Azerbaijan - Cyber Threat Landscape

Threat entity extracted from intelligence sources

Frequency
113
occurrences
First Seen
November 2, 2025
Last Seen
July 13, 2026

Azerbaijan is a country tracked across 50 threat clusters and 113 intelligence report mentions on ThreatCluster. First observed November 2, 2025; most recent activity July 13, 2026.

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Recent Intelligence Reports

  • Shusha Global Media Forum hosts panel discussion on digital security (PHOTO) — Trend.Az · July 13, 2026
  • FIU-IND's receives international recognition, uncovers about Rs. 868 crore of cyber fraud proceeds — Indiasnews · July 11, 2026
  • FIU-IND's receives international recognition, uncovers about Rs. 868 crore of cyber fraud proceeds — Bignewsnetwork · July 11, 2026
  • Kamran Karimli: Cybersecurity Is No Longer Just IT — It's National Security — Caspianpost · July 6, 2026
  • Kamran Karimli: Cybersecurity is no longer just an IT issue — News.Az · July 6, 2026
  • EU lawmaker who investigated spyware abuse was hacked with Pegasus — Thenextweb · July 3, 2026
  • EU Extends Russia Sanctions for First Full-Year Term — Kyivpost · June 19, 2026
  • Bulgaria Licensed Surveillance Exports To Rights Violators — www.hrw.org · June 19, 2026

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