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APT28 Targets Ukrainian UKR-net Users in Long-Running Credential Phishing Campaign

The Russian state-sponsored threat actor known as APT28 has been attributed to what has been described as a “sustained” credential-harvesting campaign targeting users of UKR[.]net, a webmail and news service popular in Ukraine.
The activity, observed by Recorded Future’s Insikt Group between June 2024 and April 2025, builds upon prior findings from the cybersecurity company in May 2024 that

New ForumTroll Phishing Attacks Target Russian Scholars Using Fake eLibrary Emails

The threat actor linked to Operation ForumTroll has been attributed to a fresh set of phishing attacks targeting individuals within Russia, according to Kaspersky.
The Russian cybersecurity vendor said it detected the new activity in October 2025. The origins of the threat actor are presently unknown.
“While the spring cyberattacks focused on organizations, the fall campaign honed in on

Your MFA Is Costing You Millions. It Doesn’t Have To.

Passwords and app-based MFA add hidden costs through lost productivity, frequent resets, and risk of phishing and social engineering attacks. Token explains how wireless biometric, passwordless authentication eliminates credential-based attacks and delivers measurable financial returns by reducing login time across the enterprise. […]

NMFTA Warns of Surge and Sophistication of Cyber-Enabled Cargo Theft

The trucking industry group has released its 2026 Transportation Industry Cybersecurity Trends Report.

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Hacker Conversations: Alex Hall, One-time Fraudster

A first-person journey from undetected fraud to defending trust—how life events, neurodiversity, and hard-won insight shaped a former fraudster into a fraud fighter.

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New $150 Cellik RAT Grants Android Control, Trojanizes Google Play Apps

The malware provides full device control and real-time surveillance capabilities like those of advanced spyware.

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Microsoft asks IT admins to reach out for Windows IIS failures fix

Microsoft has asked businesses to reach out for advice on how to temporarily mitigate a Message Queuing (MSMQ) issue causing enterprise apps and Internet Information Services (IIS) sites to fail. […]

Five Cybersecurity Predictions for 2026: Identity, AI, and the Collapse of Perimeter Thinking

Cybersecurity has always evolved in response to attacker innovation, but the pace of change over the last few years has been unprecedented—particularly with the emergence of weaponized AI to scale phishing, deepfakes, and voice cloning. As we head toward 2026, several structural shifts are becoming impossible to ignore. Traditional security assumptions are breaking down, threat […]

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Fix SOC Blind Spots: See Threats to Your Industry & Country in Real Time

Modern security teams often feel like they’re driving through fog with failing headlights. Threats accelerate, alerts multiply, and SOCs struggle to understand which dangers matter right now for their business. Breaking out of reactive defense is no longer optional. It’s the difference between preventing incidents and cleaning up after them.
Below is the path from reactive firefighting to a

Adaptive Security Raises $81 Million in Series B Funding

Led by Bain Capital Ventures, the investment round brings the total raised by the company to $146.5 million.

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