Last year saw a malicious email attack every 19 seconds a more than doubling of 2024’s pace of one every […]
Tag: cyberattacks
Remote encryption spearheads ransomware tactics
Remote encryption attacks have accounted for 86 percent of ransomware activity in 2025 according to a new report, and have […]
Cyberattacks on operational technology up 84 percent
The latest analysis of the global threat landscape from Forescout shows attacks using OT protocols surged by 84 percent last […]
Ransomware attacks showed a 45 percent increase in 2025
In 2025, 9,251 ransomware cases were exposed on the dark web, representing a 45 percent increase from 2024. A new […]
Retail supply chain at risk of exposed credentials
A new report finds that over 70 percent of major retailers, nearly 60 percent of wholesalers, and 52 percent of […]
Why I’m withholding certainty that “precise” US cyber-op disrupted Venezuelan electricity
The New York Times has published new details about a purported cyberattack that unnamed US officials claim plunged parts of […]
Account compromise threats up nearly 400 percent in the past year
Last year saw a 389 percent increase in account compromise threats compared to 2024 according to a new report from […]
Ransomware activity surges to record levels
Ransomware victim numbers hit a new all-time high last year with 2,287 ransomware victims posted in Q4 2025 alone. At […]
BEC attacks up 15 percent in 2025 and getting more sophisticated
New research from LevelBlue SpiderLabs shows a 15 percent increase in business email compromise (BEC) activity last year alongside a […]
Attackers target remote work and data storage
New research from internet service provider Beaming shows UK businesses were targeted more than 791,600 times last year and attackers […]