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Energy Sector Ransomware: They are Coming for the Energy Companies…

Energy Sector Ransomware: They are Coming for the Energy Companies…

by Team Black Belt | Dec 31, 2025 | Cybersecurity News

In the closing days of 2025, a stark reminder emerged of the escalating threat of energy sector ransomware facing critical infrastructure: Romania’s largest coal-based energy producer, Complexul Energetic Oltenia (CEO), fell victim to a ransomware attack by the...
What to Do When Your Smart TV Is Watching You: Texas Sues Over Smart TV Privacy Violations

What to Do When Your Smart TV Is Watching You: Texas Sues Over Smart TV Privacy Violations

by Team Black Belt | Dec 19, 2025 | Cybersecurity News

Your smart TV privacy might be more compromised than you think. In a major move to protect consumers, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed lawsuits against five major TV manufacturers: Sony, Samsung, LG, Hisense, and TCL. The allegation? These companies are...
Ho Ho Ho! Beware the SantaStealer Malware This Holiday Season

Ho Ho Ho! Beware the SantaStealer Malware This Holiday Season

by Team Black Belt | Dec 18, 2025 | Cybersecurity News

As the holiday season ramps up, cybercriminals are donning their own festive disguises with the emerging SantaStealer malware. Just in time for Christmas, this new information-stealing threat is preparing to make its debut, targeting browsers, cryptocurrency wallets,...
Shields Up: React2Shell Vulnerability Exploited in the Wild

Shields Up: React2Shell Vulnerability Exploited in the Wild

by Team Black Belt | Dec 12, 2025 | Cybersecurity News

The digital battlefield just got a new weapon, and it’s firing on all cylinders with the React2Shell vulnerability—CVE-2025-55182. Just days after its disclosure, this React2Shell vulnerability has been weaponized by state-linked hackers to breach over 30...
Protecting Your Family: The Rise of Virtual Kidnapping Scams and How to Fight Back

Protecting Your Family: The Rise of Virtual Kidnapping Scams and How to Fight Back

by Team Black Belt | Dec 10, 2025 | Cybercrime

In an era where our digital lives are an open book, cybercriminals are flipping the pages to write terrifying new chapters on virtual kidnapping scams. Imagine receiving a frantic text: “We’ve kidnapped your child. Pay up now, or else.” Attached is a...
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AI-Powered Phishing Is Quickly Integrating into Attack Platforms. Here’s What You Need to Know.

AI-Powered Phishing Is Quickly Integrating into Attack Platforms. Here’s What You Need to Know.

Jul 10, 2026

For years, security teams have talked about AI-powered phishing as something on the horizon. That horizon has arrived — and it's not just theoretical anymore. It's showing up baked directly into the criminal tooling attackers use every day. The latest example is a...

Business Email Compromise: It’s Not Just a Scam — It’s an Operation

Business Email Compromise: It’s Not Just a Scam — It’s an Operation

Jul 2, 2026

Most people have heard of Business Email Compromise (BEC) — the attack where someone impersonates your CEO or a vendor to redirect a payment. But the way it's often described makes it sound simpler than it really is. The truth, revealed in recent research into...

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