HX Weekly (August 30, 2026)
Can Politics Affect Cybersecurity? Welcome to the 137th edition of HX Weekly. When we first launched this newsletter, our editorial team made a deliberate choice to steer clear of political…
Can Politics Affect Cybersecurity? Welcome to the 137th edition of HX Weekly. When we first launched this newsletter, our editorial team made a deliberate choice to steer clear of political…
Know the Terms: ClickFix, Social Engineering, and the New Wave of Phishing Welcome to the 136th edition of HX Weekly. If it feels like a relentless wave of institutional breaches…
Your Vacation Photos Are Outing You to Scams Welcome to the 135th edition of HX Weekly. We’ve been advising against posting real-time vacation photos on social media since the Hexagon…
Your Data is a Weapon: Understanding the Power of Social Engineering Welcome to the 134th edition of HX Weekly. If you think your personal data is just a static string…
Profits Up, Stocks Down: The New Era of Ai-Driven Attacks Welcome to the 133rd edition of HX Weekly. While financial markets fluctuate and tech headlines are filled with booming profits,…
From Every Angle: Navigating a Multi-Front Cyber Landscape Welcome to the 132nd edition of HX Weekly. If it feels like cyber threats are coming at us from every direction right…
In today’s digital world, online advertisements are everywhere—on social media feeds, search results, and websites. While most are from legitimate businesses, a growing number are designed by cybercriminals to steal…
The FBI is warning about threat actors using social media and messaging apps to execute ramp-and-dump and pump-and-dump investment scams. FBI’s Latest Warning: Beware of Social Media & Messaging Investment…