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Weekly Cyber Briefing 06.11.2026
A comparison of PHP2Shell and attacks on freezer systems; a new extortion group emerges; the NCSC warns of AI-powered attacks; the CSRB enters the final lap; and the 3AM ransomware group hits a school estate
Features 04.11.2026
This time the impact extends well beyond France
Features 18.09.2026
Law firms have long been singled out by threat actors as a high-value target
Weekly Cyber Briefing 26.06.2026
More warnings over frontier AI; another OAuth supply chain breach; maximum severity Ubiquiti flaws are exploited; and a phishing awareness exercise goes badly wrong
Weekly Cyber Briefing 24.04.2026
UK health data leaks to China; three Windows zero-days are exploited in the wild; researchers warn of “silent subject” phishing campaign; Chinese hackers use proxy networks; and AI models get better at generating exploits
Assured Reacts 24.04.2026
The Financial Times recently reported that insurers are introducing sublimits for certain AI-related risks. Assured looks beyond the headlines to explain what these changes really mean for clients.
Weekly Cyber Briefing 03.04.2026
Updates urged for BIG-IP and FortiClient EMS customers; open-source attackers hijack Axios and Telnyx; and the NCSC warns high-risk individuals about Russian messaging threats
Features 24.03.2026
A large-scale wiper attack on Stryker highlights how identity compromise and geopolitical tensions are reshaping cyber risk for critical supply chains.
Features 02.03.2026
What telco CISOs need to do to avoid becoming the next Odido
Weekly Cyber Briefing 27.02.2026
Zero-day threats stalk Cisco SD-WAN users, and AI is blamed for helping threat actors target FortiGate firewalls and accelerate breakout time. Ransomware attack volumes and the cost of insider threats surge.
Features 24.02.2026
How CISOs can tackle sophisticated, real-time MFA bypass
Weekly Cyber Briefing 13.02.2026
Vulnerability exploits rock government Ivanti users, Microsoft customers and Claude DXT users; the NCSC urges critical infrastructure providers to boost resilience; and LummaStealer infections surge.
Weekly Cyber Briefing 06.02.2026
ShinyHunters use dynamic vishing tech to steal SSO credentials; MongoDB instances continue to be targeted in data extortion attacks; Coinbase reveals insider breach via former contractor; Multiple critical n8n bugs could allow complete remote takeover; AI-powered voice and virtual meeting fraud soars 1000%+ in a year; 0apt unmasked as a scam-as-a-service outfit
Weekly Cyber Briefing 02.02.2026
SolarWinds critical CVEs could spell trouble for businesses; Moltbot goes viral, but could imperil corporate data; Malicious open-source packages more widespread than ever; Ivanti zero days exploited in the wild; WhatsApp’s ‘Strict Account Settings’ could protect at-risk execs
Features 22.01.2026
On January 3, insurance specialist Prosura identified unauthorised access to “a portion of our internal IT systems” by an unknown third party
Blogs & Opinions 16.01.2026
What happens when curious teens are drawn to the cyber dark side.
Weekly Cyber Briefing 16.12.2025
Collins Aerospace double whammy attack analysis; 5.6 million exposed as 700Credit breach highlights third-party risk; Barts Health discloses data breach
Features 16.12.2025
As details of Asahi’s ransomware incident poured out, how can CISOs turn these findings into actionable learnings?
Features 12.12.2025
A devastating worm is ripping through npm like the sands of Arrakis.
Interviews 11.12.2025
Never has a profile interviewee surprised me as much as Helen. It’s an absolute pleasure to present this excruciatingly candid tell-all with Helen Rabe, CISO, BBC.
Weekly Cyber Briefing 09.12.2025
GhostFrame phishing kit linked to one million stealth attacks;
Features 02.12.2025
Autonomous SOCs could soon become standard industry practice
Weekly Cyber Briefing 01.12.2025
Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters target Zendesk users with fake domains; New macOS malware uses fake apps to steal data; Hundreds of npm Packages in major supply chain scare
Features 27.11.2025
The ‘IndonesianFood’ campaign has already flooded npm with over 150,000 spammy packages across multiple accounts
Features 25.11.2025
Have we reached a tipping point in dynamic malware generation and obfuscation?
Weekly Cyber Briefing 24.11.2025
Salesforce investigates major third-party breach; New npm malware campaign sends victims to crypto sites; Contractor admits to sabotaging former employer’s IT network
Weekly Cyber Briefing 17.11.2025
Hackers exploit Citrix and Cisco zero-day vulnerabilities; UK’s Cyber Security and Resilience Bill Enters Parliament; UK Cyber Insurance Claims Tripled in 2024 According to the ABI
Features 13.11.2025
The ransomware attack on Clinical Diagnostics NMDL once again highlights the importance of supply chain security
Weekly Cyber Briefing 10.11.2025
Kier Group, Informa and LV hit by fresh Cl0p ransomware campaign; Cyber attack disrupts Dutch broadcaster RTV Noord, but station stays on air; Nikkei and Hyundai affiliates hit by data breaches
Features 05.11.2025
What happens when threat actors feed security blogs into AI?
