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Kenya Cyber Threat Landscape Report (2025–2026)
Research 2026-05-22
Kenya Cyber Threat Landscape Report (2025–2026)

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Between 2025 and early 2026, Kenya experienced a notable rise in cyber threat activity affecting government institutions, financial organizations, and critical infrastructure sectors. Multiple ransomware groups, including Qilin,…

Weaponization of Indian Student Data – An Ecosystem for Phishing, Social Engineering, and Financial Fraud
Research 2026-05-20
Weaponization of Indian Student Data – An Ecosystem for Phishing, Social Engineering, and Financial Fraud

Executive Summary CYFIRMA’s Intelligence and Research team has observed multiple incidents and threat patterns indicating the growing weaponization of student data within India’s education ecosystem. The increasing use of digital…

Crystal Ball Series
Research 2026-05-20
Crystal Ball Series

In this Instalment we Explore Infrastructure Attribution will Eclipse Malware Analysis Predict infrastructure shifts before payload delivery. Predictive External Threat Intelligence will Drive Defense-First Strategies Preemptive External Threat Landscape Management…

FINANCE Q2 I 2026 : INDUSTRY REPORT
Research 2026-05-18
FINANCE Q2 I 2026 : INDUSTRY REPORT

FINANCE Q2 I 2026 : INDUSTRY REPORT RISK SCORES SUMMARY FINANCE INDUSTRY CATEGORIES RISK MOVERS APT Campaigns – 6.4 → Finance featured in 14 of 23 campaigns (61%), the same…

TRACKING RANSOMWARE : APRIL 2026
Research 2026-05-15
TRACKING RANSOMWARE : APRIL 2026

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Ransomware activity in April 2026 reflects a rapidly maturing, highly adaptive, and increasingly industrialized cybercriminal ecosystem, with 801 publicly disclosed incidents recorded globally, reinforcing the continued expansion of…

Crystal Ball Series
Research 2026-05-13
Crystal Ball Series

In this Instalment we Explore Al will Ruthlessly Optimize Attack Reliability Predictive Intelligence against precision-driven threats. Manual or semi-manual reconnaissance Campaign setup times measured in days to weeks Automated scanning…

OPERATION SILENTCANVAS : JPEG BASED MULTISTAGE POWERSHELL INTRUSION
Research 2026-05-09
OPERATION SILENTCANVAS : JPEG BASED MULTISTAGE POWERSHELL INTRUSION

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY At CYFIRMA, we identified a highly sophisticated multi-stage intrusion campaign leveraging a weaponized PowerShell payload disguised as a legitimate JPEG image file to deploy a trojanized instance of…

Abuse of Cloud-Native Infrastructure in Modern Phishing Campaigns
Research 2026-05-07
Abuse of Cloud-Native Infrastructure in Modern Phishing Campaigns

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY An investigation into phishing activity over the past months has surfaced a decisive structural evolution in how threat actors operate. The campaigns analysed no longer resemble the phishing…

Crystal Ball Series
Research 2026-05-06
Crystal Ball Series

In this Instalment we Explore Deepfakes and Synthetic Media will Shatter Digital Trust Predict synthetic campaigns before they scale. Deepfakes leads to Hundreds of million in confirmed losses per year…

EDUCATION Q1 I 2026 : INDUSTRY REPORT
Research 2026-05-04
EDUCATION Q1 I 2026 : INDUSTRY REPORT

RISK SCORE SUMMARY EDUCATION CATEGORIES RISK MOVERS APT Campaigns - 5.0 ↑ Present in 20% of observed campaigns (5/25), up from zero last period, the most significant directional shift in…

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