SecureList

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

In Q4 2020, Citrix ADC (application delivery controller) devices became one such tool, when perpetrators abused their DTLS interface. Overall, Q4 remained within the parameters of 2020 trends. Extortionists’ activity regularly made the news throughout 2020. This trend continued in the last months of 2020.

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Digital Shadows

JULY 21, 2021

Just a few weeks ago, Digital Shadows published a blog written by yours truly that analyzed the cyber threats to. The post Cyber Threats to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games first appeared on Digital Shadows.

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Digital Shadows

JANUARY 21, 2021

Note: Our findings in this blog stem from analysis of all Q4 2020 cyber threat activity by our in-house research. The post Threats to Asset and Wealth Management in 2020-2021 first appeared on Digital Shadows.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Every holiday season, malicious threat actors ramp up their activities as consumers spend their days at home cuddled up on the couch, surfing for gifts for their loved ones. Those experts provide analysis of threat trends for this upcoming holiday season, while taking a look back at other historical trends.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 13, 2020

The incident also highlights the often murky area between what’s legal and ethical in combating cybercrime. Data Viper is the brainchild of Vinny Troia , a security researcher who runs a cyber threat intelligence company called Night Lion Security. An online post by the attackers who broke into Data Viper. MURKY WATERS.

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Digital Shadows

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Ransomware operations have undoubtedly dominated the 2020 cyber threat landscape thanks to multi-million-dollar heists and new malware variants popping up. The post Work Smarter, Not Harder: The Evolution of DDoS Activity in 2020 first appeared on Digital Shadows.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 30, 2022

A former Canadian government IT worker admitted to being a high-level member of the Russian cybercrime group NetWalker. to charges related to his involvement with the Russian cybercrime group NetWalker. In August 2020, the FBI has issued a security alert about Netwalker ransomware attacks targeting U.S. Pierluigi Paganini.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 26, 2023

In recent months, a cybercrime group known as Blacktail has begun to make headlines as they continue to target organizations around the globe. Two of the most popular tools that have been used by the cybercrime group are LockBit 3.0 is the latest version of the Lockbit ransomware which was developed by the Lockbit group in early 2020.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 15, 2021

” Cyber threat intelligence firm Flashpoint obtained a copy of the data leaked by pompompurin, and said it includes partial credit card data, email addresses, full names, IP addresses, browser user agent string data, physical addresses, phone numbers, and amount paid. 2020, the U.K.’s

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Security Affairs

MARCH 21, 2020

While COVID-19 infections around the world are exploding, cyber threat actors are trying to capitalise on this global health crisis by creating malwares or launching attacks with a COVID-19 theme. About the author: OSINT Unit a division of the Orange Epidemiology Lab March 20th 2020 recommendations. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

A report published by the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security, titled “ National Cyber Threat Assessment 2020 ,” warns of risks associated with state-sponsored operations from China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea. Working together, we can increase Canada’s resilience against cyber threats.”

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CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 10, 2021

While many sectors didn’t have to worry about cybercrime in the past, rapid digitization and increased connectivity have opened the door for new risks. The industry still isn’t one people think of immediately when they think of cybercrime, but that needs to change. The transportation industry is a prime example of this shift.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Researchers from vpnMentor recently published a report that sheds the light on the use of Telegram in the cybercrime ecosystem. vpnMentor researchers joined several cybercrime-focused Telegram groups and discovered a vast network of more 1,000s individuals sharing data leaks and dumps and discussing how to exploit them in illegal activities.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 4, 2021

Group-IB published a report titled “Ransomware Uncovered 2020-2021 ”. analyzes ransomware landscape in 2020 and TTPs of major threat actors. Group-IB , a global threat hunting and adversary-centric cyber intelligence company, has presented its new report “Ransomware Uncovered 2020-2021 ”.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Supply chain targeting : Third-party incidents account for 17% of the intrusions in 2021 compared to less than 1% in 2020. Today’s global context is inevitably driving major changes in the cybersecurity threat landscape. The new paradigm is shaped by the growing range of threat actors. Cybercrime actors.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 15, 2021

billion in total fraud losses to the FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) in 2020. However, experts estimate that only a fraction of cyber incidents are actually reported, hardly giving us a glimpse at the enormity of the problem. Americans reported $4.2

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SecureWorld News

MAY 20, 2020

Who are the threat actors behind these cyber attacks? The 2020 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) has the answers. 2020 DBIR cybercrime report and key statistics. How do most data breaches occur? And what are key attacker motivations?

