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  1. Five Eyes Agencies Warn of AI-Driven Cyber Threat Surge

    The Five Eyes cybersecurity agencies are sounding the alarm: AI-driven cyber threats are no longer a future threat, but a present danger that businesses and governments must tackle urgently. Frontier AI will revolutionize the threat landscape in months, not years, and malicious actors are already seizing the advantage.

    osintsights.com/five-eyes-agen

    #AidrivenCyberThreats #EmergingThreats #FiveEyes #ArtificialIntelligence #NationState

  2. Five Eyes Agencies Warn of AI-Driven Cyber Threat Surge

    The Five Eyes cybersecurity agencies are sounding the alarm: AI-driven cyber threats are no longer a future threat, but a present danger that businesses and governments must tackle urgently. Frontier AI will revolutionize the threat landscape in months, not years, and malicious actors are already seizing the advantage.

    osintsights.com/five-eyes-agen

    #AidrivenCyberThreats #EmergingThreats #FiveEyes #ArtificialIntelligence #NationState

  3. Five Eyes Agencies Warn of AI-Driven Cyber Threat Surge

    The Five Eyes cybersecurity agencies are sounding the alarm: AI-driven cyber threats are no longer a future threat, but a present danger that businesses and governments must tackle urgently. Frontier AI will revolutionize the threat landscape in months, not years, and malicious actors are already seizing the advantage.

    osintsights.com/five-eyes-agen

    #AidrivenCyberThreats #EmergingThreats #FiveEyes #ArtificialIntelligence #NationState

  4. Five Eyes Agencies Warn of AI-Driven Cyber Threat Surge

    The Five Eyes cybersecurity agencies are sounding the alarm: AI-driven cyber threats are no longer a future threat, but a present danger that businesses and governments must tackle urgently. Frontier AI will revolutionize the threat landscape in months, not years, and malicious actors are already seizing the advantage.

    osintsights.com/five-eyes-agen

    #AidrivenCyberThreats #EmergingThreats #FiveEyes #ArtificialIntelligence #NationState

  5. I may use this ⏫op to start a bunch of threads

    Be it about #tescreal #foreverWar #omnicide #palestine #Lebanon #Gaza #Iran #ecocide

    #colonialism essentially IS the #nationState s* system and what is happening worldwide with the authority grab is directly related to the #westphalian system #fascism and at the current moment, #zionism

    and even #solarpunk because nobody is talking about what happened in 1973 to the conservation movement

    A more aggressive anti-oil populace will blow conservation projects and scientific advancement

    And using less energy/oil is very revolutionary

    Indeed a praxis of constant reduction when where possible in however small way can pave the way to an #AHA!! Moment that CAN change the world

    *Yes, it's a legalistic system modeled after the us Constitution and espcially in the mena they have all morphed into puppets, reliant on the bloated #pigEmpire ..the mena are all failed us states

  6. I may use this ⏫op to start a bunch of threads

    Be it about #tescreal #foreverWar #omnicide #palestine #Lebanon #Gaza #Iran #ecocide

    #colonialism essentially IS the #nationState s* system and what is happening worldwide with the authority grab is directly related to the #westphalian system #fascism and at the current moment, #zionism

    and even #solarpunk because nobody is talking about what happened in 1973 to the conservation movement

    A more aggressive anti-oil populace will blow conservation projects and scientific advancement

    And using less energy/oil is very revolutionary

    Indeed a praxis of constant reduction when where possible in however small way can pave the way to an #AHA!! Moment that CAN change the world

    *Yes, it's a legalistic system modeled after the us Constitution and espcially in the mena they have all morphed into puppets, reliant on the bloated #pigEmpire ..the mena are all failed us states

  7. US Gas Station Tank Gauge Systems Vulnerable to Ongoing Attacks

    US gas stations are under cyberattack, with hackers exploiting vulnerable tank gauge systems to gain control and wreak havoc. A joint advisory from top US agencies is urging critical infrastructure organizations to secure their internet-exposed systems ASAP.

    osintsights.com/us-gas-station

    #EmergingThreats #NationState #CriticalInfrastructure #SupplyChain #IndustrialControlSystems

