Imagine opening your next electricity bill and wondering: “Is this number even real?” That’s the reality facing hundreds of thousands of Nova Scotia Power customers after a sophisticated ransomware attack halted meter data collection and exposed sensitive personal information—including bank account numbers. In this post, I’ll break down what happened, what it means for your…
The digital underworld just got a lot more crowded—and a lot more dangerous. Over 500 suspected phishing domains, linked to the notorious Scattered Spider group, have been unearthed in a chilling sign that no industry is safe from their ever-evolving tactics. Whether you manage IT for a major airline, oversee security at a manufacturing firm,…
Have you ever woken up to a headline announcing a major retailer was crippled by hackers—wondering, “How could this happen?” That’s the unsettling reality Marks & Spencer (M&S) faced this year, as its chairman Archie Norman publicly confirmed a ransomware attack that shook the company to its core. But did they pay the ransom? How…
Cybersecurity is in a constant state of flux, with new threats emerging as quickly as old ones are addressed. But every so often, a group appears that truly disrupts the status quo—one that adapts, innovates, and spreads faster than most defenders can keep up. The recently discovered Bert ransomware group is rapidly proving to be…
