Government September 19, 2023

How the FBI Fights Back Against Worldwide Cyberattacks

5 min read - In the worldwide battle against malicious cyberattacks, there is no organization more central to the fight than the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). And recent years have proven that the bureau still has some surprises up its sleeve. In early…

News May 10, 2023

How the rise and fall of BreachForums impacts cybersecurity

4 min read - In mid-March 2022, the underground cyber forum BreachForums quietly made its debut. Within a year, the platform became one of the most prolific cyber crime forums in history. According to the FBI, BreachForums illegally posted hacked data pertaining to nearly…

Intelligence & Analytics March 30, 2023

And stay out! Blocking backdoor break-ins

4 min read - Backdoor access was the most common threat vector in 2022. According to the 2023 IBM Security X-Force Threat Intelligence Index, 21% of incidents saw the use of backdoors, outpacing perennial compromise favorite ransomware, which came in at just 17%. The…

News March 13, 2023

Threat groups offer $240k salary to tech jobseekers

4 min read - Dark web forums are home to various individuals interested in conducting illicit or questionable activities. These forums offer opportunities such as the transaction of stolen data, Malware-as-a-Service, hacking services and invitations to collaborate in hacktivism. Cyber crime team members are…

Risk Management January 30, 2023

How the Silk Road affair changed law enforcement

4 min read - The Silk Road was the first modern dark web marketplace, an online place for anonymously buying and selling illegal products and services using Bitcoin. Ross Ulbricht created The Silk Road in 2011 and operated it until 2013 when the FBI…

Threat Intelligence September 14, 2022

Old habits die hard: New report finds businesses still introducing security risk into cloud environments

4 min read - While cloud computing and its many forms (private, public, hybrid cloud or multi-cloud environments) have become ubiquitous with innovation and growth over the past decade, cybercriminals have closely watched the migration and introduced innovations of their own to exploit the…

Threat Intelligence September 15, 2021

X-Force report: No shortage of resources aimed at hacking cloud environments

4 min read - As cybercriminals remain steadfast in their pursuit of unsuspecting ways to infiltrate today’s businesses, a new report by IBM Security X-Force highlights the top tactics of cybercriminals, the open doors users are leaving for them and the burgeoning marketplace for…

News February 11, 2021

‘DarkMarket’ Dark Web Marketplace Taken Down in International Operation

2 min read - A globe-spanning group of law enforcement agencies took down DarkMarket, an underground dark web marketplace. The European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) announced the successful operation on Jan.12. DarkMarket was a hub for threat actors to buy and sell…

Advanced Threats July 28, 2020

Darknet Cybersecurity: How Finance Institutions Can Defend Themselves

4 min read - Financial firms continue to move to digital-first deployments, as retail branches close, and people shift to remote work. This shift makes understanding and preventing even common darknet, or dark web, threats a priority. Financial cybersecurity investment institutions need to understand…

Threat Intelligence February 26, 2020

What’s Old Is New, What’s New Is Old: Aged Vulnerabilities Still in Use in Attacks Today

5 min read - Two vulnerabilities that were reported and patched in 2017 were used in nearly 90 percent of malspam messages in 2019. Why would threat actors use these old, well-known exploits in their attacks?