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Rethinking How We Measure Cyber Catastrophe Published in partnership with CISO Marketplace | January 2026 Executive Summary The year 2025 will be remembered as a watershed moment in cybersecurity history. Traditional metrics of breach severity—record counts in the millions, even billions—tell only part of the story. The most consequential
Executive Summary Canada is confronting an increasingly complex and aggressive cyber threat landscape, characterized by a growing array of state and non-state actors targeting national security and critical infrastructure. State adversaries are evolving beyond traditional espionage, pre-positioning within critical networks for potential future disruptive attacks and combining cyber operations with
On January 7, 2026, a threat actor operating under the alias "Solonik" dropped a dataset titled "INSTAGRAM.COM 17M GLOBAL USERS — 2024 API LEAK" on BreachForums. The dump contained approximately 17.5 million records including usernames, display names, email addresses, phone numbers, and partial physical addresses—
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The $10.22 Million Question It's 3:47 AM. Your security operations center (or worse, your email) alerts you: "Suspicious activity detected. Possible data exfiltration." Your next 72 hours will determine whether you're looking at: * Best case: $500,000 in containment and notification costs
Investigation underway as FBI-reported incident raises questions about timing and academic freedom The peer-reviewed oncology journal Oncotarget has been taken offline by what its editorial team describes as a targeted cyberattack, occurring just days after publishing a comprehensive review examining reported cases of cancer following COVID-19 vaccination. The timing has
Breaking cybersecurity analysis of the latest congressional intrusion by China's Ministry of State Security Executive Summary In what marks a significant escalation of Chinese cyber espionage operations, threat actors linked to China's Ministry of State Security (MSS) successfully compromised email systems used by staff members of
A rare moment of transparency reveals decades of neglect, leaving critical infrastructure vulnerable to increasingly sophisticated attacks The Admission No One Expected In an unusually candid moment this week, the British government did something rare in the world of cybersecurity policy: it admitted complete failure. The Department for Science, Innovation
Executive Summary The global cybersecurity environment in 2025 is defined by a complex interplay of evolving threats, advancing defensive technologies, and persistent vulnerabilities. While the global average cost of a data breach has seen a 9% decrease to $4.44 million, this figure masks a concerning surge in the United
Executive Summary In November 2025, Europe's cybersecurity landscape underwent a significant tactical shift, moving from clandestine breaches toward overt, sustained disruption. The region recorded 926 cyber incidents, a 7.5% increase from the 861 incidents in October. This escalation was not a series of isolated events but a
Executive Summary On January 3, 2026, the United States executed one of the most sophisticated multi-domain military operations in recent history, resulting in the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. While headlines focus on the dramatic Delta Force raid, the real story lies beneath the surface—in the months of
Executive Summary The 2025 cybersecurity landscape is characterized by an escalating velocity and sophistication of attacks, with adversaries leveraging artificial intelligence, exploiting supply chain dependencies, and systematically targeting critical infrastructure. A global survey by Boston Consulting Group found that 60% of companies believe they experienced an AI-powered cyberattack in the
When a Former Employee Steals 33 Million Customer Records, Panics, and Tries to Destroy the Evidence—And Why the Stock Actually Went Up The cybersecurity world loves a good drama, and South Korea just delivered one for the ages. Coupang—the country's dominant e-commerce platform and often called