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Prior to my further research into AI and quantum for my latest book, How AI and Quantum Impact Cyber Threats and Defenses, I had pretty solid password policy recommendations:
Cybercriminals are abusing legitimate invoices and dispute notifications from popular services to send scam emails that bypass security filters, according to researchers at Kaseya’s INKY. ...
There's a moment in every security professional's career when they realise the game has fundamentally changed. Mine came last Tuesday at 3:47 PM, watching my colleague Erich argue with an ...
CyberheistNews Vol 16 #07 | February 17th, 2026 Uncovering the Sophisticated Phishing Campaign Bypassing M365 MFA KnowBe4 Threat Labs has detected a sophisticated phishing campaign ...
North Korean hackers continue to target software developers via social engineering attacks, according to researchers at Recorded Future.
I am excited to announce my latest book, How AI and Quantum Impact Cyber Threats and Defenses: Shaping Your Cyber Defense Strategies.
Researchers at Okta warn that a series of phishing kits have emerged that are designed to help threat actors launch sophisticated voice phishing (vishing) attacks that can bypass ...
Lead Analysts: Jeewan Singh Jalal, Prabhakaran Ravichandhiran and Anand Bodke KnowBe4 Threat Labs has detected a sophisticated phishing campaign targeting North American businesses and ...
Valentine’s Day is usually a time for flowers and candlelight, but in recent years the digital dating landscape has shifted from a place of hope to a high-tech minefield. While ...
If you look back just a couple of years, the digital landscape looks almost unrecognizable. We’ve moved from AI being a cool new tool to it being at the heart of our online lives.
The first requirements set forth for the EU AI Act start this month (February). Luckily, this regulation starts with some of the easiest components to comply with; these are related to ...
A new malware-as-a-service (MaaS) kit called “Stanley” is offering users guaranteed publication in the Chrome Web Store, bypassing Google’s security verification process, according to ...
We are very excited that 2025 broke all of our records for usage and quality ratings of our content on the platform! Our 2025 records were driven by a notable trend: more frequent ...
Researchers at Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 warn of a proof-of-concept (PoC) attack technique in which threat actors could use AI tools to generate malicious JavaScript in real time on ...
Commodity phishing platforms are now a central component of the cybercriminal economy, according to researchers at Flare. These platforms allow threat actors of all skill levels to carry ...
A new survey by Vodafone Business found that more than 10% of companies in the UK would likely go out of business if they were hit by a major cyber incident, such as a ransomware attack, ...
In the relentless growth of the phishing landscape, technical advances like AI have made attack methods two-pronged. They target technical weaknesses and use identity-based attacks to ...
A phishing campaign is abusing LinkedIn private messages to target executives and IT workers, according to researchers at ReliaQuest. The messages attempt to trick victims into opening an ...
CyberheistNews Vol 16 #05 | February 3rd, 2026 [Heads Up] New “Fancy” QR Codes Are Making Quishing More Dangerous QR code phishing scammers are increasingly using visually stylized QR ...
