Data Protection April 20, 2023

Triple extortion and erased data are the new ransomware norm

4 min read - The old days of “honest” ransomware gangs are long gone. In the past, ransomware groups pressured each other to honor file decryption promises after the ransom was paid. However, their motives were far from altruistic. They thought victims would be…

News March 29, 2023

Hack-for-hire groups may be the new face of cybercrime

4 min read - Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) recently released a report about growing hack-for-hire activity. In contrast to Malware-as-a-Service (MaaS), hack-for-hire firms conduct sophisticated, hands-on attacks. They target a wide range of users and exploit known security flaws when executing their campaigns.…

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…

News March 1, 2023

50 million password heist shows info-stealing is on the rise

4 min read - On September 15, 2022, Uber employees logged on to see an unexpected message on the company’s Slack channel. It said, “Hi @here, I announce I am a hacker and Uber has suffered a data breach.” At first, many thought it…

Risk Management February 17, 2023

How falling crypto prices impacted cyber crime

4 min read - Some rare good news in the world of cyber crime trends: Certain crimes declined in 2022 after years of constant rises. Should we credit crypto? Some estimates say that cryptocurrencies have lost $2 trillion in value since November 2021. During…

News January 30, 2023

Malware-as-a-Service flaunts its tally of users and victims

5 min read - As time passes, the security landscape keeps getting stranger and scarier. How long did the “not if, but when” mentality towards cyberattacks last — a few years, maybe? Now, security pros think in terms of how often will their organization…

News December 28, 2022

Ukrainian threat actor unmasked in connection with Raccoon malware

3 min read - On October 5, 2022, a newly unsealed federal grand jury indictment charged Ukrainian national Mark Sokolovsky, 26, for his alleged role in a global cyber operation known as Raccoon Infostealer. For years this malware has infected millions of computers, compromising…

Risk Management December 19, 2022

How Reveton Ransomware-as-a-Service changed cybersecurity

4 min read - In 2012, Reveton ransomware emerged. It’s considered to be the first Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) operation ever. Since then, RaaS has enabled gangs with basic technical skills to launch attacks indiscriminately. Now, nearly anyone can create highly effective malware campaigns. We now…

News November 9, 2022

Ransomware-as-a-Service transforms gangs into businesses

3 min read - Malware-as-a-Service is getting easier and easier to access, according to a recent threat report. Self-named the ‘Eternity Project’, this cyber threat group offers services from a Tor website and on their Telegram channel. They sell a wide variety of malware…

News April 21, 2021

Google Blocks Remote Access Trojan Targeting Android

2 min read - Clast82, a malware dropper that helps attackers spread the AlienBot mobile remote access Trojan and malware-as-a-service, has been detected on Google’s Play Store. After Clast82 sought to evade Google’s detection, it was patched in February. Read on to find how enterprise can…