Ransomware Attacks Are Primarily Opportunistic, Not Targeted

Ransomware Attacks Are Primarily Opportunistic, Not Targeted

New findings from the Sophos X-Ops Counter Threat Unit (CTU) shed light on the selection process ransomware groups employ when choosing their victims. The research indicates that the vast majority of ransomware incidents are not the result of deliberate targeting but...
AI Technology Is Adolescent Opines Dario Amodei

AI Technology Is Adolescent Opines Dario Amodei

Dario Amodei, the CEO of Anthropic and a prominent AI researcher, has published an essay titled ‘The Adolescence of Technology’ in January 2026. In it, he examines the risks associated with the imminent development of highly capable AI systems and proposes...
Fraud 2026: Five Threats — or One Systemic Shift?

Fraud 2026: Five Threats — or One Systemic Shift?

The latest warnings directed at credit unions identify five emerging fraud threats for 2026 These five threats are: AI-powered deepfakes, synthetic identity fraud, authorized push payment scams, business email compromise, and romance or “pig butchering” schemes. The...
AI Has Enabled Cyber Crime To Become Industrialised

AI Has Enabled Cyber Crime To Become Industrialised

Quorum Cyber has published its 2026 Global Cyber Risk Outlook report, detailing a significant evolution in cyber threats driven by Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) platforms. The analysis, based on incidents across more than 350...