For the third time in two weeks, CISA added a vulnerability (CVE-2026-24423) affecting SmarterTools’ SmarterMail email and collaboration server to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and this one is being exploited in ransomware attacks. A glut of SmarterMail vulnerabilities On January 26, the US cybersecurity agency listed CVE-2025-52691 (a unrestricted upload of file with dangerous...Read More

Introduction Black Basta is a ransomware group operating as ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS), first spotted in April 2022. It is known to use double extortion techniques where the group demands payment for the decryption and non-release of stolen data. Earlier versions of Black Basta share many similarities with Conti Ransomware. A wide range of industries and critical...Read More

LYON, France – An international cybercrime operation targeting phishing, malware and ransomware has taken down more than 45,000 malicious IP addresses and servers. Law enforcement from 72 countries and territories took part in Operation Synergia III (18 July 2025 – 31 January 2026), coordinated by INTERPOL. The operation led to the arrest of 94 people,...Read More

Artificial intelligence (AI) proved to be a boon for tech stocks after ChatGPT launched in 2022. But in 2026, the situation has changed drastically. Now AI is seen as a disruptive force, threatening to upend business models in industries such as cybersecurity. Stock prices in the sector plunged in February after artificial intelligence giant Anthropic...Read More

Cybercriminals are using AI less to invent new techniques and more to scale proven ones, marking an expansion in their reach over their creativity, according to the Acronis Cyberthreats Report H2 2025. Drawing on telemetry from more than one million endpoints worldwide, the report finds that attacks across email and collaboration platforms surged in the...Read More

North Korean state-backed attackers are now using the Medusa ransomware and are continuing to mount extortion attacks on the U.S. healthcare sector.  North Korea has long been involved in ransomware attacks and has been previously associated with the Maui and Play ransomware families. However, the Symantec and Carbon Black Threat Hunter Team has uncovered evidence...Read More

Cyber crime is the bane of any business in 2026. These criminal acts include ransomware, identity theft, email and voice phishing, cryptojacking, cyberbullying, and more. For companies, the most common issue is ransomware, where, according to Statista, criminals made off with $813 million in 2024, and the previous year’s loss was $1.25 billion. No company...Read More

In 2013, when the Xbox One was released, Microsoft designed the console with a strong emphasis on security, and as a result, many technology experts viewed it as being virtually unhackable. This remained unchanged for over a decade until several hackers attempted to hack into the Xbox One unsuccessfully using jailbreak-style techniques. The new hack...Read More

Over the past year, there has been a rise in extortion malware, e.g. Nefilim and Darkside, which steal and threaten to publish sensitive data or encrypt it until a ransom is paid. Nowadays, cybercriminals use various techniques to gain their initial foothold within a network in the organization. One of the techniques is a supply...Read More

AUTAUGA COUNTY, Ala. (WSFA) – An Autauga County schoolteacher was arrested Saturday in connection with an investigation that targeted five online child predators, according to the Prattville Police Department. Brian Pittman was charged with one count of electronic solicitation of a child and traveling to meet a child for an unlawful sex act. Brian Pittman...Read More