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Insights on data exfiltration.
Original research, analysis, and commentary from the BlackFog team on the exfiltration vectors reshaping enterprise security, from ransomware double extortion to Shadow AI to the agentic AI threats already emerging.
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BlackFog wins the 2026 TMC AI in Cybersecurity Innovation Award for ADX Protect, recognizing innovation in preventing data exfiltration and AI threats.
BlackFog's state of ransomware August 2026 measures publicly disclosed and non-disclosed attacks globally.
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BlackFog Q2 2026 Ransomware Report: Undisclosed Ransomware Attacks Surge 40% Year on Year
BlackFog researchers uncover Bee Stealer, a Windows infostealer targeting Codex and Claude data with AI-powered victim profiling.
from the blog
- Categories: Financial
Cybercrime is a lucrative business and the financial industry is under relentless attack from hackers. Cybersecurity attacks continue to grow in both sophistication and frequency as financial services firms become increasingly reliant on customer data and technology to run their businesses. Staying one step ahead of cyber criminals is critical.
- Categories: Cybersecurity, Privacy
Every day we read about cyberattacks and data breaches affecting organizations trusted with our personal information. Yet most us don’t even consider the security of our mobile devices, leaving us increasingly vulnerable to cyberattacks. We discuss the different types of attacks that can affect our mobile devices.
- Categories: Cybersecurity, Privacy
As we start a new decade there are growing concerns around espionage and cyber warfare. We discuss recent developments and techniques for disrupting attack vectors using data exfiltration.
- Categories: Research, Statistics
BlackFog collected threat statistics on a global basis for 2019. These statistics capture all data exfiltration from devices over a 12 month period for Windows, Mac, Android and iOS.
- Categories: Research, Statistics
BlackFog collected threat statistics on a global basis for Q4 of 2019. What follows is a summary of the data exfiltration across all endpoints ⟶
- Categories: Privacy
The California Consumer Privacy Act is clearly the shape of things to come for the rest of the United States and mirrors many regulations now being adopted around the world such as the sweeping reforms adopted with GDPR in Europe. This article discusses key parts of this legislation and what it means for business.
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