Research from the FBI shows how costly this type of cyber attack is to businesses: FBI: Business Email Compromise attacks led to more than $43 billion in losses since 2016 – The Record by Recorded Future At Smart Thinking and Octagon, we have had to investigate and deal with several …
Google report on cyber threats in Eastern Europe
This is an excellent report by the Google Threat Analysis Group (TAG). A bit techie, but it does examine the various threats and threat actors associated with the Russia Ukraine conflict. Update on cyber activity in Eastern Europe (blog.google) Information like this helps the people who are responsible for your …
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More malware on the rise – cybergangs are using new malware Bumblebee
Research has shown that cybergangs are moving on (for the time being) from BazarLoader to other malware designated Bumblebee. The researchers have timed this change to the compromise of information and operations relating to the Conti cybercriminal gang – who were key in BazarLoader. This research highlight the inevitable situation …
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Remember paying the ransom will not always bring back the data – take steps now
If your back-up and incident response plan is completely useless, you could always fall back on just paying the ransom that the cyber criminals demand. A Sophos study showed 46% of businesses did this: Study: 90% of organizations say ransomware impacted their ability to operate | TechRepublic But this study …
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Cyber threat from Ukraine Russia conflict is growing as the invasion progresses
Data wiper malware was one the first cyber-weapons deployed in the Ukraine Russia conflict and data researchers are now tracking six major strains of malware as a direct result of the Ukraine Russia conflict. Data-wiper malware strains surge amid Ukraine invasion • The Register There have been accounts of the …
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