GTIG Warns of Rising Espionage and Supply Chain Cyber Threats Targeting Defense Sector

GTIG analysis warns that the defense industrial base faces a sustained, multi-front cyber threat from state‑backed and criminal actors that exploit personnel, edge devices, and supply chains—using credential‑harvesting campaigns, custom Android malware, PowerShell persistence, zero‑day exploits in perimeter appliances, and ransomware/extortion operations—to steal intellectual property and compromise defense programs across multiple countries and suppliers.