Features 30.10.2025
Victims from this data extortion campaign had yet to appear en masse on the Cl0p leak site, but repercussions could still be significant
Blogs & Opinions 21.10.2025
New government legislation threatens tougher penalties for operators failing to protect essential services
Weekly Cyber Briefing 20.10.2025
F5 breach exposes source code in suspected state-backed cyber attack; UK Government tells Boards that cyber accountability sits with them; Ransomware campaign abusing Azure certificates disrupted by Microsoft
Blogs & Opinions 14.10.2025
A new proof-of-concept attack spells trouble for SecOps teams.
Weekly Cyber Briefing 13.10.2025
Teenagers arrested after nursery cyber attack; Ransomware groups buddy up; Lapsus$ adopt new credential-purchasing tactics
Features 09.10.2025
A stealthy, persistent cyber-espionage campaign has gone undetected for over a year
Weekly Cyber Briefing 06.10.2025
Oracle’s emergency patch for Clop extortion bug; ‘Time to Exploit’ data shows attackers moving faster than ever; Hackers with ethics…sort of
Features 02.10.2025
Heathrow and other European airports ground to a halt after a cyber attack on Collins Aerospace’s Muse system. It’s time for an autopsy.
Features 30.09.2025
Scattered Spider is raising the stakes for IT and security teams
Weekly Cyber Briefing 29.09.2025
Harrods, Volvo and the critical supplier threat; Heathrow Hardbit Deep Dive; Hackers use SEO Poisoning to promote Fake Microsoft Teams installers
Blogs & Opinions 29.09.2025
A major cyber-incident across European airports should focus minds on the task.
Weekly Cyber Briefing 22.09.2025
The Cyber Threat Intelligence Briefing is a weekly round-up of the latest cybersecurity news, trends and indicators, curated by our CISO, Nick Harris. Attack on Collins Aerospace plunges European airports into chaos for the third consecutive day A suspected cyber attack targeting a third-party software supplier has caused major flight cancellations and delays at several […]
Features 09.09.2025
Ransomware groups are changing their tactics as more victims refuse to pay.
Features 29.07.2025
The MoD’s Cyber Command will give the UK a decisive defensive advantage. But what does it mean for the private sector?
Interviews 24.07.2025
Eleanor Dallaway encourages Megha Kumar to spill the tea on all things geopolitical risk, AI and digital market regulation
Features 22.07.2025
Responsible for three quarters of last year’s credential thefts, infostealers are not to be underestimated
Blogs & Opinions 10.07.2025
When credential stuffing attacks hit the retail sector, user friction gets pitted against fraud protection.
Features 08.07.2025
Understanding how adversaries can abuse legitimate tools and infrastructure is an increasingly important part of the CISO’s role.
Features 01.07.2025
The latest Adidas incident comes amid a wave of numerous high-profile breaches in the retail sector. Assured Intelligence gives the incident the AI autopsy treatment
Features 24.06.2025
Quantum computing promises to change the fundamentals of computation in ways we haven’t seen since the introduction of the ENIAC
Blogs & Opinions 19.06.2025
As cyber threats grow more sophisticated, resilience requires more than just technology
Blogs & Opinions 30.12.2024
The ability to disconnect and reconnect networks at will is the ability to protect CNI from cyber attacks
Features 23.12.2024
The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) recently published its first malvertising guidance document for brands.
Features 19.12.2024
In late October 2024, telematics provider Microlise was hit by an alleged ransom attack that impacted multiple companies reliant on its solution.
Features 17.12.2024
Assured Intelligence has compiled a breakdown of the top events that helped define the security landscape in 2024
Interviews 12.12.2024
Co-founder and CEO of th4ts3cur1ty.company, Eliza-May Austin, is a force to be reckoned with.
Features 03.12.2024
How close are we to the end of encryption as we know it?
Blogs & Opinions 28.11.2024
Among the shifting ransomware ecosystem landscape, two new groups are worth noting.
Features 26.11.2024
How well did UnitedHealth handle the breach, and what can others learn from it?
Features 21.11.2024
In an era of increasing ransomware, backups aren’t enough. Are new capabilities to restore your entire tech infrastructure the answer?
Interviews 19.11.2024
Nadir Izrael is co-founder and CTO at Armis. He shares his story with Assured Intelligence.
Blogs & Opinions 14.11.2024
Conor O’Neill highlights the true cost of a data breach to your company and how businesses can minimise future risks.
Features 05.11.2024
Can reputation damage after a breach be mitigated with smarter crisis comms?
