Business Leaders must prioritise cybersecurity, geopolitics and adaptive leadership in 2026 As ZDNET marked a decade of its podcast, three leaders — André Pienaar, Dr. David Bray and Ken Banta — discussed what boards and CEOs must understand to remain competitive in 2026, saying the decisions made this year will determine whether organisations remain competitive or become less relevant by year-end. André Pienaar
Tech Hacker Claims WIRED User Data Stolen; Ars Technica Says It Was Unaffected Earlier this month a hacker using the name Lovely claimed to have breached a Condé Nast user database and released a list of more than 2.3 million user records from WIRED. The released materials reportedly contain demographic information — name, email, address, phone and similar details — but do not include
Crypto PeckShield Says Crypto Hack Losses Fell 60% in December to About $76M PeckShield reported that crypto-related losses from hacks and cybersecurity exploits fell sharply in December, dropping about 60% month-on-month to roughly $76 million. Key Topics Crypto, Hacks, Cybersecurity, Losses, Peckshield, Monthly
Crypto Malicious Chrome Extensions Route Traffic Through Attacker Proxies to Steal Credentials from 170+ Sites Security researchers have uncovered two malicious Google Chrome extensions, both named Phantom Shuttle and published by the same developer, that intercept web traffic and capture credentials while posing as a multi-location network speed test plug-in for developers and foreign-trade users. Both add-ons were available for download at the time of
Business Inside rapid response and negotiations in ransomware incidents When a cyber incident begins, minutes can determine whether a business contains an intrusion or suffers large-scale data theft and operational disruption. That initial interval, described by specialists as “stopping the bleeding”, is the focus of dedicated first-responder teams that aim to limit attackers’ access and prevent a partial breach
Crypto Chinese Cybercrime Group Uses Income-Tax Phishing to Deploy ValleyRAT in India A China-linked cybercrime group tracked as Silver Fox has turned its focus to India, deploying income tax-themed phishing emails to deliver a modular remote access trojan known as ValleyRAT, researchers at CloudSEK and other security firms have reported. CloudSEK researchers Prajwal Awasthi and Koushik Pal said in an analysis published
Tech Security Firm Links Long-Running China-Linked APT to DNS Poisoning Campaign Delivering MgBot A China-linked advanced persistent threat (APT) group has been attributed to a highly targeted cyber espionage campaign that used Domain Name System (DNS) poisoning to deliver an MgBot backdoor to selected victims, Kaspersky reported. The activity was observed between November 2022 and November 2024 and affected systems in Türkiye, China
