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13 hours agoHow to Know Where Your Security Threat Is Before It's Too Late
Organizations winning the security talent war operationalize key questions to prevent knowledge loss and enhance cybersecurity resilience.
The national anti-organized crime prosecutor's investigation revealed that structured criminal networks are actively recruiting participants and systematically targeting the families of known cryptocurrency holders.
The investigation began in November 2025, when police were alerted to a suspected SMS blaster operating in downtown Toronto. Police later determined that the blaster was operating out of a car, which allowed it to move around the city and Greater Toronto Area.
The French case illustrates how attackers used a fake police raid and violence to force a Bitcoin transfer worth $1 million, bypassing encryption entirely by compelling the victim to authorize the transaction.
This phishing attack enabled the threat actor to access 'certain internal IT business applications.' The malicious actor gained unauthorized entry by compromising an employee's access to the organization's internal network for business administration.
A 47-year-old man arrested by police in Poland for allegedly being involved in cybercriminal activities has been linked to the Phobos ransomware operation. According to Poland's Central Cybercrime Bureau, officers found hacking tools, credentials, payment card numbers, and server IP addresses on the unnamed suspect's devices during a search. They also discovered that the suspect had exchanged messages with the Phobos ransomware group.
Qilin was the most active ransomware group in 2025 with 1,022 attacks, accounting for 13 percent of the total. The group operates via a franchise-like Ransomware-as-a-Service model: affiliates arrange initial access, while the core operators manage negotiations and publications of the leaked data.