Category Security

Zacks Investment Research has confirmed that hacker attacks in 2021-2022 may have compromised data belonging to: 820,000 customers. The company announced in a notice letter to users earlier this week that it discovered the breach on December 28, 2022. “Zacks…

January 26, 2023Rabbi Lakshmananthreat analysis On Thursday, Google revealed that it has taken steps to dismantle more than 50,000 instances of activity organized by the pro-China influence operation known as DRAGONBRIDGE in 2022. “Most of DRAGONBRIDGE’s activity is low-quality content…

A threat actor known as Cobalt Sapling has been spotted targeting Saudi Arabia for political influence by creating a new persona called “Abraham’s Axe”. The findings are from cybersecurity experts. of Secureworks The Counter Threat Unit (CTU) released a new…

January 26, 2023Rabbi LakshmananEncryption / Ransomware Infrastructure associated with Hive Ransomware as a Service (RaaS) operations was seized as part of a coordinated law enforcement effort involving 13 countries. “Law enforcement identified the decryption key and shared it with many…

Hive Ransomware as a Service A website used by gangs to extort ransoms and exfiltrate stolen data from corporate victims has been seized in a joint operation involving police around the world. Law enforcement agencies, including Europol, the U.S. Department…

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has released a new advisory alerting network defenders to the abuse of legitimate remote monitoring and management (RMM) software tools. The document, published Wednesday jointly with the National Security Agency (NSA) and the Multilateral…

Organizations that handle sensitive data should be diligent in their security efforts, including regular penetration testing. Even minor data breaches can cause significant damage to an organization’s reputation and bottom line. There are two main reasons why regular penetration testing…

Threat intelligence experts warn that a double-digit increase in deep web and dark web ads and sellers promoting counterfeit currency last year suggests increased demand from the criminal community. According to Cybersixgill, 2022 will see a 91% year-over-year increase in…

The UK National Cyber ​​Security Center (NCSC) has warned organizations about continued spear-phishing attacks by Russian and Iranian actors. In its recommendations, the government highlighted tactics and techniques used by the Russian-based threat actor SEABORGIUM and the Iran-based group TA453.…

A major UK bank has warned consumers of a rise in frauds where victims are asked to pay for goods and services in advance. According to Lloyds Bank, so-called “advance payment” fraud surged 82% year-on-year in 2022. One of the…