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  1. Map: Iran And Turan 1843

    "German "Map of Iran and Turan", dated 1843 (during the Qajar dynasty), Turan territory indicated by orange line (here enhanced)."

    #History #Histodons #C19th #19thCentury #Map #Maps #Cartography #Iran #CentralAsia #Asia

    #Image attribution: Map by Stieler, 1843, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Page URL: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fil.

  2. Map: Iran And Turan 1843

    "German "Map of Iran and Turan", dated 1843 (during the Qajar dynasty), Turan territory indicated by orange line (here enhanced)."

    #History #Histodons #C19th #19thCentury #Map #Maps #Cartography #Iran #CentralAsia #Asia

    #Image attribution: Map by Stieler, 1843, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Page URL: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fil.

  3. Map: Iran And Turan 1843

    "German "Map of Iran and Turan", dated 1843 (during the Qajar dynasty), Turan territory indicated by orange line (here enhanced)."

    #History #Histodons #C19th #19thCentury #Map #Maps #Cartography #Iran #CentralAsia #Asia

    #Image attribution: Map by Stieler, 1843, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Page URL: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fil.

  4. Map: Iran And Turan 1843

    "German "Map of Iran and Turan", dated 1843 (during the Qajar dynasty), Turan territory indicated by orange line (here enhanced)."

    #History #Histodons #C19th #19thCentury #Map #Maps #Cartography #Iran #CentralAsia #Asia

    #Image attribution: Map by Stieler, 1843, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Page URL: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fil.

  5. Map: Iran And Turan 1843

    "German "Map of Iran and Turan", dated 1843 (during the Qajar dynasty), Turan territory indicated by orange line (here enhanced)."

    #History #Histodons #C19th #19thCentury #Map #Maps #Cartography #Iran #CentralAsia #Asia

    #Image attribution: Map by Stieler, 1843, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Page URL: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fil.

  6. Central Asia’s internet can change the moment you cross a border, with censorship ranging from selective blocking to a black market for access to the open web https://ow.ly/k6tr50ZyUIf #InternetFreedom #Censorship #DigitalRights #InternetAccess #CentralAsia

    Internet Restrictions in Centr...

  7. Central Asia’s internet can change the moment you cross a border, with censorship ranging from selective blocking to a black market for access to the open web https://ow.ly/k6tr50ZyUIf #InternetFreedom #Censorship #DigitalRights #InternetAccess #CentralAsia

    Internet Restrictions in Centr...

  8. Central Asia’s internet can change the moment you cross a border, with censorship ranging from selective blocking to a black market for access to the open web https://ow.ly/k6tr50ZyUIf #InternetFreedom #Censorship #DigitalRights #InternetAccess #CentralAsia

    Internet Restrictions in Centr...

  9. Central Asia’s internet can change the moment you cross a border, with censorship ranging from selective blocking to a black market for access to the open web https://ow.ly/k6tr50ZyUIf #InternetFreedom #Censorship #DigitalRights #InternetAccess #CentralAsia

    Internet Restrictions in Centr...

  10. Central Asia’s internet can change the moment you cross a border, with censorship ranging from selective blocking to a black market for access to the open web https://ow.ly/k6tr50ZyUIf #InternetFreedom #Censorship #DigitalRights #InternetAccess #CentralAsia

    Internet Restrictions in Centr...

  11. Parliament elects former Supreme Court Chief András Baka as President of Hungary

    Parliament elects former Supreme Court Chief András Baka as President of Hungary AKIPRESS.COM – The Hungarian Parliament elected…
    #Hungary #HU #Europe #Europa #EU #'Asian #Asia #Batken #bishkek #CentralAsia #democracy #hír #hungary #Issykkul #kyrgyz #Kyrgyzstan #kyrgyzya #Magyarország #Naryn #News #newsagency #Osh #reforms
    europesays.com/3188849/

  12. Work with us: We are hiring a Doctoral Researcher/Economist (f/m/d) to join our international team of excellent researchers.

