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2026 network outage report and internet health check

ThousandEyes reported 28 major network outages in Q1 2026, a 35% increase from the previous quarter, disrupting services for an estimated 1.2 billion users worldwide. These incidents, tracked by the Cisco-owned monitoring firm, highlighted vulnerabilities in ISP backbones and cloud infrastructures, with average downtime reaching 4.7 hours per event. For network engineers grappling with hybrid...

📈 35% Outage Increase 📈 4.7 Hours Average Downtime 📈 25% Traffic Volume

AI

US pushes voluntary pact to curb AI data center energy impact

AI data centers are projected to consume between 3% and 8% of total U.S. electricity by 2030, up from just 1.5% in 2022, according to estimates from the Electric Power Research Institute. This surge, driven by the explosive growth of generative AI models like GPT-4, is putting unprecedented pressure on power grids and water resources....

📈 8% US Power Consumption 💰 30% Water Usage Reduction 📈 $100B Annual Savings Potential

Technology

Intel teams with SoftBank to develop new memory type

Intel discontinued its Optane persistent memory products in 2022, citing market challenges after investing over $1 billion in development. Fast forward four years, and the chip giant is re-entering the arena with a bold partnership. Teaming up with SoftBank’s Saimemory subsidiary, Intel is co-developing ZAM (Z-Angle Memory), a novel technology promising to bridge gaps in...

📈 2x Bandwidth Increase 📈 30% Power Consumption 📈 25% Hardware Footprint

Networking

DKnife targets network gateways in long running AitM campaign

Cisco Talos researchers uncovered a stealthy China-linked adversary-in-the-middle (AitM) framework dubbed DKnife, which has been hijacking network gateways since at least 2019. This tool intercepts and manipulates traffic at the network edge, allowing attackers to spy on or alter data in transit without touching endpoints. Active into early 2026, DKnife has targeted over 50 organizations,...

🤖 7 Years Campaign Duration 📈 70+ Breached Entities 📈 150% SASE Adoption

Cybersecurity

Dismantling Defenses: Trump 2.0 Cyber Year in Review

Cybersecurity breaches surged by 28% in 2024, with state-sponsored actors accounting for over 40% of incidents, according to the latest Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report. This spike coincided with the onset of the Trump 2.0 administration, where policy shifts emphasized deregulation and aggressive trade stances, inadvertently exposing vulnerabilities in critical infrastructure. Network engineers reported a...

📈 28% Breach Surge 📈 40% Ransomware Rise 💰 $8T Global Cost Impact

Cybersecurity

TeamPCP Worm Exploits Cloud Infrastructure to Build Criminal Infrastructure

Security researchers at Mandiant uncovered the TeamPCP worm in late 2023, with infections spiking 150% across AWS and Azure environments within six months. This self-propagating malware doesn’t just infiltrate systems; it hijacks cloud resources to construct vast criminal networks, turning legitimate infrastructure into tools for DDoS attacks, cryptojacking, and data exfiltration. For network engineers managing...

📈 150% Infection Spike 💰 $4.5M Average Breach Cost 🔒 70% Exploit Reduction

Cybersecurity

China-Linked UNC3886 Targets Singapore Telecom Sector in Cyber Espionage Campaign

Singapore’s telecom sector faced a barrage of cyber intrusions in 2023, with Mandiant attributing at least 12 confirmed breaches to the China-linked group UNC3886. This espionage campaign, active since mid-2022, exploited vulnerabilities in network appliances, stealing sensitive data from major providers like Singtel and StarHub. Security analysts reported a 45% spike in telecom-targeted attacks across...

🔒 45% Telecom Attacks Spike 📈 SGD 15M Breach Losses 🔒 30% Security Spending

Happy 16th Birthday, KrebsOnSecurity.com!

KrebsOnSecurity.com marked its 16th anniversary in October 2025, having exposed over 1,500 cybercrime operations since launching in 2009. Founded by investigative journalist Brian Krebs, the site has become a cornerstone for cybersecurity intelligence, with its reports cited in more than 500 federal indictments and takedowns. For network engineers and IT professionals, this milestone underscores the...

🔒 16 Years Cybersecurity Legacy 🤖 150% AI Threat Coverage 💰 40% Breach Reduction

The Kimwolf Botnet is Stalking Your Local Network

Security researchers from CrowdStrike uncovered over 15,000 devices compromised by the Kimwolf botnet in a single month, targeting vulnerable IoT endpoints in enterprise environments. This surge, detailed in their latest threat report, highlights how this sophisticated malware exploits unpatched routers and smart devices to infiltrate local networks. For network engineers and IT professionals, the implications...

📈 300% Infection Surge 🔒 62% SME Vulnerability 💰 90% Spread Reduction

Cybersecurity

Who Benefited from the Aisuru and Kimwolf Botnets?

In the rapidly evolving cybersecurity landscape of 2026, botnets like Kimwolf and its predecessor Aisuru represent a stark reminder of how vulnerable IoT ecosystems have become. Kimwolf, which exploded onto the scene by compromising over two million unofficial Android TV streaming boxes, underscores a growing trend: cybercriminals exploiting cheap, unsecured devices for massive-scale operations. This...

📈 2M Infected Devices 📈 $1.2M Crypto Mined 📈 150% BaaS Usage Surge