Joint Advisory Warns of PRC-Backed Cyber Espionage Targeting Telecom Networks A joint advisory issued by Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the U.S. has warned of a broad cyber espionage campaign undertaken by People’s Republic of China (PRC)-affiliated threat actors targeting telecommunications providers. “Identified exploitations or compromises associated with these threat Read more…
Cyber Story Time: The Boy Who Cried "Secure!" As a relatively new security category, many security operators and executives I’ve met have asked us “What are these Automated Security Validation (ASV) tools?” We’ve covered that pretty extensively in the past, so today, instead of covering the “What is ASV?” I Read more…
Operation Synergia II sees Interpol swoop on cyber crims • The Register Interpol is reporting a big win after a massive combined operation against online criminals made 41 arrests and seized hardware thought to be used for nefarious purposes. Operation Synergia II – the follow up to the first Synergia Read more…
FBI Seeks Public Help to Identify Chinese Hackers Behind Global Cyber Intrusions The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has sought assistance from the public in connection with an investigation involving the breach of edge devices and computer networks belonging to companies and government entities. “An Advanced Persistent Threat group Read more…
Cyber Threats That Could Impact the Retail Industry This Holiday Season (and What to Do About It) As the holiday season approaches, retail businesses are gearing up for their annual surge in online (and in-store) traffic. Unfortunately, this increase in activity also attracts cybercriminals looking to exploit vulnerabilities for their Read more…
China rated Canada’s most aggressive cyber threat • The Register A report by Canada’s Communications Security Establishment (CSE) revealed that state-backed actors have collected valuable information from government networks for five years. The biennial National Cyber Threat Assessment described the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) cyber operations against Canada as Read more…
North Korean Group Collaborates with Play Ransomware in Significant Cyber Attack Oct 30, 2024Ravie LakshmananRansomware / Threat Intelligence Threat actors in North Korea have been implicated in a recent incident that deployed a known ransomware family called Play, underscoring their financial motivations. The activity, observed between May and September 2024, Read more…
Firm hacked after accidentally hiring North Korean cyber criminal Getty Images A company has been hacked after accidentally hiring a North Korean cyber criminal as a remote IT worker. The unidentified firm hired the technician after he faked his employment history and personal details. Once given access to the company’s Read more…
5 Techniques for Collecting Cyber Threat Intelligence To defend your organization against cyber threats, you need a clear picture of the current threat landscape. This means constantly expanding your knowledge about new and ongoing threats. There are many techniques analysts can use to collect crucial cyber threat intelligence. Let’s consider Read more…
U.S. and Microsoft Seize 107 Russian Domains in Major Cyber Fraud Crackdown Oct 04, 2024Ravie LakshmananPhishing Attack / Cybercrime Microsoft and the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Thursday announced the seizure of 107 internet domains used by state-sponsored threat actors with ties to Russia to facilitate computer fraud and Read more…