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Extortion attacks on the rise as hackers prioritize supply-chain weaknesses
Consulting firms and manufacturing companies accounted for many of the ransomware victims posted to the dark web in 2025, Intel 471 said.
By Eric Geller • Feb. 11, 2026 -
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Polish power grid hack offers lessons for critical infrastructure operators, CISA says
The agency listed several steps businesses could take to prevent similar cyberattacks.
By Eric Geller • Feb. 10, 2026 -
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Ransomware attacks against education sector slow worldwide
The U.S. saw the highest number of education-related ransomware attacks in 2025, at 130, despite a 9% decline year over year.
By Anna Merod • Feb. 6, 2026 -
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Asian government’s espionage campaign breached critical infrastructure in 37 countries
The victims included national telecommunications firms, finance ministries and police agencies, with most targets suggesting an economic focus, Palo Alto Networks said.
By Eric Geller • Feb. 5, 2026 -
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Autonomous attacks ushered cybercrime into AI era in 2025
Malwarebytes urged companies to adopt continuous monitoring and lock down identity systems as AI models get better at orchestrating intrusions.
By Eric Geller • Feb. 4, 2026 -
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FCC urges telecoms to boost cybersecurity amid growing ransomware threat
The commission said it was aware of ransomware disruptions at a growing number of small and medium-sized telecoms.
By Eric Geller • Feb. 2, 2026 -
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Cybersecurity 2026: AI, CISA, manufacturing sector all in the hot seat
A look at the most important trends and issues in cyber this year.
By Cybersecurity Dive Staff • Jan. 30, 2026 -
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Cisco sees vulnerability exploitation top phishing in Q4
The company’s recommendations included monitoring for abuses of multifactor authentication, a growing threat to the enterprise.
By Eric Geller • Jan. 30, 2026 -
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Interconnectedness, extortion risk make cybersecurity a healthcare C-suite priority
A new report from Trellix reviews the biggest breaches, describes the most effective defenses and profiles the most dangerous attackers.
By Eric Geller • Jan. 27, 2026 -
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Cybercrime group claims credit for voice phishing attacks
Security researchers at Okta previously disclosed a social engineering campaign involving custom phishing kits.
By David Jones • Updated Jan. 27, 2026 -
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Telecom sector sees steady rise in ransomware attacks
A new threat intelligence report described a potent mix of unpatched flaws and lax perimeter controls.
By Eric Geller • Jan. 9, 2026 -
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Cyber risks grow as manufacturers turn to AI and cloud systems
Manufacturing has been the most-attacked sector for four years straight, according to a recent IBM report.
By Sakshi Udavant • Jan. 5, 2026 -
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Rockrose Development suffers security breach affecting 47,000 people
The New York City-based firm recently found that unauthorized individuals hacked its systems and claimed to have acquired confidential information.
By Leslie Shaver • Dec. 19, 2025 -
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China-linked hackers exploit insecure setting in Cisco security products
The company urged customers to immediately reconfigure affected products.
By Eric Geller • Dec. 18, 2025 -
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Russia-linked hackers breach critical infrastructure organizations via edge devices
New research offers the latest evidence that vulnerable network edge equipment is a pressing concern.
By Eric Geller • Dec. 16, 2025 -
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Cyberattacks force small firms to raise prices: ITRC
The price hikes create a hidden “cyber tax” that is helping to fuel inflation, according to the report.
By Alexei Alexis • Dec. 11, 2025 -
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Major drug research company confirms cyberattack compromised employee and partner data
Indiana-based Inotiv said it was still evaluating the hack’s impact on its business.
By Eric Geller • Dec. 8, 2025 -
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Gainsight CEO promises transparency as it responds to compromise of Salesforce integration
The company has been in regular contact with customers, and says only a handful have seen data directly impacted.
By David Jones • Updated Nov. 26, 2025 -
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Hackers steal sensitive data from major banking industry vendor
The incident highlights how supply-chain compromises threaten even well-defended industries.
By Eric Geller • Updated Nov. 24, 2025 -
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Gainsight says additional applications put on hold after Salesforce customers breached
The company said that Zendesk and Hubspot integrations have been deactivated as the probe continues.
By David Jones • Nov. 24, 2025 -
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SEC drops civil fraud case against SolarWinds
Cybersecurity and legal experts considered the case a potential precedent-setter for risk disclosure.
By David Jones • Nov. 20, 2025 -
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Salesforce investigating campaign targeting customer environments connected to Gainsight app
Researchers warn that ShinyHunters has been compromising OAuth tokens to gain potential access to customer data.
By David Jones • Updated Nov. 21, 2025 -
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FCC plan to scrap telecom cyber rules draws congressional backlash
A prominent U.S. senator wants the commission to rethink its plans.
By Eric Geller • Nov. 19, 2025 -
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US, allies sanction Russian bulletproof hosting firm
Authorities say the company helped ransomware gangs and supported DDoS attacks.
By Eric Geller • Nov. 19, 2025 -
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F5 expects nation-state hack to curb revenues
The company says it could lose new deals because of the intrusion.
By Eric Geller • Oct. 28, 2025
