A Shopify plugin meant to safeguard privacy did the opposite. For over 100 days, it quietly exposed hundreds of online stores to the kind of risk most businesses dread; data theft, full account takeover, and hijacked ad spend. Ironically, the…
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Pro-Russian Cybercrime Group NoName057(16) Hit Hard in Global Takedown
A global police operation has dealt a heavy blow to the pro-Russian cybercrime network dubbed NoName057(16), which has been accused of launching disruptive digital attacks in support of Moscow’s war against Ukraine. Between 14 and 17 July, law enforcement agencies…
Lessons Learned from Steelcon’s 10th Anniversary
Every year, the security community attends regional conferences, which offer a combination of educational learning, hands-on training, and the opportunity to meet with new and familiar faces. Steelcon takes place in Sheffield in mid-July. This year, the conference marked its…
Cyber Attacks Surge 21% Globally in Q2 2025 – Europe Takes the Hardest Hit
Cyber attacks are rising. Fast. In the second quarter of 2025, entities around the world faced an average of 1,984 cyber attacks each week. This was revealed by new research from Check Point. That’s a 21% increase from the same…
Cybercriminals Are Using AI to Cloak Malicious Websites
Cybercriminals have found a new way to stay hidden in plain sight. They’re using artificial intelligence to cloak phishing sites, fake stores, and malware traps, shielding them from scanners while still reaching real victims. This was revealed by recent research…
Scattered Spider’s Pre-Attack Infrastructure Exposed: 500+ Phishing Domains Mimic Enterprise Logins
The infamous cybercrime group known as Scattered Spider is expanding its playbook, and laying the groundwork long before the breach. New findings from Check Point Research reveal a sprawling infrastructure of more than 500 phishing domains, many designed to impersonate…
Ransomware in 2025: More Attacks, Bigger Targets, Fewer Confirmations
The ransomware crisis continues to deepen. In the first half of 2025, 3,627 attacks were logged worldwide, a 47% jump from the same period last year. But confirmation remains scarce. According to Comparitech, of those incidents, just 445 were publicly…
Stolen Identities Now the Biggest Threat in Cybersecurity
The biggest threat to your business may no longer be malware or ransomware. It’s your people. Or rather, their identities. Between 2023 and the first quarter of 2025, identity-driven threats surged by 156%, now accounting for 59% of all confirmed…
Ransomware Attack Cripples Ingram Micro, Disrupts Global Services
Ingram Micro has confirmed a ransomware attack that has forced systems offline and disrupted core services across its global operations. The breach, first reported as an unexplained outage on 3 July has now been linked to the SafePay ransomware group,…
Mitigating the Toxic Cloud Trilogy to Empower Everyone from the Most to the Least Tech-Savvy
Cloud computing has its perks: speed, scalability, and innovation, to name just a few. However, increasing reliance on cloud computing has changed the threat landscape and created substantial points of vulnerability. The toxic cloud trilogy of cloud workload risks –…