  8. AI Cyberattacks Expose Need to Rethink Resiliency

    Cyberattacks are no longer just about stealing data - they're now aimed at taking over entire virtual environments, wiping out all data and leaving businesses in a state of digital darkness. The game has changed, and it's time to rethink our approach to resiliency.

    osintsights.com/ai-cyberattack

    #AiCyberattacks #Resiliency #VirtualizedInfrastructure #FrontierAi #NationState

  9. Hackers Target Fuel Tank Monitoring Systems with Cyberattacks

    Cyber attackers are launching targeted strikes on internet-exposed fuel tank monitoring systems, allowing them to modify and manipulate critical infrastructure. These compromised systems, known as automatic tank gauges, remotely track fuel levels, temperatures, and leaks, making them a prime target for malicious actors.

    osintsights.com/hackers-target

    #EnergySector #FuelTankMonitoring #IndustrialControlSystems #EmergingThreats #NationState

  10. Iran Exploits Conflict to Consolidate Influence

    Iran is seizing the opportunity amidst the conflict to strengthen its grip, with recent reports revealing that it has already restored 30 of its 33 missile sites along the Strait of Hormuz, even as a ceasefire is in place. This bold move underscores Tehran's determination to assert its influence and secure a strategic advantage.

    osintsights.com/iran-exploits-

    #MiddleEast #Iran #NationState #MissileOperations #StrategicInfluence

  11. Iran Exploits Conflict to Consolidate Influence

    Iran is seizing the opportunity amidst the conflict to strengthen its grip, with recent reports revealing that it has already restored 30 of its 33 missile sites along the Strait of Hormuz, even as a ceasefire is in place. This bold move underscores Tehran's determination to assert its influence and secure a strategic advantage.

    osintsights.com/iran-exploits-

    #MiddleEast #Iran #NationState #MissileOperations #StrategicInfluence

  12. US Strikes Iranian Targets Amid Escalating Strait of Hormuz Tensions

    The US has launched a defensive strike on Iranian targets, including missile launch sites and boats attempting to lay mines, in response to escalating tensions in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran's Foreign Ministry has vowed to retaliate, warning that it won't hesitate to defend its territory.

    osintsights.com/us-strikes-ira

    #StraitOfHormuz #Iran #UsCentralCommand #NationState #NationalSecurity

  13. US Strikes Iranian Targets Amid Escalating Strait of Hormuz Tensions

    The US has launched a defensive strike on Iranian targets, including missile launch sites and boats attempting to lay mines, in response to escalating tensions in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran's Foreign Ministry has vowed to retaliate, warning that it won't hesitate to defend its territory.

    osintsights.com/us-strikes-ira

    #StraitOfHormuz #Iran #UsCentralCommand #NationState #NationalSecurity

  14. US Campaign Severely Degrades Iran's Navy, Disrupts Proxy Support

    The US campaign, Operation Epic Fury, has delivered a crushing blow to Iran's Navy, crippling its defense capabilities by a staggering 90%, leaving only a fraction of its former strength. CENTCOM head Adm. Brad Cooper revealed the dramatic impact in a Senate hearing, highlighting the significant disruption to Iran's naval power and proxy support.

    osintsights.com/us-campaign-se

    #UsNavy #Iran #Centcom #OperationEpicFury #NationState

  15. US, Allies Forge Joint Orbital Warfare Plan

    The US and its allies are joining forces to develop a game-changing orbital warfare plan, with a collective concept of operations set to be finalized by the end of the year. This strategic blueprint will enable them to protect and defend their space assets like never before.

    osintsights.com/us-allies-forg

    #OrbitalWarfare #UsSpaceCommand #NationState #EmergingThreats #SpaceSecurity

  16. “Social scientists … have debated how “ #print-capitalism,” the articulation of the #nationstate, and new forms of schooling and information dissemination made large scale #publics (crudely) #legible to themselves as well as their rulers ..” knightcolumbia.org/content/ai-a...

