Tag: tactics

Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/05/schneider_electric_cybersecurity_incident/ Source: The Register Title: Schneider Electric ransomware crew demands $125k paid in baguettes Feedly Summary: Hellcat crew claimed to have gained access via the company’s Atlassian Jira system Schneider Electric confirmed that it is investigating a breach as a ransomware group Hellcat claims to have stolen more than 40 GB of compressed…

Krebs on Security: Canadian Man Arrested in Snowflake Data Extortions

Nov 5, 2024

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Source URL: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/11/canadian-man-arrested-in-snowflake-data-extortions/ Source: Krebs on Security Title: Canadian Man Arrested in Snowflake Data Extortions Feedly Summary: A 26-year-old man in Ontario, Canada has been arrested for allegedly stealing data from and extorting more than 160 companies that used the cloud data service Snowflake. On October 30, Canadian authorities arrested Alexander Moucka, a.k.a. Connor Riley…

Microsoft Security Blog: How Microsoft Defender for Office 365 innovated to address QR code phishing attacks

Nov 5, 2024

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Source URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2024/11/04/how-microsoft-defender-for-office-365-innovated-to-address-qr-code-phishing-attacks/ Source: Microsoft Security Blog Title: How Microsoft Defender for Office 365 innovated to address QR code phishing attacks Feedly Summary: This blog examines the impact of QR code phishing campaigns and the innovative features of Microsoft Defender for Office 365 that help combat evolving cyberthreats. The post How Microsoft Defender for Office…

Wired: Inside the Massive Crime Industry That’s Hacking Billion-Dollar Companies

Nov 4, 2024

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Source URL: https://www.wired.com/story/inside-the-massive-crime-industry-thats-hacking-billion-dollar-companies/ Source: Wired Title: Inside the Massive Crime Industry That’s Hacking Billion-Dollar Companies Feedly Summary: When you download a piece of pirated software, you might also be getting a piece of infostealer malware, and entering a highly complex hacking ecosystem that’s fueling some of the biggest breaches on the planet. AI Summary and…

Microsoft Security Blog: Midnight Blizzard conducts large-scale spear-phishing campaign using RDP files

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Source URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2024/10/29/midnight-blizzard-conducts-large-scale-spear-phishing-campaign-using-rdp-files/ Source: Microsoft Security Blog Title: Midnight Blizzard conducts large-scale spear-phishing campaign using RDP files Feedly Summary: Since October 22, 2024, Microsoft Threat Intelligence has observed Russian threat actor Midnight Blizzard sending a series of highly targeted spear-phishing emails to individuals in government, academia, defense, non-governmental organizations, and other sectors. This activity is…

Microsoft Security Blog: Chinese threat actor Storm-0940 uses credentials from password spray attacks from a covert network

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Source URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2024/10/31/chinese-threat-actor-storm-0940-uses-credentials-from-password-spray-attacks-from-a-covert-network/ Source: Microsoft Security Blog Title: Chinese threat actor Storm-0940 uses credentials from password spray attacks from a covert network Feedly Summary: Since August 2023, Microsoft has observed intrusion activity targeting and successfully stealing credentials from multiple Microsoft customers that is enabled by highly evasive password spray attacks. Microsoft has linked the source…

Slashdot: Inside a Firewall Vendor’s 5-Year War With the Chinese Hackers Hijacking Its Devices

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Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/24/11/01/088213/inside-a-firewall-vendors-5-year-war-with-the-chinese-hackers-hijacking-its-devices?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Inside a Firewall Vendor’s 5-Year War With the Chinese Hackers Hijacking Its Devices Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a significant cybersecurity battle undertaken by Sophos against Chinese hackers targeting firewall products. This situation has implications for information security, particularly concerning the risks associated…

The Register: Gang gobbles 15K credentials from cloud and email providers’ garbage Git configs

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/31/emeraldwhale_credential_theft/ Source: The Register Title: Gang gobbles 15K credentials from cloud and email providers’ garbage Git configs Feedly Summary: Emeraldwhale gang looked sharp – until it made a common S3 bucket mistake A criminal operation dubbed Emeraldwhale has been discovered after it dumped more than 15,000 credentials belonging to cloud service and email…

Alerts: Foreign Threat Actor Conducting Large-Scale Spear-Phishing Campaign with RDP Attachments

Oct 31, 2024

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