, more than a quarter of whom were civilians. Half the population needed humanitarian aid, and nearly a third had fled their homes. …
Cyberwars: How Far Can They Go? 2025-08-07 09:47 The European Financial Review By Joseph Mazur Although cyberspace connects people globally, facilitating productivity through remote work, it has also fostered a range of malicious activities. While such activities controllable, others, such as government cyberwars, are not so easy to …
Investigative report exposes Microsoft support for Israeli war crimes in Gaza and the West Bank 2025-08-07 04:29 World Socialist Web Site The Microsoft logo is pictured outside the headquarters in Paris, Jan. 8, 2021. [AP Photo/Thibault Camus]A joint investigation by The Guardian and +972 Magazine has revealed that Microsoft has been providing its Azure cloud computing infrastructure to …
Saturday Hashtag: #TrumpCyberSabotage 2025-07-26 17:27 WhoWhatWhy Welcome to Saturday Hashtag, a weekly place for broader context. Listen To This Story As state-sponsored cyberattacks reach record highs worldwide, Donald Trump is actively dismantling the agencies and leadership responsible for defending America’s digital …
'You're Weaponising...': Malaysian PM Thrashes Trump In Jaw-Dropping Speech Over 'Tariff Bullying' 2025-07-09 15:42 The Times of India New Axis of China-Pak-Bangladesh May Destabilise India's Security Matrix: CDS Chauhan's Big Warning Chief of Defence Staff Gen Anil Chauhan has issued a sharp warning on the potential convergence of China, Pakistan, and Bangladesh, a new trilateral …
Iranian group Pay2Key.I2P ramps Up ransomware attacks against Israel and US with incentives for affiliates 2025-07-09 13:27 Security Affairs Iranian group Pay2Key.I2P ramps Up ransomware attacks against Israel and US with incentives for affiliates An Iranian ransomware group, Pay2Key.I2P, has intensified attacks on U.S. and Israeli targets, offering affiliates higher profits. The Iranian …
New Axis of China-Pak-Bangladesh May Destabilise India's Security Matrix: CDS Chauhan's Big Warning 2025-07-09 06:52 The Times of India Chief of Defence Staff Gen Anil Chauhan has issued a sharp warning on the potential convergence of China, Pakistan, and Bangladesh, a new trilateral alignment that could deeply impact India’s national security and regional stability. Speaking at a think- …
China-Linked VELETRIX Loader Used in Attacks on Telecommunications Infrastructure 2025-07-08 22:23 GBHackers A China-Nexus Threat Actor has launched a highly advanced assault against China Mobile Tietong Co., Ltd., a division of China Mobile, one of the biggest telecom behemoths in the nation, in a compelling illustration of state-aligned cyberwarfare. Named “ …
Australian military reveals cyber bootstraps in Manila amid Qantas hack 2025-07-08 03:53 The Mandarin The ADF’s cyber drills in Manila may not save Qantas this time, but they signal how Australia plans to fight its next digital war. Qantas Group CEO Vanessa Hudson. (AAP Image/Dan Himbrechts) Coincidences can be unfortunate, or they can be fortuitous, …
Commanding Presence 2025-07-03 08:57 Armada International In the first of two articles Armada examines what the United Kingdom’s Strategic Defence Review, published on 3rd June, will mean for the country’s electronic warfare posture. The UK’s Strategic Defence Review (SDR) outlines the country’s strategic …
From Cybersecurity to Cyberwarfare: India’s preparedness to be truly Viksit 2025-07-02 20:55 ETGovernment As we transition into an era of ‘digital-first’, the escalation of complexities in cyber threats is an alarming concern, especially for a country like India, which houses over 800 million internet users, the second-largest globally. Each user poses an …
AI In Cybersecurity: Rajesh Kumar C G On Balancing Innovation & Risk In India's Digital Transformation 2025-07-02 13:19 Free Press Journal Today, India is one of the most rapidly digitalizing countries in the world. As companies and government institutions integrate more and more digital solutions, the number of cyber incidents continues to increase. For example, according to Statista, more …
Hacktivist Group Launches Attacks on 20+ Critical Sectors Amid Iran–Israel Conflict 2025-07-02 00:05 GBHackers A series of sophisticated cyberattacks targeting over 20 vital sectors in Israel and its allies has been launched by more than 80 hacktivist groups in a major escalation of cyberwarfare that parallels the ongoing Iran-Israel confrontation. Following Israel …
Warrenton Airmen Return from Deployment as Squadron Converts to Cyberwarfare 2025-06-30 17:23 DVIDS - Georgia WARRENTON, Ore. -- Thirty-four Airmen of the 116th Air Control Squadron (ACS) stationed at Camp Rilea in Warrenton, Oregon deployed to support USCENTCOM air and space operations in the Fall of 2024 through Spring of 2025. After returning, a demobilization …
Iran’s response to US bombings: Is cyber-warfare likely? 2025-06-26 01:18 Digital Journal India's 'digital arrest' cybercrime has become so rampant that PM Modi has issued warnings - Copyright AFP Chris Delmas Iran is weighing its response to U.S. air strikes aimed at the country’s nuclear sites, which U.S. officials say have …
SIGNS: Iran May Strike U.S. In Cyber Warfare—Not Bombs, Experts Say 2025-06-25 07:13 AllHipHop Iran may respond to U.S. airstrikes with potent cyberattacks, using digital disruption as a weapon of influence and plausible deniability. Iran could unleash a range of cyberattacks against the United States in response to the recent airstrikes on its …
Iranian Hacktivist Attacking Israeli Military, Government, and Infrastructure Targets 2025-06-21 21:30 GBHackers Over 35 different pro-Iranian hacktivist organizations launched a coordinated attack on Israeli military, government, and key infrastructure targets in a dramatic escalation of cyberwarfare. This surge in activity starkly contrasts with the limited …
Mossad Cyber Attack Escalates Israel-Iran Conflict as War Enters New Phase 2025-06-19 22:19 Zim Eye Mossad Cyber Attack Escalates Israel-Iran Conflict as War Enters New Phase By A Correspondent In an extraordinary development amid the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran, multiple reports suggest that Mossad, Israel’s intelligence agency, has …
Swift Military Action, Overwhelming Force! How Can India Stun Pakistan If It Dares Another Misadventure: OPED 2025-06-16 06:36 The Eurasian Times OPED By: Group Captain Johnson Chacko Military conflicts in the last half century have resulted in a lot of death and destruction without the objectives being achieved by the warring nations. Even the superpowers had to withdraw from the lands they …
How Will the Israel-Iran Conflict End? Here's What AI Models Predict 2025-06-13 23:58 Decrypt In brief Six out of seven top AI models predict a prolonged shadow war between Israel and Iran, marked by airstrikes, cyberattacks, and proxy battles—but stopping short of full-scale war. Mutual deterrence, U.S. restraint, and survival instincts are seen …