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Hot for Security

MARCH 19, 2021

The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) is out with its annual Internet Crime Report, revealing that Business Email Compromise (BEC) remains a lucrative affair for cyber crooks – 62 times more lucrative than ransomware. million in 2020. Losses registered in 2020 totaled $4.2 billion, according to the IC3.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 27, 2021

The Europen Agency for cybersecurity ENISA releases its ENISA Threat Landscape 2021 (ETL) report, which is the annual analysis on the state of the cybersecurity threat landscape. This edition reports events and analyses related to the period between April 2020 up to July 2021. ENISA Threat Landscape Supply Chain.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

Ukrainian national faces up to 20 years in prison for his role in Zeus, IcedID malware schemes CISA: Cisco ASA/FTD bug CVE-2020-3259 exploited in ransomware attacks CISA adds Microsoft Exchange and Cisco ASA and FTD bugs to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog US gov offers a reward of up to $10M for info on ALPHV/Blackcat gang leaders U.S.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 12, 2023

“These attacks are a glaring illustration of the imminent dangers we face in the cyber threat landscape,” Schwartz said. On several Russian cybercrime forums, Schwartz says, there have been requests to acquire payroll-related data stolen from Zellis’ customers.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 21, 2020

Ransomware is undoubtedly one of the most unnerving phenomena in the cyber threat landscape. In early 2020, several cybercriminals groups followed suit. The latter hit the headlines in late April 2020, when its operators leaked sensitive files stolen from the U.S. inch diskettes. pharma giant ExecuPharm.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Romania-based Cybersecurity firm BitDefender has added a new security feature to safeguard its users from chat based cyber threats. NOTE 2 – Bitdefender has been assisting Europol European Cybercrime Centre in solving cyber crime from the year 2017 and is also assisting Interpol from the year 2020.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Criminals tweaked existing forms of cybercrime to fit the pandemic narrative, abused the uncertainty of the situation and the public’s need for reliable information. As Europol notes “The opportunistic behavior of criminals during the pandemic, however, should not overshadow the overall threat landscape.

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 12, 2021

From the Tour De France and EURO 2020 tournament in June to the recent Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, fans were eager to cheer on their nations and make a little money in the process, […]. The post Game On: A Summer of Cybercrime Reveals Evolving Bot Threat appeared first on Blog.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

He was sentenced to 9 years in prison in June 2020 and SecureWorld News covered the story. To obtain membership in Burkov’s cybercrime forum, prospective members needed three existing members to 'vouch' for their good reputation among cybercriminals and to provide a sum of money, normally $5,000, as insurance.

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Digital Shadows

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

As we move towards the end of 2022, now is the time to take a look back at the major trends from the last eleven months and identify what might happen from a cyber threat perspective in 2023. A key for analysts is to remain flexible and not compartmentalize cyber threats.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 22, 2024

As cyber threats become more sophisticated, educational institutions are compelled to provide their students with the skills necessary to navigate and mitigate these risks effectively. One of the most pressing reasons for advanced cybersecurity training is the sheer scale and global nature of cyber threats.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

In a significant collaborative effort, the United States and the United Kingdom have jointly imposed sanctions on 11 individuals associated with the notorious Russia-based Trickbot cybercrime group. However, the increasing willingness among nations to coordinate actions against global cyber threats is certainly good news.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 29, 2021

As companies start to recover from 2020 losses, they should consider investing in security updates. Cybercrime reached new heights in the past year, with internet crime reports rising 69.4% For as long as businesses have used computers, cybersecurity has been crucial. and costing more than $4.2

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 4, 2021

The cyber security talent crunch has been a growing issue for many years now. According to the 2019/2020 Official Annual Cyber Security Jobs Report sponsored by the Herjavec Group, the number of open cyber security positions has grown 350 percent from 2013 to 2021. million unfilled cyber security jobs globally by 2021.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Department of Homeland Security in their recently published Intelligence Enterprise Homeland Threat Assessment. Between January 2020 and December 2022, the number of known ransomware attacks in the United States increased by 47 percent,” according to the DHS report.

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Digital Shadows

DECEMBER 10, 2020

The post Digital Shadows' Top Five Blogs of 2020 first appeared on Digital Shadows. Rumour has it that one day I’ll stop being nostalgic around December time and live this month just like any.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Growing Cyber Threats and Vulnerabilities: Frontline VM helps IT teams prioritize what is most important, so they don’t waste resources remediating vulnerabilities that don’t move the needle. TAG Cyber Distinguished Vendor. Cybercrime Magazine Hot 150. 2020 HIRE Vets Platinum Medallion Award. CUSTOMER SATISFACTION.

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Hot for Security

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

billion user login combinations, was posted on a cybercrime forum last week. On February 2, 2020, user Singularity0x01 created a thread on the popular English-language cybercriminal forum RaidForums titled ‘Compilation of Many Breaches (COMB) 3.8Billion (Public),” Digital Shadows researcher Ivan Righi said.

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Webroot

JANUARY 7, 2022

2020 may have been the year of establishing remote connectivity and addressing the cybersecurity skills gap, but 2021 presented security experts, government officials and businesses with a series of unpresented challenges. Ultimately, this means more critical vulnerabilities will impact individuals and businesses.

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

I've been recently working on several articles on the topic of threat intelligence and I came up with a proper article which I'll share in this post with the idea to improve my reader's situational awareness on the topic eventually improving the way they work and do threat intelligence gathering online. -. What use are they?

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