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This blog is the latest in our series taking a deeper dive into advanced persistent threat (APT) groups. Throughout this series, we aim to demystify APT groups around the world, including their motives, dynamics, and some of their tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs).…
As the holiday season approaches, my family has a tradition of watching all of our favorite holiday movies—my favorite being Home Alone. It is the time for festive decorations, eggnog, and large heartwarming feasts with family and friends. Sadly, though, it is going to take a lot more than your aunt’s mystery casserole to ward off nefarious actors during the holiday season.…
Sporting events, like the upcoming FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 (Qatar 2022 World Cup), attract massive attention from every corner of the world. Just think, the last edition of the tournament in Russia was watched by a combined 3.57 billion viewers, equating to more than half of the global population aged four and over. …
The tail end of the calendar year represents arguably the most important period for retailers and companies working in e-commerce, with a huge amount of yearly profits determined in the penultimate two months of the year. This profit is largely generated through the two biggest online sales events of the year, Black Friday and Cyber Monday.…
In our first blog in this series, we covered how ransomware groups go about their recruitment, with their large teams comprising many threat actors with niche skill sets. We all know how high-profile, widespread, and lucrative the ransomware industry is. It feels like new groups appear every week.…
As we move towards the end of 2022, now is the time to take a look back at the major trends from the last eleven months and identify what might happen from a cyber threat perspective in 2023. 2022 will likely be remembered for several reasons; notably the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the world recovering from the worst of the COVID pandemic, and of course, a global financial crisis.…
The curtain has fallen on the third quarter (Q3) of 2022, and it’s time to report the trends and highlights gleaned from Digital Shadows’ vulnerability intelligence. Q3 was characterized by dozens of zero-day vulnerabilities, including the continued exploitation of the high-profile Follina vulnerability (CVE-2022-30190) that debuted in the second quarter of 2022.…
Thanks for joining us for the first release in our Cyber Security Awareness Month series. Check out our other recent posts on “Pro-Russian Hacktivism” and “Ransomware in Q3 of 2022!” In addition, see our previous articles on phishing: “The Ecosystem of Phishing: From Minnows to Marlins”, “The Phight Against Phishing,” and “Fight the Phish!”
Several years ago, I played a video game with tradable items in it.…
Note: This blog is part of a series of articles related to the use of Structured Analytic Techniques in Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI). Previous examples include our Analysis of Competing Hypotheses (ACH) for REvil, a Cone of Plausibility exercise for ransomware development, and a Team A vs Team B exercise to study Lapsus$.…
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