ResearchBuzz: FirehoseThe Register: Russians are posing as Signal support to launch phishing attacks. “Russian intelligence-affiliated parties are posing as customer support services on commercial messaging applications such as Signal to compromise accounts and conduct phishing attacks, the FBI and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warned last Friday.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/27/the-register-russians-are-posing-as-signal-support-to-launch-phishing-attacks/
The Register: Japan to allow ‘proactive cyber-defense’ from October 1st. “Japan’s government yesterday decided to allow its Self-Defense Force to conduct offensive cyber-operations, starting on October 1st.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/21/the-register-japan-to-allow-proactive-cyber-defense-from-october-1st/
Reuters: Cyber actors linked to Russia targeting users of messaging apps, FBI says. “Hackers tied to the Russian intelligence services are targeting users of consumer messaging applications such as Signal, the FBI and U.S. cyber defense agency CISA said on Friday.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/21/reuters-cyber-actors-linked-to-russia-targeting-users-of-messaging-apps-fbi-says/
BBC: Overseas ‘content farms’ creating political deepfakes uncovered. “Overseas ‘content farms’ are using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to create social media posts about UK politics, an expert has warned. Technology company Meta removed several Vietnam-based pages from Facebook after a BBC Wales investigation found they were spreading fake news.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/12/bbc-overseas-content-farms-creating-political-deepfakes-uncovered/
Associated Press: State actors are behind much of the visual misinformation about the Iran war. “A deluge of misrepresented or fabricated videos has spread widely online since the Iran war began last weekend, fueled in part by state-linked propaganda influence campaigns — particularly around who is winning the war and how bad casualties have been.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/07/associated-press-state-actors-are-behind-much-of-the-visual-misinformation-about-the-iran-war/
Associated Press: State actors are behind much of the visual misinformation about the Iran war
Associated Press: State actors are behind much of the visual misinformation about the Iran war. “A deluge of misrepresented or fabricated videos has spread widely online since the Iran war be…
BBC: Amazon blocks 1,800 job applications from suspected North Korean agents. “A top Amazon executive has said the US technology giant has blocked more than 1,800 job applications from suspected North Korean agents. North Koreans tried to apply for remote working IT jobs using stolen or fake identities, Amazon’s chief security officer Stephen Schmidt said in a LinkedIn post.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2025/12/25/bbc-amazon-blocks-1800-job-applications-from-suspected-north-korean-agents/Tom’s Hardware: North Korean hackers stole record $2 billion in crypto in 2025, including single heist worth $1.5 billion, report claims — rogue state accounts for 60% of all reported crypto thefts this year, $6.75 billion total since records began. “North Korean hackers have hit an infernal milestone of stealing $2.02 billion of crypto in 2025, which is nearly 60% of the total $3.4 billion […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2025/12/21/toms-hardware-north-korean-hackers-stole-record-2-billion-in-crypto-in-2025-including-single-heist-worth-1-5-billion-report-claims-rogue-state-accounts-for-60-of-all-reported-crypto-t/
Tom’s Hardware: North Korean hackers stole record $2 billion in crypto in 2025, including single heist worth $1.5 billion, report claims — rogue state accounts for 60% of all reported crypto thefts this year, $6.75 billion total since records began | ResearchBuzz: Firehose
Korea Times: Democracies at risk of persistent foreign manipulation, EU official warns. “The European Commission’s executive vice president for technology sovereignty, security and democracy has warned that democracies are facing ‘constant hybrid attacks’ from foreign actors and called for closer cooperation with Korea to counter cyberthreats, misinformation and online manipulation.”
Gizmodo: Congress Calls Anthropic CEO to Testify About AI Cyberattack Allegedly From China. “The House Homeland Security Committee has sent a letter to Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei to testify on Dec. 17 about a cyberattack campaign allegedly conducted by China-affiliated actors using the company’s Claude AI, according to a new report from Axios.”
The Guardian: Hundreds of English-language websites link to pro-Kremlin propaganda. “Hundreds of English-language websites – from mainstream news outlets to fringe blogs – are linking to articles from a pro-Kremlin network flooding the internet with disinformation, according to a study released by a London-based thinktank.”