Fidelis Elevate brings together multiple threat detection methods. Fidelis Network uses behavioral machine learning and network traffic analysis to identify deviations from normal activity, including unusual internal communication, unexpected data movement, and suspicious protocol behavior. Fidelis Elevate’s Active Threat Detection… Read More "Detecting Anomalies in XDR: Improving Threat Visibility"
Chainalysis Confirms Intrusion Into Internal Tools and Exposure of Customer Identity Data
Ravie LakshmananOct 31, 2026Data Security / Cyber Attack American blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis said it was the target of a cybersecurity incident in which an external actor accessed non-sensitive customer data. However, the company noted that the breach did not… Read More "Chainalysis Confirms Intrusion Into Internal Tools and Exposure of Customer Identity Data"
Spooky New Infostealer Malware Uses AI to ‘Autodox’ Victims
Welcome to Kernel Panic, a weekly newsletter by Lily Hay Newman and Matt Burgess from inside the new world of privacy and digital security. To receive this newsletter in your inbox each week, sign up here. New research shared exclusively… Read More "Spooky New Infostealer Malware Uses AI to ‘Autodox’ Victims"
Syrian Hacker Gets Prison Time in US After Over a Decade on the Run
A Syrian man tied to the Syrian Electronic Army (SEA) has received a 42-month prison sentence in the US, more than 12 years after he was first charged. Ahmad Umar Agha, who used the online handle Th3Pr0, was sentenced on… Read More "Syrian Hacker Gets Prison Time in US After Over a Decade on the Run"
Drowning in spam or scam emails lately? Here’s why
Has your inbox recently been deluged with unwanted and even outright malicious messages? Here are 10 possible reasons – and how to stem the tide. 27 Jan 2026 • , 5 min. read For all our modern obsession with social… Read More "Drowning in spam or scam emails lately? Here’s why"
Attackers Chain Three Ivanti Connect Secure Flaws to Gain Unauthenticated Root Access
Ravie LakshmananOct 31, 2026Vulnerability / Cyber Attack The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Friday added two security flaws impacting Ivanti Connect Secure (ICS) to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, following active exploitation in the wild. The… Read More "Attackers Chain Three Ivanti Connect Secure Flaws to Gain Unauthenticated Root Access"
Taxing times: Top IRS scams to look out for in 2026
It’s time to file your tax return. And cybercriminals are lurking to make an already stressful period even more edgy. 10 Feb 2026 • , 5 min. read To misquote Benjamin Franklin, nothing is certain in this world except for… Read More "Taxing times: Top IRS scams to look out for in 2026"
Naming and shaming: How ransomware groups tighten the screws on victims
When corporate data is exposed on a dedicated leak site, the consequences linger long after the attack fades from the news cycle 12 Feb 2026 • , 6 min. read In the realm of cybercrime, change is arguably the only… Read More "Naming and shaming: How ransomware groups tighten the screws on victims"
Faking it on the phone: How to tell if a voice call is AI or not
Can you believe your ears? Increasingly, the answer is no. Here’s what’s at stake for your business, and how to beat the deepfakers. 23 Feb 2026 • , 4 min. read There was a time when we could believe everything… Read More "Faking it on the phone: How to tell if a voice call is AI or not"
Cloudflare Reports 18.2 Million Network-Layer DDoS Attacks in Q3, Up 38%
Ravie LakshmananOct 31, 2026Threat Intelligence / Network Security Threat actors are launching about 8,226 network-layer distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks per hour, Cloudflare revealed Thursday. The web infrastructure and security company said it autonomously mitigated 18.2 million network-layer (L3) DDoS attacks… Read More "Cloudflare Reports 18.2 Million Network-Layer DDoS Attacks in Q3, Up 38%"