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In January 2024, researchers discovered a file called "Naz.API" circulating on dark web forums. It contained over 70 million unique email addresses and their associated passwords — harvested from credential-stealing malware installed on everyday computers. Most of the victims had no idea their login information was for sale.
In 2023, MGM Resorts had a multi-billion dollar security stack — endpoint detection, firewalls, SIEM platforms, the works. A single social engineering phone call bypassed all of it. The attackers impersonated an employee, convinced the IT help desk to reset credentials, and caused an estimated $100 million in damages. If you
The Breach That Started With a Forgotten SaaS App In 2023, a Salesforce misconfiguration exposed sensitive data at multiple government agencies and financial institutions. The root cause wasn't sophisticated malware or a zero-day exploit. It was a permissions setting that nobody reviewed after initial deployment. That single oversight
In March 2024, the FBI's IC3 reported that Americans lost over $45 million to smishing and vishing schemes in a single year — and those are just the cases people actually reported. I've personally investigated incidents where a single SMS message led to a six-figure wire transfer
A Single Email Cost This Company $100 Million In 2015, Ubiquiti Networks disclosed that threat actors used carefully crafted emails impersonating company executives to trick finance employees into wiring $46.7 million to overseas accounts. The attackers didn't use malware. They didn't exploit a software vulnerability.
The USB Drive in the Parking Lot Still Works In 2023, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services warned healthcare organizations about a resurgence of USB-based attacks — threat actors dropping infected flash drives in parking lots, lobbies, and break rooms. People still plug them in. That single act
In 2023, the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center reported that business email compromise — a category heavily fueled by spoofing — accounted for over $2.9 billion in adjusted losses. That made it the single most financially devastating cybercrime category they tracked. Not ransomware. Not crypto scams. Spoofing-driven impersonation. If
Your Home Office Is a Threat Actor's Favorite Target In 2023, a single remote employee at MGM Resorts answered a social engineering call that led to a ransomware attack costing the company over $100 million. The attacker didn't breach a firewall. They didn't exploit
In 2023, the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center received over 298,000 phishing complaints — making it the most reported cybercrime category for the fifth consecutive year. And those are just the ones people actually reported. I've spent years helping organizations recover from phishing attacks, and I
In 2024, the average cost of a data breach hit $4.88 million globally, according to IBM's Cost of a Data Breach Report. That number hasn't gone down. If you're responsible for cyber security at any level — whether you're a CISO, an
