Cyber
State-sponsored operations, critical infrastructure targeting, and the attribution problems nobody wants to talk about.
March 2026
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Starlink Worked in Ukraine. It Failed in Iran. Russia Helped Make Sure of It.
In Ukraine, SpaceX adapted Starlink to defeat Russian jamming within weeks. In Iran, the same company has been silent for 26 days. GPS L1 barrage jamming, Russian-supplied Krasukha-4 systems, and the death penalty for terminal possession. Starlink failed where it was supposed to succeed.
AWS Got Bombed: When Cloud Infrastructure Becomes a Military Target
On March 1, Iranian drones hit three AWS data centers in the UAE and Bahrain. The IRGC published a target list: Google, Microsoft, Palantir, IBM, Nvidia, Oracle. Cloud infrastructure just became a military target.
The First Cyberwar: 28 Days of Digital Darkness
Iran's internet dropped to 4% on Day 1 and never came back. Predatory Sparrow wiped Bank Sepah clean. The US agency supposed to defend against retaliation is running at 38% staffing. Welcome to the first cyberwar.