Episode 6: August 2026

Last Call Threat Intel

The threats don't clock out at 5. Neither do the people hunting them.

During this session, we went behind three of the biggest cybersecurity stories — and what they mean for defenders.

When the Attacker Is an AI Model
OpenAI's own models found a zero-day and breached Hugging Face autonomously during an internal test.

DeadLock's Year of Patience
quiet, one-on-one extortion for nearly a year, then a climb to the third most active ransomware group in July.

The New Target for Extortion: PLM Systems
Clop moved into product lifecycle management platforms, opening up engineering, manufacturing, and defense orgs to a new class of risk.

Pull up a stool, pour a glass, and get the debrief that actually matters.

On Demand Webinar

Air Date

Wednesday, August 26th

Format

Webinar

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1600 +

Credentials stolen from freight & trucking companies across the U.S. and Europe

5 mo

Campaign duration of the Diesel Vortex PhaaS operation before detection

39 sec

A new cyber victim every 39 seconds — globally, right now

AGENDA

What’s on Tap

01
Threat Actor Spotlight

A deep dive into active threat groups—how they operate and what defenders should know.

02
Attack Technique Breakdown

How a specific attack method is being weaponized, with examples, gaps, and defenses.

03
Emerging Threat Watch

Fast-moving threats on our radar and what to watch before they escalate.

04
Defensive Playbook

Practical takeaways from the month’s biggest threats—detections, controls, and actions.

About the Series

A Standing Reservation for Defenders

Each month, our CyOps researchers explore the latest cyberthreat intelligence straight from the front lines - covering recent noteworthy breaches, active phishing campaigns, threat actor groups to watch, CVE spotlights, ransomware activity, and law enforcement wins.

Every 39 seconds, there's a new victim of a cyber attack. Threat intel helps us plan, prepare, and be ready to respond when our number is up.

Mackenzie Brown

VP of Threat Intelligence, Cynet

Last Call Threat Intel

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What’s on Tap

A Standing Reservation for Defenders

Come share a drink where everybody knows the threat's name.

Come share a drink where everybody
knows the threat's name.