Ransom

Please Don’t Feed the Scattered Lapsus ShinyHunters

AndyC 22 February 2026

A prolific data ransom gang that calls itself Scattered Lapsus ShinyHunters (SLSH) has a distinctive playbook when it seeks to...

ShinyHunters Leads Surge in Vishing Attacks to Steal SaaS Data

Hackers exploit unsecured MongoDB instances to wipe data and demand ransom

AndyC 3 February 2026

Hackers exploit unsecured MongoDB instances to wipe data and demand ransom Pierluigi Paganini February 02, 2026 Over 1,400 exposed MongoDB...

Face value: What it takes to fool facial recognition

AndyC 14 March 2026

ESET’s Jake Moore used smart glasses, deepfakes and face swaps to ‘hack’ widely-used facial recognition systems – and he'll demo it all at RSAC 2026...

Cyber fallout from the Iran war: What to have on your radar

AndyC 13 March 2026

The war in Iran was less than 24 hours old when it produced a historic first: the deliberate targeting of commercial data centers. On March...

Sednit reloaded: Back in the trenches

AndyC 11 March 2026

Since April 2024, Sednit’s advanced development team has reemerged with a modern toolkit centered on two paired implants, BeardShell and Covenant, each using a different...

What cybersecurity actually does for your business

AndyC 7 March 2026

Business Security The ability to continue operating safely in an unsafe environment where competitors cannot is a competitive advantage that is rarely measured or discussed...

How SMBs use threat research and MDR to build a defensive edge

AndyC 6 March 2026

Corporate IT and security teams have the unenviable task of keeping relentless and increasingly sophisticated adversaries at bay. They’re often faced with limited resources and...

Protecting education: How MDR can tip the balance in favor of schools

AndyC 5 March 2026

Business Security The education sector is notoriously short on cash, but rich in assets for threat actors to target. How can managed detection and response...