James Pearson

Microsoft knew of SharePoint server exploit but failed to effectively patch it A security patch released by Microsoft last month failed to fully fix a critical flaw in U.S. tech giant's SharePoint server software that had been identified in May, opening the door to a sweeping global cyber espionage operation.

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UK discovers Russian 'espionage tool', sanctions GRU officers over cyberattacks Britain said on Friday it had discovered a sophisticated digital espionage tool and sanctioned more than 20 Russian spies, hackers and agencies over what it called a "sustained campaign of malicious cyber activity" targeting governments and institutions across Europe.

UK discovers Russian 'espionage tool', sanctions GRU officers over cyberattacks www.reuters.com/world/uk/uk-...

Russian lawmakers say 'security threat' WhatsApp should prepare to leave Russia WhatsApp should prepare to leave the Russian market, a lawmaker who regulates the IT sector said on Friday, warning that the messaging app owned by Meta Platforms was likely to be put on a list of restricted software.

Russian lawmakers say 'security threat' WhatsApp should prepare to leave Russia www.reuters.com/business/rus...

Thousands of Afghans secretly moved to Britain after data leak Britain set up a secret scheme to bring thousands of Afghans to the UK after their personal details were disclosed in one of the country's worst ever data breaches, putting them at risk of reprisals from the Taliban after their return to power.

Thousands of Afghans secretly moved to Britain after data leak - www.reuters.com/world/uk/tho...

British criminals convicted over Wagner Group-linked arson attack on London warehouse The attack was described as a “clear example of an organisation linked to the Russian state using ‘proxies’ — in this case British men — to carry out very serious criminal activity in this country on ...

A gang of British criminals were convicted on Tuesday for their roles in a plot directed over the messaging app Telegram by the Wagner Group mercenary organization — fronting for Russia’s intelligence services — to conduct arson attacks against targets in London.

Swedish PM’s private address revealed by Strava data shared by bodyguards Data made public by Ulf Kristersson’s security revealed his location, routes and movements over several years

Secret service bodyguards have been accused of jeopardising the Swedish prime minister’s safety over several years by sharing details of their running and cycling routes on the fitness app Strava.

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Exclusive: Early US intel assessment suggests strikes on Iran did not destroy nuclear sites, sources say | CNN Politics The US military strikes on three of Iran’s nuclear facilities last weekend did not destroy the core components of the country’s nuclear program and likely only set it back by months, according to an e...

Wow. 'Two of the people familiar w/ the assessment said Iran’s stockpile of enriched uranium was not destroyed. One of the people said the centrifuges are largely “intact.” “...the (DIA) assessment is that the US set them back maybe a few months, tops”...' edition.cnn.com/2025/06/24/p...

Exclusive: Early US intel assessment suggests strikes on Iran did not destroy nuclear sites, sources say | CNN Politics The US military strikes on three of Iran’s nuclear facilities last weekend did not destroy the core components of the country’s nuclear program and likely only set it back by months, according to an e...

Important. "The US military strikes on three of Iran’s nuclear facilities last weekend did not destroy the core components of the country’s nuclear program and likely only set it back by months, according to an early US [DIA] intelligence assessment" edition.cnn.com/2025/06/24/p...

Suspected Russian hackers used new tactic against UK researcher Suspected Russian hackers have deployed a new tactic to trick even wary targets into compromising their own accounts, a victim of the spy campaign and researchers said on Wednesday.

Keir Giles has been targeted *again* by allegedly Russian hackers — this time using a clever new trick intended to bypass 2-factor authentication.

Over the years I’ve written about Giles an unusual amount, and I have an idea about why.

First, the coverage:
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Suspected Israeli hackers claim to destroy data at Iran's Bank Sepah An anti-Iranian government hacking group with potential ties to Israel and a track record of destructive cyberattacks on Iran claimed in social media posts on Tuesday that it had destroyed data at Iran’s state-owned Bank Sepah.

One of the most consequential "hacktivist" personas over the past few years has come to life, claiming to destroy the data of a major Iranian bank (with @pearswick.press): www.reuters.com/world/middle...

Suspected Russian hackers used new tactic against UK researcher Suspected Russian hackers have deployed a new tactic to trick even wary targets into compromising their own accounts, a victim of the spy campaign and researchers said on Wednesday.

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Russia recruited a teenage spy. His arrest led to a crypto money trail Russia is using untrained spies after operatives were expelled from Europe in 2022. The case against a Canadian teen shows how Moscow conducts the operations.

