Cyber warfare

Japan goes on the offensive against cyberattacks

Japan’s new strategy against cyber attacks empowers the authorities to move from reactive responses to pre-emptive threat detection and disruption of hostile activities, says the writer.

Iranian internet blackout is longest nationwide shutdown on record: Global watchdog

Iran’s internet blackout entered its 37th consecutive day.

Iran digital repression surged amid war and protests: Rights group

Iranians had seen a “paradigm shift in digital repression” using a variety of techniques since July, the Miaan group said.

Iran-linked hackers breach FBI director’s personal e-mail, publish excerpts online

FILE PHOTO: FBI Director Kash Patel announces the apprehension of Ryan Wedding, a former Canadian Olympic snowboarder who was on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitive list, during a press conference in Ontario, California, U.S., January 23, 2026. REUTERS/Mike Blake//File Photo

‘Digital fog of war’ around Iranian cyberattacks

Companies, infrastructure and surveillance cameras have suffered cyberattacks since the end of February.

US medical tech firm Stryker hacked, pro-Iran group claims credit

The attack potentially marks the first known major cyber disruption of an US organisation since the start of the Iran war.

European police body warns Iran crisis raises threat of terror, extremism and cyberattacks

General view of the Europol building in The Hague, Netherlands December 12, 2019. REUTERS/Eva Plevier

Iranian hacking groups go dark during US, Israeli military strikes

Cybersecurity analysts say the silence underscores how far Iran’s online attack and disinformation capabilities have withered.

Intelligence assessment warns of Iranian attacks on the US following Khamenei’s death

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is seen on a billboard in Tehran on March 2, a day after his death was announced.

Google disrupts Chinese-linked hackers that attacked 53 groups globally

China-linked UNC2814, or “Gallium”, has a nearly decade-long history of penetrating government organisations and telecommunications companies, Google said.

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