John Hultquist

🚨 The CYBERWARCON 2026 lineup is here! 20 speakers on destructive and disruptive cyber threats, plus keynote Rob Joyce. Nov 20 in Arlington, VA, or join virtually. Huge thanks to our review board for picking a great lineup! www.cyberwarcon.com #CYBERWARCON

LAST DAY TO SUBMIT TO THE @CYBERWARCON CFP! We are looking for real world case studies that will illuminate the future of the threat. There is still time, but don’t dally!

If you've been laid off from a cyber threat intel position and would like to come to @SLEUTHCON this year, please reach out.

Google finds evidence a criminal hackers attempted a widespread campaign that relied on a 0day built by artificial intelligence. “It’s a taste of what’s to come,” @hultquist.bsky.social says. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/11/u...

Google disrupts hackers who used AI to identify a “zero day” vulnerability in popular online system administration tool (that it would not name). “It’s here,” said @hultquist.bsky.social “The era of AI-driven vulnerability and exploitation is already here.” apnews.com/article/goog...

The speaker lineup is here! 🐍 SLEUTHCON 2026 is six weeks away, and the lineup is stacked. Check it out and grab your tickets today! Happening June 5th, 2026, in Arlington, VA + virtually! www.sleuthcon.com #SLEUTHCON #CybersecurityEvents

Getting ready to read these @sleuthcon.bsky.social talk proposals! Last day sleuths! IT’S CRIME TIME!

The @SLEUTHCON CFP closes next week. Don’t waste valuable time doing your taxes. Submit! Submit! Submit!

The @SLEUTHCON CFP closes next week. Don’t waste valuable time doing your taxes. Submit! Submit! Submit!

We are still looking at the axios supply chain compromise, but we’ve attributed it to UNC1069, a suspected DPRK actor, who we covered in a blog this February. They are financially-motivated and historically DPRK uses these incidents to target crypto. cloud.google.com/blog/topics/...

SLEUTHCON 2026 is coming! 🐍🐻🌲 Registration is open and our CFP is live! We're back on June 5th, in-person in Arlington, VA and virtually. CFP closes April 17th + tickets will sell out! sleuthcon.com #SLEUTHCON #SLEUTHCON2026 #Cybercrime

Today I went to RUSI and @hultquist.bsky.social told me his thoughts about what to expect from Iranian cyber operations in the near future... Essentially, while tactics won't suddenly change, he believes the attacks will have a much wider scope... www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/iran-cy...

Notepad++ compromised in supply chain attack from June to December 2025 by “likely Chinese state-sponsored actor”. notepad-plus-plus.org/news/hijacke...

"The actor Poland has identified is notable for a lengthy history of digging into global critical infrastructure while holding back on actual attacks," @hultquist.bsky.social says. "If they have finally pulled the trigger, that would be a major departure from over a decade of restraint."

Ready to put your analysis skills to the test? Join us on Nov 18 (pre-CYBERWARCON) for a Synapse challenge using a real-world scenario. There will be snacks and limited-edition challenge coins! vertex.link/events/cyber...

Meet our speaker: Kevin Hoganson! He leverages a broad skill set across cyber threat intelligence, digital forensics & incident response. His talk highlights commercial spyware actors' cleanup of forensic artifacts which prevents meaningful analysis of mobile device infections. www.cyberwarcon.com

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Meet our speaker Dlshad Othman! He has fifteen+ years of experience in threat intelligence, and has built a career at the intersection of cybersecurity and geopolitics. He will be joining David Magnotti for their talk "Ping First, Boom Second", which will focus on Iranian cyber threat groups.

If you’ve been laid off from a cyber threat intel position, and you want a ticket to CYBERWARCON, please reach out.

An opinion piece I wrote for Cipher Brief on the next wave of AI threats. The speed and scale of this activity will change the nature of cybersecurity. In order to compete with adversary use of this technology we must adopt it wholeheartedly into defense. www.thecipherbrief.com/ai-cyberatta...

Meet our speaker Caleb Marquis! His work played a central role in the landmark indictment of North Korean hacker Rim Jong Hyok. He has received the FBI Medal of Excellence and the Department of Justice Attorney General Award for Distinguished Service.

We're excited to have Eric Kerr join us at CYBERWARCON! His talk, "From Hacker to Help Desk: The Surprising Story of a North Korean Cyber Operator", will cover the activities of Andariel, a North Korean hacking group that steals military & nuclear technology from US & South Korean defense networks.

We're proud to announce Ruarigh Thornton is joining us this year at CYBERWARCON! Head of Research and Disruption at PGI, with experience in threats including counter espionage, hostile state information operations + more. He has led 100+ digital investigations. www.cyberwarcon.com

CYBERWARCON is gooooooooo! This year’s agenda is live! Thank you submitters.

Announcing this year's CYBERWARCON speaker lineup and agenda! We've got some fantastic talks this year, and more will be announced soon. Don't miss your chance to register now! Thank you everyone who submitted to the CFP. The selection was a truly grueling process!

🚨🚨🚨 Google released a report on "Brickstorm" this morning — a next-level, suspected China-linked campaign targeting U.S. firms. Ultra-stealthy, 400+ day dwell times, focus on stealing IP, finding zero-days, and focused on long-term cyberespionage. cyberscoop.com/chinese-cybe...

We are expecting several organizations who use this tool and actively hunt for this threat will find that this actor has been active in their networks for some time.

We are releasing details on BRICKSTORM malware activity, a China-based threat hitting US tech to potentially target downstream customers and hunt for data on vulnerabilities in products. This actor is stealthy, and we've provided a tool to hunt for them. cloud.google.com/blog/topics/...

Last week to get your @CYBERWARCON submissions in! Don’t miss out!

We've got some good submissions flowing into the @CYBERWARCON CFP, but there's still time for more. If you have good content, and you're worried the honorarium won't cover your travel, please submit, and we'll work it out. We do this because we believe this research matters.