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Krispy Kreme Cyber Attack a Wake-Up Call for the Food Industry

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Despite these setbacks, the company has stated that, with its cyber insurance coverage and ongoing remediation efforts, it doesn't expect a long-term material impact on its business fundamentals. This compliance not only safeguards sensitive financial information but also helps your operational resilience in the face of cyber threats.

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Report Finds 50% of Scattered Spider Phishing Domains Targeted Finance & Insurance

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Were thrilled to unveil our latest threat landscape report for the finance and insurance sector, offering in-depth analysis of the evolving cyber threats facing this industry. Stolen data is weaponized in double-extortion schemes, with ransom demands averaging $69 million.

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Top Cyber Attacker Techniques, August–October 2024

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Initial Access Broker (IAB) activity increased by 16% during the reporting period, heavily targeting US-based organizations due to perceived financial capability from cyber insurance. Our findings highlight that cyber threats can impact any organization, no matter its size, sector, or location.

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Securing Critical Infrastructure Against Cyberattacks

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Department of Homeland Security's Homeland Threat Assessment 2025 warns that adversaries "almost certainly" view critical infrastructure as the most effective coercive lever they can pull short of open war. Instead, we should treat attacks as inevitabilities and focus on building resilience into our essential networks.

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4 Arrested in U.K. for Cyberattacks on Retail Tied to Scattered Spider

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Recently, the group has reportedly shifted attention from retail to the insurance sector, according to threat intelligence from Google’s cybersecurity team. Scattered Spider is known for its sector-specific targeting strategy, focusing on one industry at a time.

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The Cybersecurity Challenge in Mergers and Acquisitions

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trillion globally, making them an attractive target for cyber threat actors looking to exploit companies at their most vulnerable. trillion worldwide in 2023 , mergers and acquisitions (M&A) deals are a tantalizing target for cyber threat actors eager to exploit companies when they’re most vulnerable.

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2025 Cybersecurity Predictions: Not Getting Easier; But There is Hope

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Ken Dunham, Cyber Threat Director at Qualys Threat Research Unit: Domestic and foreign adversaries, particularly from China, Russia and Iran, will escalate cyberattacks on critical U.S. Ideologically driven cyberattacks from conflicts like in Ukraine and Gaza will also spur further threats. "As