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AI Security

When Attacks Take Minutes, Not Days: The AI Speed Problem Defenders Now Face

Criminals using AI models can now write phishing bait, pick targets and hop between machines faster than most security teams can read the first alert.

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Threat Intelligence

A Windows Device ID Helped Trace an Alleged Scattered Spider Hacker to a Jewelry Heist

Federal prosecutors say a single hardware identifier tied a May 2025 intrusion at a luxury retailer to the online accounts of a 19-year-old.

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AI Security

An AI Agent Ran a Ransomware Attack by Itself. Here's What That Means.

Criminals used an AI tool called Langflow to let a machine plan and carry out a multi-step ransomware intrusion without a human guiding every move — a shift that could make attacks faster and cheaper to run at scale.

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Threat Intelligence

Google and FBI Shut Down NetNut, a Criminal Anonymity Network Built on Millions of Hijacked Home Devices

NetNut rented out access to infected home and business routers so criminals and foreign spies could hide their tracks. A joint operation has disrupted it.

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Threat Intelligence

ClickFix: Emerging Favorite for Cybercriminals in Malware Delivery

New research highlights how ClickFix, a social engineering tactic, is dominating the malware delivery landscape across various systems.

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Policy & Regulation

Australians Are Safer Online Than Last Year — Unless They Run a Small Business

A new government survey found cybercrime fell across Australia in 2025, but small business owners are facing more legal and staffing fallout than ever before.

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Ransomware

Ransomware Surge Led by Lockbit and Conti Offshoots

July sees a resurgence in ransomware attacks, with Lockbit and Conti offshoots dominating the landscape.

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Identity & Access

0ktapus Phishing Campaign Hits 130 Companies, Compromising Nearly 10,000 Accounts

A widespread phishing attack targets employees of Twilio and Cloudflare, exploiting Okta's authentication system.

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Threat Intelligence

FBI Dismantles NetNut Proxy and Popa Botnet Operations

The FBI seizes key domains of NetNut, disrupting a sprawling proxy service linked to cybercriminal activities.

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Threat Intelligence

Scattered Spider Suspect, 19, Extradited From Finland to Chicago

Peter Stokes, a dual U.S.-Estonian citizen, faces conspiracy, intrusion and fraud charges tied to the loose-knit crew behind a string of high-profile enterprise breaches.

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Threat Intelligence

FBI and Google Tear Down 'Outsider Enterprise' Phishing Platform Behind $1.9 Billion in Losses

Nine thousand phishing sites. Nearly four million stolen credit cards. One takedown.

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Threat Intelligence

The Cybercrime Economy Is Looking a Lot Like SaaS

A leaked worm kit, a $5K/month browser-cloning RAT, and AI agents coughing up credentials — the criminal stack is industrialising.

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Threat Intelligence

The Week the Tape Came Off: Old Bugs, Cheap C2, and AI That Breaks Things

A roundup of the criminal-economy churn driving this week's intrusions, from plugin holes to agentic AI gone feral.

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