Ransomware Loses Its Crown as Phishing and Fraud Explode, WEF Warns

The World Economic Forum’s Global Cybersecurity Outlook 2026 highlights that fraudsters are now a bigger concern than ransomware groups. The report, released today, warns that CEOs are most worried about phishing and cyber-enabled fraud, especially as AI makes these attacks more convincing, costly, and common. Fraud And Phishing Take The Top Spot According to the … Read more

AI cyber threat surge leaves most firms underprepared, BCG survey warns

A new Boston Consulting Group report shows a growing gap between Artifical Inteligence powered attacks and how companies defend against them. The report points to rising losses, more executive worry, and slow investment, even as threats increase. BCG surveyed 500 senior leaders worldwide across different industries and regions to highlight the seriousness of the problem. … Read more

Social Engineering Attacks Rise as Push Security Takes On ClickFix Threats

An employee might find their browser frozen while doing everyday work. A CAPTCHA-style prompt, which is meant to tell humans from bots, appears and says the page failed to load, asking for quick action. The screen tells the user to copy a short command to fix the problem. That one step can put the system … Read more

KnowBe4 Launches Deepfake Training to Counter AI-Driven Cyber Threats

If telling the future were possible, we’d be sure that 2026 will be the year of the AI deepfake craze. But the future has its own plans. Across the cybersecurity realm, companies are raising the flags and launching tools. Enter KnowBe4. They’ve launched a new deepfake detection training program to help organizations deal with the … Read more

Cybersecurity predictions for 2026: Deepfake-as-a-service Fuels Executive Fraud

In 2025, deepfake-enabled fraud increased sharply, changing how attackers operate. This threat is now a top concern in cybersecurity predictions for 2026. Security teams, insurers, and brokers are working hard to keep up. One threat dominates. Deepfake-as-a-service has unleashed mass-market crimeware at alarming speed. The barrier for high-impact impersonation has plummeted. Attackers accelerate their cycles … Read more

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