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April 10, 2026 | Annie Fixler, Aarushi Garg

The Islamic Republic of Iran Attacks U.S. and Allied Critical Infrastructure

Iranian hackers are targeting industrial equipment and causing operational disruptions to multiple types of critical infrastructure, warned the U.S. government on April 7. Despite the ceasefire announced...

April 8, 2026 | Jack Burnham |

The American AI Sector Bands Together To Stop Chinese Theft

China’s effort to steal American artificial intelligence (AI) has begun to turn foes into friends. Three American AI firms locked in an intense competition for market share — OpenAI, Anthropic,...

March 25, 2026 | Jack Burnham |

FCC Ban on Foreign-Produced Routers Targets Chinese Firms Tied to Cybersecurity Risks

The United States is pushing Chinese-produced routers off the shelf and onto a watchlist. On March 23, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) banned all foreign-produced routers from entering the...

March 9, 2026 | Leah Siskind, Dr. Georgianna Shea, Marina Chernin

Regarding Security Considerations for Artificial Intelligence Agents

March 3, 2026 | Leah Siskind |

AI-Amplified Narratives: Measuring Propaganda in LLM Citations

February 13, 2026 | Jack Burnham |

OpenAI Alleges China’s DeepSeek Stole its Intellectual Property to Train its Own Models

One year on from DeepSeek’s first major release, Washington is probing deeper into the Chinese artificial intelligence firm’s unexpected success. The U.S. AI firm OpenAI publicly released a memo...

January 15, 2026 | David May |

Doxing Jewish and Pro-Israel Organizations Helps Antisemites Hunt Jews

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December 18, 2025 | Annie Fixler, Branson Chi

AI Is a Gift to Cyber Scammers and Nation-State Hackers This Holiday Season

This holiday season, the Grinch is using a computer to steal Christmas. The Department of Treasury’s Office of Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection (OCCIP) released its annual consumer...

December 2, 2025 | Nathan Picarsic |

The US-China Crossroads: Time for American Corporates to Choose Sides

In June 2023, rumors swirled online in China that Microsoft Research Asia would be rapidly shuttering its presence in China and relocating to Vancouver. Such a move would have made sense given intensifying...

November 21, 2025 | Emmerson Overell, Sophie McDowall

To Protect U.S. Cloud Computing, Follow the UK’s Example

Modern life operates in the cloud. Banking, business transactions, and even government intelligence relies on cloud computing. Cybersecurity and technical failures by cloud computing companies therefore...

October 29, 2025 | Jack Burnham |

New Tech Transfer Between UAE and China Should Throw Sand in the Gears of U.S. AI Exports to the Gulf

The United States may have inadvertently green-lit funding for Chinese missile technology. On October 25, the Financial Times reported that U.S. intelligence agencies had collected information in 2022...

October 23, 2025 | Ivana Stradner, Emily Hester

The UN Cybercrime Treaty: A Trojan Horse for Suppressing Dissent

September 9, 2025 | Jack Burnham |

Looking for an Edge in Trade Talks, Chinese Hackers Go Phishing Against Key House Committee

The chairman of the House China Select Committee and an outspoken critic of Beijing, Rep. John Moolenaar (R-MI), appeared to be soliciting input about upcoming U.S.-China trade talks from Capitol Hill...

September 8, 2025 | Craig Singleton, Jack Burnham, Miles Kershner

Why Export Controls Work: 5 Debunked Myths About U.S.-China AI Competition

America’s artificial intelligence (AI) edge faces a determined challenger: Chinese leader Xi Jinping...

August 28, 2025 | Ari Ben Am |

A Year of Meming Dangerously: Iranian Influence Operations Targeting Israel Since October 7

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August 28, 2025 | Ari Ben Am, Mariam Lomtadze

Microsoft Severs Chinese Access to Cybersecurity Vulnerability Information

It wasn’t the first time, but Microsoft would love to make it the last. After dozens of government agencies and corporations running SharePoint were recently compromised, the software goliath is cutting...

August 25, 2025 | Jack Burnham, Jiwon Ma

Microsoft Omitted Key Details in DOD Security Filings on China-Related Program

The Department of Defense (DOD) cannot mitigate security flaws it cannot see — or those that are purposely hidden. On August 20, ProPublica reported that Microsoft failed to alert DOD that the company...

July 21, 2025 | Jack Burnham, Johanna Yang

Protecting Our Communications Networks by Promoting Transparency Regarding Foreign Adversary Control

July 16, 2025 | Jack Burnham, Jiwon Ma

The Pentagon Has Given China Access to Its Systems for Over a Decade

The Defense Department (DoD) is letting Beijing into its most critical systems — not through a breach, but by design. On July 15, a ProPublica investigation revealed that the DoD has outsourced some...

July 3, 2025 | Annie Fixler, Stefan Videnovic

Iranian and Pro-Regime Cyberattacks Against Americans (2011-Present)

Since 2011, the Islamic Republic of Iran and pro-regime hackers have increasingly utilized digital technology to threaten U.S. national security, conducting dozens of cyber operations against Americans....