Intelligence

New Year. Old War. New Team. Who’s Who In Zelenskyy’s Personnel Shuffle (Rostyslav Khotin – RFE/RL)

Amid corruption scandals and relentless Russian attacks, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is conducting major personnel changes at high levels in Ukraine. Here’s a look at...

Iran says it could hit Israel and US bases with preemptive strikes (Martina Sapio – Politico)

Iran’s parliamentary speaker warned on Saturday that Tehran could carry out preemptive strikes against Israel and U.S. military assets in the region, sharply escalating...

A massive breach exposed data of 17.5M Instagram users (Pierluigi Paganini – Security Affairs)

Since January 10, 2026, a million users have received password reset emails, sparking confusion and fears of a global cyberattack. Security experts warn this...

Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) suffered a data breach that impacted 700K individuals (Pierluigi Paganini – Security Affairs)

The Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS ) disclosed a data breach after misconfigured privacy settings exposed personal and health data of nearly 700,000...

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...

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