“It takes 20 years to build a reputation and a few minutes of cyber-incident to ruin it.” ― Stephane Nappo. Cybersecurity in 2025 is no longer about breach prevention — it’s about business survival…

A new type of threat is on the horizon, a threat that uses dexterity of cybercriminals to ply their trade online with sophistication of a…

Meta's Q1 2025 report details the takedown of covert influence campaigns from China, Iran, and Romania, utilizing AI and fake accounts to manipulate public discourse.

Silent warfare, subversion, and manipulation have flourished in the digital sphere. In this realm, the “digital ghost” — a largely…

The Invisible Weapon of the 21st Century

Google removed over 11,000 accounts and assets in Q2 2025, primarily targeting coordinated influence operations from China and Azerbaijan across its platforms.

Author: Berend Watchus August 16, 2025 Blog article

A new report from HarfangLab details two recent UAC-0057 (Ghostwriter) campaigns targeting Ukraine and Poland with malicious archives and multi-stage implants.

A widely circulated report of a Europol bounty on Qilin ransomware leaders has been exposed as a hoax, part of a disinformation campaign between rival gangs.

In early 2024, a viral image claiming that Apple was giving away “free iPhones” for a limited time spread like wildfire on X (formerly…

In February 2025, a video began circulating on TikTok and Telegram. It showed a well-known U.S. senator, sweat on his brow, confessing to…

Researchers have uncovered a Russian-linked disinformation campaign targeting Moldova’s upcoming elections, attempting to undermine its pro-EU trajectory.

Forescout found pro-Russian hacktivist group TwoNet fabricated critical infrastructure attacks after compromising a honeypot, exploiting a default login, and pushing the false claim on Telegram.

Forescout exposed hacktivist group TwoNet for fabricating a critical water utility attack after compromising an OT honeypot with admin/admin credentials and exploiting a known XSS flaw.

A South Korean lawmaker's attempt to expose AI misuse by showing a deepfake video of senior officials backfired, forcing the National Assembly to adjourn amid a political scandal.

Google exposed pro-Russia IO campaigns (Portal Kombat, Doppelganger) exploiting a Polish drone incursion to deflect blame from Russia, undermine NATO, and discredit the Polish government.

Inside the quiet war over infrastructure, privacy, and digital trust.

Their Real Locations Will Shock You

One of the key defensive barriers against the creation of fake online accounts has proven alarmingly fragile—capable of

BBC technology reporter Thomas Germain recounted in an interview how he personally tested the ease with which ubiquitous