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Even the FBI is not beyond the reach of ShinyHunters. In the article of France 24, our CEO and founder, Geert Baudewijns, explains how this hacker collective operates and what businesses can learn from it.

Protecting healthcare starts with cyber resilience. Join Secutec Canada at ACCA 2026, October 7–9, at our partner Skyworks’ booth #615, and discover your organization’s darknet exposure with SecureSight.

Secutec is further strengthening its presence in the Netherlands with the appointment of Kay Boumans and Thijs Bisseling. Combining extensive technical, cybersecurity and commercial expertise, they will represent Secutec in the Dutch market and support the company’s further growth in the region.

Secutec is taking another step in its international growth strategy with the appointment of Ferdi van Niekerk as Country Lead South Africa. With more than a decade of experience across IT infrastructure, cybersecurity, managed services and technology distribution, Ferdi will help establish and grow Secutec’s presence in the South African market.

AI adoption is accelerating, but do you know which AI tools your employees are actually using? Discover how the latest SecureDNS feature gives you visibility into Shadow AI and helps you block unauthorized AI tools when needed.

At least 270 Belgian organizations have been affected by the large-scale FortiBleed cyber incident, in which criminals stole access credentials to Fortinet firewalls and are actively exploiting them. This is according to an analysis by Secutec, which mapped the impact in Belgium in collaboration with the Threat Research Unit of SOCRadar, a specialist in darknet monitoring. At present, attackers still have administrator-level control over the firewalls of more than 100 Belgian organizations, leaving their networks exposed.

Dirty Frag is a new Linux zero-day that allows local attackers to gain root privileges on most major Linux distributions using a single command. It consists of two chained CVEs (CVE-2026-43284 and CVE-2026-43500) that together create a high-severity local privilege escalation (LPE) in the Linux kernel, with a public exploit available before patches were rolled out.

A recently disclosed zero-day vulnerability, referred to as “YellowKey”, affects Microsoft Windows systems and allows attackers to bypass BitLocker encryption. BitLocker is designed to protect sensitive data by encrypting entire drives. However, this vulnerability exploits a weakness in the Windows Recovery Environment, it is a built-in feature used for troubleshooting and repairing systems.

The researcher who disclosed this vulnerability also released a PoC (proof of concept) exploit code, making it easier for others to replicate the attack.

While Artificial Intelligence (AI) brings many positive innovations and lightens our daily workload, it also introduces new security risks. As AI tools become more advanced and easily accessible, cybercriminals are increasingly using them for malicious purposes.

Cybersecurity experts have observed a rising trend of scammers using deepfake technology during virtual interactions. These attacks frequently target video job interviews for fully remote positions, as well as other high-trust conversations.

Secutec has appointed Nico Bosschaert as Global Channel Strategy Lead. He is beginning a second career at the cybersecurity company and, in his new role, will expand the European and global partner channel for the indirect sales of Secutec’s cybersecurity solutions. Bosschaert will also become a partner and business associate at SaaSForce, Secutec’s sister company that coordinates the licensing sales of its cybersecurity software.

After ensuring the protection of the Milan Winter Olympic Games, Secutec is once again on the front line to secure the 2026 edition of Eurovision, which took place from May 12 to 16 in Vienna, Austria. This large-scale event, for which 90,000 tickets have been sold, brings together 35 countries, 800 volunteers, and attracted 166 million viewers in 2025.

CyberNova 2026 kicked off with a strong first edition and we’re proud Secutec helped make it happen. With 1,450 visitors, 100+ speakers, and countless sessions, demos, and discussions, the real value went beyond the numbers. It’s in the connections made, ideas sparked, and collaborations that will continue to grow.