If you've ever received a text message warning that your bank account has been compromised, or a phone call from someone claiming to be from the IRS, you know just how alarming that can be. And according to new research from the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC), an awful lot of people are not just alarmed by these messages - they are being scammed by them.The FTC has revealed that US $3.5 billion...

We recently sat down with Myriam Abiaad, BISO at Sky, to explore her journey from “cyber born and bred” technologist to leading BISO, and to understand how this evolving role is reshaping the relationship between security and the business. We discussed subjects including the BISO as a bridge between cyber and the business, why chasing zero risk can undermine real security outcomes, and how...

Examining the Silent Ransom Group, a financially motivated cybercrime gang that has been stealing data from companies and demanding payment.

Hackers have been hijacking Instagram accounts at scale by exploiting Meta's AI support chatbot. And, as if that weren't bad enough, the technique required no technical skill whatsoever.When we think about accounts being taken over, we often imagine something of at least some level of sophistication: a credential stuffing attack, a phishing campaign, a SIM-swap, or call center workers being bribed...

Business email compromise is a form of phishing that involves social engineering to masquerade as executives for personal gain.

For almost 20 years, stolen credentials have been the most common route for attackers into organizations, according to the Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR). But that's no longer the case.According to the newly published 2026 report, exploitation of vulnerabilities has overtaken credential theft as the leading vector for hackers to gain their initial access — accounting for 31% of...