CISA warns of hackers abusing Cisco Smart Install feature
CISA recommends disabling the legacy Cisco Smart Install feature after seeing it abused by threat actors in recent attacks to…
How To Combat the Mounting ‘Hacktivist’ Threat
By Manish Gohil, Senior Associate, Dragonfly The war in Ukraine has seen the emergence of highly-disruptive cyber criminals, motivated less…
The Week in Ransomware – October 7th 2022 – A 20 year sentence
It was a very quiet week regarding ransomware news, with the most significant news being the sentencing of a Netwalker…
Cheerscrypt ransomware linked to a Chinese hacking group
The Cheerscrypt ransomware has been linked to a Chinese hacking group named 'Emperor Dragonfly,' known to frequently switch between ransomware…
5 Russia-Linked Groups Target Ukraine in Cyberwar
Information on the attributed cyberattacks conducted since the beginning of the Russia-Ukraine war shows that a handful of groups conducted…
Partial Patching Still Provides Strong Protection Against APTs
Organizations that deploy updates only after a vulnerability is disclosed apply far fewer updates and do so at a lower…
HP fixes bug letting attackers overwrite firmware in over 200 models
HP has released BIOS updates today to fix two high-severity vulnerabilities affecting a wide range of PC and notebook products,…
New Malware Tools Pose ‘Clear and Present Threat’ to ICS Environments
The recent discovery of highly customized malware targeting programmable logic controllers has renewed concerns about the vulnerability of critical infrastructure.
Actions Target Russian Govt. Botnet, Hydra Dark Market
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) says it has disrupted a giant botnet built and operated by a Russian…
Russian Nationals Indicted for Epic Triton/Trisis and Dragonfly Cyberattacks on Energy Firms
Four Russian government employees were charged by the DoJ for attack campaigns targeting hundreds of energy sector companies and organizations…