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Cyber and Physical Risks Targeting the 2026 Winter Olympics

| | Corporate & Physical Security, Corporate and Physical Security, current-events, cyber threat intelligence, olympics, Physical Security, Threat Intelligence
In this post we analyze the multi-vector threat landscape of the 2026 Winter Olympics, examining how the Games’ dispersed geographic footprint and high digital complexity create unique potential for cyber sabotage and ...
Threat Intelligence Blog | Flashpoint
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Protecting the Big Game: A Threat Assessment for Super Bowl LX

| | Corporate and Physical Security, current-events, cyber intelligence, cyber threat intelligence, Executive Protection, extremist groups, FEATURED, Physical Security, physical threats, Protests, superbowl, Terrorism
This threat assessment analyzes potential physical and cyber threats to Super Bowl LIX. The post Protecting the Big Game: A Threat Assessment for Super Bowl LX appeared first on Flashpoint ...
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Blue Screened: Microsoft Windows Computers Crashed by Automated CrowdStrike Update

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What happened? Today, a significant global IT outage is broadly affecting diverse industries including aviation, banking, medical, technology, retail, and media due to a faulty content update published by security vendor CrowdStrike ...
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FBI Director Christopher Wray Announces Major Operation Targeting the Qakbot Botnet

Qakbot Takedown: A Brief Victory in the Fight Against Resilient Malware

| | botnets, current-events, cyber threat intelligence, cybercrime, DOJ, Emotet, Illicit communities, Qakbot
Prior botnet takedowns like Emotet and TrickBot have shown that sophisticated malware operations, like Qakbot, can often rebuild infrastructure and return from disruptions in new forms The post Qakbot Takedown: A Brief ...
Threat Intelligence Blog | Flashpoint
Lost in Transition: A Timeline of Failed Successors to Breach and Raid Forums

Lost in Transition: A Timeline of Failed Successors to Breach and Raid Forums

| | current-events, cyber threat intelligence, Illicit communities
The legacy of Raid, Breach, and their 'successors' provides an important lens into how data breach communities function and the real-life implications of the information they traffic The post Lost in Transition: ...
Threat Intelligence Blog | Flashpoint
Days of Chaos: How OSINT Helps Us Understand the Putin-Prigozhin Schism

Days of Chaos: How OSINT Helps Us Understand the Putin-Prigozhin Schism

| | Corporate and Physical Security, current-events, cyber threat intelligence, Public Sector and Government
Social media and messaging platforms like Telegram continue to play a key role in understanding events, rumors, and ideas as they unfold in the Russia-Ukraine war The post <strong>Days of Chaos: How ...
Threat Intelligence Blog | Flashpoint
Unmasking Anonymous Sudan: Timeline of DDoS Attacks, Affiliations, and Motivations

Unmasking Anonymous Sudan: Timeline of DDoS Attacks, Affiliations, and Motivations

| | current-events, cyber threat intelligence, FEATURED, Ransomware
Blogs Blog Unmasking Anonymous Sudan: Timeline of DDoS Attacks, Affiliations, and Motivations A running timeline of Anonymous Sudan’s DDoS attacks on countries, industries, companies, and governmental entities around the world, including Microsoft, ...
Threat Intelligence Blog | Flashpoint
Crypto, Cash-outs, and Closures: Surveying the Darknet Ecosystem in the Wake of Hydra Market

Crypto, Cash-outs, and Closures: Surveying the Darknet Ecosystem in the Wake of Hydra Market

| | current-events, cyber threat intelligence, Illicit communities
On the one-year anniversary of Hydra's seizure, Flashpoint explores how threat actors have adapted to fill the market's void and fuel their illicit aims—from narcotics transactions to money laundering. The post Crypto, ...
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Physical Threat Assessment: What to Know About the 2022 Qatar World Cup

Physical Threat Assessment: What to Know About the 2022 Qatar World Cup

| | Corporate & Physical Security, current-events, FEATURED
From accusations of human rights abuses and corruption to negative reactions from religious extremists, the 2022 World Cup in Qatar has been no stranger to controversy. The post Physical Threat Assessment: What ...
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Why Telegram Is Essential to Open Source Investigations

Why Telegram Is Essential to Open Source Investigations

| | Corporate and Physical Security, current-events, cyber threat intelligence, Fraud, Illicit communities, law enforcement, OSINT, Threat Intelligence
Telegram has become an increasingly popular—and often essential—source of information that can be used for open-source investigations and uncover a variety of cyber and physical threats that organizations in the public and ...
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