Chainalysis’ Jackie Burns-Koven on the drop in ransomware payments
Jackie Burns-Koven, Head of Cyber Threat Intelligence at Chainalysis
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Salt Typhoon remains active, hits more telecom networks via Cisco routers
The Chinese nation-state threat group intruded five additional telecom networks between December and January, including two unnamed providers in the U.S., Recorded Future researchers said.
CyberArk acquires Zilla Security in $175 million deal
The acquisition occurs during a period of strong financial performance for CyberArk.
Russian state threat group shifts focus to US, UK targets
A subgroup of Seashell Blizzard exploited public vulnerabilities in internet-facing systems, Microsoft researchers said.
Microsoft fixes 63 vulnerabilities, including 2 zero-days
The company’s monthly Patch Tuesday update comes with more than two-thirds of the patches closing high-severity flaws.
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Thai authorities detain four Europeans in ransomware crackdown
The multi-national law enforcement operation targeted the 8base ransomware gang.
CISA election, disinformation officials placed on administrative leave, sources say
The moves happened Thursday and Friday last week, per a source.
Google’s John Hultquist on how APTs are using generative AI
John Hultquist, Chief Analyst for Google Threat Intelligence Group
Hugging Face platform continues to be plagued by vulnerable ‘pickles’
A widely used python module for machine-learning developers can be loaded with malware and bypass detection measures.
Ransomware payments dropped 35% in 2024
Chainalysis says a combination of law enforcement actions and better defenses led to less money going out to ransomware actors.
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