This month in safety with Tony Anscombe – December 2025 version

As 2025 attracts to a detailed, Tony seems to be again on the cybersecurity tales that stood out each in December and throughout the entire of this yr

29 Dec 2025

As we shut out 2025, it is time for ESET Chief Safety Evangelist Tony Anscombe to overview a number of the foremost cybersecurity tales from each the ultimate month of the yr and 2025 as a complete. Among the many tales that caught Tony’s eye are:

U.S.-based organizations paid greater than $2.1 billion in ransom funds to ransomware gangs from 2022 to 2024, in response to the US Monetary Crimes Enforcement Community (FinCEN). Whereas staggering, this determine continues to be simply the tip of the iceberg.
The Texas Lawyer Common is suing 5 main TV producers, alleging that they illegally collected their customers’ information by secretly capturing what the viewers watch.
Certainly, Tony goes on to have a look again at a number of the most notable cyber-incidents for the whole yr, highlighting a number of the most pernicious techniques and methods utilized by menace actors.

Be sure you try the November 2025 version of Tony’s safety information roundup for extra information and insights.