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A new report from Akamai has found that online scams surpassed traditional phishing attacks for the first time in 2026, nearly doubling from about 3.2 million to approximately 6.4 million year-over-year. The researchers say this signals a “shi...

Lead Analysts: Maddhav Grandy, Prabhakaran R and Jeewan Singh Jalal

Lead Analysts: Prabhakaran R and Jeewan Singh Jalal

Phishing remained the most common initial access vector for attackers in the third quarter of 2026, according to a new report from Cisco Talos. Ransomware gangs are using voice phishing attacks to trick employe...

Fraudsters are exploiting the increased public interest in prediction markets such as PolyMarket and Kalshi, according to researchers at Recorded Future. Criminal groups known as “traffers” are providing fellow crooks wit...