According to the latest Gartner cybersecurity report, cybersecurity trends 2026 are being driven by AI expansion, regulatory pressure, and evolving threat landscapes. Gartner pointed out a critical inflection point of cybersecurity at the Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit Sydney 2026. The integration of artificial intelligence with geopolitical instability and regulatory imperativeness plus the growing...Read More
Techniques to hack into an iPhone have been far and few but in recent times there seems to be an uptick on this front, especially of tools that get embedded into infected websites. Amongst them a hacking technique called DarkSword available on the web in a reusable form could potentially take over millions of iOS...Read More
The US Justice Department said it has taken action to disrupt a network of cybercriminal botnets used to carry out large-scale internet attacks that infected more than 3 million devices globally. The operation targeted four botnets — Aisuru, KimWolf, JackSkid and Mossad — which were used to launch Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks worldwide....Read More
The findings of a new global report from Kroll, which reveals that cyberattacks cause significant value destruction across the private equity lifecycle and are increasing in frequency, should resonate with funds industry leaders in the Channel Islands according to the firm’s Managing Director. The report, ‘Cyber Risk at scale: Safeguarding portfolio value in private equity‘...Read More
On March 17, 2026, Westport Fuel Systems Inc. (“Westport” or “the Company”) (TSX:WPRT Nasdaq: WPRT) identified unauthorized access to its network. This incident involved unauthorized access to certain of Westport’s internal IT business applications along with other business and employee information. Immediately upon learning of the incident, the Company engaged experts, activated our incident response...Read More
New Report Highlights Surge in Exposed API Keys, Session Tokens, and Machine Identities, and more. SpyCloud, the leader in identity threat protection, today released its annual 2026 Identity Exposure Report, one of the most comprehensive analyses of stolen credentials and identity exposure data circulating in the criminal underground and highlighting a sharp expansion in non-human...Read More
Global law enforcement operation targets AISURU, Kimwolf, JackSkid botnet operators Pierluigi Paganini March 20, 2026 DoJ disrupted IoT botnets’ C2 infrastructure with global partners, targeting operators behind AISURU, Kimwolf, JackSkid, and others. The U.S. DoJ disrupted command-and-control infrastructure used by several IoT botnets, including AISURU, Kimwolf, JackSkid, and Mossad. The operation involved authorities from Canada...Read More
One of the things we try to do here at Crime Fiction Lover is introduce you to new authors. This week, we are in the zone as regards that objective here in our weekly news column. All five of the writers below have never appeared on the site before. While it’s true there are no...Read More
Vikrant Massey is set to star alongside Mona Singh in Rajkumar Hirani’s upcoming cyber‑crime drama, marking the filmmaker’s first venture into the OTT space. Mona Singh, who has already spoken about her involvement, revealed that she will be sharing the screen with Massey in the series. Although Hirani has not yet made a formal announcement,...Read More
Vikrant Massey is set to star alongside Mona Singh in Rajkumar Hirani’s upcoming cyber‑crime drama, marking the filmmaker’s first venture into the OTT space. Mona Singh, who has already spoken about her involvement, revealed that she will be sharing the screen with Massey in the series. Although Hirani has not yet made a formal announcement,...Read More
