Thought Leadership
Unpatched security vulnerabilities
Several security breaches were observed at companies from different industries in which firewall devices from Palo Alto Network were involved.
Analysis
Akira (or Akira Ransomware) is fast becoming one of the fastest growing ransomware families, utilizing a double extortion tactic, a Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) distribution model and unique payment options.
Report
Password-related cyberattacks through malware infections are at the top of the list of the most popular attacks. Nearly 31 percent of all security breaches analyzed by the Verizon DBIR team since 2013 have been related to stolen credentials.
New malware discovered
A new threat has emerged on the cybercrime scene that is specifically targeting ATMs in Europe and could therefore endanger the entire banking industry. The malware, known as “EU ATM Malware”, was recently offered for sale on a hacker forum.
10 international arrest warrants, 4 arrests
Investigators are talking about the biggest strike against cyber criminals: more than 100 servers have been confiscated and 1300 domains put out of operation in an operation in several countries worldwide.
Akamai study
Akamai Technologies, provider of web, cloud and security solutions, has presented its new “State of the Internet” report. This shows that the number of DDoS attacks is increasing most rapidly in the EMEA region (Europe, Middle East, Africa).
8 million downloads
ThreatLabz identified more than 200 malicious apps in the Google Play Store with a total of more than eight million downloads. The Zscaler cloud blocked 45 percent more IoT malware transactions than last year, proving that botnets are on the rise in IoT systems.
Global Mobile Threat Report 2024
Zimperium has published the “Global Mobile Threat Report 2024”.
The security report identifies a significant increase in “mishing” threats (mobile targeted phishing), which use various tactics to exploit user errors and vulnerabilities in mobile devices.
Industrial companies remain a popular target
Industrial companies worldwide continue to be a popular target for cyber criminals, as the latest analysis by Kaspersky ICS CERT for the second quarter of this year shows.
Cooperation with APT Group InvisiMole
ESET has carried out an analysis of the activities of the Russian hacker group Gamaredon, which currently poses the greatest threat to Ukraine in cyberspace.
In the course of the research, it was also discovered that NATO countries such as Bulgaria, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland have been attacked – albeit
Gigabud and Spynote
Zimperium has published new findings on a security-critical malware campaign that combines features of two malicious programs.
Zimperium researchers’ research shows that both Gigabud and Spynote samples are currently being distributed via domains with similar structures and subdomains.
Study
Sophos publishes the results of the report “The State of Ransomware in Healthcare 2024”.
The study shows that internationally, the number of ransomware attacks on healthcare organizations has reached a four-year high since 2021.
Of the organizations surveyed, 67 percent were affected by ransomware attacks in the past year.
Automated API abuse by bots
Thales publishes the report “Economic Impact of API and Bot Attacks”.
Analysis of cybersecurity incidents reveals the rising global cost of insecure APIs and automated bot abuse, two security threats that are increasingly interconnected and widespread.
Guide for more safety
CIOs and CISOs are coming under pressure from various directions.
Mark Molyneux, EMEA CTO at Cohesity, provides recommendations in a guide on how companies can meet the following challenges.
Offline calculator
Experts at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev have hacked offline computers – i.e. systems that are not connected to a network such as the Internet.