    Focus on empirical #Economics with a regional lens on Eastern & #SoutheasternEurope, #CentralAsia and/or the #SouthCaucasus.
    📅 Deadline: August 31
    ➡️ leibniz-ios.de/en/vacancies-an

    #PhDJob #Economics

  13. Work with us: We are hiring a Doctoral Researcher/Economist (f/m/d) to join our international team of excellent researchers.

    Focus on empirical #Economics with a regional lens on Eastern & #SoutheasternEurope, #CentralAsia and/or the #SouthCaucasus.
    📅 Deadline: August 31
    ➡️ leibniz-ios.de/en/vacancies-an

    #PhDJob #Economics

  14. Work with us: We are hiring a Doctoral Researcher/Economist (f/m/d) to join our international team of excellent researchers.

    Focus on empirical #Economics with a regional lens on Eastern & #SoutheasternEurope, #CentralAsia and/or the #SouthCaucasus.
    📅 Deadline: August 31
    ➡️ leibniz-ios.de/en/vacancies-an

    #PhDJob #Economics

  15. Work with us: We are hiring a Doctoral Researcher/Economist (f/m/d) to join our international team of excellent researchers.

    Focus on empirical #Economics with a regional lens on Eastern & #SoutheasternEurope, #CentralAsia and/or the #SouthCaucasus.
    📅 Deadline: August 31
    ➡️ leibniz-ios.de/en/vacancies-an

    #PhDJob #Economics

  16. Work with us: We are hiring a Doctoral Researcher/Economist (f/m/d) to join our international team of excellent researchers.

    Focus on empirical #Economics with a regional lens on Eastern & #SoutheasternEurope, #CentralAsia and/or the #SouthCaucasus.
    📅 Deadline: August 31
    ➡️ leibniz-ios.de/en/vacancies-an

    #PhDJob #Economics

  17. Ukraine’s Drone War Is Breaking Russia’s Fuel Grip on Central Asia

    Central Asia’s energy market is experiencing a rapid shake-up thanks to Ukraine’s drone campaign against Russian energy infrastructure.…
    #Ukraine #UA #Europe #Europa #EU #News #centralasia #energy #fuel #kazakhstan #Kyrgyzstan #refineries #Russia #Tajikistan #Uzbekistan
    europesays.com/ukraine/26588/

  18. Sunday Special – Bukhara, Uzbekistan

    Bukhara, Uzbekistan conjures images of ancient structures holding stories of a time long-past. Sunday Special aims to inspire and seek beauty in the world with locales chosen from those that interest me or from my own travels.

    wanderstheworld.com/2026/08/09

  19. Sunday Special – Bukhara, Uzbekistan

    Bukhara, Uzbekistan conjures images of ancient structures holding stories of a time long-past. Sunday Special aims to inspire and seek beauty in the world with locales chosen from those that interest me or from my own travels.

    wanderstheworld.com/2026/08/09

  20. Sunday Special – Bukhara, Uzbekistan

    Bukhara, Uzbekistan conjures images of ancient structures holding stories of a time long-past. Sunday Special aims to inspire and seek beauty in the world with locales chosen from those that interest me or from my own travels.

    wanderstheworld.com/2026/08/09

  21. Sunday Special – Bukhara, Uzbekistan

    Bukhara, Uzbekistan conjures images of ancient structures holding stories of a time long-past. Sunday Special aims to inspire and seek beauty in the world with locales chosen from those that interest me or from my own travels.

    wanderstheworld.com/2026/08/09

  22. Sunday Special – Bukhara, Uzbekistan

    Bukhara, Uzbekistan conjures images of ancient structures holding stories of a time long-past. Sunday Special aims to inspire and seek beauty in the world with locales chosen from those that interest me or from my own travels.

    wanderstheworld.com/2026/08/09

  23. alojapan.com/1521598/minister- Minister of Transport of Mongolia and delegation from Japan discuss cooperation in transport and tourism spheres #asia #asian #Batken #Bishkek #CentralAsia #DEMOCRACY #IssykKul #JapanTourism #kyrgyz #Kyrgyzstan #kyrgyzya #naryn #news #NewsAgency #osh #reforms #tourism Minister of Transport of Mongolia and delegation from Japan discuss cooperation in transport and tourism spheres AKIPRESS.COM – Minister of Road and Transport of Mongolia Borkhu

