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EU Cyber Response Team Warns of Spearphishing Campaigns From Russian Hackers

A group of Russian hackers is targeting European governments with spearphishing campaigns to breach their digital systems, according to a new advisory from the European Union’s Cyber Emergency Response Team. The cybersecurity note identified at least seven EU countries on the target list of the hacking group Fancy Bear, Politico reported. The cyberthreat actors deployed...

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NATO, US Suspend Obligations Under CFE Treaty After Russia Quits As Signatory

Nearly two years into its war with Ukraine, Russia has officially withdrawn from the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe. In response, NATO is suspending operations for the Cold War-era security pact.  The CFE Treaty was ratified in 1990, a year after the fall of the Berlin Wall, and entered into force in 1992. The treaty...

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NATO’s Military Committee Chief Shares Regional Plan to Address Threats in the Arctic

Melting Arctic sea ice is creating new routes that adversaries like Russia and China may utilize for “potentially nefarious intentions,” warned the chair of the military committee for NATO.  At the 10th Arctic Circle Assembly held in Iceland, Adm. Rob Bauer, who also serves as military adviser to the secretary general of NATO, presented the...

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BIS Blacklists 49 Companies Supplying US-Sourced Integrated Circuits to Russia

The Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security said Friday that it has added 49 companies to its Entity List for supplying U.S.-origin integrated circuits to Russian consignees with links to Russia’s defense sector. Listed entities need to secure a licensing requirement for any export, reexport or in-country transfer of all items. China-based companies...

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UK Monitoring Russian Activities in Black Sea Over Potential Attacks on Civilian Ships

The United Kingdom has deployed intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities to monitor activities in the Black Sea where, according to an intelligence report, Russia plans to place mines targeting civilian shipping to prevent exports of Ukrainian grain. According to Britain, the ISR capabilities will enable determining whether Russia launches such an attack, noting that Moscow...

Thousands of NATO Personnel Join Baltic Sea Maritime Exercises
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Thousands of NATO Personnel Join Baltic Sea Maritime Exercises

Northern Coasts, an annual maritime exercise hosted by the German navy, has commenced in the Baltic Sea.  About 30 warships and 3,200 personnel from 14 nations, including the United States and NATO member states, will participate in activities designed to build skills in amphibious operations, air defense, sea-to-land strikes and securing sea lanes. The latest iteration...

Canada to Probe Potential Foreign Interference in 2019, 2021 Elections
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Canada to Probe Potential Foreign Interference in 2019, 2021 Elections

The Canadian government has selected a Quebec Court of Appeal judge to lead an investigation into possible interference by foreign countries, such as Russia and China, in Canada’s democratic institutions and federal general elections held in 2019 and 2021. Marie-Josee Hogue, puisne judge of the Quebec Court of Appeal, has been appointed as the commissioner...

Canadian Cyber Center Identifies Russia, Iran as Cybercrime Safe Havens
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Canadian Cyber Center Identifies Russia, Iran as Cybercrime Safe Havens

Canada’s cybersecurity center has pinpointed Russia and Iran as nations “very likely” acting as safe havens for cybercriminals. In its newly released document, titled “Baseline Cyber Threat Assessment: Cybercrime,” the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security cited third-party reports and decisions of agencies in other countries supporting the assessment that Russia and Iran are sponsoring cybercriminals...

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DIA Includes New Findings, Images in Updated Iranian UAV Report

The Defense Intelligence Agency has updated its “Iranian UAVs in Ukraine: A Visual Comparison” report to include new findings and images that counter Iran’s claims that its unnamed aerial vehicles were not deployed in Ukraine. The additional images include parts of the Iran-made Shahed-131 UAVs used by Russia against Ukrainian targets in 2022 and Shahed-131...

Air Force General: Russia, Ukraine Unable to Gain Air Superiority
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Air Force General: Russia, Ukraine Unable to Gain Air Superiority

Neither Russia nor Ukraine have not been able to establish air superiority after over a year and a half of conflict, according to the commander of the U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa.  Speaking to reporters at Ramstein Air Base in Germany, Air Force Gen. James B. Hecker said the ongoing war...

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