US Military Used Anthropic AI to Crunch Intel and Pick Targets in Iran Strike, Despite Trump’s Ban

The US military reportedly used Anthropic’s Claude AI during a major strike in the Middle East against Iran, just hours after US President Donald Trump ordered all federal agencies to stop using the technology. According to WSJ, officials say the Read More …

North Korea’s Lazarus Group targets healthcare orgs with Medusa ransomware

North Korea’s Lazarus Group appears to have added another tool to its kit. It has begun using Medusa ransomware in extortion attacks targeting at least one US healthcare organization and an unnamed victim in the Middle East, according to Symantec Read More …

Data leak at Abu Dhabi finance summit exposes global figures

Former British prime minister David Cameron and hedge fund billionaire Alan Howard were among the hundreds whose passports and other identification papers were leaked online after they attended an Abu Dhabi conference, the Financial Times reported on Feb 17. The 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 …

Internet collapses in Iran amid protests over economic crisis

Internet connectivity collapsed across Iran on Thursday amid nationwide protests, according to web monitoring firms. “I think we’re at a near-total disconnection from the outside world now,” Amir Rashidi, an Iranian cybersecurity researcher who works for the nonprofit Miaan Group, Read More …

Iranian hacker group deploys malicious Snake game to target Egyptian and Israeli critical infrastructure

An Iranian-aligned hacking group tracked as ‘MuddyWater’ has dramatically shifted tactics in attacks against Israeli and Egyptian critical infrastructure. Previous campaigns by the group, observed by ESET Research, were characteristically noisy in their tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) making them Read More …

Phantom Taurus: A New Chinese Nexus APT and the Discovery of the NET-STAR Malware Suite

Phantom Taurus is a previously undocumented nation-state actor whose espionage operations align with People’s Republic of China (PRC) state interests. Over the past two and a half years, Unit 42 researchers have observed Phantom Taurus targeting government and telecommunications organizations Read More …

Microsoft terminates services for Israeli military after investigation into mass surveillance of Palestinians

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 Read More …

Israel: Dozens of actors fall victim to Iranian phishing attack

Dozens of Israeli actors have fallen victim to a phishing attack believed to originate from Iranian sources. According to a statement from the National Cyber Directorate, the actors were asked to submit filmed auditions and sensitive personal information—including photos of Read More …