- ISA warns of increasing cyber attacks against Israeli officials
February 11, 2026
The ISA and the National Cyber Directorate announced on Wednesday that they thwarted hundreds of cyberattack attempts over the past year carried out by Iranian intelligence operatives. According to the agencies, the attacks targeted senior government and defense officials, academics, journalists, and employees in the defense industry. A joint statement said a marked escalation in hostile ...
- Beyond the Battlefield: Threats to the Defense Industrial Base
February 10, 2026
In modern warfare, the front lines are no longer confined to the battlefield; they extend directly into the servers and supply chains of the industry that safeguards the nation. Today, the defense sector faces a relentless barrage of cyber operations conducted by state-sponsored actors and criminal groups alike. In recent years, Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) ...
- Approaching cyclone: Vortex Werewolf attacks Russia
February 6, 2026
In December 2025 and January 2026, BI.ZONE Threat Intelligence detected malicious activity by a new cluster Vortex Werewolf (SkyCloak). The attacks targeted Russian government and defense organizations. BI.ZONE researchers findings indicate that the adversary used phishing emails to deliver malware to the target systems. Victims received messages containing a download link disguised as a Telegram file‑sharing ...
- North Korean Labyrinth Chollima is morphing into three separate entities
January 30, 2026
One of the largest and most successful North Korean state-sponsored threat actors has split into three separate entities, each with their own tactics, malware tools, targets, and goals, experts have warned. In a recent in-depth analysis, researchers from CrowdStrike expalined the move is a strategic evolution to make Labyrinth Chollima cyberattacks more efficient, and that the ...
- UK: New home for Army’s cyber regiment
January 16, 2026
The Army is spending £279 million to build a new base for the soldiers who protect our military from cyber attacks. The money will pay for new buildings at Duke of Gloucester Barracks in Gloucestershire. This is where 13 Signal Regiment will be based. They are the soldiers who defend the Army’s computer systems from ...
- European Space Agency confirms data breach
December 30, 2025
MILAN — The European Space Agency has confirmed a security breach of unclassified material from science servers following reports on social media. A threat actor claimed to have compromised ESA systems and to have leaked roughly 200 gigabytes of data. According to screenshots shared on X by French cybersecurity professional Seb Latom, the actor alleges they ...
- Airbus to migrate critical apps to a sovereign Euro cloud
December 19, 2025
Airbus is preparing to tender a major contract to migrate mission-critical workloads to a digitally sovereign European cloud – but estimates only an 80/20 chance of finding a suitable provider. The aerospace manufacturer, which has already consolidated its datacenter estate and uses services like Google Workspace, now wants to move key on-premises applications including ERP, manufacturing ...
- SHADOW-VOID-042 Targets Multiple Industries with Void Rabisu-like Tactics
December 11, 2025
In October and November 2025, campaigns targeting sectors such as energy, defence, pharmaceuticals, and cybersecurity shared characteristics with older campaigns attributed to Void Rabisuopen on a new tab (also known as ROMCOM, Tropical Scorpius, Storm-0978). Void Rabisu is known to be associated with an actor group that has both financial and espionage motivations that are ...
- Poland detains three Ukrainians over possession of hacking equipment
December 8, 2025
A Polish court has ordered three Ukrainian nationals held on charges of computer fraud and possessing hardware and software designed to commit crimes, including a suspected attempt to damage IT data deemed crucial to national defence. The three men, aged 43, 42 and 39, were detained after a roadside check in Warsaw, Polish state news agency ...
- Thousands of Airbus planes grounded after faulty software detected
November 29, 2025
Airlines around the world have been forced to ground thousands of Airbus planes following the discovery of a software problem which may have contributed to a sudden drop in the altitude of a plane last month, injuring 15 people. Around 6,000 A320 planes are thought to be affected, delaying and cancelling flights over the weekend. Airbus ...
