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April 2026 Cybersecurity Round-Up: Ransomware, Breaches & Critical CVEs

By Editorial Team | May 20, 2026

April 2026 Cybersecurity Round-Up: Qilin hit Die Linke, Winona County struck twice, 1 million IBANs leaked, and four critical CVEs saw active exploitation.

This April 2026 Cybersecurity Round-Up covers incidents affecting everything from political organisations and public infrastructure to consumer platforms at scale. While the targets varied, a consistent pattern emerged: attackers are increasingly targeting organisations that aggregate users, sit upstream in shared systems, or serve as access nodes across broader environments. Here is a breakdown of the…

Wiper Attacks in 2026: Why Data Governance Matters

By Editorial Team | April 15, 2026

In 2026, there has been a noticeable rise in wiper attacks. In these damaging incidents, threat actors use a fully destructive tactic that causes maximum havoc to their targets. The question is, why are wiper attacks rising, and should your defences focus just on keeping out the bad guys or on the more fundamental practice…

OT Cybersecurity 2026: What to Expect

By Editorial Team | February 18, 2026

For years, conversations about OT cybersecurity have revolved around familiar themes like IT/OT convergence, ransomware risks, and the skills shortage, but in OT cybersecurity 2026 those issues are no longer the whole story. With 2026 well underway, the industrial threat landscape is shifting in other important ways. For operators across manufacturing, energy, logistics, and other…