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Study highlights Multi-billion-dollar underground economy

Healthcare Data Becomes Cybercrime’s Most Valuable Asset

14. June, 2026 - 05:21

Healthcare data has emerged as one of the most valuable commodities in the digital underground, according to new research by cybersecurity experts at Trend Micro.

Unencrypted Protocols

Was Hacking Easier in the 80s, 90s, and Early 2000s?

28. May, 2026 - 07:13

A look at the evolution of cybersecurity suggests that the nature of hacking in the early days of digitalization followed fundamentally different rules than it does in 2026.

Strategy Shift in Iranian Cyberespionage

Hackers Spy on Electronics Manufacturers Worldwide

27. May, 2026 - 13:45

The hacking group MuddyWater is infiltrating industrial and financial companies across nine countries by smuggling malicious code in through legitimate system files.

Investment scam

187 Million Dollar Heist: Global crypto fraud network exposed

18. May, 2026 - 07:51

A new investigation uncovers deepfake manipulation and a network of 208 crypto scam sites. The financial damage runs into the millions.

Compromise via service providers

Cyberattacks remain undetected for an average of 108 days

27. April, 2026 - 16:42

A third of all cyberattacks remain undetected for months. Experts reveal the tactics that threaten companies.

Innovation in the digital underground

Kyber ransomware: Hackers use post-quantum cryptography for the first time

27. April, 2026 - 16:34

The Kyber ransomware is the first of its kind to use post-quantum encryption. However, experts have exposed the technology as a psychological marketing ploy.

A growing trend?

Multi-Actor Intrusion: When Not One but Two Attackers Operate in the Network

26. April, 2026 - 15:15

A phishing incident, a compromised mailbox, and suddenly two completely independent attackers with different objectives. What sounds like an exceptional case could be a growing trend: multi-actor intrusion attacks.

LinkedIn login scam

LinkedIn phishing: Fake messages used to steal credentials

31. March, 2026 - 09:54

A new phishing campaign uses convincing LinkedIn notifications to lure users to fake login pages. The emails are so well crafted that even cautious users might fall for them.

Attacks spike sharply

Cyberattacks up 245 percent since the Iran War, Akamai reports

17. March, 2026 - 12:16

Security provider Akamai has recorded a 245 percent increase in malicious internet traffic. Attackers are primarily operating through proxy infrastructure based in Russia and China.