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Escalation in the Middle East: Tracking “Operation Epic Fury” Across Military and Cyber Domains

On February 28, the United States and Israel launched coordinated strikes across Iran under Operation Epic Fury (also referenced in reporting as Operation Lion’s Roar).

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    German Authorities Seize Hydra’s Servers, Close the Largest Russian-Language Darknet Market [Updated]
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    Breach Forums Is Marketing Itself as a Raid Forums Successor
    On March 16, just about three weeks after Raid Forums was seized, a threat actor named “pompompurin,” ...
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    The Open Source Software (OSS) community has been split in two after an OSS author repurposed his own library to ...
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    COURT DOC: Cybercriminal Connected to Multimillion Dollar Ransomware Attacks Sentenced for Online Fraud Schemes
    According to the U.S. Department of Justice, An Estonian man was sentenced today to 66 months in prison for his ...
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    Russia’s Efforts to Control the Flow of Information at Home Shows the Limits of Censorship in the Digital Age
    As its war against Ukraine rages on, Russia is attempting to block, throttle, fine, and/or censor nearly all ...
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    COURT DOC: Four Russian Government Employees Charged in Two Historical Hacking Campaigns Targeting Critical Infrastructure Worldwide
    The Department of Justice unsealed two indictments today charging four defendants, all Russian nationals who ...
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    All About LAPSUS$: What We Know About the Extortionist Group [Updated]
    On March 23, Bloomberg released an article tying the group’s ringleader to the online aliases “white” and ...
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    Shields Up: Understanding Guidance From the Biden Administration About Possible Russian Cyberattacks
    On Monday March 21, the Biden Administration released several statements stressing the importance of ...
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    Equipping Modern Command and Control Centers in the Age of PAI
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