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US prosecutors announced they have charged three people, one of them from Britain, for roles in hijacking celebrity Twitter accounts and tricking people out of money. [Read More]
Cybercriminals could be stealing data from EMV payment cards and using it to create magnetic stripe cards which they can use for card-present transactions. [Read More]
Twitter on Thursday revealed that several employees were targeted with phone spear-phishing in a social engineering attack leading to the recent security incident. [Read More]
Roughly one month after senators introduced a “balanced” bill that would require tech companies to provide law enforcement with access to encrypted user data, a companion bill was introduced in the House of Representatives this week. [Read More]
The European Union imposed its first ever sanctions against alleged cyber attackers, targeting Russian and Chinese individuals and a specialist unit of Moscow's GRU military intelligence agency. [Read More]
The US ambassador in Brasilia warned of "consequences" if Brazil chooses Chinese telecoms company Huawei to develop its 5G network. [Read More]
The FBI has released an alert to warn businesses of ongoing cyberattacks involving the NetWalker ransomware. [Read More]
Britain named former ambassador to Turkey Richard Moore as the new director of the MI6 Secret Intelligence Service. [Read More]
FireEye security researchers have linked a series of disinformation operations to Russia, that have been ongoing since at least March 2017. [Read More]
AWS announces the general availability of a fully managed service designed to help customers identify potentially fraudulent online activities. [Read More]
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Intent-based segmentation, deception technology, and an integrated security fabric are essential tools in beating malware designed to avoid detection and analysis.
At the end of the day, I encourage businesses and organizations of all sizes to leave the moral judgments regarding ransomware to the government.
Given the likelihood of an uptick in ransomware attacks, let’s consider steps organizations can take to minimize the risk of being victimized.
While global corporations have been targeted by Iran-linked threat actors, the escalating tensions in recent weeks will inevitably bring more repercussions as tools and tactics change with new strategic goals.
In order to make threat intelligence more accessible and effective for more fraud teams, it’s important for vendors and practitioners alike to recognize and debunk some misconceptions.
it’s crucial to remember that accessing and obtaining DDW data safely and effectively in support of an intelligence operation requires highly specific skills and infrastructure that, unfortunately, not all vendors possess.
Organizations may not be able to mitigate BEC scams entirely; however, tightening up processes will ensure data exposure is kept to a minimum.
The 2020 elections will be hotly contested, and the integrity of the election will need to be beyond repute to ensure citizens confidence in a free and fair election.
Online "card shops" can be invaluable resources for those seeking to better understand and combat fraud and cybercrime.
The origin story of Mimikatz — a post-exploitation module that has enabled criminals to steal millions of passwords around the world — reads like an over-the-top spy thriller.
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