June 2025: The 16 Billion Credential “Mega-Leak”
Stuart Glover
Photo by Ann H on Pexels In June, researchers uncovered a staggering dataset of over 16 billion login credentials hosted openly online. While not a single breach of one company,…
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May 2025: The Insider Threat at Coinbase and Coca-Cola
Photo by Snappr on Pexels May shifted the focus toward internal vulnerabilities. Coinbase revealed that hackers had bribed overseas support agents to facilitate account takeovers, highlighting a disturbing trend of…
April 2025: Marks & Spencer and the UK Retail Wave
Photo by Cara Denison on Pexels Retail giant Marks & Spencer (M&S) was the face of a coordinated ransomware campaign in April. The Scattered Spider group exploited Active Directory credentials…
March 2025: Aviation Grounded by Collins Aerospace Breach
Photo by Aseem Borkar on Pexels March saw the aviation industry thrown into chaos after a ransomware attack targeted Collins Aerospace’s vMUSE platform. This software is essential for passenger check-in…
February 2025: Bybit and the $1.5 Billion Crypto Heist
Photo by Matheus Bertelli on Pexels In mid-February, the Bybit cryptocurrency exchange fell victim to what is now cited as the largest crypto theft in history. Hackers, believed to be…
January 2025: The VPN Zero-Day Crisis Hits Nominet
Photo by Viridiana Rivera on Pexels The year began with a massive exploitation of zero-day vulnerabilities in Ivanti and SonicWall VPN products. One of the most high-profile victims was Nominet,…
2025: The Year of Vibe Coding – From Intent to Implementation
Photo by Viridiana Rivera on Pexels As we close out December 2025, the tech world is reflecting on a paradigm shift that many didn’t see coming at the start of…
December 2025: Charity Scams and Holiday “Gift” Fraud
Photo by Gustavo Fring on Pexels The year ended with a flood of fake charity appeals. Scammers used AI to generate moving stories and images of disaster victims to solicit…
November 2025: Black Friday Package Delivery Scams
Photo by Mikhail Nilov on Pexels During the Black Friday shopping frenzy, “package delivery” scams peaked. Victims received SMS messages claiming their “Amazon” or “FedEx” package was delayed and required…
October 2025: Real Estate and Closing Cost Wire Fraud
Photo by RDNE Stock project on Pexels October brought a surge in “Escrow Phishing.” Scammers monitored public property records to identify homes nearing closing. They then sent perfectly timed emails…