Smashing Security podcast #448: The Kindle that got pwned
Think your Kindle is harmless? Think again! In this episode, we unpack a Black Hat Europe talk revealing how a...
Ransomware
Askul data breach exposed over 700,000 records after ransomware attack
Askul data breach exposed over 700,000 records after ransomware attack Pierluigi Paganini December 17, 2025 Askul disclosed that an October...
Black Hat Europe 2025: Reputation matters – even in the ransomware economy
Business Security Being seen as reliable is good for ‘business’ and ransomware groups care about 'brand reputation' just as much...
Black Hat Europe 2025: Reputation matters – even in the ransomware economy
Business Security Being seen as reliable is good for ‘business’ and ransomware groups care about 'brand reputation' just as much...
Black Hat Europe 2025: Reputation matters – even in the ransomware economy
Business Security Being seen as reliable is good for ‘business’ and ransomware groups care about 'brand reputation' just as much...
Black Hat Europe 2025: Reputation matters – even in the ransomware economy
Business Security Being seen as reliable is good for ‘business’ and ransomware groups care about 'brand reputation' just as much...
Black Hat Europe 2025: Reputation matters – even in the ransomware economy
Business Security Being seen as reliable is good for ‘business’ and ransomware groups care about 'brand reputation' just as much...
GOLD SALEM tradecraft for deploying Warlock ransomware
In mid-August 2025, Counter Threat Unit™ (CTU) researchers identified the use of the legitimate Velociraptor digital forensics and incident response...
FinCEN data shows $4.5B in ransomware payments, record spike in 2023
FinCEN data shows $4.5B in ransomware payments, record spike in 2023 Pierluigi Paganini December 09, 2025 Ransomware payments reported to...
Inside Shanya, a packer-as-a-service fueling modern attacks
We have covered packer-as-a-service offerings from the computer underworld in the past, previously dissecting impersonation campaigns and the rise of...
The State of Ransomware in Manufacturing and Production 2025
Sophos’ latest annual study explores the real-world ransomware experiences of 332 manufacturing and production organizations hit by ransomware in the...
This month in security with Tony Anscombe – November 2025 edition
Data exposure by top AI companies, the Akira ransomware haul, Operation Endgame against major malware families, and more of this...
Meet Rey, the Admin of ‘Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters’
A prolific cybercriminal group that calls itself “Scattered LAPSUS$ Hunters” has dominated headlines this year by regularly stealing data from...
Are AI Firewalls Worth the Investment?
AI is behind a surge in automated, hard-to-detect, and challenging-to-prevent cyberattacks. From AI-driven phishing to adversarial AI to ransomware,...
Coordinated sanctions hit Russian bulletproof hosting providers enabling top ransomware Ops
Coordinated sanctions hit Russian bulletproof hosting providers enabling top ransomware Ops Pierluigi Paganini November 20, 2025 US, Australia and UK...
