Tearing Down the Loudest Voices in Security
The top story, stripped to the bone Pour yourself a whiskey, because this one is going to sting in more places than a compromised VPN. The top story in the latest SecurityWeek piece is simple and brutal: the loudest voices in security often have the least to lose when things go wrong. No surprise there, […]
Cybersecurity M&A Roundup: December 2025 Turns 30 Deals Into One Big Bar Tab
December 2025 will go down in the annals of security theater as the month when money and buzzwords collided on a shiny conference table. The Cybersecurity M&A Roundup catalogs 30 deals across the usual crowd – Akamai, Red Hat, Checkmarx, Silent Push, ServiceNow – all eager to remind you how a big-name buy can magically […]
Another fork, another attack – VSCode’s “recommended extensions” are still a security joke
Top Story: VSCode IDE forks expose users to “recommended extension” attacks Pour yourself a glass of something with a little bite, because this is the kind of thing that makes you question the entire premise of “frictionless development.” The news isn’t a rocket science bug zapping a single server; it’s a supply chain style wake […]
Cryptocurrency Scam Emails and Web Pages As We Enter 2026
Top Story Pour yourself a drink, this scam cycle is dumber than last week’s vendor hype wrapped in a blockchain wrapper. The SANS diary on cryptocurrency scam emails and fake web pages is not a revelation, it is a reminder that attackers still rely on fear, greed and a pretty URL. They sprinkle fake wallets, […]
Honeypots, Honeypots Everywhere: The Resecurity Story We Needed Like a Hole in the Head
Pour yourself a whiskey and try not to roll your eyes too hard. Another day, another breach headline that pretends the entire security stack is a stage prop and a honeypot is a magic wand. The story in question centers on Resecurity, a firm allegedly breached by the ShinyHunters, and the twist is classic: the […]
The Kimwolf Botnet is Stalking Your Local Network – A Security Wake-Up Drip
Pour yourself a dram of something smoky – this story is why the bourbon shelf exists in the first place. The Kimwolf botnet is stalking your local network, and yes, it’s about as shocking as a vendor claiming their new firewall is “bulletproof” after you’ve already posted the 17th security banner about the same issue. […]
GlassWorm Strikes Mac Devs Again: Trojanized Wallets Via Malicious Extensions
Pour yourself a dram of whiskey, because this is the kind of low drama that makes you wonder if the bar tab should be the primary vulnerability you defend. GlassWorm is back, and yes, it is still targeting Mac developers with trojanized crypto wallet extensions. If you think your dev environment is safe because it […]
Shai-Hulud, GitHub Secrets, and the $8.5 Million Trust Wallet Heist: A Supply-Chain Reminder That Vendors Still Suck
Top Story: The Trust Wallet Breach That Should Have Been Preventable Pour yourself a glass of bourbon and brace for the slide into yet another supply-chain horror show. The Shai-Hulud attack exploited developer GitHub secrets in Trust Wallet’s project, letting attackers publish a backdoor extension and steal about $8.5 million from 2,520 wallets. If you’re […]
Eight Cybersecurity Acquisitions Surpassed $1 Billion Mark in 2025 — The Circus Rolls On
Top Story Pour yourself a glass of whiskey, because the security M&A circus is in full swing and the punchline keeps getting louder than the burn in a neat pour. The headline you likely missed during the quarterly chaos is this: eight cybersecurity acquisitions crossed the $1 billion threshold in 2025, and the year’s disclosed […]
Condé Nast Data Heist: 40 Million Records, 2.3 Million Exposed, and the Bar You Should Have Refilled
Pour yourself a glass of bourbon, because this top story reads like every vendor pitch you’ve tuned out for the last decade—slick slides, bigger numbers, and absolutely no desire to admit what actually went wrong. A hacker named Lovely is claiming theft of 40 million Condé Nast records after a Wired data leak, with public […]