  24. alojapan.com/1521598/minister- Minister of Transport of Mongolia and delegation from Japan discuss cooperation in transport and tourism spheres #asia #asian #Batken #Bishkek #CentralAsia #DEMOCRACY #IssykKul #JapanTourism #kyrgyz #Kyrgyzstan #kyrgyzya #naryn #news #NewsAgency #osh #reforms #tourism Minister of Transport of Mongolia and delegation from Japan discuss cooperation in transport and tourism spheres AKIPRESS.COM – Minister of Road and Transport of Mongolia Borkhu

  25. alojapan.com/1521314/minister- Minister of Transportation of Mongolia and delegation from Japan discuss cooperation in transport and tourism spheres #asia #asian #Batken #Bishkek #CentralAsia #DEMOCRACY #IssykKul #JapanTourism #kyrgyz #Kyrgyzstan #kyrgyzya #naryn #news #NewsAgency #osh #reforms #tourism Minister of Transportation of Mongolia and delegation from Japan discuss cooperation in transport and tourism spheres AKIPRESS.COM – Minister of Road and Transportation of

  26. alojapan.com/1521314/minister- Minister of Transportation of Mongolia and delegation from Japan discuss cooperation in transport and tourism spheres #asia #asian #Batken #Bishkek #CentralAsia #DEMOCRACY #IssykKul #JapanTourism #kyrgyz #Kyrgyzstan #kyrgyzya #naryn #news #NewsAgency #osh #reforms #tourism Minister of Transportation of Mongolia and delegation from Japan discuss cooperation in transport and tourism spheres AKIPRESS.COM – Minister of Road and Transportation of

  27. Analysis of a Modular Cyber Espionage Framework

    Security researchers have uncovered a sophisticated cyber espionage operation deploying two previously undocumented malware families, OctLurk and SilkLurk, targeting government and public-sector organizations across Central Asia and the Middle East. Both modular backdoors utilize victim-specific decryption mechanisms, extensive obfuscation, and in-memory execution to evade detection. The malware enables credential theft, remote access, network reconnaissance, and plugin-based expansion. Operations began in January 2025, affecting entities in Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Syria, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. Victims include government offices, foreign affairs ministries, law enforcement agencies, healthcare providers, logistics organizations, research institutions, urban planning facilities, and educational establishments. Attackers deployed additional tools including Impacket's SecretsDump, Browser Password Decryptor, Pandora RC, Fscan, WinRAR, 7-Zip, and PlugX. A companion utility, LurkProxy, proxies a

    Pulse ID: 6a75b204c9420179df545451
    Pulse Link: otx.alienvault.com/pulse/6a75b
    Pulse Author: AlienVault
    Created: 2026-08-07 10:23:00

    Be advised, this data is unverified and should be considered preliminary. Always do further verification.

    #Afghanistan #Asia #BackDoor #Browser #CentralAsia #CyberSecurity #Education #Espionage #Government #Healthcare #ICS #InfoSec #Kazakhstan #LawEnforcement #Malware #MiddleEast #OTX #Office #OpenThreatExchange #Password #PlugX #Proxy #RAT #RCE #SMS #Syria #WinRAR #Word #ZIP #bot #AlienVault

  28. Analysis of a Modular Cyber Espionage Framework

    Security researchers have uncovered a sophisticated cyber espionage operation deploying two previously undocumented malware families, OctLurk and SilkLurk, targeting government and public-sector organizations across Central Asia and the Middle East. Both modular backdoors utilize victim-specific decryption mechanisms, extensive obfuscation, and in-memory execution to evade detection. The malware enables credential theft, remote access, network reconnaissance, and plugin-based expansion. Operations began in January 2025, affecting entities in Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Syria, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. Victims include government offices, foreign affairs ministries, law enforcement agencies, healthcare providers, logistics organizations, research institutions, urban planning facilities, and educational establishments. Attackers deployed additional tools including Impacket's SecretsDump, Browser Password Decryptor, Pandora RC, Fscan, WinRAR, 7-Zip, and PlugX. A companion utility, LurkProxy, proxies a

    Pulse ID: 6a75b204c9420179df545451
    Pulse Link: otx.alienvault.com/pulse/6a75b
    Pulse Author: AlienVault
    Created: 2026-08-07 10:23:00

    Be advised, this data is unverified and should be considered preliminary. Always do further verification.

