ANNOUNCE: Survey on threats experienced by journalists and security researchers

DataBreaches[.]Net reports that it, together with Zack Whittaker at this.weekinsecurity[.]com, is conducting a survey on the types of threats experienced by researchers and journalists working in the cybersecurity and cybercrime space, including legal threats or legal process and threats of violence by cybercriminals. The post invites security researchers and journalists to complete the survey at a Google Forms link: https://forms[.]gle/P9jr6VxfD1LV6odg9.

The announcement was posted on 20 December 2025 by Dissent, and the message encourages readers to share the link on social media and with colleagues and friends to gauge how widespread these problems may be. The page notes that the survey aims to understand the prevalence of various threats faced by professionals in the field. No other data or figures are provided in the article beyond the survey link and the stated aims.