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Google Sues Chinese Threat Group Using Gemini AI in Phishing Scams

Jeffrey Burt | June 14, 2026 | China threat groups, Phishing, threat actors

Google filed a lawsuit against a Chinese threat group called Outsider Enterprise, which is accused of using the Gemini AI platform to develop multiple phishing-as-a-service kits that other attackers can use to ...

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Understanding Illicit Ecosystems: The Hybrid Threat of “The Com”

Flashpoint | May 26, 2026 | cyber extortion, cyber threat intelligence, FEATURED, Lapsus$, scattered spider, ShinyHunters, the Com, threat actors

In this post, we dive into the decentralized architecture of “The Com,” exposing its hybrid ecosystem of hacking, extortion, and real-life violence—and how it fuels a ruthless pipeline of cyber-fraud cycles and ...

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The Dark Web Explained with John Hammond

The dark web is often misunderstood, but it plays an important role in both privacy technology and cybercrime activity. In this episode, Tom Eston speaks with cybersecurity researcher and educator John Hammond ...

Shared Security Podcast

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The Seam in Cybersecurity Defenses That Nation-States Keep Exploiting

Joe Silva | February 27, 2026 | Behavioral Monitoring, Cybersecurity Best Practices, cybersecurity gaps, detection and response, enterprise security, Incident Response, Malware Detection, Notepad++ breach, runtime behavior, runtime telemetry, Security Strategies, software-vulnerabilities, state-sponsored attacks, Supply Chain Attacks, threat actors, Vulnerability Management

The Notepad++ supply chain compromise is the latest proof that sophisticated adversaries are deliberately targeting the gap between two disciplines: Vulnerability management and detection and response. ...

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MixMode Uncovers Nation-State Attacks, Insider Threats, and Regulatory Risks in Critical Infrastructure Environment within 3 Days of Deployment

MixMode Threat Research | March 5, 2025 | Blog, case-study, Critical Infrastructure, Customer Success Story, Cyber Threats, Infrastructure, nation-state attacks, Nation-State Threat Actors, Real Time Threat Detection, threat actors, threat detection, Threat Research, use case, whitepaper

In our newest MixMode report, we break down how a critical infrastructure provider uncovered active nation-state and insider threats within three days of deploying our AI-driven security platform ...

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MixMode Observes Increase in Threat Actor Activity Supporting CISA’s Heightened Election Security Concerns

MixMode Threat Research | November 6, 2024 | Blog, cisa, nation-state attacks, Nation-State Bad Actors, Nation-State Threat Actors, national cybersecurity, threat actors

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) recently issued a joint statement with the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), highlighting the ongoing ...

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CISA Alert Calls Out Operating System Vulnerabilities

Michael Vizard | July 22, 2024 | Attack Surface, cisa, Cybersecurity, FBI, OT teams, threat actors, threats

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) in partnership with the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) has jointly issued a Secure by Design Alert in response to threat actor campaigns that exploit ...

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Report Details Reemergence of Lockbit 3.0 Ransomware Syndicate

Michael Vizard | June 20, 2024 | Lockbit, NCC Group Report, Ransomware, threat actors

An analysis of ransomware attacks claimed to have been perpetrated by cybercriminal syndicates that was published today by NCC Group, a provider of managed security services, finds LockBit 3.0 has reemerged to ...

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Alert: Palo Alto Networks Prey to RedTail Malware Exploits

In a recent development, threat actors behind the RedTail cryptojacking mining malware have expanded their arsenal by exploiting a newly disclosed IT infrastructure security flaw in Palo Alto Networks firewall exploit. This ...

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Barcelona Cybersecurity Congress: The Bad Guys Are Winning

Frank Vizard | May 30, 2024 | AI, Barcelona Cybersecurity Congress, Cybersecurity, threat actors

The bad guys are winning. That’s the glum takeaway from the just concluded Barcelona Cybersecurity Congress that saw some 11,000 cybersecurity experts from more than 100 countries in attendance. There’s a long ...

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Senator Sanders Wants to Own AI Companies — and Hand America’s Adversaries the Keys

NIST’s Nine: The PQC Signature Race Moves to Round Three

The Quantum Arms Race: Why Washington Just Wrote a $2 Billion Check to Nine Companies

Beyond Moore’s Law: The Hyper-Acceleration of Autonomous AI Cyber Capabilities

The Exception Economy: When Security Teams Stop Protecting and Start Negotiating

GoPlus’s Latest Report Highlights How Blockchain Communities Are Leveraging Critical API Security Data To Mitigate Web3 Threats

C2A Security’s EVSec Risk Management and Automation Platform Gains Traction in Automotive Industry as Companies Seek to Efficiently Meet Regulatory Requirements

Zama Raises $73M in Series A Lead by Multicoin Capital and Protocol Labs to Commercialize Fully Homomorphic Encryption

RSM US Deploys Stellar Cyber Open XDR Platform to Secure Clients

ThreatHunter.ai Halts Hundreds of Attacks in the past 48 hours: Combating Ransomware and Nation-State Cyber Threats Head-On