The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the FBI last week issued a joint advisory on Royal ransomware. Royal is noteworthy for its ability to disable various anti-virus tools in the course of exfiltrating data in its double-extortion…
New data shows just how impactful these attacks are, with 98% of victim organizations reporting some form of impact from email-based cyber attacks. We all know a successful cyber attack will result in some degree of damage. But quantifying that…
Since the goal of ransomware is to initially disrupt operations, the targeting of industrial control systems has been an increasing focus for specific ransomware groups. Nearly every ransomware threat actor or gang treats their malicious activities as a business. And…
Despite hearing mostly about BEC attacks in English-speaking countries, analysis of new attack groups highlight the threat of these kinds of attacks in other languages. English-speaking countries don’t have the monopoly on victim organizations that part with their money easily!…
Financial services businesses are already in the sights of cybercriminals, and understanding how cyberattacks impact this sector specifically can help establish the need for improved preventative measures. At the end of last year, I highlighted how the finance and insurance…
Researchers at CloudSEK have published a report looking at fraudulent customer service phone numbers in India. The researchers found around 20,000 of these phone numbers targeting users in India. The scammers purchase SIM cards from dark web markets, then trick…
