27 Jan Background Investigation Methods, Cyber Defense Strategies, Cyber Due Diligence, Fraud Investigation Techniques, Hacker News Critical Grist-Core Vulnerability Allows RCE Attacks via Spreadsheet Formulas Posted by walter January 27, 2026 A critical security flaw has been disclosed in Grist‑Core, an open-source, self-hosted version of the Grist relational spreadsheet-data... Continue reading
27 Jan Background Investigation Methods, Cyber Defense Strategies, Cyber Due Diligence, Fraud Investigation Techniques, Hacker News China-Linked Hackers Have Used the PeckBirdy JavaScript C2 Framework Since 2023 Posted by walter January 27, 2026 Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a JScript-based command-and-control (C2) framework called PeckBirdy that has been put to use ... Continue reading
26 Jan Asset Recovery Strategies, Cyber Defense Strategies, Cyber Due Diligence, Nation-State Threat Analysis, National Security Updates AI Trends For 2026 – AI and Algorithmic Bias in Financial Services Posted by walter January 26, 2026 With the exponential growth of AI Technologies, financial institutions must address algorithmic bias head on, as it is one of the most ... Continue reading
26 Jan Background Investigation Methods, Cyber Defense Strategies, Cyber Due Diligence, Fraud Investigation Techniques, Hacker News Indian Users Targeted in Tax Phishing Campaign Delivering Blackmoon Malware Posted by walter January 26, 2026 Cybersecurity researchers have discovered an ongoing campaign that's targeting Indian users with a multi-stage backdoor as part of a su... Continue reading
26 Jan Background Investigation Methods, Cyber Defense Strategies, Cyber Due Diligence, Fraud Investigation Techniques, Hacker News Malicious VS Code AI Extensions with 1.5 Million Installs Steal Developer Source Code Posted by walter January 26, 2026 Cybersecurity researchers have discovered two malicious Microsoft Visual Studio Code (VS Code) extensions that are advertised as artifi... Continue reading
26 Jan Background Investigation Methods, Cyber Defense Strategies, Cyber Due Diligence, Fraud Investigation Techniques, Hacker News ⚡ Weekly Recap: Firewall Flaws, AI-Built Malware, Browser Traps, Critical CVEs & More Posted by walter January 26, 2026 Security failures rarely arrive loudly. They slip in through trusted tools, half-fixed problems, and habits people stop questioning. Th... Continue reading
26 Jan Background Investigation Methods, Cyber Defense Strategies, Cyber Due Diligence, Fraud Investigation Techniques, Hacker News Winning Against AI-Based Attacks Requires a Combined Defensive Approach Posted by walter January 26, 2026 If there’s a constant in cybersecurity, it’s that adversaries are always innovating. The rise of offensive AI is transforming attack st... Continue reading
26 Jan Background Investigation Methods, Cyber Defense Strategies, Cyber Due Diligence, Fraud Investigation Techniques, Hacker News Konni Hackers Deploy AI-Generated PowerShell Backdoor Against Blockchain Developers Posted by walter January 26, 2026 The North Korean threat actor known as Konni has been observed using PowerShell malware generated using artificial intelligence (AI) to... Continue reading
25 Jan Asset Recovery Strategies, Cyber Defense Strategies, Cyber Due Diligence, Nation-State Threat Analysis, National Security Updates OIG Recounts Historic Recovery Numbers in Its Latest Semiannual Report to Congress Posted by walter January 25, 2026 On January 21, 2026, the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) released its Semiannual Re... Continue reading
25 Jan Asset Recovery Strategies, Cyber Defense Strategies, Cyber Due Diligence, Nation-State Threat Analysis, National Security Updates Fintech: Our Predictions for 2026 Posted by walter January 25, 2026 In 2025, global M&A activity saw a decline in overall deal count but a rise in deal values, making this the year of the ‘megadeal’.... Continue reading