Cryptocurrency’s Role in Human Trafficking Exposed by Chainalysis Research Cryptocurrency’s promise of seamless, cross-border transactions has increasingly attracted nefarious activities, including the alarming rise of human trafficking operations. Recent findings from Chainalysis, a leading crypto-tracing firm, reveal that transactions linked to human trafficking—particularly those involving forced labor and sexual exploitation—grew…
Massive Data Breach Affects 25 Million Naver Accounts in South Korea A significant cybersecurity incident has emerged from South Korea, where a 31-year-old individual has been implicated in the hacking of 25 million user accounts associated with Naver, one of the nation’s leading search portals. According to the Asian National…
Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Network Detection & Response, Next-Generation Technologies & Secure Development Accel-Led Funding Round Fuels AI-Driven Detection and Response , Michael Novinson (@MichaelNovinson) • February 11, 2026 Shay Sandler, co-founder and CEO, Vega (Image: Vega) A New York-based security analytics startup, founded by the former research lead…
Intel 471 has published its annual threat report, highlighting that the 2025 cyber landscape experienced acceleration rather than disruption, primarily driven by advancements in artificial intelligence. While this technological enhancement has increased the efficiency of cybercriminals, it has not significantly transformed profit-oriented cybercrime dynamics. The report identifies DarkForums as the…
Recent investigations by Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) have uncovered the exploitation of several zero-day vulnerabilities last year, employed by commercial spyware vendors to target mobile devices on both Android and iOS platforms. These two separate yet focused campaigns exploited the vulnerability gap that occurs between the announcement of fixes…
Security experts have identified a covert group of Russian-speaking hackers known as MoneyTaker, which has been actively targeting banks, financial institutions, and legal firms predominantly in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Russia. The Moscow-based cybersecurity firm Group-IB released a detailed report on Monday, unveiling the group’s operations that…
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Recent cybersecurity reports indicate that a hacker group known as Anonymous Ukraine has made alarming claims about a massive data breach involving up to 800 million U.S. credit and debit card accounts. Although cybersecurity experts have yet to fully validate these assertions, the group has taken responsibility for what it…
Government, Industry Specific Acting Chief Informs Lawmakers of Potential Furloughs Amid Funding Uncertainty Chris Riotta (@chrisriotta) • February 11, 2026 In a critical address to Congress, CISA’s acting director, Madhu Gottumukkala, highlighted the severe implications of a funding lapse for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. If Congress fails to…