Cybercrime - ~this week in security~

02

Feb

'26

New survey reveals how security researchers and journalists experience legal and criminal threats

Over 100 security researchers and journalists answered our survey and told us how they experienced threats for doing their work. Here are some of the top takeaways.

4 min read

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26

Jan

'26

Another huge leak of passwords is the tip of the infostealing iceberg

An unprotected database that spilled 149 million usernames and passwords to the web shines new light on how infostealing malware powers cybercrime.

4 min read

a black and white photo of a screen showing a Google/sign in to Chrome window with a username and password box.

08

Jan

'26

ClickFix attacks are increasingly devious, dangerous, and can hack you in an instant

These attacks spoof Windows errors, CAPTCHAs, and real login pages to trick victims into hacking themselves with malware that skirts common cyber defenses.

11 min read