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—
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
NATO's Baltic Sentry mission faces its first test as yet another subsea telecommunications link falls victim to suspected hybrid warfare tactics Executive Summary: Finnish authorities seized the cargo vessel Fitburg on New Year's Eve 2025 following damage to critical telecommunications infrastructure linking Helsinki and Tallinn. The
Mark Zuckerberg and Meta's top brass quietly settled an $8 billion shareholder lawsuit on July 17, 2025—just as the Meta CEO was scheduled to testify under oath about one of the biggest privacy scandals in tech history. The settlement came on the second day of what was
How Cl0p and ShinyHunters Built Repeatable Business Models That Are Destroying Enterprise Security For the first time since its emergence in 2019, LockBit has been knocked out of the top three most impactful threat groups—a seismic shift following Operation Cronos and sustained law enforcement pressure that fractured the ransomware
From Ivy League to For-Profit: How Clop's Oracle Campaign and Social Engineering Attacks Have Exposed Millions of Student Records December 31, 2025 Executive Summary The 2025 academic year will be remembered as one of the most devastating periods for higher education cybersecurity in history. A perfect storm of
Two former incident responders admit to moonlighting as ransomware affiliates, extorting $1.2 million from healthcare companies while working at firms hired to prevent such attacks December 30, 2025 The cybersecurity industry's worst fears have been confirmed. Ryan Goldberg, 40, of Georgia, and Kevin Martin, 36, of Texas—
WIRED Magazine's 2.3 Million Subscriber Records Leaked After Month-Long Vulnerability Disclosure Failure December 30, 2025 - Let's talk about irony. The magazine that's made a career covering data breaches, investigating security failures, and holding companies accountable for protecting user data just exposed 2.
Published: December 30, 2025 Category: Breach Analysis | Incident Response Sector: Insurance / Healthcare Executive Summary Insurance giant Aflac has confirmed that a June 2025 cyberattack compromised the personal and protected health information of approximately 22.65 million individuals—making it one of the largest healthcare-related data breaches of the year. The
A financially-motivated attack disrupts six public bodies and raises fresh questions about Ireland's public sector cybersecurity posture Related Coverage: Ukrainian National Extradited from Ireland: Inside the Conti Ransomware Takedown | Dublin Airport Data Breach Exposes 3.8 Million Passengers The Attack On December 17, 2025, Ireland's Office
Published: December 28, 2025 | Severity: Critical (CVSS 8.7) | Status: Actively Exploited A severe memory leak vulnerability in MongoDB Server has been disclosed, allowing unauthenticated attackers to remotely extract sensitive data from vulnerable instances. Dubbed "MongoBleed" (CVE-2025-14847), the flaw has already been exploited in the wild with over
Executive Summary: Ubisoft faces dual security crises as Rainbow Six Siege remains offline following a devastating December 27, 2025 breach that flooded players with billions in premium currency—while VX-Underground simultaneously reveals that outsourced helpdesk staff have been accepting bribes for panel access since 2021. The combination exposes catastrophic failures
As organizations powered down for the holidays, threat actors ramped up operations—Qilin, Akira, The Gentlemen, and emerging groups capitalize on reduced staffing December 28, 2025 While most of the world was unwrapping presents and recovering from holiday festivities, ransomware operators were busy unwrapping something else entirely: corporate networks. Between
How a cybersecurity incident at one of Wall Street's most prestigious law firms exposed the uncomfortable truth about third-party risk in the professional services sector Executive Summary On December 19, 2024, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. sent a letter that no financial institution wants to write: informing investors in
France's domestic intelligence agency has taken over the investigation into a massive cyberattack that crippled the country's national postal service during the critical Christmas delivery period, after pro-Russian hacktivist group NoName057(16) claimed responsibility for the coordinated campaign targeting French critical infrastructure. DGSI Takes Lead in