by Team Black Belt | Feb 23, 2026 | Cybercrime
In a striking example of how artificial intelligence is transforming AI-enabled cyber threats, a Russian-speaking hacker—described as having low-to-medium technical skills—successfully compromised over 600 Fortinet FortiGate firewalls across 55 countries in just five...
by Team Black Belt | Jan 23, 2026 | Cybercrime
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...
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...
by Team Black Belt | Dec 8, 2025 | Cybercrime
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...
by Team Black Belt | Dec 5, 2025 | Cybercrime
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...
by Team Black Belt | Nov 21, 2025 | Cybercrime
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...
