Fraud. From Our Analysts.

Articles on online fraud: phishing, fake websites and apps, stolen card data and account takeover, with advice on detecting and stopping brand fraud.

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About The Blog.

Last updated June 9, 2026
  • Articles on ransomware, APT groups, the dark web, digital risk protection, fraud, sector analysis and VIP security, written for security teams.

  • New articles are added several times a month. The newest come first, and every article shows its publish date.

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  • Articles draw on public sources such as CISA advisories, MITRE ATT&CK and ENISA reports. Sources are listed at the end of an article when it cites them.

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  • The count at the top of the blog page shows the current total, and each topic chip shows how many articles that topic holds. You can open all of them or pick one topic, such as APT Groups, Dark Web, Ransomware or Fraud. Each article shows its publish date.

  • The blog describes its articles as explained by the analysts who track threats. They cover threat actors, dark web activity, ransomware and digital risk. The newest articles appear first.

  • Yes. APT Groups is one of the topic chips above the list, and it opens only the articles on that topic. The Knowledge Hub also holds profiles of threat groups.

  • The surface web is the part of the internet that search engines list. The deep web is content that search engines do not list, such as pages behind a login. The dark web needs special software to reach. The blog has an article that explains the three layers in plain words.