US military contractor likely built iPhone hacking tools used by Russian spies in Ukraine

A mass hacking campaign targeting iPhone users in Ukraine and China used tools that were likely designed by U.S. military contractor L3Harris, TechCrunch has learned. The tools, which were intended for Western spies, wound up in the hands of various Read More …

Anthropic ditches its core safety promise in the middle of an AI red line fight with the Pentagon

Anthropic, a company founded by OpenAI exiles worried about the dangers of AI, is loosening its core safety principle in response to competition. Instead of self-imposed guardrails constraining its development of AI models, Anthropic is adopting a nonbinding safety framework Read More …

You can jailbreak an F-35 just like an iPhone, says Dutch defense chief

Lockheed Martin’s F-35 fighter aircraft can be jailbroken “just like an iPhone,” the Netherlands’ defense secretary has claimed. Gijs Tuinman made the comments during a podcast interview after being asked whether the aircraft’s software could be modified by European forces Read More …

ISA warns of increasing cyber attacks against Israeli officials

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, Read More …

Beyond the Battlefield: Threats to the Defense Industrial Base

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 Read More …

Cyber Toufan leaks secret data on Iron Dome, Jericho missiles, and Australia’s Land 400 project

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 Read More …

FBI: Iranian Cyber Actors May Target Vulnerable US Networks and Entities of Interest

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center (DC3), and the National Security Agency (NSA) (hereafter referred to as the authoring agencies) strongly urge organizations to remain vigilant for Read More …

Brussels unveils highly-anticipated strategy on defence but fails to outline new funding options

The White Paper, released on Wednesday, broadly rehashes the Commission’s ReArm Europe proposal unveiled two weeks ago that could see member states mobilise up to €800 billion for defence over the next four years by notably, pooling orders and procuring Read More …

South Korean defense giants bet big on AI-powered military tech

South Korean defense companies are ramping up investments in artificial intelligence (AI) software technology to boost unmanned warfare capabilities. The growing role of AI-powered autonomous weapon systems in warfare, particularly highlighted by the Russia-Ukraine war, has made them decisive in Read More …

The BadPilot campaign: Seashell Blizzard subgroup conducts multiyear global access operation

Microsoft is publishing for the first time their research into a subgroup within the Russian state actor Seashell Blizzard and its multiyear initial access operation, tracked by Microsoft Threat Intelligence as the “BadPilot campaign”. This subgroup has conducted globally diverse Read More …