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Plain-English guides to threat actors, infostealers, breaches and the defenses that work against them.
Groups like Monti, Vice Society, Royal (now rebranded as BlackSuit), Cuba, Nokoyawa, Yanluowang, and Lorenz rarely make national headlines like LockBit or Qilin, but they're still…
Read moreNewer/emerging ransomware groups are ransomware-as-a-service operations that surfaced in 2025 and 2026; among them are Interlock, BlackSuit, SafePay, Fog, Cactus, Lynx, 8Base, El Dorado, and Cicada3301,…
Read moreCl0p, BlackCat/ALPHV, RansomHub, Play, Medusa, Hunters International, INC Ransom, BianLian, Rhysida, and REvil are the ten ransomware groups causing the most damage in 2026, operating leak…
Read moreScattered Spider is a loosely organized cybercrime collective known for breaking into major companies through social engineering rather than malware, tricking help desks and employees into…
Read moreDragonForce ransomware is a ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation that began as a pro-Palestine hacktivist collective based in Malaysia before pivoting to ransomware, and has since grown into…
Read moreAn advanced persistent threat (APT) is a prolonged, targeted cyberattack in which an intruder, usually a nation-state or state-sponsored group, gains unauthorized access to a network…
Read moreSocial engineering is the practice of manipulating people, rather than hacking systems, into giving up confidential information, access, or money. Instead of breaking through a firewall,…
Read moreSocial engineering in cyber security is the practice of manipulating people, rather than exploiting software or hardware flaws, into handing over confidential information, granting system access,…
Read moreSocial engineering attacks are cyberattacks that manipulate people, rather than machines, into handing over sensitive information, access, or money, using psychological pressure such as urgency, authority,…
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