The 33 Biggest Cyberattacks & Hacks in History (1988–2024)
From the worm that broke 10% of the early Internet to the ransomware attack that froze America’s pharmacy system — the 33 incidents that defined modern cybersecurity, in one complete list.
Living off the land signed toolshed
No Malware Needed: How Attackers Turn Your Own Admin Tools Against You
PowerShell, WMI, scheduled tasks, certutil: signed by the OS vendor, whitelisted by AV, trusted by EDR. Living-off-the-land attacks drop no malware, so detection cannot hinge on unknown binaries. The shift from artifact blacklists to execution-baseline analytics that actually catches native-tool chains.
Supply Chain Security: Risks in Dependencies, Builds & Secrets
Software Supply Chain Security: Risks in Dependencies, Builds, and Secrets
A practical guide to software supply chain security covering dependency risks, secrets exposure, CI/CD trust failures, artifact integrity verification, SBOM management, and real-world attack case studies.
Marquis breach anatomy – one cracked firewall rippling across 74 banks
Marquis Data Breach: One SonicWall Firewall, 74 Banks, 672,075 Identities
Attackers entered Texas fintech Marquis through a SonicWall firewall and reached data for 700+ client banks - 672,075 identities, 74 institutions disrupted. The supply-chain anatomy and five break-points.
Bank of Baroda breach anatomy – weak password to inbox to free 1TB dump
Bank of Baroda Data Breach: How One Weak Password Leaked 1TB of Bank Data
TripleX published 1TB of Bank of Baroda customer data for free after a credential-only intrusion - no malware, no core banking access. Full attack anatomy and the five break-points that would have stopped it.
How AI Is Transforming Ransomware in 2026: Threats & Defense
Discover how AI is revolutionizing ransomware attacks in 2026 — from automated RaaS platforms to deepfake-powered extortion and actionable defense strategies.
Over 400 Arch Linux AUR Packages Hijacked: Inside the Attack
Over 400 AUR packages hijacked via maintainer account takeover: poisoned PKGBUILDs ran a Rust credential harvester, with an eBPF rootkit where builds ran as root. Full breakdown and response steps.
Device Code Phishing in 2026: How Attackers Bypass MFA with a Simple URL
Device code phishing surged 37x in 2026. How attackers exploit OAuth 2.0 device authorization grants to turn victims’ own MFA against them — plus detection strategies and defense hardening.
Node-IPC: When npm Dependencies Turn Hostile
Three versions of node-ipc (10.1.1-10.1.3) shipped a stealer backdoor - CVE-2026-44338 - harvesting SSH keys, AWS credentials and .npmrc from 1.2M-weekly-download installs via DNS tunneling and HTTPS C2. Technical breakdown and hardening guide.
Bleeding Llama: The Ollama CVE That Leaked AI Memory
Two AI security incidents in 48 hours: Bleeding Llama (CVE-2026-7482, CVSS 9.1) leaks full process memory from 300K+ exposed Ollama servers via malicious GGUF files, while a fake OpenAI Privacy Filter on Hugging Face hit #1 trending and delivered a Rust infostealer to 244K+ victims. Verification and patching playbook inside.
Education Under Attack: Canvas Breach & Carmen Shutdown
Two May 2026 incidents hit academia during finals week: the Instructure/Canvas LMS breach exposing thousands of institutions, and the Carmen platform shutdown after a national cybersecurity incident. The education sector's vendor graph is the new attack surface.
Ransomware Evolution 2016-2026: What Defenders Keep Missing
Ransomware Evolution 2016-2026: What Defenders Keep Missing
A decade analysis of ransomware evolution from 2016 to 2026, covering RaaS operations, double extortion, initial access brokers, living off the land techniques, and what defenders keep missing.