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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: Online Safety, Privacy, Technology
Prevention First In the previous article we discussed how Perimeter Defense and Anti-Virus solutions are an important part of your overall security regime ⟶
- Categories: Online Safety, Privacy, Technology
Detection and Prevention Cyber Privacy is an important subset of your computer security regime which includes Anti-Virus, Anti-Malware and perimeter defense tools like Firewalls ⟶
- Categories: Online Safety, Privacy, Technology
Malware, that malicious software that infects our computers may have just found a new distribution mechanism. Traditionally spread through so called Phishing techniques, like emails that promise to make you rich or links to free software, malware is just a fact of life these days.
- Categories: Privacy
Windows 10 privacy is a massive concern for everyone. Each day more of our rights are eroded as more applications continue to harvest our personal data. BlackFog includes hundreds of built-in rules to lockdown your computer and prevent spying activity. These rules are updated on a weekly basis so you can always stay on top of the latest spyware. These include invasive ads, malware, system services and spyware products.
- Categories: Privacy
A great segment from 60 minutes Australia on security and privacy hacking on the cell phone network around the world. This segment demonstrates how a ⟶
As initially reported on The Intercept, GCHQ (the UK Governments equivalent of the NSA) and the NSA were able to hack Kaspersky Software's ant-virus software to ⟶
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