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Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 10 September 2021

Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 10 September 2021

-91% Of IT Teams Have Felt 'Forced' To Trade Security For Business Operations

-Ransomware Attacks Increased Exponentially In 2021

-One In Three Suspect Phishing Emails Reported By Employees Really Are Malicious

-Hackers Shift From Malware To Credential Hijacking

-Attacker Breakout Time Now Less Than 30 Minutes

-Hackers Leak VPN Account Passwords From 87,000 Fortinet FortiGate Devices

-The Impact Of Ransomware On Cyber Insurance Driving The Need For Broader Cyber Security Knowledge

-Hackers Exploit Camera Vulnerabilities To Spy On Parents

-39% Of All Internet Traffic Is From Bad Bots

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Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 03 September 2021

Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 03 September 2021

-Ransomware Attacks Soar 288% in H1 2021

-Ransomware Costs Expected To Reach $265 Billion By 2031

-Brute Force Email Attacks and Account Takeover Attempts Rise 671%, Reaching Unprecedented Levels, Causing Financial And Reputational Damage

-Investigation Into Hacked "Map" Of UK Gun Owners

-Eight US Financial Services Firms Given Six-Figure Fines Over BEC Data Breaches

-Ransomware Has Been A ‘Game Changer’ For Cyber Insurance

-WhatsApp hit with $267 million GDPR fine for bungling user privacy disclosure

-Microsoft Warns About Open Redirect Phishing Campaign

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Cyber Briefing 23 October 2020: Ransomware Continues to Evolve; Infected IoT Up 100%; Brute Force Attacks Up with more Open RDP Ports; 40% Unsure on Mobile Phishing; Most Imitated Phishing Brands

Cyber Briefing 23 October 2020: Ransomware Variants Evolve as Crooks Chase Bigger Paydays; Infected IoT Surges 100% in a Year; Brute Force Attacks Up Due To More Open RDP Ports; 40% of Users Not Sure What Mobile Phishing Is; Microsoft Most Imitated Phishing Brand Q3 2020; DDoS Triples as Ransoms Re-Emerge; Exploited Chrome Bug Fixed; WordPress Forces Security Update; The Most Worrying Vulns Around Today

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