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A Turning Point in the Ransomware Economy For years, ransomware gangs have been making millions by encrypting corporate data and demanding payment for decryption keys.But in 2025, that model began to crack. According to new research from Chainalysis and Coveware, total ransomware payments have dropped by more than 40% compared to 2024, reaching their lowest […]

A Massive Breach Hits Dublin Airport’s Data Partner Dublin Airport’s operator, daa (Dublin Airport Authority), has issued an urgent notice after discovering a large-scale data breach linked to one of its external IT suppliers.The breach reportedly affected travel data for over 3.8 million passengers who flew through Dublin Airport in August 2025. According to daa,

WSU data breach 2025 university cyberattack Australia student data leak A Major Breach Hits Australia’s Education Sector Western Sydney University (WSU) has disclosed a significant cybersecurity incident that exposed sensitive personal data belonging to both staff and students. The breach, which occurred between June 19 and September 3, 2025, involved unauthorized access to a third-party

The Internet’s Biggest Cloud Failure in Years On October 20, 2025, the internet’s backbone cracked. A widespread outage in Amazon Web Services (AWS) paralyzed major parts of the digital economy. Critical services—from cloud-based business platforms to gaming networks and smart-home devices—were abruptly cut off. The incident originated in AWS’s US-East-1 region (Northern Virginia), one of

A Wake-Up Call for Cybersecurity Teams In the latest high-profile cyber incident, attackers exploited a trusted software supplier to infiltrate multiple companies across finance, logistics, and manufacturing. What made this breach especially dangerous wasn’t just the scale — it was how easily the attackers abused machine identities (digital certificates and keys) to move unnoticed through

Security researchers have discovered that CL0P, one of the most notorious ransomware and extortion groups, is exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in Oracle’s E-Business Suite (EBS) to breach corporate networks around the world. According to multiple threat intelligence sources, the attackers have already compromised dozens of organizations, using the vulnerability to gain unauthorized access to sensitive

Security researchers have discovered that the Velociraptor digital forensics and incident response (DFIR) tool — originally designed to help cybersecurity professionals investigate attacks — is now being repurposed by threat actors to conduct ransomware operations. In a recent report, experts revealed that LockBit, one of the world’s most active ransomware groups, and a new actor

North Korea-linked hackers have continued to target the cryptocurrency ecosystem in 2025, and blockchain forensics firms say the tally is already staggering. Analysts at Elliptic report that DPRK-connected actors have stolen over $2 billion in crypto this year, contributing to a multi-year pattern of state-linked thefts that now total several billion dollars. The heist against

The Steam malware outbreak of 2025 has shocked the gaming world — two popular games, BlockBlasters and Chemia, were discovered to contain hidden malware that stole cryptocurrency and sensitive user data. Cybersecurity experts warn that this may be one of the most dangerous supply-chain compromises in gaming history. What Happened In September 2025, reports surfaced

The popular chat platform Discord has confirmed a data breach involving a third-party customer service provider that exposed sensitive user information — including names, email addresses, and even scanned government IDs. The breach, discovered in late September 2025, has raised serious concerns about vendor security and the growing risk of third-party supply chain breaches in