The Wave

1. YesterdayBusiness InsiderThe Pentagon is testing war robots that can hunt in packs without GPS and find battlefield targets on their own. Humans still call the shots.DARPA's RACER program ran a Fort Knox exercise in which four GPS-independent ground robots mapped terrain and located simulated enemy targets while a human operator kept control of engagement decisions.1 outletRoboticsDefensePentagon pushes ground robots as DARPA tests GPS-free UGVs at Fort Knox6 linked
2. 5d agoThe Record · research by ESETRussian hackers compromised government email servers to steal NATO, EU correspondenceESET disclosed a new modular Turla toolset ("Turla's Cereal") that uses compromised Microsoft Exchange servers as command-and-control to covertly steal emails from Kazakhstan's and a Romanian government agency's systems.

   7 articles · 6 outlets · BleepingComputer, Computerworld

   1. 5d agoCyberScoopEarliestRussian Turla group used new toolset to silently pilfer emails from Kazakhstan, Romanian governments
   2. 5d agoBleepingComputerPickupTurla hackers use new Cereal malware to spy on govt Exchange servers
   3. 5d agoThe RecordPickupRussian hackers compromised government email servers to steal NATO, EU correspondence
   4. 4d agoComputerworldPickupNew malware doesn’t call home, it turns your Exchange server into its home
   5. 4d agoC4ISRNETPickupRomanian servers targeted by Russian hackers to scoop up emails about NATO, EU
   6. 4d agoDefense NewsPickupRomanian servers targeted by Russian hackers to scoop up emails about NATO, EU
   7. 3d agoThe RecordPickupRomania says it stopped Russian cyberattack targeting government emails

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3. 4d agoFederal News NetworkQuantum computing hits ‘put up or shut up’ momentFederal officials at a Washington quantum event described deepening government investment in quantum computing, including DARPA's move into the final Stage C of its Quantum Benchmarking Initiative and Commerce's $2 billion commitments to nine companies, while warning about foreign theft of quantum technology.1 outletQuantumDefenseQuantum primacy commission and Commerce funding deals shape US competitiveness push25 linked
4. 4d agoYahoo · research by SRIRomanian intelligence agency says it identified Russian-linked cyber attackRomania's intelligence agency SRI attributed a December 2025 cyberattack on a government organisation to the Russian-linked Turla group, which exploited Microsoft operating system vulnerabilities.1 outletCyber8 linked
5. 7d agoThe GuardianHot fridges, a fake nuclear alert and a $6bn heist: are we in the foothills of a hacking epidemic?A Guardian feature links a October–November 2026 wave of cyber incidents, led by hacked supermarket fridges across Europe, to AI-accelerated vulnerability discovery and state-linked threat actors.1 outletCyberAIFrance blames Iran's Revolutionary Guards for supermarket freezer cyberattacks27 linked
6. 12d agoSRISRI’s smart lidar imager joins DARPA’s ERIS MarketplaceSRI announces its dynamically biased Geiger-mode lidar imager has been added to DARPA's ERIS Marketplace, making it available for government customers to buy.1 outletDefense2 linked

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1. GrantDefense Sciences OfficeOct 20DARPA Defense Sciences Office seeks proposals for the 2027 Young Faculty Award program (solicitation DARPARA2701), with responses due January 13, 2027.Closes in 59 daysDefenseLifecycle6 linked
2. SBIRDARPA11d agoDARPA seeks proposals for prototype hyperdimensional and neurosymbolic cyber course-of-action planning and replanning tools under the DoW SBIR 2027 BAA, with responses due January 6, 2027.Closes in 52 daysDoW SBIR 2027 BAACyberDefenseLifecycle6 linked
3. SBIRDARPA11d agoDARPA seeks SBIR proposals for a Human Universal Remote topic developing hands-free warfighter muscle-sensing interfaces, with responses due January 6, 2027.Closes in 52 daysDoW SBIR 2027 BAADefenseLifecycle6 linked
4. SBIRDARPA11d agoDARPA pre-release SBIR topic seeks proposals for an autonomous metacognitive multi-INT collection orchestration capability; proposals due 2027-01-06.Closes in 52 daysDoW SBIR 2027 BAADefenseAILifecycle10 linked