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How Groove Gang is Shaking up the Ransomware-as-a-Service Market to Empower Affiliates

McAfee

While criminals collaborating in the world of cybercrime isn’t a novel concept , a RaaS group’s hierarchy is more rigid compared to other forms of cybercrime, due to the power imbalance between the group’s developers/admins and affiliates. Jabber group for unhappy threat actors. s Metropolitan Police Department in the spring of 2021.

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MalwareBazaar – welcome to the abuse-ch malware repository

Security Affairs

However, I often get confronted with a simple but severe problem: malware samples referenced in blog posts, whitepaper or mentioned on social media like Twitter are usually not easily available.” SecurityAffairs – MalwareBazaar, cybercrime). OSINT is a great resource for this threat intelligence! ” abuse.ch

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Information Stealing Malware on the Rise, Uptycs Study Shows

SecureWorld News

According to the new Uptycs whitepaper, Detecting the Silent Threat: 'Stealers are Organization Killers' (gated link), a variety of new info stealers have emerged this year, preying on Windows, Linux, and macOS systems. Some highlights include: Stealers are primarily sold on cybercrime forums.

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Hundreds of thousands of routers exposed to Eternal Silence campaign via UPnP?

Security Affairs

In early 2013, researchers at Rapid7 published an interesting whitepaper entitled “Security Flaws in Universal Plug and Play” that evaluated the global exposure of UPnP-enabled network devices. In December 2018, the company provided an update to its initial analysis revealing a disconcerting scenario, UPnProxy was still up and running.

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Thomson Reuters collected and leaked at least 3TB of sensitive data

Security Affairs

Thomson Reuters security principles laid down in a whitepaper published last year claim the company’s secure configuration is created and deployed according to best practices. Exposed in the past?

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Podcast: Cloud Workload Protection Platforms

Security Boulevard

I n a recent podcast interview with Hillarie McClure, Multimedia Director of Cybercrime Magazine, Robert E. Cybercrime Magazine ·. And it's interesting when you look at this pyramid in a CWPP Whitepaper because those most important items at the bottom, are those foundational items, as I mentioned. Data Security.

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Top Cybersecurity Websites and Blogs for Compliance in 2024

Centraleyes

Krebs on Security Krebs on Security, authored by investigative journalist Brian Krebs, is known for its in-depth investigative reporting on cybercrime, data breaches, and security vulnerabilities. It’s hands-down essential reading for compliance professionals seeking a broader understanding of cybersecurity issues.