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Cisco: All Intelligence is Not Created Equal

Threat intel has changed over the years and that’s changed how customers use it, says Matt Olney, director of Talos threat intelligence and interdiction at Cisco. He discusses new...
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Patch Now: 2 Apple Zero-Days Exploited in Wild

Security researchers are urging users of Apple Mac, iPhone, and iPad devices to immediately update to newly released versions of the operating systems for each technology, to mitigate risk...
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BlackByte Ransomware Gang Returns With Twitter Presence, Tiered Pricing

The BlackByte ransomware group, which has connections to Conti, has resurfaced after a hiatus with a new social media presence on Twitter and new extortion methods borrowed from the better-known...
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State-Sponsored APTs Dangle Job Opps to Lure In Spy Victims

Fake job offers have become a top phishing tactic for state-sponsored threat actors to lure in unsuspecting targets in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, as many reconsider their...
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Summertime Blues: TA558 Ramps Up Attacks on Hospitality, Travel Sectors

Another threat actor targeting hospitality, hotel, and travel organizations has re-emerged during the busy summer travel season: a smaller, financially motivated player named TA558. According to new research from Proofpoint,...
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Which Security Bugs Will Be Exploited? Researchers Create an ML Model to Find Out

Using machine learning trained on data from more than two dozen sources, a team of university researchers has created a model for predicting which vulnerabilities will likely result in...
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5 Russia-Linked Groups Target Ukraine in Cyberwar

Over the past eight months, at least five Russian state-sponsored or cybercriminal groups have targeted Ukrainian government agencies and private companies in dozens of operations that aimed to disrupt...
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Mac Attack: North Korea’s Lazarus APT Targets Apple’s M1 Chip

North Korean advanced persistent threat (APT) Lazarus is casting a wider net with its ongoing Operation In(ter)ception campaign, targeting Macs with Apple's M1 chip. The state-sponsored group is continuing its...
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China’s APT41 Embraces Baffling Approach for Dropping Cobalt Strike Payload

An analysis of China-backed advanced persistent threat (APT) actor APT41's activities has shown the group to be using a unique — and somewhat inexplicable — method for deploying its main Cobalt...
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China-Backed RedAlpha APT Builds Sprawling Cyber-Espionage Infrastructure

The RedAlpha advanced persistent threat (APT) group, thought to be linked to the Chinese state, has been spying on global humanitarian, think tank, and government organizations thanks to a...