    AI as Social Technology

  17. US Duo Sentenced for Hosting Laptop Farms for North Korean IT Workers

    The FBI, along with its partners, is cracking down on North Korea's efforts to evade sanctions and fund its regime, with two US nationals recently sentenced to 18 months in prison for running laptop farms that enabled North Korean IT workers to operate remotely. The duo, Matthew Issac Knoot and Erick Ntekereze Prince, were also ordered…

    osintsights.com/us-duo-sentenc

    #NorthKoreanIt #NationState #Cybercrime #EmergingThreats #Fbi

  18. US Crackdown Targets 'Laptop Farms' Aiding North Korea's Illicit IT Schemes

    The US has cracked down on "laptop farms" helping North Korea's illicit IT schemes, sentencing two US nationals to 18 months in prison for enabling North Korean IT workers to remotely work at nearly 70 American companies. This move is part of a federal initiative to shut down North Korea's revenue generation schemes.

    osintsights.com/us-crackdown-t

    #NorthKorea #LaptopFarms #IllicitIt #EmergingThreats #NationState

  19. Australia's Security Architecture Needs Diversity to Counter Complex Threats

    Australia's national security ecosystem is drowning in data, but struggling to cut through complexity - and simply adding more information can make things worse, not better. To stay ahead of evolving threats, its security architecture needs a fresh approach that prioritises what matters most.

    osintsights.com/australias-sec

    #NationalSecurity #SecurityArchitecture #Australia #NationState #EmergingThreats

  20. Iranian Spies Masquerade as Ransomware Gangs in Espionage Ops

    A new wave of cyber threats has emerged, where Iranian spies masquerade as ransomware gangs to secretly infiltrate and gather intel from targeted organizations. Behind the scenes, they're hiding a wide-open backdoor, putting defenders and the organizations they protect at risk.

    osintsights.com/iranian-spies-

    #IranianEspionage #RansomwareOperations #NationState #Mois #EmergingThreats

  21. Latvian Hacker Sentenced for Role in Former Conti Leaders' Ransomware Extortion Scheme

    A Latvian hacker has been sentenced to 8.5 years in federal prison for his role in a massive ransomware extortion scheme that targeted over 54 companies, causing hundreds of millions of dollars in losses. Deniss Zolotarjovs, 35, helped former Conti leaders extort payments from victims over a two-year period.

    osintsights.com/latvian-hacker

    #Ransomware #ExtortionScheme #Conti #NationState #EmergingThreats

  22. Fast16 Malware Exposes Pre-Stuxnet Cyber Warfare Roots

    Meet fast16, a sneaky malware framework that's been around since 2005 - five years before the infamous Stuxnet - and is designed to quietly sabotage high-precision software by subtly altering numerical results. This stealthy approach can cause systems to fail, wear out faster, or produce false conclusions, making it a chilling…

    osintsights.com/fast16-malware

    #IndustrialControlSystems #MalwareOperations #NationState #CyberWarfare #Stuxnet

  23. Researchers Uncover Pre-Stuxnet Cyber-Sabotage Malware

    Meet fast16, a stealthy cyber-sabotage malware that went undetected until now, marking a new era in covert statecraft. Discovered by SentinelOne researchers, this silent threat has been hiding in plain sight since 2016.

    osintsights.com/researchers-un

    #NationState #MalwareOperations #CyberSabotage #Stuxnet #LuabasedMalware

  24. China-Linked Hackers Exploit Global Infrastructure in Covert Network Attacks

    Be on high alert: China-linked hackers are secretly building global covert networks using compromised routers and devices, putting anyone who's a target at risk of devastating cyber attacks and data theft. This sinister plot, revealed by a joint advisory from 16 government agencies worldwide, has far-reaching…

    osintsights.com/china-linked-h

    #ChinalinkedHackers #CovertNetworks #Botnets #NationState #EmergingThreats

  25. Iran Outmaneuvers US in AI-Powered Meme Warfare

    The White House is fighting back in meme warfare, racking up over 2 billion impressions with humorous clips from Call of Duty and SpongeBob SquarePants - but its goals differ greatly from Iran's strategic online tactics. While the US aims to energize its domestic supporters with lighthearted content, Iran is quietly shaping its own…

    osintsights.com/iran-outmaneuv

    #InfluenceOperations #AipoweredPropaganda #MemeWarfare #InformationWarfare #NationState

