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Ransomware Negotiations Mirror Aggressive Sales Tactics
A Nord Security study analyzing leaked ransomware negotiation transcripts shows how modern ransomware groups increasingly operate like professional sales organizations. The report found that attackers frequently use discounts, upselling tactics, psychological pressure, and negotiation strategies to maximize payments from victims. The report reviewed 246 leaked negotiation transcripts from 2020 to 2026, covering more than 11,500…
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Mass database extortion causes significant damage despite low payment rates
The Ransomnews Research Team’s five-year study, spanning from May 2021 to May 2026, analyzed over 65,000 exposed databases, finding that 46.3% contained ransom or wipe notes.
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The Hidden Ransomware Economy Running on Exposed Databases
A 5-year study on the Ransomware Economy found that 30,515 exposed databases were hit by ransom attacks, causing massive damage despite victims never paying. Database extortion doesn’t look like the ransomware stories that usually grab headlines. There’s no slick branding, no leak-site countdown, no gang posting memes on Telegram. In most cases, there’s just a…
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ISC2 Report: AI Is ‘Double-Edged’ Sword of Cybersecurity
A new study from ISC2 has found that cybersecurity professionals now see AI as both their biggest opportunity and biggest threat. The findings point to a field at an inflection point, with teams moving to adopt AI for defense while preparing for more scalable, convincing AI-enabled attacks. AI ranks as top security opportunity and threat…
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Most Organizations Now Use AI Agents for Sensitive Security Tasks
Semperis study finds 74% of organizations believe AI will increase attacks on identity infrastructure
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AI is more accurate than doctors in emergency diagnoses — study
A new study from Harvard Medical School indicates that AI can outperform doctors in initial assessments in emergency care, according to The Guardian. The study, published in the journal Science, compared AI tools with doctors in triage situations — the process in which patients are sorted and prioritized, and where quick decisions must be made…
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Internet censorship index reveals Russia’s lead and widespread content blocking
Global study shows targeted internet censorship worldwide, with Russia leading; VPNs, news, and adult content are most frequently blocked categories. The Global Internet Censorship Index 2026 offers a clear view of how governments around the world control online access. Researchers tested 74 popular websites across 53 countries using residential proxies to simulate real users. After…
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GDPR works, but only where someone enforces it
A new measurement study of web tracking across ten countries offers a reality check for anyone working on privacy compliance. Researchers crawled the same set of globally popular websites from virtual machines located in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Germany, India, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, and California. The results show that European privacy law does…
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Electric vehicles the key to more efficient home energy use
A new Australian study has found that electric vehicles (EVs) equipped with vehicle to home (V2H) technology can significantly reduce household electricity costs and lessen the need for large, costly home battery systems.
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AI often doesn’t deliver ROI for IT departments either
Results of a Gartner study released Tuesday reveal that only 28% of AI use cases in infrastructure and operations (I&O) fully succeed and meet ROI expectations, and a full 20% end up failing outright. According to Melanie Freeze, a director of research at Gartner, failure “most commonly occurs” for several reasons, including unrealistic expectations of…
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AI shutdown controls may not work as expected, new study suggests
A new study published by the Berkeley Center for Responsible Decentralized Intelligence (RDI) has flagged that modern AI models exhibit peer preservation behaviour, and may resist or interfere with shutdown decisions involving other AI systems, even when explicitly instructed not to. The researchers at the University of California, Berkeley and the University of California, Santa…
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LatAm’s Self-Taught Cyber Talent Overlooked Amid Cyberattack Glut
A newly released study exclusively shared with Dark Reading details the unique circumstances that make up Latin America’s labor pool, and why organizations may want to expand their talent search.
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America’s Chief Financial Officers Say AI Is Coming for Admin Jobs
A new study finds little evidence of broad job losses from AI—but a clear shift away from clerical roles and toward technical ones.
