Reza Rafati
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Nation-State Actor Implicated in Year-Long Ribbon Communications Breach
An American telecommunications company, Ribbon Communications, experienced a year-long security breach attributed to a nation-state actor, highlighting significant supply chain risks within the telecom sector.
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Microsoft Services Experience Global Outage Due to Faulty Cloud Configuration
Microsoft experienced a widespread global infrastructure disruption on October 29, 2025, impacting Azure, Microsoft 365, Xbox, and Minecraft due to a faulty cloud network configuration.
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NFC Relay Malware Exploits Android Tap-to-Pay for Fraudulent Transactions
Zimperium zLabs has discovered hundreds of malicious Android apps using NFC relay and Host Card Emulation to steal payment data from tap-to-pay transactions, turning infected phones into tools for payment fraud.
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Nation-State Actor Breaches US Telecom Provider Ribbon Communications
A sophisticated nation-state actor has compromised the systems of Ribbon Communications, a critical US telecommunications infrastructure provider, raising concerns about potential impacts on major telecom firms. The breach, disclosed in late October 2025, involved unauthorized access to certain IT systems.
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Norway Suspects Espionage in Nobel Peace Prize Betting Breach
Norwegian officials are probing a suspected cyber espionage leak after Nobel Peace Prize betting data surged hours before the winner’s announcement.
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Iran sentences two French citizens to 63 years on espionage charges
An Iranian court sentenced two French nationals to 63 years in prison on espionage charges, deepening tensions between Tehran and Paris.
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Senior Pentagon official warns cyber warfare poses major risk to joint force
DOD officials said cyberattacks on critical infrastructure pose a direct risk to space systems and joint missions, and called for lifecycle risk assessments and better industry funding.
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Nexperia staff told to refuse Netherlands HQ orders after Dutch seizure
Staff at Nexperia were told they could refuse orders from the Netherlands head office after The Hague seized control of the company.
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AWS outage left Eight Sleep smart beds overheating and stuck upright
An AWS outage in US-EAST-1 left cloud-dependent Eight Sleep devices unable to change settings, causing overheating and stuck positions for some users.
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Jaguar Land Rover cyber incident disrupted UK production and sales
Jaguar Land Rover said a cybersecurity incident in September 2025 severely disrupted production and sales while systems were brought back in stages.