Enterprise DLP Is Failing — And the Numbers Prove It A recent study by cloud storage provider Jazz and the Cloud Security Alliance found that only 16% of enterprise DLP tools successfully blocked significant data loss incidents. Let that sink in — 84% failure rate for tools specifically designed to prevent data loss. The research […]
The Escalation Nobody Wanted According to the Semperis 2026 Ransomware Risk Report, ransomware gangs are now threatening CISOs, executives, and their families with physical violence as part of their extortion campaigns. The report found that 25% of ransomware incidents now include psychological or physical threats — doxxing, swatting, threatening packages sent to homes, and threats […]
The Attack: Cheap Malware, Complete Compromise KGB RAT showed up on hacking forums in late 2025 with a pitch aimed at low-skill attackers: complete Windows control for $150 a month. Group-IB’s analysis revealed a trojan built on NjRAT that delivers webcam and microphone access, keylogging, password theft from Windows Credential Manager and browsers, clipboard hijacking […]
The Attack: Warlock Ransomware Exploits SharePoint to Hit Education The Warlock ransomware group exploited a Microsoft SharePoint vulnerability to breach educational institutions, including the University of Illinois Chicago’s College of Medicine and Spokane Public Schools. The attacks resulted in data theft and file encryption, compromising student records, staff information, and medical data. The article correctly […]
The Attack: Multiple Entry Points, Same File System Dependency The TechCity article walks through a typical 2026 ransomware attack sequence: phishing email delivers malware, attacker gains foothold, moves laterally across network, encrypts files on local drives and network shares, and targets backup systems. The article makes an important technical observation: “Ransomware has to write encrypted […]
Cynet Research Labs published a detailed analysis of Settra ransomware in September 2026, and the technical breakdown reveals an attack where file encryption is the final act—not the opening move. By the time victims see a ransom note, the scumbags have already exfiltrated data, deleted backups, cleared event logs, and shut down security software using […]
Nine Months of Undetected File Access In October 2026, the Defense Manpower Data Center disclosed that unauthorized access to personnel files had continued for nine months — from October 2025 to July 2026 — before detection. Roughly 3 million records were potentially exposed, containing unencrypted Social Security numbers, birth dates, contact information, and military occupational […]
The Attack: Fake Cloudflare Verification Pages Delivering Stealer Malware CERT-UA identified over 100 compromised websites injected with malicious JavaScript that displays fake Cloudflare verification pages to Windows users arriving from search engines. The page prompts visitors to “verify they’re human” by copying and executing a PowerShell command. That command downloads a malicious MSI package from […]
The Attack: Payloads Hidden in Plain Sight Microsoft’s Threat Intelligence team just documented a new ClickFix variant that’s more clever than most. Instead of downloading a malicious payload when the victim runs the “fix” command, the attackers pre-cache the payload in the browser — disguised as a PNG file — then trick the user into […]
The Problem: Boards See the Explosion, Not the Fuse Terrell Cox, Microsoft’s deputy CISO, points out something that should make every hospital IT leader uncomfortable: ransomware briefings delivered to boards typically start at the moment files get encrypted. By that point, the attack is over. The scumbag has already won. The encryption event — the […]