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Experts are warning that series of cyber security breaches targeting UK retailers over the past week must serve as a “brutal alarm call”.

Fortinet has warned that attackers are exploiting a critical vulnerability in FortiMail, placing organisations that use the email security platform under pressure to restrict access, investigate possible compromises and implement temporary protections while awaiting fixes.

Aviation organisations have lost an average of $1.4 million to cybersecurity breaches over the past year, as connected airport and airline systems expand the potential consequences of an attack, according to new research from cybersecurity company Bridewell.

Hackers linked to high-profile cybercrime groups have used voice-phishing tactics to trick workers into giving up credentials in recent attacks.

Identity-based attack techniques were used in 85% of ransomware attacks against education institutions, according to a report from Sophos.

Over 1000 organizations globally were hit with ransomware attacks during August, as the number of cyber extortion campaigns reached a new high for 2026, analysis of incidents has warned.

Black Kite, the leader in third-party cyber risk management, today announced the release of Manufacturing & Distribution Ransomware Report 2026, Still the #1 Target, but the Victim Profile Moved Downmarket and Overseas (https://blackkite.com/reports/2026-manufacturing-distribution). The report examines ransomware pressure throughout the supply chain, covering both manufacturers and the organizations responsible for moving their products. It offers…

In April 2026, we at Kaspersky’s Global Emergency Response Team (GERT) responded to a security incident at a manufacturing organization in the Middle East. The threat actor obtained domain admin-equivalent control of the organization’s Active Directory environment and authored a malicious Group Policy Object (GPO) named PAYLOAD, linking it at the domain root. Through that…

French President Emmanuel Macron has warned that the threat of hybrid attacks by Russia against Europe and France has intensified.

A recent wave of AI-powered voice phishing attacks targeting some of Wall Street’s most sophisticated financial firms has highlighted a growing cybersecurity reality: organizations can no longer trust what they hear. In August 2026, attackers reportedly used AI-generated voice clones to impersonate executives and trusted colleagues in an attempt to gain access to systems at…