Credential harvesting represents a serious threat to organizations of all kinds – particularly in today’s digital landscape, where virtually every enterprise depends on user credentials for access and security. According to IBM’s 2025 Threat Intelligence Index, nearly a third... Read More
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DragonForce: Inside the Ransomware-as-a-Service group
The popularity of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) has exploded over the past decade. The benefits for organizations are obvious – SaaS is scalable, cost-effective, and doesn’t need complex installation or maintenance. Gartner expects global spending on SaaS to reach $3 billion... Read More
Scattered Spider service desk attacks: How to defend your organization
Scattered Spider is a disparate hacking collective that has surged to prominence by using sophisticated social engineering tactics. One of their key tactics is exploiting people – specifically, corporate service desks. They’ve recently hit the headlines by allegedly duping... Read More
M&S ransomware hack: Active Directory & Service Desk security lessons
M&S (Marks and Spencers) are a cornerstone of British retail with over 64,000 employees – so it was a shock for many to see them laid low by a ransomware attack in April 2025. The retail giant fell victim... Read More
Password spraying: Attack guide and prevention tips
The phrase ‘spray and pray’ likely came from the military, used to describe inaccurately firing automatic weapons in the hope that one shot eventually found its mark. It’s now used to describe any scenario where a strategy relies on... Read More
AI vishing: Mastering the art of voice deception
Picture an Italian entrepreneur receiving a phone call from their country’s Defense Minister, Guido Crosetto. The politician has an important but challenging ask – he needs the wealthy individual to wire around €1 million to a Hong Kong-based bank... Read More
ALIEN TXTBASE data-dump analysis: Dangerous or junk?
Specops researchers have been digging into the ALIEN TXTBASE data-dump, which was recently merged into the HaveIBeenPwned (HIBP) dataset by Troy Hunt. After some analysis of the over 200 million passwords in this dataset, we estimate about 20 million... Read More
HIBP adds 284M malware-stolen accounts: Takeaways on Telegram & infostealers
Leaked credentials are in high demand on underground marketplaces. A database of stolen credentials is a like a giant box of keys to a hacker. With the use of the right software, they can rapidly try these keys against... Read More
Botnet targets Microsoft accounts with password spraying attack
A huge botnet (network of private computers infected with malware) of 130,000 devices has been targeting Microsoft 365 service accounts across the world. First discovered by SecurityScorecard on February 24th, the botnet appears to be engaged in a mass... Read More
Cyber-attack incident response plan: Responding to a breach
Having an incident response plan is crucial in the wake of a cyber-attack because it provides a structured and systematic approach to managing the crisis. Without a plan, organizations may find themselves scrambling to respond, leading to confusion, delays,... Read More