    #Afghanistan #Asia #BackDoor #Browser #CentralAsia #CyberSecurity #Education #Espionage #Government #Healthcare #ICS #InfoSec #Kazakhstan #LawEnforcement #Malware #MiddleEast #OTX #Office #OpenThreatExchange #Password #PlugX #Proxy #RAT #RCE #SMS #Syria #WinRAR #Word #ZIP #bot #AlienVault

  29. Analysis of a Modular Cyber Espionage Framework

    Security researchers have uncovered a sophisticated cyber espionage operation deploying two previously undocumented malware families, OctLurk and SilkLurk, targeting government and public-sector organizations across Central Asia and the Middle East. Both modular backdoors utilize victim-specific decryption mechanisms, extensive obfuscation, and in-memory execution to evade detection. The malware enables credential theft, remote access, network reconnaissance, and plugin-based expansion. Operations began in January 2025, affecting entities in Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Syria, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. Victims include government offices, foreign affairs ministries, law enforcement agencies, healthcare providers, logistics organizations, research institutions, urban planning facilities, and educational establishments. Attackers deployed additional tools including Impacket's SecretsDump, Browser Password Decryptor, Pandora RC, Fscan, WinRAR, 7-Zip, and PlugX. A companion utility, LurkProxy, proxies a

    Pulse ID: 6a75b204c9420179df545451
    Pulse Link: otx.alienvault.com/pulse/6a75b
    Pulse Author: AlienVault
    Created: 2026-08-07 10:23:00

    Be advised, this data is unverified and should be considered preliminary. Always do further verification.

    #Afghanistan #Asia #BackDoor #Browser #CentralAsia #CyberSecurity #Education #Espionage #Government #Healthcare #ICS #InfoSec #Kazakhstan #LawEnforcement #Malware #MiddleEast #OTX #Office #OpenThreatExchange #Password #PlugX #Proxy #RAT #RCE #SMS #Syria #WinRAR #Word #ZIP #bot #AlienVault

  30. Analysis of a Modular Cyber Espionage Framework

    Security researchers have uncovered a sophisticated cyber espionage operation deploying two previously undocumented malware families, OctLurk and SilkLurk, targeting government and public-sector organizations across Central Asia and the Middle East. Both modular backdoors utilize victim-specific decryption mechanisms, extensive obfuscation, and in-memory execution to evade detection. The malware enables credential theft, remote access, network reconnaissance, and plugin-based expansion. Operations began in January 2025, affecting entities in Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Syria, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. Victims include government offices, foreign affairs ministries, law enforcement agencies, healthcare providers, logistics organizations, research institutions, urban planning facilities, and educational establishments. Attackers deployed additional tools including Impacket's SecretsDump, Browser Password Decryptor, Pandora RC, Fscan, WinRAR, 7-Zip, and PlugX. A companion utility, LurkProxy, proxies a

    Pulse ID: 6a75b204c9420179df545451
    Pulse Link: otx.alienvault.com/pulse/6a75b
    Pulse Author: AlienVault
    Created: 2026-08-07 10:23:00

    Be advised, this data is unverified and should be considered preliminary. Always do further verification.