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Ping Identity: Only 9% of Organisations are Prepared for Continuous AI-Driven Identity Threats
COMPANY NEWS: An independent global study finds that organisations meeting verified trust criteria achieve 51% higher transaction conversion and 43% lower fraud losses.
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KnowBe4 Research Reveals Over Half of Australians Prioritise Work Accounts Over Personal Security
GUEST RESEARCH: New study finds 76% of Australians feel confident spotting cyber threats, but risky habits like password reuse and credential sharing remain widespread
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Independent Study Finds Organisations Achieved 129% ROI with Azul Prime
GUEST RESEARCH: Total Economic Impact study shows significant cloud cost reductions, infrastructure savings and engineering productivity gains
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AI use can fry your brain, HBR study finds
A new study warns of the dangers of “brain fry” — a form of mental exhaustion linked to intensive AI use. The condition is described as mental fatigue that can occur when people use AI tools to an extent that exceeds their cognitive capacity. Symptoms can include mental fog, difficulty concentrating, slower decision-making, and sometimes…
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900+ Certificates Used by Fortune 500, Governments Exposed by Key Leaks
A joint study by Google and GitGuardian reveals that over 2,600 valid TLS certificates, protecting Fortune 500 companies and government agencies, were compromised due to private key leaks on GitHub and DockerHub.
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LLMs are getting better at unmasking people online
Can anonymity on the internet survive in the age of generative AI? A recent study from ETH Zurich examined how Large Language Models can combine information from across the internet to identify the human behind the accounts of various online platforms. In the study, LLM agents were given anonymous bios based on real profiles from users…
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Researchers warn about ChatGPT’s new health service
A new study published in the journal Nature Medicine raises concerns about the safety of Open AI’s health service ChatGPT Health, which in many cases fails to recommend emergency care when it ‘ actually needed, according to The Guardian. Researchers tested ChatGPT Health with 60 realistic patient scenarios, ranging from mild discomfort to acute medical…
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Index Engines: Ransomware Shifting To Polymorphism & Wiper Attacks
Cyber resilience solutions provider Index Engines has released a new study from its CyberSense Research Lab, finding that threat actors are increasingly using polymorphism, shadow encryption, and directory corruption in their attacks. Four ransomware developments observed in Q4 2025 According to the company, these techniques were used specifically to bypass traditional defenses, increase dwell time,…
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LLMs change their answers based on who’s asking
AI chatbots may deliver unequal answers depending on who is asking the question. A new study from the MIT Center for Constructive Communication finds that LLMs provide less accurate information, increase refusal rates, and sometimes adopt a different tone when users appear less educated, less fluent in English, or from particular countries. Breakdown of performance…
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Over-Privileged AI Drives 4.5 Times Higher Incident Rates
Teleport study reveals that organizations running over-privileged AI have a 76% incident rate
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Study Uncovers 25 Password Recovery Attacks in Major Cloud Password Managers
A new study has found that multiple cloud-based password managers, including Bitwarden, Dashlane, and LastPass, are susceptible to password recovery attacks under certain conditions. “The attacks range in severity from integrity violations to the complete compromise of all vaults in an organization,” researchers Matteo Scarlata, Giovanni Torrisi, Matilda Backendal, and Kenneth G. Paterson said.
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The CTEM Divide: Why 84% of Security Programs Are Falling Behind
A new 2026 market intelligence study of 128 enterprise security decision-makers (available here) reveals a stark divide forming between organizations – one that has nothing to do with budget size or industry and everything to do with a single framework decision. Organizations implementing Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM) demonstrate 50% better attack surface visibility, 23-point
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Nearly 5 Million Web Servers Found Exposing Git Metadata – Study Reveals Widespread Risk of Code and Credential Leaks
A study found nearly 5 million servers exposing Git metadata, with 250,000 leaking deployment credentials via .git/config files. A new 2026 study by the Mysterium VPN research team reveals that nearly 5 million public web servers are exposing Git repository metadata — with over 250,000 of them exposing .git/config files containing deployment credentials. Such misconfigurations…