An updated edition of the Feb. 12, 2026, article. Cybersecurity has shifted from being just an IT task to a major business priority. With companies facing constant cyberattacks, from ransomware to phishing schemes to major data breaches, the stakes are high. Cyberattacks don’t just disrupt operations. They can lead to major financial losses and lasting...Read More
The race to secure blockchain systems has entered a new phase. Circle has introduced a bold plan to defend crypto networks against future threats. The company believes quantum computers could disrupt current encryption methods much sooner than expected. This concern has pushed Circle to act early. The new roadmap focuses on building a quantum resistant...Read More
The latest Sophos annual study of the real-world ransomware experiences of healthcare organizations explores the full victim journey, from attack rate and root cause to operational impact and business outcomes. This year’s report sheds light on new areas of study for the sector, including an exploration of ransom demands vs. ransom payments and how often...Read More
While working on the Transparent Tribe’s vibeware research, we have encountered two distinct camps, the optimists and the skeptics. What makes the current dialogue unique is that both sides can be right at the same time. There is, however, a clear operational reason why we encounter “AI attacks” primarily on professional social media feeds rather...Read More
A threat actor known as “Jinkusu” is allegedly selling cybercrime tools designed to bypass Know Your Customer (KYC) checks at banks and crypto platforms. The tool uses deepfakes and voice manipulation to trick KYC verification systems on finance platforms, cybercrime tracker Dark Web Informer wrote in a Sunday X post. Cybersecurity company Vecert Analyzer added...Read More
The dark web is a virtual neighborhood beyond the borders of the normal, everyday internet (which includes the website you’re looking at right now). It’s somewhere Google and Bing don’t index, and you need special tools to get to it. It’s a place where you’ll find data leaks and illegal trades, but also legitimate, legal...Read More
Online and text message scams are on the rise. Tim Harrington lives in St. Petersburg, Florida, and told the Scripps News Group in Tampa he started noticing them a few years ago. “It’s just gotten progressively worse since. Like it’s, it’s completely out of control,” said Harrington. Former law enforcement officer turned cybersecurity expert and...Read More
Carnegie Mellon University’s Plaid Parliament of Pwning (PPP), the winningest team in DEF CON’s(opens in new window)(opens in new window) Capture-the-Flag (CTF) competition history, won its fourth consecutive title, earning its ninth victory in the past 13 years. PPP joined forces with CMU alumnus and University of British Columbia(opens in new window)(opens in new window)...Read More
Bullying doesn’t just happen on school grounds anymore. (Ruby Washington/The New York Times) Research indicates that as many as 75 percent of teens have been bullied online, but only one in 10 have reported the problem to parents or other adults, a new study shows. The study, published in the September issue of The Journal...Read More
