Summary
Risky Business News is a respected, high-quality, thrice-weekly cybersecurity newsletter curated by journalist Catalin Cimpanu. It provides concise, need-to-know, and good-to-know information for security professionals, covering cyber threats, intelligence, and vulnerabilities. It is part of the broader Risky Business Media ecosystem, founded in 2007 by Patrick Gray, which also includes podcasts and a separate policy-focused newsletter.
Key details about the Risky Business Newsletters:
- Editor & Frequency: Written by Catalin Cimpanu and usually published on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
- Content Focus: Covers major cybersecurity news, breaches, threat actor activities, and vulnerability analysis.
- Sister Products:
- Seriously Risky Business: A newsletter by Tom Uren that focuses on policy and intelligence.
- Risky Business Podcast: A long-running weekly show hosted by Patrick Gray and Adam Boileau.
- Risky Bulletin: Short, audio-based news updates.
The newsletter is designed for professionals who need to stay updated on the rapidly changing cybersecurity landscape.
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Risky Business, – February 16, 2026
Following growing international pressure, the Cambodian government has promised to crack down and dismantle cyber scam networks operating within its borders by April this year.
The government says it raided 190 locations in January alone, and arrested more than 2,500 suspects.
More than 110,000 foreigners who used to work in the scam compounds, by force or voluntary, have also been freed and left the country already, according to the country’s Commission for Combating Online Scams (CCOS).
The raids have hit 44 casinos, which are often used to hold the call center workers in spare rooms and under guard. Raids have also hit major hotel chains and newly-built building clusters that researchers have also been tracking for years.
