The FBI, CISA, NSA, EPA, DOE, CNMF and Treasury warn of ongoing exploitation of internet-exposed PLCs by an Iranian-affiliated APT group, with activity observed since at least March 2026. Targets are Rockwell Automation/Allen-Bradley, Schneider Electric and Siemens PLCs in the Government Services and Facilities, Water and Wastewater Syste…
UK officials have not committed to AI-specific measures in the Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill, even though AI minister Kanishka Narayan pledged to "legislate wherever necessary". Alexandra Jones of the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade told MPs that the government is "looking at" …
Silent Lynx, tracked as UAT-6275 by Cisco Talos and TAG-193 by Recorded Future Insikt Group, has been linked to a new set of attacks on government organizations across the Commonwealth of Independent States. The activity ran from June 2025 through August 2026 and used four infection chains to deploy custom reverse shells (FoalShell, Chvos…
Recorded Future's Insikt Group reports on TAG-193, a cluster that ran a sustained intelligence-collection campaign against government bodies from early 2025 through May 2026. Targets include diplomacy, economic development, agriculture and environmental agencies in Russia, Tajikistan, Belarus, Armenia and Uzbekistan. Lure documents and im…
TrendAI™ (Trend Micro) published its H1 2026 APT Activity Roundup on July 29, 2026. It finds nation-state actors used AI in more stages of the intrusion lifecycle than in any prior half-year the company has tracked. China-aligned actors used generative AI to refine exploits and iteratively build malware through "vibe coding", and one AI a…
Tenable's Cybersecurity Awareness Month blog summarizes government guidance on defending critical infrastructure against nation-state and AI-assisted attacks. Per a joint US government advisory (published in April, updated in July), Iran-affiliated APT groups have attacked US water, energy and government facilities since Operation Epic Fu…
ESET documented the evolution of MATCHBOIL, a custom C downloader used by the Russia-aligned cyberespionage group UAC-0099. Samples span April 2024 to April 2026, although CERT-UA first documented the malware in August 2025. Each iteration became more sophisticated, with new obfuscation, sandbox checks and persistence methods. All victims…
Flashpoint's weekly Middle East brief for October 9-15 describes sustained kinetic escalation alongside cyber and information operations. Ansarallah (Houthis) ran a multi-day missile, drone and cruise-missile campaign against King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh. It killed at least 14 people and closed the airport through at least …
Multiple ransomware groups, including Qilin and INC, are exploiting CVE-2026-0257, an authentication bypass in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS GlobalProtect portals and gateways. Unit 42 has been investigating intrusions since early June across many sectors, including finance, healthcare and manufacturing. The flaw was patched on May 13 and ini…