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Ransom-War, Part 2b: Profits Versus Patriotism
Russian Cybercriminals face tension between making money, serving the motherland, and avoiding prison time
May 15
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Ransom-War, Part 2a: Extortion Entrepreneurs and Their Patriotic Obligations
Russian ransomware actors and other cybercriminals are business people first, but they have to do their duty to the motherland
May 8
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Ransom-War, Part 2a: Extortion Entrepreneurs and Their Patriotic Obligations
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Ransom-War: Russian Extortion Operations as Hybrid Warfare, Part One
Some ransomware attacks serve both financial and political motives and may play a role in Russia's ongoing "hybrid warfare" against the West
May 1
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April 2024
i-SOON Toolkit: What is “TZ”?
Network investigation and reconnaissance work is so critical for the Chinese Public Security bureaus that it needs a code name, “TZ.”
Apr 24
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Too Many Toads: Lost in Translation
The perils of machine translation, the importance of dates, and how cultural and linguistic nuances cast new light on the Conti ransomware group
Apr 17
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Intrusion Truth Methods: How Can They Get It Right Again and Again?
Who are the mysterious hacker whisperers Intrusion Truth? What kinds of tradecraft have they used? What can cyber threat analysts learn from them?
Apr 10
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Natto Thoughts is One Year Old
Or Two Years Old if You Count the Year of “Fermenting”
Apr 8
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Soviet Echoes and the Ability to Change: Reflections on the Funeral of Russian Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny
Alexei Navalny's death and funeral fit into the tradition of the Soviet dissident movement and show how his movement appears to have moved past earlier…
Apr 3
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Soviet Echoes and the Ability to Change: Reflections on the Funeral of Russian Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny
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March 2024
i-SOON Leak: Unanswered Questions and What Now?
Chinese hackers’ lax operations security; why Chinese officials have to rely on contractors; why i-SOON might not fear blowback from the leak; and how…
Mar 27
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Leaks Expose Chinese, Russian and German Security Fears
Not just i-SOON: leaks reveal China’s "Delete America" policy, Russian nuclear tripwires and fears of China, German plans for missiles to Ukraine, and…
Mar 20
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i-SOON Operations: A View from Kazakhstan
Leak shows Kazakhstan’s cyber-vulnerability and its importance to China as economic partner and haven for Uyghurs
Mar 13
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i-SOON: “Significant Superpower” or Just Getting the Job Done?
Moving beyond a purely technical focus on TTPs and infrastructure, a business analysis of People, Process, and Technology shows i-SOON’s strengths and…
Mar 7
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