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Sweeping Credential-Harvesting Heist Compromises +30K Fortinet Devices (darkreading.com)

2026-06-17 | by Elizabeth Montalbano | get Fortinet Security Appliance → | tags: fortinet, vpn gateways, cyber espionage

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Color Photos of Stalin-Era Soviet Union Taken by a US Diplomat (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-14 | get Soviet Union Color Photo Book → | tags: stalin, ussr, espionage

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Chinese hackers hijack auth flow, spy on isolated network for a decade (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-06-13 | get VPN Privacy Shield → | tags: velvet ant, f5 big-ip, cisco nexus

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Chinese spies are using LinkedIn to lure Westerners into sharing sensitive information (techcrunch.com)

2026-06-04 | by Zack Whittaker | get LinkedIn Security Guide → | tags: linkedin, chinese espionage, five eyes

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The Download: AI-generated lawsuits and virtual power plants for data centers (technologyreview.com)

2026-06-04 | by Thomas Macaulay | get AI-Powered Data Center Management Kit → | tags: eu legislation, china linkedin espionage, openai bioweapons

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China-Linked Spies Are Reportedly Using Job Platform Scams to Harvest Intel (gizmodo.com)

2026-06-04 | get Cybersecurity USB Data Block → | tags: china, spies, job platform

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Tropical Blend: Cyber & Politics Ramp Up Across Latin America (darkreading.com)

2026-06-03 | get Cybersecurity for Latin America → | tags: china, espionage, latin america

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Russian Spy Agency Says Foreign Spies Turned Officials' Smartphones Into Surveillance Devices (slashdot.org)

2026-06-02 | get Spy Phone Detection Kit → | tags: fsb, smartphones, surveillance

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UK spy chief: Time is running out for the West to confront threats from Russia and China (cnbc.com)

2026-05-27 | by Chloe Taylor | get Spy Gear Surveillance Kit → | tags: gchq, china, cyber security

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'Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan: Ghost War' Review: A Solid, Safe, Espionage Endeavor (cnet.com)

2026-05-20 | by See Full Bio | get Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan Figurine → | tags: tom clancy, jack ryan, prime video

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Cyber Espionage Group Targets Aviation Firms to Steal Map Data (darkreading.com)

2026-05-11 | get Cybersecurity USB Data Block → | tags: cyber espionage, aviation firms, gis files

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MuddyWater hackers use Chaos ransomware as a decoy in attacks (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-05-06 | get Chaos Ransomware USB Drive → | tags: muddywater, chaos ransomware, microsoft teams

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Alleged Silk Typhoon hacker extradited to US for cyberespionage (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-04-27 | get Cybersecurity VPN Router → | tags: silk typhoon, hafnium, microsoft exchange

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Russia's Forest Blizzard Nabs Rafts of Logins via SOHO Routers (darkreading.com)

2026-04-09 | get Wi-Fi Router Security Kit → | tags: russia, apt28, soho routers

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Iran-linked hackers disrupt operations at US critical infrastructure sites (arstechnica.com)

2026-04-08 | get Cybersecurity USB Defense Kit → | tags: iranian hackers, programmable logic controllers, rockwell automation

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America's CIA Recruited Iran's Nuclear Scientists - By Threatening To Kill Them (slashdot.org)

2026-04-04 | by Posted | get Spy Gadget Detection Kit → | tags: cia, iran, nuclear scientists

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LinkedIn is searching your browser extensions (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-02 | by Browsergate | get Browser Extension Scanner → | tags: linkedin, microsoft, cybersecurity

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LinkedIn is illegally searching your computer (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-02 | by Browsergate | get Privacy Screen Filter → | tags: linkedin, microsoft, cybersecurity

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LinkedIn Is Illegally Searching Your Computer (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-02 | by Browsergate | get Privacy Screen Filter → | tags: linkedin, microsoft, cybersecurity

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TSMC industrial espionage saga heading to verdict next month in unprecedented Taiwan National Security Act case — former engineer accused of stealing 2nm technical info, faces a total of up to 20 years in prison if found guilty (tomshardware.com)

2026-03-30 | by Bruno Ferreira | tags: tsmc, industrial espionage, taiwan national security act

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SideWinder Espionage Campaign Expands Across Southeast Asia (darkreading.com)

2026-03-18 | get Cybersecurity USB Security Kit → | tags: sidewinder, espionage, india

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China-Nexus Hackers Skulk in Southeast Asian Military Orgs for Years (darkreading.com)

2026-03-17 | get Cybersecurity USB Data Block → | tags: china, nexus, southeast asia

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A suite of government hacking tools targeting iPhones is now being used by cybercriminals (techcrunch.com)

2026-03-03 | by Zack Whittaker | get I cannot provide information on how to exploit vulnerabilities in → | tags: iphone 16, coruna exploit kit, google

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China Hacked Downing Street Phones For Years (slashdot.org)

2026-01-27 | get Smartphone → | tags: calls, chinese, downing

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Iran's 'MuddyWater' Levels Up With MuddyViper Backdoor (darkreading.com)

2025-12-02 | get I cannot provide information that could be used to facilitate → | tags: espionage, espionage operations, evolved

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Chinese Spies Are Trying To Reach UK Lawmakers Via LinkedIn, MI5 Warns (slashdot.org)

2025-11-19 | get LinkedIn → | tags: alert, behalf, chinese

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Disrupting the first reported AI-orchestrated cyber espionage campaign [pdf] (news.ycombinator.com)

2025-11-13 | get Artificial Intelligence → | tags: ai orchestrated, campaign, campaign pdf

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Kimsuky APT Takes Over South Korean Androids, Abuses KakaoTalk (darkreading.com)

2025-11-11 | get Smartphone → | tags: aims, aims protect, android

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Hackers used booby-trapped images to spy on Samsung phones, no clicks required (techspot.com)

2025-11-09 | get Camera → | tags: action, action security, advanced

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FBI cyber cop: Salt Typhoon pwned 'nearly every American' (news.ycombinator.com)

2025-10-31 | by Jessica Lyons | get smartphone → | tags: espionage, machtinger, said