Intelligence

China-linked UAT-7290 spies on telco in South Asia and Europe using modular malware (Pierluigi Paganini – Security Affairs)

China-linked threat actor UAT-7290 has conducted espionage attacks since at least 2022, targeting South Asia and Southeastern Europe. UAT-7290 primarily targets telecom providers, it...

Europol Leads Global Crackdown on Black Axe Cybercrime Gang, 34 Arrested (Danny Palmer – Infosecurity Magazine)

Almost three dozen people have been arrested as part of multi-national law enforcement operation targeting the international cybercriminal group Black Axe. With support from...

World Economic Forum: Deepfake Face-Swapping Tools Are Creating Critical Security Risks (Kevin Poireault – Infosecurity Magazine)

The rapid advancement of deepfakes is becoming a major challenge for sustaining trust in digital identity systems, the World Economic Forum (WEF) has warned....

AI-Powered Truman Show Operation Industrializes Investment Fraud (Phil Muncaster – Infosecurity Magazine)

Security researchers have uncovered a highly sophisticated, AI-assisted investment fraud operation in which victims are drawn into a personalized Truman Show-style controlled reality. Check...

FBI Warns of North Korean QR Phishing Campaigns (Phil Muncaster – Infosecurity Magazine)

US law enforcers have issued a new alert to domestic and foreign organizations about ongoing North Korean phishing campaigns that use QR codes to...

Are Hacktivists Going Out of Business? Or Just Out of Style (Josh Taylor – Infosecurity Magazine)

Having a discussion on hacktivism is interesting these days because it’s there - and it’s not. We’ve experienced a definite departure from the hacktivism...

US military strikes Islamic State group targets in Syria, officials say (BBC)

The US and its partner forces have carried out large-scale strikes against Islamic State (IS) group targets in Syria, the US Central Command (Centcom)...

Trump declares national emergency to shield Venezuelan oil cash (AXIOS)

President Trump declared a national emergency to shield Venezuelan oil revenue held by the U.S. government from seizure by private creditors, framing it as...

Crypto Crime Reaches Record High in 2025 as Nation‑State Sanctions Evasion Moves On‑Chain at Scale (Chainalysis)

In 2025, we tracked a notable rise in nation-state activity in crypto, marking the latest phase in the maturation of the illicit on-chain ecosystem....

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