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We report on the latest trends in cybercrime to help you stay informed and aware of what the current threat landscape looks like.

Social Engineering Attacks Surged in the First Half of 2025

Cybersecurity incidents nearly tripled in the first half of 2025, jumping from 6% in the second half of 2024 to 17% in 2025, according to a new report from LevelBlue.

ClickFix Social Engineering is Becoming More Popular

ClickFix attacks have been around for decades; only the name is new.

FBI Issues Guidance on Thwarting North Korea’s Fraudulent IT Schemes

The FBI has issued an advisory warning that North Korean IT workers continue to seek fraudulent employment at Western companies.

Warning: Ransomware Attacks Surged by 63% Last Quarter

Ransomware attacks increased by 63% year-over-year in the second quarter of 2025, with a total of 276 publicly disclosed incidents, according to a new report from BlackFog.

Ransomware Trends in 2025

I’ve been following ransomware since the first one, the AIDS Cop Trojan, was released in December 1989.

Thousands of Spoofed News Sites Are Pushing Investment Fraud Scams

Scammers are using over 17,000 phony news sites to push investment fraud, according to a new report from CTM360.

FTC Advisory: How to Protect Yourself Against Job Scams

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has issued an advisory warning of job scams that impersonate well-known companies with tempting employment opportunities.

AI-Generated Summaries Mistakenly Suggest Phishing Sites

Researchers at Netcraft warn that AI-generated search engine summaries are suggesting phishing sites when users ask them to find legitimate login pages.

Alert: Scattered Spider is Targeting the Aviation Sector

The US FBI and cybersecurity experts are warning that the Scattered Spider extortion gang has shifted its focus to the aviation and transportation sectors, BleepingComputer reports.

AI Attacks Are Coming in a Big Way Now!

AI is going to allow better, faster, and more pervasive attacks.

What Makes Southeast Asia the “Ground Zero of Cybercrime”?

Author: Bex Bailey Our 2025 Phishing By Industry Benchmarking Report examines why organizations across Asia face some of the highest levels of cybersecurity risk worldwide.

US Tech Executives Cite Cyberattacks as Their Top Concern

A new survey has found that 64% of C-Suite executives in cybersecurity or data center roles view data breaches and ransomware attacks as the top threat to companies over the next decade.

Warning: Scammers are Targeting WhatsApp Users

Researchers at Bitdefender warn of a wave of social engineering attacks targeting WhatsApp accounts.


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