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Marcus Hutchins: The Accidental Hero Who Once Wrote the Code He Later Helped Stop
The man who halted one of history's most damaging cyberattacks spent years on the wrong side of the line first. His story is worth understanding.
From Breaking In to Shutting Hackers Out: The Two Lives of Tal Kollander
Tal Kollander spent years on the offensive side of hacking before switching to defence. His story is a window into how the two worlds actually think about each other.
DevMan Ransomware Runs a One-Stop Web Portal for Its Criminal Affiliates
Swiss researchers say the operation, tracked as Funky Mantis, gives partners a single dashboard to build malware, chase payments, and manage victims.
What is social engineering? A plain-English guide
Social engineering is the art of manipulating people, not machines, to hand over access, money, or data. Here is how it works and how to stop it.
What is phishing and how do you spot a phishing email?
Phishing is the most common way attackers steal credentials and money. Here is what the attack looks like and how to catch it before you click.
Ransomware Gang Claims Bosch and Synopsys Hacks. Synopsys Says It Sees Nothing.
A criminal group called D1R says it stole sensitive data from two major companies and will publish it unless it gets paid. One of those companies is pushing back.
GigaWiper: The Malware That Destroys on Demand
A newly uncovered piece of malicious software lets criminals break into a system, wait quietly, then choose exactly how they want to erase everything. Microsoft researchers say it is unlike anything they have tracked before.
Security Consultant Who Secretly Fed Intel to BlackCat Ransomware Gang Gets Nearly Six Years
Angelo Martino was hired to help ransomware victims negotiate their way out. Instead, he sold their secrets to the criminals holding them hostage.
Your Business Is Not Too Small to Be an Iranian Hacker's Next Target
Groups linked to Iran's intelligence services are not hand-picking victims. They are scanning the internet for any door left unlocked, and a GPS company and a medical-device maker have already paid the price.
American Tech Is Quietly Powering the Global Scam Machine
A joint investigation by AP and FRONTLINE found that tools built by US companies are helping criminals run fraud operations at industrial scale — and most victims never see it coming.
Fake Guest Photos Are Handing Hackers Long-Term Access to Hotel Networks
Two separate campaigns are targeting hotel front desks and booking teams with booby-trapped zip files dressed up as guest photographs — and the goal isn't a quick smash-and-grab. It's a quiet, lasting foothold.
DHS Probes Intrusion Into HSIN, the Federal Info-Sharing Platform
The Homeland Security Information Network was compromised, according to the department. Attribution remains open. The exposure question is bigger than the intrusion itself.
BEC Isn't an Email Problem. It's a Supply Chain.
Underground forums show Business Email Compromise as a multi-stage operation — account access, target research, and mules — not a clever phishing lure.
From Modded Game Controllers to IBM X-Force Red: The Chris Thompson Arc
A teenage hardware tinkerer grows up to run one of the most recognizable offensive-security brands in enterprise tech — then leaves to build something new.
Monday Brief: A DirtyClone Linux Bug, Turla's New Backdoor, and the Infostealer Churn
Old access paths, missed patches, and a fresh kernel flaw kept defenders busy. A roundup of what moved this week in the cybercrime ecosystem.