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Oct- 2025 -

9 October

Americas

A researcher holding the SHIELD drone inside a dim room

Ethan M. Encarnacion

New Mid-Flight Defense Mechanism Enables Drones to Fly Through Cyber Attacks

A team from Florida International University has figured out a way to make drones more resilient to cyber threats.

Sep- 2025 -

19 September

Americas

U.S. Space Force 1st Lt. Tia Scoggan, weapons and tactics section chief for the 18th Space Defense Squadron Det. 1, looks at a computer screen at Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado, Oct. 5, 2022. 18 SDS Det. 1 provides timely and actionable Space Domain Awareness (SDA) for emergent and existing threats that are identified by the Joint Task Force-Space Defense’s National Space Defense Center as on-orbit threats. (U.S. Space Force photo by Tiana Williams)

Rojoef Manuel

Viasat to Develop Anti-Hacking Encryption System for US Space Force Satellites

Viasat has secured a multi-year contract from the US Space Force’s Space Systems Command to build an encryption system that protects satellites from cyberattacks.

18 September

Americas

A soldier in a dark room looking at two monitors

Ethan M. Encarnacion

A Digital ‘Watchtower’: Cytellite Launched to Counter Advanced Cyber Threats

Loginsoft has rolled out Cytellite, a cybersecurity threat intelligence platform billed as a digital “watchtower” against modern cyber threats.

15 September

Asia Pacific

South Korean soldiers stand at the main gate of a military training unit in Yeoncheon

Rojoef Manuel

N. Korean Hackers Use ChatGPT to Launch Deepfake ID Phishing Attack: Report

A suspected North Korean state-backed hacking group used ChatGPT to create fabricated military IDs in a phishing campaign targeting South Korean military agencies and civil society groups.

Jul- 2025 -

29 July

Cyber

Staff Writer With AFP

Ukraine, Belarus Hackers Claim Cyberattack on Russia’s Aeroflot

Ukrainian and Belarusian hacker groups claimed responsibility Monday for a cyberattack on Russia's national airline Aeroflot that has grounded dozens of flights.

24 July

Asia Pacific

Giulia Bernacchi

Indonesia Expands Cybersecurity Ties With Singapore Military

Indonesia and Singapore discussed defense cooperation on cybersecurity, as Jakarta looks to draw on Singapore’s experience in military cyber capabilities.

23 July

Asia Pacific

Staff Writer With AFP

Chinese State Hackers Targeting Microsoft Customers

Chinese state-sponsored hackers are actively exploiting critical security vulnerabilities in users of Microsoft's popular SharePoint servers to steal sensitive data and deploy malicious code, the US tech giant warned Tuesday.

20 July

Asia Pacific

Singaporean armed forces in ship control room at sea.

Staff Writer With AFP

Singapore Military Helps Battle Cyberattack: Minister

Units in Singapore's military have been called in to help combat a cyberattack against critical infrastructure, the country's defense minister said.

May- 2025 -

28 May

Cyber

Russian flag displayed on a laptop screen and binary code code displayed on a screen are seen in this multiple exposure illustration photo taken in Krakow, Poland on February 16, 2022. (Photo illustration by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto) (Photo by Jakub Porzycki / NurPhoto / NurPhoto via AFP)

Staff Writer With AFP

Dutch Spies Say Russian Hackers Targeted Police

A previously unknown Russian hacking group known as "Laundry Bear" was behind attacks last year on Dutch police, intelligence services in the Netherlands said Tuesday, with sensitive work-related data stolen.

9 May

Americas