…but a North Korean threat actor group had and they hijacked the update process to inject malware into the “protected” systems. Researchers at Avast believe the group is the North Korean APT group Kimsuki. The malware installs GuptiMiner – a crypto-miner – and disables several other security precautions if they …
Macs are not immune to cyber attacks
I used to sit in meetings where clients, often who were in marketing or a creative activity, who happily tell me “Macs don’t get viruses”. Well that was in the days when the handful of creatives using Macs were not viable targets to the hackers. Roll forward to today where …
Here is some of the open-source software I use – and it has all been targeted!
PuTTY, KiTTY and Sumatra PDF Reader – I did my due diligence before installing these – and now they have been targeted by ZINC, a state-sponsored group operating out of North Korea. ZINC weaponizing open-source software – Microsoft Security Blog Before writing this blog post I had checked my system …
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It all starts with a phishing email
In most of our business cyber security training and work, we eventually get to the question of how cyber security defences are breached – and most often the answer is, using email. Even the biggest cyber criminal gangs attacking the highest profile targets, just use email. North Korean hackers attack …
More ransomware money returned – but your cyber security plan should not depend on that. Do you have a cyber security plan?
This time the US Department of Justice has returned about half a million dollars worth of Bitcoin to two hospital groups who had paid ransomware ransoms to North Korean threat actors. US seizes stolen funds from suspected North Korean hackers – BBC News However it is better to have not …
Journalists are among the targets of state sponsored hacking and espionage
This is an interesting story from Cedric Pernet at TechRepublic looking at the types of threats and attacks faced by journalists: State-sponsored cyberespionage campaigns continue targeting journalists and media | TechRepublic It gives you an idea of the investment in time, money and technical resources state sponsored hacking groups make. …
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H0lyGh0st ransomware targets small and medium businesses
This is a longer read from the Microsoft Security Blog and the Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) and it illustrates that all businesses and organisations regardless of size or ability to pay are in the threat actor’s sights: North Korean threat actor targets small and midsize businesses with H0lyGh0st ransomware …
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