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Monday, September 7, 2026

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Brandi Reed

Senior Correspondent

Brandi Reed covers Tech News, Threats and AI News.

Articles by Brandi Reed

Stacks of identical paper cards fed toward three doors

Credential stuffing explained: why old breaches break new accounts

Brandi Reed

Patch N-able N-central now: vendor confirms active exploitation of authentication bypass flaw

Patch N-able N-central now: vendor confirms active exploitation of authentication bypass flaw

Brandi Reed

Neighborhood of houses each outlined as networked nodes

Botnets and residential proxies: how your spare router earns money for criminals

Brandi Reed

Finance employee taking a suspicious urgent call about a wire transfer

Vishing and business email compromise: when the call is from 'IT' and the invoice is real-looking

Brandi Reed

Young gamer downloading a suspicious game file at a cluttered desk

Infostealers explained: the malware that empties your password manager for you

Brandi Reed

Timeline diagram of zero-day discovery, exploitation, and patch

What is a zero-day vulnerability, and why does the name matter?

Brandi Reed

Elderly woman answering a worrying phone call in her kitchen

Deepfake voice scam calls explained: the 'family emergency' call that sounds real

Brandi Reed

Office worker downloading software from a search results page

Malvertising explained: the poisoned ads that outrank the real download

Brandi Reed

Parking meter with a suspicious sticker placed over its QR code

Quishing explained: why scammers love QR codes, and how to scan safely

Brandi Reed

Close-up of a network switch with one cable glowing differently

Supply chain attacks explained: when the software you trusted delivers the intruder

Brandi Reed

Diagram of a SIM swap attack from data leak to account takeover

SIM swap fraud explained: how thieves steal your phone number and your accounts

Brandi Reed

Small business owner reviewing locked office computer late at night

Ransomware explained: how attackers lock files and squeeze victims twice

Brandi Reed