Years of warnings about the digital vulnerabilities lurking inside basic utilities are colliding with a new reality: AI is making those weaknesses easier for hackers to exploit. Why it matters: AI is lowering the barrier for state-backed hackers looking to disrupt or manipulate water systems, power plants and other critical infrastructure. Driving the news: A recent wave of cyberattacks targeting critical infrastructure is raising new questions about the preparedness of U.S. water systems and a British power plant. - The Telegraph reported that Iran-backed hackers broke into a U.K. power plant, prompting a four-day shutdown around the time a series of cyberattacks on U.S. water systems began. - U.S. officials warned last week that…
German authorities defused a military-grade explosive drone discovered near a Ukrainian cargo plane at Leipzig/Halle Airport, an incident the country's interior minister called "a new threat scenario" that may involve foreign powers. A drone fitted with Semtex explosives and a detonator turned up overnight into Wednesday near the south runway of the major German cargo […] The post Explosive drone found at German airport near Ukrainian cargo plane in suspected hybrid attack appeared first on American Almanac .
German authorities defused a military-grade explosive drone discovered near a Ukrainian cargo plane at Leipzig/Halle Airport, an incident the country's interior minister called "a new threat scenario" that may involve foreign powers. A drone fitted with Semtex explosives and a detonator turned up overnight into Wednesday near the south runway of the major German cargo hub, parked close to a Ukrainian Antonov cargo aircraft. The German Federal Police bomb disposal unit removed the detonator, and a second drone apparently struck a DHL cargo plane that had aborted its landing after the runway was shut down. The DHL jet sustained minor nosecone damage but landed safely in Hanover, ABC News reported . By Thursday morning, Leipzig/Halle…Open
“2026.01.11 Free Iran Demonstration, Washington, DC USA 01156 07428” by Ted Eytan, CC BY-SA 4.0 Published May 11, 2026 WASHINGTON – The conflict involving Iran is increasingly being viewed through a wider economic lens, with analysts arguing [...]
The world’s largest crypto exchange is under fire after investigators found accounts moving $1.7 billion to Iranian entities. Clues about those accounts were in plain sight for over a year.
Published March 12, 2025 Recent open‑source blockchain data and expert analysis suggest that large‑scale cryptocurrency movements involving Iranian accounts have accelerated amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East — raising questions among analysts about [...]