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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…

Crystal Ball Series
Research 2026-04-28
Crystal Ball Series

In this Instalment we Explore Cyber Deception will Become Indistinguishable to Defenders Predict deception before it blends into reality. Voice and video fraud rare, manual, and low quality of enterprises…

South Korea Threat Landscape Report
Research 2026-04-28
South Korea Threat Landscape Report

South Korea Threat Landscape Overview South Korea faces a sustained and highly sophisticated cyber threat environment shaped by its advanced digital economy, strategic industrial base, and geopolitical positioning in East…

REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION Q1 I 2026 : INDUSTRY REPORT
Research 2026-04-27
REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION Q1 I 2026 : INDUSTRY REPORT

REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION Q1 I 2026 : INDUSTRY REPORT RISK SCORES SUMMARY CATEGORIES RISK MOVERS APT Campaigns - 5.5 ↓ Present in 44% of observed campaigns (7/16), same absolute…

KYCShadow: An Android Banking Malware Exploiting Fake KYC Workflows for Credential and OTP Theft
Research 2026-04-24
KYCShadow: An Android Banking Malware Exploiting Fake KYC Workflows for Credential and OTP Theft

Executive Summary This report presents an analysis of an Android malware masquerading as a bank KYC verification application, distributed via WhatsApp and primarily targeting users in India. The application operates…

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