A finance employee joined a video call with his CFO and colleagues — every face was synthetic. The deepfake video call attack that moved $25.6 million in 15 transfers, and the five-control verification protocol that stops it even when the impersonation is perfect.
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One Vendor, Eleven Crises: Why Your TPRM Program Has a People Data Blind Spot
A single HR assessment vendor breach exposed psychometric profiles and interview recordings for executives across eleven organizations. See why people data vendors sit outside standard TPRM scope, and what closing that blind spot requires.
146 Active Groups and Counting: Why Ransomware Fragmentation Makes Attribution Harder Than Ever
The ransomware ecosystem has fragmented past the point where group-based playbooks work: 146 active groups, 61 new since April 2025, and a 4.9-month average lifespan. Here’s why attribution is becoming less useful as a defensive input—and what behavioural detection and pre-attack intelligence look like instead.
Merger, Acquisition, Forgotten Domain: How M&A Activity Quietly Expands Your Attack Surface
Mergers and acquisitions can quietly expand your attack surface through forgotten domains, abandoned subdomains, legacy infrastructure, and unmanaged cloud assets. Learn how EASM helps uncover inherited cyber risks before attackers exploit them.
XSS2Shell (CVE-2026-64638): WordPress Login Page Pre-Auth XSS to RCE Chain Explained
XSS2Shell (CVE-2026-64638) is a critical pre-authentication XSS vulnerability affecting WordPress login pages. This technical analysis explains the five-stage exploitation chain, the conditions required for RCE, mitigation guidance, and why discovering every exposed WordPress instance is essential.
The 62% Problem: Why Most Enterprises Only See Two-Thirds of Their Real Attack Surface
Organizations typically discover only 62% of their external attack surface, leaving forgotten assets, shadow IT, and third-party infrastructure exposed to attackers. Learn why visibility matters and how continuous EASM reduces cyber risk.
Top 5 Ransomware Groups in Q2 2026: Who They Are, How They Operate, and What They Target
Who dominated the ransomware landscape in Q2 2026? Discover how Qilin, TheGentlemen, Akira, DragonForce, and LockBit5 operated, what they targeted, and what Brandefense CTI predicts for the months ahead.
How Spear Phishing Campaigns Target C-Suite Executives: Tactics, Tools, and Defense
Modern spear phishing campaigns no longer rely on generic emails. Learn how attackers use OSINT, AI-generated content, deepfakes, and business email compromise (BEC) to target executives—and discover strategies to stop them before damage occurs.
Shadow IT: Why the Assets Your IT Team Doesn’t Know About Are Your Most Dangerous Entry Points
Shadow IT has evolved from isolated policy violations into one of the largest enterprise attack surfaces. Discover how unauthorized SaaS applications, AI tools, OAuth integrations, and forgotten cloud assets create invisible risks and how continuous visibility helps security teams find them before attackers do.
WP2Shell Technical Analysis: CVE-2026-63030 & CVE-2026-60137 WordPress Core RCE Chain
WP2Shell combines two WordPress Core vulnerabilities into a critical unauthenticated Remote Code Execution chain. This technical analysis explains the exploit path, affected versions, detection techniques, indicators of compromise, and practical remediation guidance for security teams.