Poland arrests four suspects in international SIM-swapping operation linked to multimillion-dollar cryptocurrency thefts

  Polish law enforcement authorities have arrested four suspected members of an organized cybercrime group accused of orchestrating intricate SIM-swapping attacks that allegedly enabled the theft of millions of dollars in cryptocurrency from victims. The coordinated operation was led by…

Water and Wastewater Systems Become Strategic Targets for Russia, China, and Iran

Water and wastewater systems have become strategic gray‑zone targets for Russia, China, and Iran, driven by chronic underinvestment and weak operational‑technology (OT) defenses that make these utilities easy to probe and exploit. Internet‑facing human‑machine interfaces (HMIs), exposed programmable logic controllers…

China-Linked Malware Found in Counterfeit USB Drives Used on Japan Defense Force Classified Networks

Japan’s defense infrastructure has faced scrutiny following an investigation that revealed members of the Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) used counterfeit USB drives embedded with malware linked to China on systems handling classified information. According to findings reported by Nikkei, these…

One Million Passports Leaked Online

A database of almost a million passports from around the world was leaked online. Note what happened. A high-value credential—a passport—was used in an ancillary low-value authentication system: ID verification for cannabis dispensaries. And it’s the low-value system that got…