4 Fast Stats — July 2025

June was a banner month for malvertising, unfortunately, with a 2.3X rise in malicious ad tags credited to explosions in prolific phishing redirect StringRipper and just-as-bold newcomer PopCrawler. Yup, seems to be phishing season — and seniors are in threat actors’ sights, with a 3X rise month over month in malvertising targeting them. Click on […]
Cybersecurity Alone Will Not Save Your Kids

Chris Olson, CEO of The Media Trust, laments the complacency of today’s cyber industry and explains why the most vulnerable online—particularly minors—can easily become victims of digital crime. Those of us in cybersecurity have a bitter pill to swallow: if our goal is to protect ordinary people from digital crime, it’s not working. Attacks are […]