  26. Former Ransomware Negotiator Pleads Guilty to Extortion Scheme

    A former ransomware negotiator has pleaded guilty to masterminding a brazen extortion scheme that raked in a staggering $75.3 million, exploiting his position to secretly collude with ransomware gangs and betray the very companies he was supposed to protect. Angelo John Martino III faces up to 20 years in prison for his role in…

    osintsights.com/former-ransomw

    #Ransomware #ExtortionScheme #NationState #EmergingThreats #FinancialCrimes

  27. Iran Accuses US of Using Backdoors to Disrupt Networking Gear

    Iranian media is accusing the US of sneaking backdoors into networking gear to disrupt operations amid the ongoing war, with Chinese state media echoing the claims globally. But what's really at stake when these explosive cyber-accusations make international headlines?

    osintsights.com/iran-accuses-u

    #NationState #CyberWarfare #Backdoors #Botnets #Iran

  28. Iran Accuses US of Using Backdoors to Disrupt Networking Gear

    Iranian media is accusing the US of sneaking backdoors into networking gear to disrupt operations amid the ongoing war, with Chinese state media echoing the claims globally. But what's really at stake when these explosive cyber-accusations make international headlines?

    osintsights.com/iran-accuses-u

    #NationState #CyberWarfare #Backdoors #Botnets #Iran

  29. Grinex Probes Western Spy Role in $13m Crypto Heist

    A bombshell accusation by Russian crypto-exchange Grinex claims that Western intelligence agencies, not ordinary hackers, were behind a staggering $13 million crypto heist. This shocking allegation raises more questions than answers, sparking a complex web of intrigue and suspicion.

    osintsights.com/grinex-probes-

    #CryptoHeist #NationState #WesternIntelligence #Russia #CryptocurrencyExchange

  30. US Pair Sentenced for Aiding North Korea in $5 Million IT Worker Scam

    Two Americans have been sentenced to a combined 200 months in prison for their role in a four-year scam that funneled roughly $5 million to North Korea by targeting Fortune 500 companies and a US defense contractor with fraudulent IT worker schemes. The shocking case reveals how these individuals became unwitting accomplices to…

    osintsights.com/us-pair-senten

    #NorthKorea #ItWorkerScam #FinancialFraud #EmergingThreats #NationState

  31. 1/200 also made the point that the nation-state model doesn't work for New Zealand, because it fundamentally relies on the mythos of a unified nation. Most of Aotearoa has openly rejected this myth since the 1980s in favour of bi-culturalism, which if you really take it seriously, requires us to acknowledge that NZ is a multi-nation country.

    (1/?)

    #NationState #NewZealand #Aotearoa #BiCulturalism

  32. 1/200 also made the point that the nation-state model doesn't work for New Zealand, because it fundamentally relies on the mythos of a unified nation. Most of Aotearoa has openly rejected this myth since the 1980s in favour of bi-culturalism, which if you really take it seriously, requires us to acknowledge that NZ is a multi-nation country.

    (1/?)

    #NationState #NewZealand #Aotearoa #BiCulturalism

  33. Of course, now we know who was behind #Stuxnet -- #Israel and the #CIA -- thanks!

    Why the #StuxnetWorm is like nothing seen before

    By Paul Marks
    27 September 2010

    "Stuxnet is the first worm of its type capable of attacking #CriticalInfrastructure like #PowerStations and #ElectricityGrids: those in the know have been expecting it for years. On 26 September, #Iran’s state news agency reported that computers at its #Bushehr #NuclearPowerPlant had been infected.

    Why the fuss over Stuxnet?

    "#ComputerViruses, worms and #trojans have until now mainly infected PCs or the servers that keep e-businesses running. They may delete key system files or documents, or perhaps prevent website access, but they do not threaten life and limb.

    "The Stuxnet worm is different. It is the first piece of #malware so far able to break into the types of computer that control machinery at the heart of industry, allowing an attacker to assume control of critical systems like #pumps, #motors, #alarms and #valves in an industrial plant.

