In the shadowy underbelly of the cybercrime economy, a new class of threat actor has risen to prominence: the initial access broker. These individuals or groups specialize in breaching corporate networks and then monetizing that foothold by selling ready-made access...
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...
The 2FA phishing platform known as Tycoon has become the hottest underground commodity of 2025, a browser-based Phishing-as-a-Service (PaaS) tool that completely bypasses traditional multi-factor authentication in real time. Perfectly timed for the holiday rush, this...
The ShinySp1d3r ransomware has burst onto the cybercrime scene as the latest Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) from the notorious ShinyHunters group, marking a bold evolution in their extortion playbook. In a shadowy alliance dubbed Scattered LAPSUS$ Hunters (SLH), this...
North Korean IT workers have been secretly employed by hundreds of U.S. companies for years—until November 13, 2025, when five conspirators stood in a Washington, D.C. federal courtroom and pleaded guilty to orchestrating the largest remote-worker identity fraud in...
The rise of AI agents—autonomous software powered by large language models like those from OpenAI—promises to revolutionize business operations, from automating customer support to streamlining code development. But as these intelligent tools integrate deeper into...
