Security Wire
A curated security and critical-infrastructure wire, filtered through an Irish and EU lens. It pulls a basket of security-news sources and surfaces the slice touching sovereignty-relevant infrastructure — energy, health, telecom and subsea cable, water, government, finance and transport — dropping the global firehose.
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Global Government
Zelensky appoints Ukraine's acting security service chief as acting defense minister
Ukraine's president appoints acting security service chief Yevhenii Khmara, an intelligence and counterterrorism specialist, as acting defense minister amid ongoing conflict.
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Global Government
The Race to Field Military Autonomy Is On, Can Trusted Information Infrastructure Keep Pace?
NATO and allied militaries accelerate autonomous weapons development through faster acquisition processes, raising questions about cybersecurity infrastructure's ability to secure rapidly deployed systems.
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Global Government
New GoSerpent Malware Targets Southeast Asian Governments and Diplomats for Espionage
Newly discovered GoSerpent malware has targeted Southeast Asian government and diplomatic entities since late 2025 for espionage purposes, Kaspersky researchers reported.
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Global Government
CISA urges immediate action on actively exploited Fortinet flaws
CISA ordered U.S. government agencies to urgently patch two actively exploited Fortinet FortiSandbox vulnerabilities affecting threat detection systems.
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Global Government
Ukrainians rally against dismissal of tech-minded defense minister Fedorov
Ukrainian President Zelensky dismissed Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, a technology advocate who promoted drone integration and digital innovation within the armed forces.
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Global Government
20+ Hijacked Government Websites Became an Attack Channel
Over 20 Brazilian government websites were compromised and repurposed as malware distribution channels in an active PhantomEnigma campaign.
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Global Government
China’s Top Cybersecurity Firms Hit by Mounting Military Procurement Bans
China's military has begun restricting procurement from top domestic cybersecurity firms, though technical failures are not cited as the reason.
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Global Government
Trump administration unveils AI-supported clearinghouse for cyber vulnerabilities
Trump administration launches Gold Eagle, an AI-powered platform enabling industry and critical infrastructure operators to detect, prioritize and patch cybersecurity vulnerabilities faster.
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Global Government
Trump’s DNI pick grilled about election security, voter fraud
Trump's director of national intelligence nominee Jay Clayton faced Senate questioning on election security and voter fraud claims during confirmation hearings.
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Global Government
LAPD sidelines relationship with license-plate reader company Flock Safety
Los Angeles Police Department suspends use of Flock Safety's automatic license-plate readers, joining other U.S. municipalities reassessing the surveillance technology's deployment.
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Global Government
Improve Router Hygiene to Protect Against Russian State-Sponsored Targeting
Russian state-sponsored actors exploit misconfigured routers across critical infrastructure sectors globally, including energy, healthcare and telecommunications networks.
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EU Government Lead
EU sanctions Russian GRU military hackers over cyberattacks
EU and UK imposed sanctions on Russian GRU military hackers and associated entities for coordinated cyberattacks targeting European infrastructure and networks.
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EU Government Lead
EU Targets Russian Intelligence Officers Accused of Running a Yearslong Cyber Spying Campaign
EU imposes sanctions on Russian intelligence officers accused of running a years-long cyber-spying campaign targeting government and critical infrastructure.
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Global Government
Europe revives law allowing big tech to scan for CSAM
European Parliament approved Chat Control 2.0, requiring tech firms to scan user messages for child sexual abuse material, affecting millions across EU.
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Global Government
Money launderer accused of stealing seized crypto while in prison
Bulgarian prisoner charged with stealing $290,000 in government-seized cryptocurrency while incarcerated for previous money laundering offences.
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Global Government
UK Government Rolls Out Agentic AI Defense Plan Alongside Industry Pledge
UK government launches agentic AI cybersecurity defence plan with industry pledge; Ireland and EU should note UK's autonomous AI security approach divergence.
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Global Government
AI Attacks Move in Minutes. Join This Webinar on Building a Defense That Keeps Up
AI-accelerated cyberattacks now compress multi-day campaigns into minutes, outpacing traditional defence workflows designed for slower threat landscapes.
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Global Government
GodDamn Ransomware Uses PoisonX Driver to Disable Endpoint Defenses
Researchers identified GodDamn ransomware, which uses PoisonX kernel driver to disable endpoint security software before encrypting systems.
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Global Government
CISA orders feds to patch max severity ColdFusion flaw by Friday
U.S. CISA mandates federal agencies patch critical Adobe ColdFusion vulnerability by Friday amid active exploitation reports.
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Global Government
County Government Reportedly Paid $1 Million to Cyber Extortion Group
A U.S. county government reportedly paid $1 million to a cyber extortion group to prevent release of stolen sensitive data.
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Global Government
CISA Reportedly Using Anthropic’s Mythos to Scan Government Software for Flaws
US cybersecurity agency CISA is reportedly using Anthropic's AI tool to scan government software for vulnerabilities as part of its attack surface evaluation programme.
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Global Government
Webinar tomorrow: Why modern email attacks require a new approach to defense
Upcoming webinar examines how behavioral AI can improve detection of sophisticated phishing and business email compromise attacks while reducing security alert fatigue.
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Global Government
Iran-Linked Hackers Use New Cavern C2 Framework to Target Israeli Organizations
Iranian state-linked hackers deployed a new command-and-control framework targeting Israeli IT providers and government sectors, according to cybersecurity researchers.
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Global Government
Armored Likho APT Targeting Government, Electric Power Entities
Armored Likho APT group targets government and electric power sector entities using modular remote access trojans and information-stealing malware for financial gain and espionage.
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Global Government
U.S. Government Entity Paid Kairos $1 Million in Data-Theft Extortion Case
US federal agency paid $1 million to data-theft extortionists calling themselves Kairos to prevent leak of stolen files, according to blockchain analysis.
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Global Government
European Parliament Member Investigating Spyware Was Hacked With Pegasus
Former EU Parliament member investigating Pegasus spyware was targeted with the same surveillance tool while serving on an oversight committee examining its misuse.
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Global Government
Spyware found on phone of European Parliament member probing it
European Parliament member Stelios Kouloglou, who investigated commercial spyware misuse, was infected twice with Pegasus spyware while serving on the investigative committee.
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Global Government
US lifts export controls on Anthropic’s frontier cybersecurity AI models
US removes export restrictions on Anthropic's advanced AI cybersecurity models following government agreements, potentially expanding the company's reach to international markets including the EU.
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Global Government
Mustang Panda Uses Zoho WorkDrive as Command Channel in Indian Government Attacks
China-linked hacking group Mustang Panda exploited Zoho WorkDrive to command malware in Indian government and hydropower sector networks.
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Global Government
GopherWhisper: A burrow full of malware
ESET researchers identified GopherWhisper, a China-aligned advanced persistent threat group targeting Mongolian government institutions with malware.
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Global Government
LongNosedGoblin tries to sniff out governmental affairs in Southeast Asia and Japan
ESET researchers identified China-aligned APT group LongNosedGoblin targeting Southeast Asian and Japanese government networks using Group Policy for cyberespionage tool deployment.
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