- Cyber Toufan leaks secret data on Iron Dome, Jericho missiles, and Australia’s Land 400 project
November 10, 2025
A hacking group believed to have ties to Iran has claimed responsibility for a massive cyberattack that exposed information linked to Australia’s $7 billion Land 400 defence program. The group, known as Cyber Toufan, says it accessed the data after breaching several Israeli defence companies. Cyber Toufan, a pro-Hamas group, shared the stolen material on Telegram. ...
- North Korean hackers target European defense firms with dream job scam
October 24, 2025
Infamous North Korean state-sponsored threat actors, Lazarus Group, have been targeting Southeastern European defense firms with their Operation DreamJob scams. Security researchers at ESET claim the goal of the attacks was to steal the know-how and other proprietary information on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) and drones. Lazarus is known for its work in supporting North Korea’s ...
- US accuses former L3Harris cyber boss of stealing and selling secrets to Russian buyer
October 23, 2025
The U.S. government has accused a former executive at defense contractor L3Harris of stealing trade secrets and selling them to a buyer in Russia, according to court documents seen by TechCrunch. On October 14, the Department of Justice accused Peter Williams of stealing eight trade secrets from two unnamed companies. The DOJ made the allegation in ...
- UK MoD investigating claims Russian hackers stole files on RAF and Navy bases
October 19, 2025
The Ministry of Defence is investigating claims that Russian hackers have stolen hundreds of sensitive military documents and published them on the dark web. The files hold details of eight RAF and Royal Navy bases as well as Ministry of Defence staff names and emails, The Mail On Sunday reported. Cybercriminals accessed the cache of files ...
- Satellites found exposing unencrypted data, including phone calls and some military comms
October 14, 2025
Security researchers have discovered that as many as half of all geostationary satellites in Earth’s orbit are carrying unencrypted sensitive consumer, corporate, and military information, making this data wide open to eavesdropping. The researchers at UC San Diego and the University of Maryland spent $800 on an off-the-shelf satellite receiver and pointed it at the sky ...
- US Air Force admits SharePoint privacy issue as reports trickle out of possible breach
October 1, 2025
The US Air Force is reportedly investigating a potential data breach caused by a Microsoft SharePoint issue. A report from The Register revealed the Air Force Personnel Center Directorate of Technology and Information issued a data breach notification shared on social media. “This message is to inform you of a critical Personally Identifiable Information (PII) and ...
- Microsoft terminates services for Israeli military after investigation into mass surveillance of Palestinians
September 25, 2025
Microsoft has terminated a set of services for the Israeli military after an investigation suggested Israel was using the company’s cloud computing technology for mass surveillance of Palestinians. In a statement posted the company’s blog, Microsoft President Brad Smith said the company had “ceased and disabled a set of services to a unit within the Israel ...
- Google lands £400M MoD contract for secure UK cloud services
September 12, 2025
The UK’s Ministry of Defence has signed a £400 million ($540 million) contract with Google sovereign cloud to support security and analytics workloads. The arrangement promises Google AI, data analytics, and cybersecurity, all in sovereign datacenters built in the UK. Defense intelligence and national security specialists will also use the systems to share secure information between ...
- Global Defense Spending on the Rise: Focus Southeast Asia & Thailand
September 9, 2025
Global defense spending is surging to unprecedented levels, with 2024 marking a staggering USD 2.48 trillion in military expenditures and even more ambitious commitments on the horizon. The Janes 2025 Defense Budget Annual Report projects a 3.6% rise or an additional USD 88.4 billion in 2025, fueled primarily by expanded military budgets in Europe, Russia, Northeast Asia, ...
- Poland to receive new European Union’s SAFE loans programme to boost cyber defence among other capabilities
September 9, 2025
Poland will receive EUR 43.7 billion in low-interest loans from the European Union’s new SAFE programme to boost defence capabilities, Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz said on Tuesday, confirming earlier reports. Calling the decision “a historic success,” Kosiniak-Kamysz said the funds will guarantee continued investment in Poland’s security and defence, including air and ...