TAAUS Top Ten - December 2025
- taliberti5
- Jan 7
- 2 min read
There is never a dull moment in the managed information technology and cybersecurity space. Here is our TAAUS Top Ten of cybersecurity-related articles that came across the inbox in December 2025 – as always, be vigilant!
- Bleeping Computer
A hacker claims to have breached Condé Nast and leaked an alleged WIRED database containing more than 2.3 million subscriber records, while also warning that they plan to release up to 40 million additional records for other Condé Nast properties.
- Dark Reading
Microsoft puts the power of AI in the hands of everyday non-technical Joes. It's a nice idea, and a surefire recipe for security issues.
- Infosecurity Magazine
Merger & acquisition (M&A) activity rebounded sharply in 2025, with two mega-deals dominating the cybersecurity industry. Although the business uncertainty, trade friction and geopolitical tension that characterized 2024 showed no signs of abating, corporate dealmakers were keener this year to open their checkbooks.
- Security Week
The cybercriminals attempted to steal $28 million from compromised bank accounts through phishing.
- The Hacker News
Amazon's threat intelligence team has disclosed details of a "years-long" Russian state-sponsored campaign that targeted Western critical infrastructure between 2021 and 2025.
- Infosecurity Magazine
Over the past year, a third (32%) of global organizations have been fined by regulators for data breach-related infractions, according to IBM. Those in the US paid the highest fines, which, helped to make the country the most expensive globally in which to suffer a data breach.
- Security Week
Microsoft has addressed a Windows vulnerability exploited as zero-day that allows attackers to obtain System privileges.
- Dark Reading
Anthropic proves that LLMs can be fairly resistant to abuse. Most developers are either incapable of building safer tools, or unwilling to invest in doing so.
- The Hacker News
Google announced a set of new security features in Chrome, following the company's addition of agentic artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities to the web browser.
- Bleeping Computer
Microsoft is working on a new Teams security feature that will analyze suspicious traffic with external domains to help IT administrators tackle potential security threats.
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