Cybercriminals picked up the pace on attacks last year
Ransomware groups last year achieved lateral movement within an average of 48 minutes after gaining initial access to targeted environments, threat intelligence experts said.
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Salt Typhoon gained initial access to telecoms through Cisco devices
The Chinese nation-state threat group primarily gained access to Cisco devices with legitimate login credentials, according to Cisco Talos.
Threat researchers spot ‘device code’ phishing attacks targeting Microsoft accounts
Suspected Russian nation-state threat groups have duped multiple victims into granting potentially persistent access to networks via authentication requests and valid tokens.
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.
Vulnerability in popular AI developer could ‘shut down essentially everything you own’
The flaw in Lightning.AI’s platform, which has been patched, would have given root access to an attacker and broad control over a victim’s cloud-based studio and connected…
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China’s elite hackers expand target list to European Union
Beijing's hackers are also using an open-source VPN tool for persistence.
Campaigns and political parties are in the crosshairs of election meddlers
Attacks on elections have become more multifaceted over the past decade, but fears of a hacked election — real or perceived — remain one of the biggest…
Keeping a competitive edge in the cybersecurity ‘game’
Instead of thinking of cybersecurity as a problem, IT leaders should look at it through the lens of a game — and threat intelligence gives your team…
A platform approach to security to minimize technical debt
Organizations have slowly added more security tools than they can manage, so now they are looking to vendors that can offer a platform approach to security, says…
Rise of ‘system wipers’ poses new threats to organizations
A surge in destructive malware that can wipe systems among emerging threats in the latest FortiGuard Labs threat report, says Chief Security Strategist Derek Manky.
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