Infosecurity News
Ransomware Attacks Reach Record High for 2026
A total of 1073 firms fell victim to ransomware attacks globally in August, with the industrial sector the most affected, according to new NCC data
ShinyHunters Claims FBI Hack Via PeopleSoft Zero Day
Infamous threat group ShinyHunters claims to have personal information on thousands of FBI employees
EU Auditors Warn Information-Sharing Gaps Are Hindering Cyber Incident Response
The EU Court of Auditors has criticized EU shortcomings in responding to major cyber incidents
North Korean Attackers Hit 30,000 Devices and Steal $10.7m
WaterPlum compromised 30,000 devices and took funds or credentials from 7000 crypto wallets
AI Incident Response Readiness Lags Behind AI Adoption, ISACA Finds
A new report by ISACA found that 71% of orgs have not run AI incident response exercises as teams face rising pressure
Network Segmentation Failures Are Expanding the Corporate Attack Surface
Forescout warns that incomplete network segmentation is widening the potential blast radius of attacks
AI Drives Surge in Bot and API Threats
Akamai report warns of increase in bot traffic, API threats, chatbot leaks and other AI-related threats
CISOs Must Update Incident Response Playbooks for Multimodal Deepfakes, Gartner Warns
Gartner warns that CISOs must update incident response playbooks as AI-powered deepfakes make social engineering attacks more convincing and harder to detect
Google Hit with €403m GDPR Fine Over Location Data Practices
The Irish DPC found that Google users were unaware that their location was being used to influence them with ads
New Exvicy ClickFix Framework Built on Rival ErrTraffic's Code
Sekoia said Exvicy, a new ClickFix MaaS framework, reused code from rival service ErrTraffic
Attackers Abuse npm Trusted Publishing in GHAPPIER Campaign
CloudSEK linked GHAPPIER to a compromised npm package with valid trusted-publishing provenance
ShinyHunters Claim Hack of Rival Ransomware Gang Clop
ShinyHunters has claimed responsibility for hacking the Clop ransomware group, defacing its leak site and alleging theft of key operational data
Experts Alarmed Over Gyazo’s Breach of 490 Million Metadata Records
A breach at image-sharing service Gyazo on September 11 affected over 23 million customers
Revolut Customers Targeted with New Wave of Phishing Attacks
Following a major data breach, Revolut customers are being sent convincing phishing messages
New Settra Ransomware Variant Deployed in Attacks on Retail and Manufacturing
Huntress researchers highlighted a new ransomware variant, named Settra, and the post-compromise techniques used in two recent attacks
CISA Upgrades Vulnerability Reporting Platform with More Automation
The US cybersecurity agency is moving to a new vulnerability coordination platform called VINCE-NT
Manufacturing Accounts for 22% of all Ransomware Victims
Black Kite has found that manufacturing remained the most targeted sector for ransomware attacks, and saw a big jump in incidents in H1 2026
FamousSparrow Swaps SparrowDoor For New SparroWocky Backdoor
ESET said FamousSparrow has replaced SparrowDoor with SparroWocky
CISA Urges Critical Infrastructure to Plant Decoys Inside Networks
CISA released guidance on using cyber decoys to detect & disrupt malicious activity inside networks
New Chinese-Made ‘RatHat’ Android Malware Leverages AI to Steal Financial Data
Researchers at Zimperium have uncovered a new Android malware strain, dubbed RatHat, with spyware and backdoor capabilities