    "In the worst case scenarios, safety systems could be switched off at a nuclear power plant; fresh water #contaminated with effluent at a #SewageTreatmentPlant, or the valves in an #OilPipeline opened, contaminating the land or sea.

    “'Giving an attacker control of industrial systems like a #dam, a sewage plant or a power station is extremely unusual and makes this a serious threat with huge real world implications,' says Patrick Fitzgerald, senior threat intelligence officer with Symantec. 'It has changed everything.'

    Why is a different type of worm needed to attack an industrial plant?

    "Industrial machinery is not controlled directly by the kind of computers we all use. Instead, the equipment used in an industrial process is controlled by a separate, dedicated system called a programmable logic controller (#PLC) which runs supervisory control and data acquisition software (#SCADA).

    "Running the SCADA software, the PLC controls the process at hand within strict safety limits, switching motors on and off, say, and emptying vessels, and feeding back data which may safely modify the process without the need for human intervention – the whole point of industrial automation.

    So how does a worm get into the system?

    "It is not easy because they do not run regular PC, Mac or Linux software. Instead, the firms who sell PLCs each have their own programming language – and that has made it tricky for hackers to break it.

    "However there is a way in via the Windows PC that oversees the PLC’s operations. Stuxnet exploited four vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows to give a remote hacker the ability to inject malicious code into a market-leading PLC made by German electronics conglomerate Siemens.

    "That’s possible because PLCs are not well-defended devices. They operate for many years in situ and electronic access to them is granted via well-known passwords that are rarely changed. Even when Stuxnet was identified, Siemens opposed password changes on the grounds that it could cause chaos as older systems tried to communicate using old passwords.

    Where did the initial Stuxnet infection come from?

    "It appears to have first arrived in Iran on a simple #USBMemoryStick, says Fitzgerald. His team in Dublin, Ireland has been analysing Stuxnet since it was first identified by a security team in Belarus in June.

    "The first of the four Windows vulnerabilities allowed executable code on a USB stick to spread to a PC. The USB may have been given to an Iranian plant operative – or simply left somewhere for an inquisitive person to insert into their terminal.

    "Says Fitzgerald: 'It then spreads from machine to machine on the network, exploiting a second vulnerability to do so, and reports back to the attacker on the internet when it finds a PC that’s running Siemens SCADA software. The attacker can then download a diagram of the industrial system set-up the SCADA controls.'

    "The next two Windows vulnerabilities lets the worm escalate its privilege levels to allow the attacker to inject Siemens PLC format computer code – written in a language called STL – into the PLC. It’s that code which is capable of performing the skulduggery: perhaps turning off alarms, or resetting safe temperature levels.

    How do we know where Stuxnet is active?

    "Symantec monitored communications with the two internet domains that the worm swaps data with. By geotagging the IP addresses of Stuxnet-infected computers in communication with the attacker, Fitzgerald’s team found that 58.8 per cent of infections were in Iran, 18.2 per cent in #Indonesia, 8.3 per cent in #India, 2.6 per cent in #Azerbaijan and 1.6 per cent in the US.

    Who is behind the worm?

    "No one knows. It is however very professionally written, requiring what Fitzgerald calls 'a broad spectrum of skills' to exploit four new vulnerabilities and develop their own SCADA/PLC set-up to test it on.

    "This has some commentators suggesting that a #NationState with plenty of technical resources may have been behind Stuxnet. But computer crime is a billion dollar business so such an effort is not beyond extortionists.

    "Stuxnet comprises a 600-kilobyte file and it has not yet been fully analysed."

    Read more:
    newscientist.com/article/dn195

    #StuxnetVirus #MalwareAttack #Cyberattack #CyberWarfare

  34. Of course, now we know who was behind #Stuxnet -- #Israel and the #CIA -- thanks!

    Why the #StuxnetWorm is like nothing seen before

    By Paul Marks
    27 September 2010

    "Stuxnet is the first worm of its type capable of attacking #CriticalInfrastructure like #PowerStations and #ElectricityGrids: those in the know have been expecting it for years. On 26 September, #Iran’s state news agency reported that computers at its #Bushehr #NuclearPowerPlant had been infected.

