Token Would Have Stopped This Cold. Another week, another breach. This time it’s Ingram Micro, one of the largest tech distributors on the planet. Systems down for days. Operations halted. Now they’re staring down a ransomware demand, possibly for millions.

Amazon just sent out a warning about phishing emails targeting Prime members—scammers spoofing login pages and tricking users into handing over their credentials. Sound familiar?

Last week, Qantas joined a growing list of high-profile companies breached by Scattered Spider, a sophisticated threat group known for exploiting human error and weak authentication systems—not by hacking through firewalls, but by walking right through the front door.

When Hawaiian Airlines confirmed a recent cyberattack that disrupted its internal systems, it wasn’t just another headline—it was another red flag.

The Aflac breach last week wasn’t pulled off by elite hackers—it was enabled by the same outdated multi-factor authentication (MFA) most enterprises rely on today.

With the rise of AI-generated deepfakes, which are becoming more convincing and widespread in video conferencing, companies are finding it increasingly difficult to ensure they know who they’re actually talking to during online meetings. We’re seeing the damage cybercriminals can cause when they steal credentials using social engineering, only to then bypass outdated MFA systems to access critical data or deploy ransomware. These older MFA systems just aren’t cutting it anymore, leaving companies vulnerable in ways that are making the news almost daily.