Date of Incident: 2023 Overview: In 2023, Spain’s Ministry of Science suffered a significant cyberattack, leading to the partial shutdown of its IT systems and suspension of key administrative services impacting researchers, universities, and students. The breach involved the use of custom PowerShell scripts for lateral movement and ransomware deployment, exploiting valid accounts for initial… Read More »Spain’s Ministry of Science Cyberattack
Date of Incident: October 2025 Overview: In October 2025, Substack experienced a data breach where unauthorized access led to the theft of 697,313 user records, involving email addresses, phone numbers, and internal metadata. Credentials and financial information remained secure, but the exposed personal data heightened the risk of phishing attacks. The breach exploited exposed APIs… Read More »Substack Data Breach
Date of Incident: January 2024 Overview: The Betterment Data Breach, reported in February 2026, occurred in January 2024, impacting the finance sector. Hackers exploited social engineering tactics to steal personal information from 1.4 million accounts, including emails, names, and geographic data. Despite the data exposure, customer accounts, passwords, and login details remained secure. Attackers sent… Read More »Betterment Data Breach
Date of Incident: December 2024 Overview: In December 2024, Coinbase experienced an insider breach where a contractor improperly accessed sensitive customer data belonging to about 30 users. The breach involved unauthorized use of support tools to obtain personal information, including email addresses, names, dates of birth, phone numbers, KYC details, and cryptocurrency wallet data. The… Read More »Coinbase Insider Breach December 2024
AI in Offensive Security: Redefining Pen Testing and Red Teaming In a landmark keynote at Hacker Halted 2025 in Atlanta, US, Bikash Barai, Founder & CEO of FireCompass, shared his insights on how AI and automation are fundamentally transforming offensive security, penetration testing, and red teaming. The session highlighted the rapidly evolving cyber landscape, demonstrating… Read More »AI in Offensive Security: Redefining Pen Testing and Red Teaming