Spotlight | Russia
Russian firm Operation Zero braves Ukraine war to launch into zero day market

Iran, Russia
Russian nuclear security consultant operating in Iran charged after FSB probe

A Moscow court has found Vladimir Tikhonov, who advises governments in Iran, Egypt and Bangladesh, guilty of abuse of power following accusations by the FSB.

Spotlight | Israel, UAE
Faced with Israeli resellers, foreign zero-day specialists flock to Abu Dhabi

The UAE is home to a growing number of unregistered vulnerability (zero-day) resellers, such as newcomers Vulns Security and Operation Zero. The Emirati authorities welcome this counterbalance to an over-reliance on Israel in this sector.

Spotlight | Russia, UAE
Russian vulnerabilities reseller Operation Zero tries its luck in the Gulf

The zero-day vulnerabilities firm headed by Russian hacker Sergei Zelenyuk has been prospecting in Abu Dhabi and Dubai.

Russia
Russian zero-day seller Expocod gets active while war rages in Ukraine

Inactive in recent years, the Russian zero-day distributor Expocod, founded by former Russian financial intelligence service chief Andrei Shorokhov, is back in operation again.

Spotlight | China, Russia
Chinese zero-day hunters skirt restrictions via Russian platforms

Increasing numbers of Chinese vulnerability researchers are selling their findings via specialised Russian platforms, in the context of stricter regulation of the sector in China. The emerging trend also puts China's ability to collect zero days via cohorts of disciplined hackers into perspective.

The Intelligence Gazette
Georgian protection service promoted, Rosfinmonitoring active in the Donbass, post-Kadhimi clean-out continues in Iraq, DGSI right to consult medical records confirmed

Appointments, reforms and the issues at stake: every Monday, Intelligence Online serves up snippets big and small from the global intelligence community. This week, we bring news from Baghdad, Paris, Tblissi, Donetsk and Luhansk.

Georgiastate protection service moves up a rung.

Russia/UkrainePromsvyazbank moves into the Donbass under the eye of Russian financial intelligence.

IraqMohammed Shia Al Sudani's purge of the security services continues.

FranceIntelligence services' right to consult medical records from the public health system confirmed.

China
NVWA Project goes silent as China "nationalises" cyber vulnerability tracking

China's NVWA Project for the detection of unknown vulnerabilities has given no sign of life for several months. New notification rules now allow China to collect zero-day vulnerabilities directly.

The Tech Times
FiveCast and Operation Zero

Whether in SIGINT, GEOINT, OSINT or cyber, we report each week on developments great and small in the world of the technical intelligence providers.

Adelaide/London Titmuss and Patterson join OSINT expert FiveCast

Saint Petersburg Russian zero-day Operation Zero comes out of the woodwork

Russia
Russia's Operation Zero enters increasingly political zero-day market

As Washington seeks to regulate the sale of vulnerabilities to its advantage, a new Russian player has emerged on the scene: Operation Zero, founded by researcher Sergey Zelenyuk.

United States
Google battles zero day brokers as much as zero days itself

Recent clashes between Google security researchers and zero days broker Zerodium highlight diametrically opposed conceptions of the fight against cyber flaws. The tension comes at a time when Zerodium is hoping to boost its cooperation with major Silicon Valley firms.

United States
Pentagon throws doors open to bug bounty-hunters

Congress is thinking of procuring more computer security vulnerabilities for the US intelligence services in an initiative that could prove lucrative for companies that specialise in this area.