Features 31.10.2024
Reports claim that the majority of attributable malware-based attacks are now state-sponsored. What does this mean for CISOs?
Blogs & Opinions 24.10.2024
There are now 300 identified malware families for macOS.
Features 22.10.2024
On October 3 2024, American Water, the largest water company in the US, discovered it had been hit by a cyber attack
Features 15.10.2024
The NCSC is building “a nation-scale evidence base” for cyber-deception
Features 03.10.2024
Are your employees gamers? And if so, what does that mean for your security posture?
Interviews 01.10.2024
How does one transition from windsurfing instructor to cybersecurity tech director? Dan Bridges knows…
Features 26.09.2024
The British Library has shared a detailed report of the 2023 cyber incident and its aftermath. Assured Intelligence picks out the highlights for our autopsy report
Features 24.09.2024
137 million email addresses were leaked, alongside 272 million social security numbers.
Features 19.09.2024
What do SaaS customers need to do to harness the benefits of the cloud without inviting excessive cyber risk?
Blogs & Opinions 17.09.2024
The capabilities of GenAI are aiding and speeding up the creation of effective ransomware toolkits
Features 29.08.2024
Cybersecurity is often a ‘grudge purchase’ made after a successful cyber attack has damaged a company, rather than before.
Interviews 21.08.2024
What keeps Cyro Cyber’s CISO up at night? Here’s a spoiler…it’s people!
Features 15.08.2024
Do shipping companies feel anchored down by cyber risk?
Blogs & Opinions 08.08.2024
Reflecting on 2024 so far, the cyber danger zones can be divided into key areas.
Features 01.08.2024
The monthly addition of edge service and infrastructure CVEs rose by 22%. So, how can CISOs protect the edge more effectively?
Blogs & Opinions 30.07.2024
When it comes to protecting healthcare data and systems, the threat is high, and the stakes are even higher, warns Dr. Darren Williams In early June 2024, major London hospitals, including Kings College Hospital and Guy’s and St Thomas’s, declared a critical incident following a ransomware attack on Synnovis, a pathology services provider. This cyber […]
Blogs & Opinions 25.07.2024
The Labour government promised “change” as its big election manifesto theme. Will that stretch to cyber?
Features 23.07.2024
Ransomware groups often rebrand, resurfacing with a new identity. Kate O’Flaherty explores what this means for law enforcement and lists the most significant ransom group rebrands Ransomware never goes away, nor do the groups that use the data-locking malware in attacks. Despite multiple initiatives, sanctions, and attempts by law enforcement to make arrests, ransomware groups […]
Features 16.07.2024
Multiple celebrities and big brands, including Paris Hilton, CNN, and Sony, were hit by the TikTok ‘zero-click’ attack.
Features 04.07.2024
Six NHS trusts in London and countless GP practices in surrounding regions recently suffered major disruption after a ransomware attack
Features 02.07.2024
The PSTI Act came into play in April 2024, aiming to improve resilience for notoriously insecure IoT devices
Features 11.06.2024
This incident shows breaches can inadvertently compromise the data of individuals who may not have had a Dropbox account
Features 30.05.2024
In a sector focused on building physical things, digital threats have often played second fiddle to physical risks on-site.
Features 28.05.2024
Often perpetrated by organised crime groups operating overseas aiming to extort cash, sextortion is a growing issue.
Features 21.05.2024
The (cyber) threat posed by China is well-documented.
Features 14.05.2024
Education was the most attacked sector in the UK in the last six months
Features 07.05.2024
We used AI to clone the voices of myself and our CEO to launch a targeted phishing attack on an Assured team member!
Features 23.04.2024
After KNP declared bankruptcy following a ransomware attack last year, we investigate the top cyber risks facing the logistics sector.
Features 03.04.2024
The MOVEit file transfer software impacted tens of millions of end customers
Features 21.03.2024
Phil Muncaster investigates why an industry that deals in knowledge is particularly exposed to info theft and extortion
Blogs & Opinions 19.03.2024
What’s changed in the ransomware landscape in 2024? Chris Rogers considers the psyche of those writing the code and looks at new tactics, tools and the prevalence of double-extortion ransomware The cybersecurity ecosystem moves at an extremely rapid pace. However, in the months ahead, it seems inevitable that organisations will be faced with even more […]
Interviews 07.03.2024
Meet Dirk Schrader, field CISO (EMEA) and VP of Security Research at Netwrix.
Features 05.03.2024
How BEC is becoming a bigger threat and what you can do about it
Features 08.02.2024
The latest report from the NCSC claims AI will “almost certainly increase the volume and heighten the impact of cyber attacks over the next two years.”
Features 06.02.2024
It’s been nearly a year since ChatGPT burst into the mainstream, but what’s the impact on cybersecurity?