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The Kazakhstan flag is shown before the finals of Kok-boru Finals against Kyrgyzstan during the World Nomad Games at the Hippodrome Racetrack on September 6, 2026 in Cholpon-Ata, Kyrgyzstan. Turla, a notorious cyberespionage group aligned with the Russian government, has been wielding a new, customizable toolset to compromise governments around the world over the past year, including Kazakhstan. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images)

Russian Turla group used new toolset to silently pilfer emails from Kazakhstan, Romanian governments

Nicknamed “Turla’s Cereal,” the tools target Microsoft Exchange servers and lack many obvious indicators of compromise or malicious telemetry, per a new ESET report.
The DeepSeek logo is seen on a display at a shopping mall in Hangzhou, in China’s eastern Zhejiang province on April 23, 2026. Chinese startup DeepSeek released a new artificial intelligence model with “drastically reduced” costs on April 24, more than a year after it stunned the world with a low-cost reasoning model that matched the capabilities of US rivals. (Photo by CN-STR / AFP via Getty Images) / China OUT

DHS to ban DeepSeek from federal civilian agencies

The order cites national security concerns, including sending data to servers in China, the potential for malware and the overall risk to federal IT systems.
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Serbian students protest against government coruption in Belgrade, Serbia on May 14, 2025. The rector of the University of Belgrade was targeted with spyware. (Getty Images)

Spyware found on devices belonging to prominent Serbian critics as elections loom

The confirmed and suspected targets include a university rector backing Serbia's protests and a prosecutor who investigated a Trump-linked Belgrade development, weeks before parliamentary elections.
BEIJING, CHINA – MAY 14: The U.S. and Chinese national flags are seen during a state banquet hosted by Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People on May 14, 2026 in Beijing, China. (Getty Images)

AI policy circles targeted in China-linked phishing operation

Cybersecurity firm Proofpoint said TA419 impersonated officials and AI industry figures in an effort to gain access to cloud accounts held by U.S. think tank, university and…
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