    Why the fuss over Stuxnet?

    "#ComputerViruses, worms and #trojans have until now mainly infected PCs or the servers that keep e-businesses running. They may delete key system files or documents, or perhaps prevent website access, but they do not threaten life and limb.

    "The Stuxnet worm is different. It is the first piece of #malware so far able to break into the types of computer that control machinery at the heart of industry, allowing an attacker to assume control of critical systems like #pumps, #motors, #alarms and #valves in an industrial plant.

    "In the worst case scenarios, safety systems could be switched off at a nuclear power plant; fresh water #contaminated with effluent at a #SewageTreatmentPlant, or the valves in an #OilPipeline opened, contaminating the land or sea.

    “'Giving an attacker control of industrial systems like a #dam, a sewage plant or a power station is extremely unusual and makes this a serious threat with huge real world implications,' says Patrick Fitzgerald, senior threat intelligence officer with Symantec. 'It has changed everything.'

    Why is a different type of worm needed to attack an industrial plant?

    "Industrial machinery is not controlled directly by the kind of computers we all use. Instead, the equipment used in an industrial process is controlled by a separate, dedicated system called a programmable logic controller (#PLC) which runs supervisory control and data acquisition software (#SCADA).

    "Running the SCADA software, the PLC controls the process at hand within strict safety limits, switching motors on and off, say, and emptying vessels, and feeding back data which may safely modify the process without the need for human intervention – the whole point of industrial automation.

    So how does a worm get into the system?

    "It is not easy because they do not run regular PC, Mac or Linux software. Instead, the firms who sell PLCs each have their own programming language – and that has made it tricky for hackers to break it.

    "However there is a way in via the Windows PC that oversees the PLC’s operations. Stuxnet exploited four vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows to give a remote hacker the ability to inject malicious code into a market-leading PLC made by German electronics conglomerate Siemens.

    "That’s possible because PLCs are not well-defended devices. They operate for many years in situ and electronic access to them is granted via well-known passwords that are rarely changed. Even when Stuxnet was identified, Siemens opposed password changes on the grounds that it could cause chaos as older systems tried to communicate using old passwords.

    Where did the initial Stuxnet infection come from?

    "It appears to have first arrived in Iran on a simple #USBMemoryStick, says Fitzgerald. His team in Dublin, Ireland has been analysing Stuxnet since it was first identified by a security team in Belarus in June.

    "The first of the four Windows vulnerabilities allowed executable code on a USB stick to spread to a PC. The USB may have been given to an Iranian plant operative – or simply left somewhere for an inquisitive person to insert into their terminal.

    "Says Fitzgerald: 'It then spreads from machine to machine on the network, exploiting a second vulnerability to do so, and reports back to the attacker on the internet when it finds a PC that’s running Siemens SCADA software. The attacker can then download a diagram of the industrial system set-up the SCADA controls.'

    "The next two Windows vulnerabilities lets the worm escalate its privilege levels to allow the attacker to inject Siemens PLC format computer code – written in a language called STL – into the PLC. It’s that code which is capable of performing the skulduggery: perhaps turning off alarms, or resetting safe temperature levels.

    How do we know where Stuxnet is active?

    "Symantec monitored communications with the two internet domains that the worm swaps data with. By geotagging the IP addresses of Stuxnet-infected computers in communication with the attacker, Fitzgerald’s team found that 58.8 per cent of infections were in Iran, 18.2 per cent in #Indonesia, 8.3 per cent in #India, 2.6 per cent in #Azerbaijan and 1.6 per cent in the US.

    Who is behind the worm?

    "No one knows. It is however very professionally written, requiring what Fitzgerald calls 'a broad spectrum of skills' to exploit four new vulnerabilities and develop their own SCADA/PLC set-up to test it on.

    "This has some commentators suggesting that a #NationState with plenty of technical resources may have been behind Stuxnet. But computer crime is a billion dollar business so such an effort is not beyond extortionists.

    "Stuxnet comprises a 600-kilobyte file and it has not yet been fully analysed."

    Read more:
    newscientist.com/article/dn195

    #StuxnetVirus #MalwareAttack #Cyberattack #CyberWarfare