Saturday, February 28, 2026

All wars will start like this.

https://databreaches.net/2026/02/28/israel-plunges-iran-into-darkness-with-largest-cyberattack-in-history-during-attack-against-iran/?pk_campaign=feed&pk_kwd=israel-plunges-iran-into-darkness-with-largest-cyberattack-in-history-during-attack-against-iran

Israel plunges Iran into darkness with largest cyberattack in history during attack against Iran

The Jerusalem Post reports:

As fighter jets and cruise missiles struck IRGC command centers, a parallel front reportedly paralyzed the Islamic Republic from within. Reports on Saturday, February 28, 2026, indicated that Iran entered an almost complete digital fog, in what appeared to be a large-scale cyberattack accompanying Operation “Roar of the Lion.”
Critical infrastructure, official news sites, and security communications systems reportedly stopped functioning, leaving the leadership in a communications blackout at home and abroad.
NetBlocks confirmed on Saturday that internet connectivity in Iran plunged to an extremely low level, reaching 4% of normal traffic, signaling an almost total shutdown of nationwide access.

Read more at The Jersusalem Post.





Because we want to use the nasty stuff…

https://www.makeuseof.com/trump-bans-anthropic-from-government-use/

Trump bans Anthropic from government use after company refuses to lift AI safeguards



(Related)

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pentagon-anthropic-dario-amodei-cbs-news-interview-exclusive/

Anthropic CEO says he's sticking to AI "red lines" despite clash with Pentagon



(Related)

https://fortune.com/2026/02/27/openai-in-talks-with-pentagon-after-anthropic-blowup/

OpenAI strikes a deal with the Pentagon just hours after Trump orders the end of Anthropic contracts, and hours after a staff all-hands



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