Network Security

The Good | Authorities Arrest 34 in Black Axe Cyber Fraud Crackdown Spanish police have arrested 34 suspects tied to a cyber fraud network allegedly linked to the Black Axe group, following a joint operation with Europol. After raids across four cities, authorities seized €66,400 in cash, vehicles, devices, and froze €119,350 held in bank […]

The Good | U.K. Government Resets Public-Sector Cybersecurity With £210M Action Plan The United Kingdom has unveiled a sweeping reset of its public-sector cybersecurity strategy, committing more than £210 million ($283 million) to shore up defenses across government departments and essential services. This investment is part of the new Government Cyber Action Plan, which marks

Over the past twelve months, SentinelLABS research revealed how threat actors have changed their operational approach in ways previously unseen. Among our many research publications during 2025, we exposed North Korean threat actors monitoring the same cyber threat intelligence platforms defenders use to share indicators of compromise, and revealed how a single cryptocurrency phishing operation

AI coding assistants are no longer just autocompleting lines of code, they are quietly making decisions for you. Tools like Claude Code are able to read projects, plan multi-step changes, install dependencies, and modify files with minimal human oversight. To make this possible, these assistants rely on plugin marketplaces, where third-party developers can enable ‘skills’

The Good | Authorities Crackdown on BlackCat and Coinbase Malicious Insiders & Malware Operators Two former employees from Sygnia and DigitalMint have pleaded guilty for participating in ransomware attacks linking them to the BlackCat (ALPHV, AlphaVM) operation. Ryan Goldberg and Kevin Martin admitted to conspiring to extort U.S. organizations, abusing the same security expertise they

It’s that time of year where we re-visit the wins and challenges from 2025 in our special year-end edition of The Good, The Bad and the Ugly. Here are the biggest stories that defined the best, the worst, and the ugliest cybersecurity moments from this past year. The Best 2025 has been a year of

The Good | Authorities Dismantle Global Fraud Ring and Crypto Laundering Network Eurojust officials have dismantled a transnational fraud ring running call centers in Ukraine that scammed European victims out of more than €10 million. In collaboration with authorities from the Czech Republic, Latvia, Lithuania, and Ukraine, police arrested 12 suspects and conducted 72 searches

The Good | U.S. & Spanish Officials Crack Down on Hacktivist & Identity Theft Activities U.S. officials have charged Ukrainian national Victoria Dubranova for allegedly supporting Russian state-backed hacktivist groups in global critical infrastructure attacks. Extradited earlier this year, Dubranova faces trials in February and April 2026 tied to her suspected involvement in NoName057(16) and

CyberVolk is a pro-Russia hacktivist persona we first documented in late 2024, tracking its use of multiple ransomware tools to conduct attacks aligned with Russian government interests. After seemingly lying dormant for most of 2025 due to Telegram enforcement actions, the group returned in August with a new RaaS offering called VolkLocker (aka CyberVolk 2.x).

As we close out 2025 and look ahead to 2026, nothing is as we might have expected even a year ago. AI has disrupted, and will continue to disrupt, every corner of modern life. In threat intelligence, SentinelLABS has not only recognized this shift but actively pivoted to meet it. At the same time, geopolitical