How To Guard Critical Infrastructure Against the Sophisticated ‘Golden Ticket’ Attacks
The Powerful ‘Golden Ticket’ Attacks are Surging in Popularity – What You Need to Know By David Levine, […] The…
The Week in Ransomware – September 30th 2022 – Emerging from the Shadows
This week's news primarily revolves around LockBit, BlackMatter, and the rising enterprise-targeting Royal ransomware operation. [...]
Cybercriminals See Allure in BEC Attacks Over Ransomware
While ransomware seems stalled, business email compromise (BEC) attacks continue to make profits from the ProxyShell and Log4j vulnerabilities, nearly…
Fake US govt job offers push Cobalt Strike in phishing attacks
A new phishing campaign targets US and New Zealand job seekers with malicious documents installing Cobalt Strike beacons for remote…
On battling crime, Georgia’s Kemp vows ‘we’re going to stay in the fight’
Republican Gov. Brian Kemp of Georgia spotlights the issue of crime as he faces Democratic challenger Stacey Abrams in a…
‘Historic levels of fraud’: US government admits scam artists stole $45.6 billion in pandemic unemployment benefits, feds say dead people exploited
A federal watchdog estimates that fraudsters stole $45.6 billion in unemployment benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic. The historic level of…
BlackCat ransomware’s data exfiltration tool gets an upgrade
The BlackCat ransomware (aka ALPHV) isn't showing any signs of slowing down, and the latest example of its evolution is…
Hive ransomware claims attack on New York Racing Association
The Hive ransomware operation claimed responsibility for an attack on the New York Racing Association (NYRA), which previously disclosed that…
Emotet botnet now pushes Quantum and BlackCat ransomware
While monitoring the Emotet botnet's current activity, security researchers found that the malware is now being used by the Quantum and…
The Week in Ransomware – September 16th 2022 – Iranian Sanctions
It has been a fairly quiet week on the ransomware front, with the biggest news being US sanctions on Iranians…