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08
Jun
The Hackers Who Fund Kim's Missiles: Inside North Korea's Cyber Empire
Cryptocurrency heists. Fake developers embedded in Fortune 500 companies. A billion-dollar laundering machine run by a state that most of
8 min read
08
Jun
The $12 Billion Shadow Industry That 561 Companies Are Running — And the Toothless Rules Supposed to Stop Them
SURVEILLANCE & GLOBAL GOVERNANCE
The global spyware market has more participants, more money, and more reach than ever before. The
9 min read
08
Jun
We Knew the Strait Would Close. We Were Still Surprised.
The Hormuz blockade, the Hamas attack, Pearl Harbor: why states with vast intelligence resources keep being caught off guard — and
7 min read
08
Jun
The password was in the PDF. The PDF was on the internet.
Everyone is asking how CBSE got hacked. The better question is: why are we still surprised when institutions publish credentials
3 min read
08
Jun
Brazil Goes to the Polls in October — and the Real Battle Has Already Begun Online
Deepfakes. AI-generated political characters. Ransomware gangs targeting government systems. State-sponsored hackers. A social media regulatory landscape still under construction. Brazil&
9 min read
08
Jun
Hacked, Wiretapped, and Held to Ransom: The Worst Cyber Incidents of 2026 So Far
If the first half of 2026 has taught us anything, it is that the digital threat landscape has stopped being
7 min read
08
Jun
NATO Narrowly Repels a Simulated Russian-Style Cyberwar — and the Result Should Alarm Everyone
The lights went out in Peranza. A flood overwhelmed emergency services before officials could agree on what to say. Hackers
6 min read
08
Jun
Carnival Cruises Exposes Passport Data of 6 Million Passengers — and the Regulatory Gap It Lays Bare
A cybersecurity event in April 2026 compromised government-issued IDs and personal records. As Carnival scrambles to notify victims, questions mount
5 min read
07
Jun
The Spyware Company America Banned Is Now Run by Trump's Former Ambassador — And Nobody Is Talking About It
SURVEILLANCE & POWER
A step-by-step account of how the world's most notorious surveillance firm went from US blacklist
6 min read
07
Jun
A Letter to the World From Inside the Firewall
VOICES FROM THE INSIDE
What it actually feels like to live, work, love your country, and lose yourself inside the
8 min read