One Month. Hundreds of Victims. A Growing Ransomware Crisis
Blog Ransomware Is No Longer About Encrypting Files. It’s About Putting Pressure On Organizations The people who do ransomware attacks are getting faster and targeting kinds of companies. They are not just stopping computers from working they are making it hard for organizations to do their jobs. This is happening to all kinds of organizations […]
Seedworm Expands Operations with Stealth-Focused Espionage Campaign
Blog Seedworm Expands Operations with Stealth-Focused Espionage Campaign ThreatMon researchers identified a new espionage campaign linked to Seedworm, the Iran-aligned threat actor also known as MuddyWater and Static Kitten. The activity affected organizations across multiple industries, including manufacturing, finance, government, aviation, and education. The campaign shows a clear shift toward stealth and operational security. Instead […]
Ransomware Isn’t Slowing Down It’s Changing Shape
Blog Ransomware Isnt Slowing Down Its Changing Shape Ransomware isn’t new. But the way it operates in 2026 feels fundamentally different. It’s faster. More targeted. More business-aware. And most importantly it’s no longer just a technical problem. A Threat That Doesn’t Care Where You Are If there’s one thing this month’s data makes clear, it’s […]
Financial Sector Under Siege The New Cyber Threat Reality (2025–2026)
Blog Financial Sector Under Siege The New Cyber Threat Reality (2025–2026) The financial sector has always been a target for cybercriminals. Now attacks are no longer just isolated incidents. They are part of a connected and evolving cyber ecosystem. According to ThreatMon analysis todays attacks are not about breaching systems. They are about using threat […]
Handala Hack Team and the Stryker Breach: When Hacktivism Masks State-Level Cyber Warfare
Blog Handala Hack Team and the Stryker Breach: When Hacktivism Masks State-Level Cyber Warfare Cyber operations increasingly blur the lines between hacktivism, cybercrime, and state-sponsored warfare. A recent attack attributed to the Handala Hack Team highlights how modern threat actors combine political narratives with highly destructive cyber capabilities. ThreatMon CTI analysis indicates that Handala operates […]
When War Goes Digital: The Cyber Side of the Iran–Gulf Crisis
Blog When War Goes Digital: The Cyber Side of the Iran–Gulf Crisis A 5W1H Guide for Security Teams Geopolitical crises do not stay on the battlefield. The Iran–Gulf crisis shows how quickly physical escalation can spill into cyberspace. For security teams, this matters now. Not next week. If you want to follow crisis-driven cyber risk […]
Continuous Compliance vs. Point-in-Time Audits: Why Spreadsheets Fail
Blog Continuous Compliance vs. Point-in-Time Audits: Why Spreadsheets Fail Compliance used to mean documentation. Today, it means risk visibility. Yet many organizations still rely on point-in-time audits and spreadsheet-based control tracking to manage complex frameworks like ISO 27001, NIST, SOC 2, and industry regulations. In an era of real-time cyber threats, that approach is no […]
Ransomware Quietly Changed. Did You Notice?
Blog Ransomware Quietly Changed. Did You Notice? Ransomware isn’t slowing down. But more importantly it’s not behaving the same way anymore. When you look at January 2026, there isn’t a single dominant campaign. Instead, multiple groups are operating at the same time, using different methods, targeting different industries. That alone makes things harder to track […]
Ransomware in Turkey, H2 2025: What the Data Really Tells Us
Blog Ransomware in Turkey, H2 2025: What the Data Really Tells Us Ransomware activity across Turkey didn’t slow down in the second half of 2025 it matured. Between July and December, ThreatMon analysts confirmed ransomware impacts across 17 organizations, attributed to six different threat groups. Rather than isolated incidents, these attacks reflected an active and […]
The Dark Side of Prompt Compliance
Blog The Dark Side of Prompt Compliance The rapid deployment of generative AI models into public platforms has reshaped how people create, communicate, and interact online. However, recent incidents involving Grok an AI model integrated into X demonstrate that innovation without adequate safeguards can quickly evolve into a serious digital risk. What initially appeared as […]