    #Afghanistan #Asia #BackDoor #Browser #CentralAsia #CyberSecurity #Education #Espionage #Government #Healthcare #ICS #InfoSec #Kazakhstan #LawEnforcement #Malware #MiddleEast #OTX #Office #OpenThreatExchange #Password #PlugX #Proxy #RAT #RCE #SMS #Syria #WinRAR #Word #ZIP #bot #AlienVault

  31. Analysis of a Modular Cyber Espionage Framework

    Security researchers have uncovered a sophisticated cyber espionage operation deploying two previously undocumented malware families, OctLurk and SilkLurk, targeting government and public-sector organizations across Central Asia and the Middle East. Both modular backdoors utilize victim-specific decryption mechanisms, extensive obfuscation, and in-memory execution to evade detection. The malware enables credential theft, remote access, network reconnaissance, and plugin-based expansion. Operations began in January 2025, affecting entities in Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Syria, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. Victims include government offices, foreign affairs ministries, law enforcement agencies, healthcare providers, logistics organizations, research institutions, urban planning facilities, and educational establishments. Attackers deployed additional tools including Impacket's SecretsDump, Browser Password Decryptor, Pandora RC, Fscan, WinRAR, 7-Zip, and PlugX. A companion utility, LurkProxy, proxies a

    Pulse ID: 6a75b204c9420179df545451
    Pulse Link: otx.alienvault.com/pulse/6a75b
    Pulse Author: AlienVault
    Created: 2026-08-07 10:23:00

    Be advised, this data is unverified and should be considered preliminary. Always do further verification.

    #Afghanistan #Asia #BackDoor #Browser #CentralAsia #CyberSecurity #Education #Espionage #Government #Healthcare #ICS #InfoSec #Kazakhstan #LawEnforcement #Malware #MiddleEast #OTX #Office #OpenThreatExchange #Password #PlugX #Proxy #RAT #RCE #SMS #Syria #WinRAR #Word #ZIP #bot #AlienVault

  32. Targeted Attack on Government Entities in the Middle East | Part 2

    A sophisticated multi-stage campaign targets government entities in the Middle East, deploying BINDCLOAK, a previously undocumented 64-bit modular Windows backdoor written in C++. BINDCLOAK is decrypted and reflectively loaded by MIXEDKEY loader as part of a complex attack chain. The backdoor employs advanced techniques including a complex message routing mechanism for C2 communications, EDR evasion to prevent detection of API calls from unbacked executable memory regions, and token manipulation for privilege escalation. Code similarities and shared infrastructure directly connect this activity to the OctLurk backdoor, representing an expansion from Central Asia operations to Middle East targeting with focus on energy sector. The threat actor demonstrates sophisticated development capabilities through custom encryption, modular plugin architecture, and careful operational security measures.

    Pulse ID: 6a710a5c190ae98a3d9c1be1
    Pulse Link: otx.alienvault.com/pulse/6a710
    Pulse Author: AlienVault
    Created: 2026-08-03 21:38:36

    Be advised, this data is unverified and should be considered preliminary. Always do further verification.

    #Asia #BackDoor #CentralAsia #CyberSecurity #EDR #Encryption #Government #InfoSec #MiddleEast #OTX #OpenThreatExchange #RAT #Windows #bot #AlienVault

  33. Targeted Attack on Government Entities in the Middle East | Part 2

    A sophisticated multi-stage campaign targets government entities in the Middle East, deploying BINDCLOAK, a previously undocumented 64-bit modular Windows backdoor written in C++. BINDCLOAK is decrypted and reflectively loaded by MIXEDKEY loader as part of a complex attack chain. The backdoor employs advanced techniques including a complex message routing mechanism for C2 communications, EDR evasion to prevent detection of API calls from unbacked executable memory regions, and token manipulation for privilege escalation. Code similarities and shared infrastructure directly connect this activity to the OctLurk backdoor, representing an expansion from Central Asia operations to Middle East targeting with focus on energy sector. The threat actor demonstrates sophisticated development capabilities through custom encryption, modular plugin architecture, and careful operational security measures.

    Pulse ID: 6a710a5c190ae98a3d9c1be1
    Pulse Link: otx.alienvault.com/pulse/6a710
    Pulse Author: AlienVault
    Created: 2026-08-03 21:38:36

    Be advised, this data is unverified and should be considered preliminary. Always do further verification.

    #Asia #BackDoor #CentralAsia #CyberSecurity #EDR #Encryption #Government #InfoSec #MiddleEast #OTX #OpenThreatExchange #RAT #Windows #bot #AlienVault