Latest Cyberthreats and Advisories – March 17, 2023

Cybercriminals pounce on SVB collapse, privacy concerns around ChatGPT and the FBI warns of a rise in crypto scams. Here are the latest threats and advisories for the week of March 17, 2023. By John Weiler Threat Advisories and Alerts FBI Warning: Cryptocurrency Investment Schemes on the Rise The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is warning internet users of an increase in cryptocurrency investment scam schemes, which defrauded victims of over $2 billion in 2022. Cybercriminals (usually located overseas) use social media platforms, dating apps, professional networking apps and other online means to connect with targets. The criminals then…

March 17, 2023
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Rise of Ransomware Attacks Main Focus for SOCs, research finds

A new global study has looked into how SOC’s go about protecting organisations from threats, where they focus the most attention and what is driving modernisation plans. Cybereason’s latest report Ransomware and the Modern SOC: How Ransomware is Driving the Requirements for SOC Modernization, surveyed 1,203 security professionals from eight countries and a dozen industries, […]

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March 16, 2023
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Analysis: Where Next As Europol Hails Rare DoppelPaymer Ransomware Success

By John E. Dunn Two arrests for alleged ransomware crimes and some useful intel. But will the latest Europol action make any difference? Following an international operation encompassing law enforcement agencies in Germany, Ukraine, the Netherlands and the U.S., Europol announced the arrests in Germany and Ukraine of what it believes are two of the five core “masterminds” of the DoppelPaymer ransomware group. The first suspect was described as a German national, the second as a Ukrainian, in raids that also involved searching properties in Kiev and Kharkiv. Beyond that, details are scarce although Europol said the German suspect was…

March 16, 2023
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Security Firm Rubrik breached by Clop gang through GoAnywhere Zero-Day exploitation

Data security firm Rubrik discloses a data breach, attackers exploited recent GoAnywhere zero-day to steal its data. Cybersecurity firm Rubrik disclosed a data breach, a ransomware group stolen compeny data by exploiting the recently disclosed zero-day vulnerability in the Fortra GoAnywhere secure file transfer platform. The company was the victim of a large-scale campaign targeting […]

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March 15, 2023
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