NordStellar reports 2,581 ransomware attacks in Q2 2026, with Qilin (299) and The Gentlemen (284) leading activity, far ahead of DragonForce (147) US SMBs were hit hardest, suffering 769 incidents; Canada (97), Germany (83), and the UK (74) followed, while attacks on billion‑dollar enterprises surged 74% Experts say rivalry between Qilin and The Gentlemen is...Read More
Ransomware attacks continue to evolve, with cybercriminals constantly refining their tactics to maximize financial gain. No industry is immune to these threats, as attackers typically focus on organizations with exploitable security weaknesses rather than targeting a specific sector. However, recent cybersecurity research suggests that law firms are increasingly becoming preferred targets due to the highly...Read More
📬 Would you prefer to receive this information in your email inbox every morning before the markets open in New York? Sign up here. ONE BIG THING Trump’s Truth API and less frequent SEC filings could create a “rigged” market The proposal by Trump Media & Technology Group to sell access to President Trump’s posts...Read More
Israeli cybersecurity startup Neo emerged from stealth on Monday with $100 million in funding, betting that the rapid adoption of AI agents is creating an entirely new category of enterprise security software. The financing consists of a $75 million Series A led by Andreessen Horowitz and Bessemer Venture Partners, with participation from Craft Ventures and...Read More
Busan police say agencies, reviewers and a software developer used stolen accounts and IP-masking tools to post nearly 29,000 fake reviews for about 700 businesses. Reviews on Naver; The Busan Metropolitan Police Agency’s cybercrime investigation unit uncovered a group that accepted payment to post fake online reviews for restaurants, hospitals and accommodation providers they had...Read More
CVE-2026-42533: Critical NGINX Bug Could Turn HTTP Requests Into Server Takeovers Pierluigi Paganini July 20, 2026 F5 fixes critical nginx flaw CVE-2026-42533 that can crash servers and, in some cases, allow remote code execution through crafted HTTP requests. F5 released patches for a critical nginx vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-42533 (CVSS score of 9.2), that can...Read More
Leeds-based digital security specialist Xentra has secured a £2.7m funding round. Xentra specialises in subscription-based managed cybersecurity, digital compliance, and safeguarding services. Through its “STAX” software bundles and centralised customer portal, the company simplifies the procurement and management of round-the-clock IT protection infrastructure. The Yorkshire firm currently works with over 90 enterprise and education clients,...Read More
Every time a major ransomware attack makes headlines, the same question resurfaces: Why can’t cybersecurity companies create a foolproof solution that prevents all malware, just as vaccines protect people from diseases? While the comparison is appealing, it overlooks a fundamental difference between biological viruses and digital threats. In cybersecurity, there is no such thing as...Read More
A global cybersecurity firm, Kaspersky, has weighed in on Malaysia’s newly tabled Cybercrimes Bill 2026, describing the legislation as a relevant reflection to the nation’s rapidly changing digital landscape and increasingly complex online threat environment. “When the Computer Crimes Act was first introduced in 1997, cybercrime largely centred on unauthorised access to computer systems, data...Read More
A solo Russian-speaking threat actor known as “bandcampro” outsourced a chunk of their operations to Google’s open-source Gemini CLI artificial intelligence (AI) and commandeered a live botnet. The findings come from an analysis of 200 Gemini CLI session logs between March 19 and April 21, 2026, which found the threat actor using AI, among other...Read More