Russia has resorted to using untrained spies after its diplomats and operatives were expelled from Europe in response to the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. This case against a teenager now jailed in Poland reveals how Moscow conducts and funds such operations www.reuters.com/investigates...

I went for a siesta and woke up a cardinal, says Englishman in Rome Timothy Radcliffe is among three British cardinals with a vote on the next pope, a situation that would have been unthinkable to him six months ago

I went for a siesta and woke up a cardinal, says Englishman in Rome www.thetimes.com/uk/religion/...

Our team at Silent Push has been hard at work on the largest report we’ve ever made public – and along with Reuters – today we’re explaining how North Korean threat actors associated with the “Contagious Interview” subgroup created 3 front companies...🧵

North Korean cyber spies created U.S. firms to dupe crypto developers North Korean cyber spies created two businesses in the U.S., in violation of Treasury sanctions, to infect developers working in the cryptocurrency industry with malicious software, according to cybersecurity researchers and documents reviewed by Reuters.

NEW: North Korean hackers created and registered at least two companies in the U.S. and used them to target blockchain and cryptocurrency developers with malware. Story with @pearswick.press and Anton Zverev based on research from @silentpush.bsky.social: www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

The companies, Blocknovas LLC and Softglide LLC were set up in the states of New Mexico and New York using fake personas and addresses, researchers at Silent Push, a U.S. cybersecurity firm, told Reuters.

North Korean cyber spies created U.S. firms to dupe crypto developers North Korean cyber spies created two businesses in the U.S., in violation of Treasury sanctions, to infect developers working in the cryptocurrency industry with malicious software, according to cybersecurity researchers and documents reviewed by Reuters.

NEW: North Korean cyber spies created two businesses in the U.S., in violation of Treasury sanctions, to infect developers working in the cryptocurrency industry with malicious software, according to cybersecurity researchers and documents reviewed by Reuters.

Excited to confirm our first speakers at #HagueTIX2025! Looking forward to the talks by Alexandra Gofman, @selenalarson.bsky.social, @milenkowski.bsky.social & @julianferdinand.bsky.social, @pearswick.press and Thomas de Zoete!

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North Korea soldiers, weapons helped Russia at critical moment in war on Ukraine North Korea supplied huge quantities of Russian artillery and mortar shells fired against Ukrainian forces.

For nearly 20 months, a Reuters investigation found, millions of North Korean shells have made their way to the frontlines in massive shipments by sea and then by train.

Read all about it, and listen to those intercepts, here: www.reuters.com/graphics/UKR...

North Korea has not just offered the lives of its men in Russia. Much more significant for Russia’s strategy are the armaments flowing into Ukraine’s eastern front.

"...combat groups of the 8th Battalion are retreating into the forest ..."

Our latest investigation into North Korean troops fighting for Russia contains radio intercepts, shared by Ukrainian intelligence, straight from the front line:

Using chatGPT’s latest image model to bring my three-year-old’s scribble to life:

US journalist sues Indian government after losing his overseas citizenship Raphael Satter had his OCI card taken away after publishing a story critical of an Indian businessman

U.S. journalist sues Indian government after losing his overseas citizenship

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Exclusive: Russian missile experts flew to Iran amid clashes with Israel Several senior Russian missile specialists have visited Iran over the past year as the Islamic Republic has deepened its defence cooperation with Moscow, a Reuters review of travel records and employment data indicates.

Read more, including details of each Russian military officer we tracked to Iran, in our exclusive here: www.reuters.com/world/europe...

We corroborated the information with the Russian passenger manifest for the September flight, which was provided by a source with access to Russian state databases.

The flight booking information for the seven travellers was shown to Reuters by Hooshyaran-e Vatan, a group of activist hackers opposed to the Iranian government. The hackers said the seven were travelling with VIP status.

Their flights to Tehran came at a precarious time for Iran, which found itself drawn into a tit-for-tat battle with arch-foe Israel that saw both sides mount military strikes on each other in April and October.

The seven weapons experts were booked to travel from Moscow to Tehran aboard two flights on April 24 and September 17 last year, according to documents detailing the two group bookings as well as the passenger manifest for the second flight.

EXCLUSIVE: Several senior Russian missile specialists have visited Iran over the past year as Tehran deepened its defence cooperation with Moscow, a Reuters review of travel records and employment data indicates.

This morning at Dept of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) HQ in DC as mandatory return to office began, this video played on loop for ~5 mins on screens throughout the building, per agency source.

Building staff couldn’t figure out how to turn it off so sent people to every floor to unplug TVs.