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Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 23 February 2024

Black Arrow Cyber Threat Intelligence Briefing 23 February 2024:

-Despite Recent FBI Disruptions, a Rise in Ransomware Means 2024 Will be a Volatile Year for Cyber Security

-The Old, Not the New: Basic Security Issues Still the Biggest Threat to Enterprises

-Reevaluating Your Cyber Security Priorities

-Cyber Threat Environment at its Most Dangerous for SMBs, as Geopolitical Tenison, Extortion and Attacks Present Biggest Risks

-Legal Sector Grows as a Target, with Cyber Attacks on Law Firms Surging by Over a Third

-It’s Not Only Ransomware Seeing Huge Rises, Business Email Compromise (BEC) Attacks are Also Seeing a Huge Rise – is Your Business Prepared?

-Deepfake Phishing Grew by 3,000% in 2023, and it’s Just the Beginning

-Cyber Attacks are Getting Faster, More Common and More Successful, Although Detection is More Advanced Than Ever — New Report Signals the Threats to Businesses, Supply Chains, and Democracy

-Report Finds Malicious Emails Bypassing Secure Email Gateways Rose by 105%

-Rising Cyber Threats Identified Amongst Other Major Business Risks for 2024

-Huge Cyber Security Leak Lifts the Lid on China’s Hackers for Hire

-Fifth of British Kids Have Broken the Law Online

-Over 40% of Firms Struggle with Cyber Security Talent Shortage

Black Arrow AdminFebruary 25, 2024lockbit, ibm x-force, mimecast, crowdstrike, abnormal security, cofense, allianz, isoon, wechat, kaspersky, sec, barracuda, screenconnect, connectwise, alpha, akira, cisco, cisco anyconnect, knight ransomware, esentire, rhysida, medibank, revil, loandepot, prudential financial, cactus, schneider electric, dead mans fingers, chatgpt, github copilot, anatsa, google play, lucifer, apache hadoop, ssh-snake, voltschemer, malta, hungary, bosnia, cambridge university, wyze, bank of america, infosys, superbowl, tiktok, dora, avast, nis2, tag-70, basicstar, x, winter vivern, roundcube, turla, coalition, ivanti, exchange, gartner, vmware, solarwinds, chrome, joomla, qnap, wordpress, trufflehog, vipre, vsphere, netwalker, google chrome, eset, apple, black arrow cyber, black arrow, threat intelligence, osint, ncsc, national cyber security centre, cpni, mi5, gchq, cert, nca, national crime agency, europol, interpol, enisa, nato, cyber, information security, it security, cyber warfare, russia, north korea, china, iran, british intelligence, national security, uk national security, military intelligence, mod, ministry of defence, police, law enforcement, ftse 100, ftse100, offshore financial services, fortune 500, fortune500

Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 19 January 2024

Black Arrow Cyber Threat Intelligence Briefing 19 January 2024:

-World Economic Forum and UN Warn of Growing ‘Cyber Insecurity’ Amid Heightened Threat Landscape

-Cyber Attacks Reveal Fragility of Financial Markets as Attacks on Financial Services Sector Surge

-Researcher Uncovers One of The Biggest Password Dumps in Recent History

-Email Nightmare: 94% of Firms Hit by Phishing Attacks in 2023

-75% of Organisations Hit by Ransomware in 2023

-The Dangers of Quadruple Blow Ransomware Attacks

-Human Error and Insiders Expose Millions in UK Law Firm Data Breaches

-It’s a New Year and a Good Time for a Cyber Security Checkup

-Applying the Tyson Principle to Cyber Security: Why Attack Simulations are Key to Avoiding Disaster

-Cyber Threats Top Global Business Risk Concern for 2024

-Generative AI has CEOs Worried About Cyber Security, PwC Survey Says

-With Attacks on the Upswing, Cyber Insurance Premiums Poised to Rise Too

-Digital Resilience – a Step Up from Cyber Security

Black Arrow AdminJanuary 21, 2024fujitsu, juniper, woodruff sawyer, lg, bosch, pegasus, calvia, kansas state university, manx care, postgresqql, price waterhouse cooper, vec, world economic forum, wef, united nations office on drugs and crime, financial conduct authority, facebook, roblox, ebay, coinbase, yahoo, egress, nis 2.0, sec, alphv, meridianlink, moveit, goanywhere, mike tyson, allianz, pwc, covid-19, jpmorgan, norton rose fulbright, veeam, akira, medusa, postgre, mysql, teamviewer, capita, british library, lush, frred hutch, foxconn, lockbit, framework, cofense, gitlab, atomic stealer, xprotect, inferno drainer, remcos rat, jinxloader, bigpanzi, cop28, chainalysis, munich, aws, haveibeenpwned, naz.api, adblock, hellofresh, volt typhoon, zelensky, davos, connect secure, sharepoint, sonicwall, citrix netscaler, confluence, qualcomm, amd, apple magic keyboard, balada injector, drupal core, opera myflaw, hackerone, post office, black arrow cyber, black arrow, threat intelligence, osint, ncsc, national cyber security centre, cpni, mi5, gchq, cert, nca, national crime agency, europol, interpol, enisa, nato, cyber, information security, it security, cyber warfare, russia, north korea, china, iran

Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 12 May 2023

Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 12 May 2023:

-79% of Cyber Pros Make Decisions Without Threat Intelligence

-61% of Business Leadership Overlook the Role of Cyber Security as a Business Enabler and as being Key to Business Success

-Risk Managers Warn Cyber Insurance Could Become ‘Unviable Product’

-Small and Medium-Sized Businesses: Don’t Give up on Cyber Security

-AI Has Been Dubbed a 'Nuclear' Threat to Cyber Security, but It Can Also Be Used for Defence

-Paying Cyber Hijackers’ Ransoms Doubles Cost of Recovery, Sophos Study Shows

-Majority of US, UK CISOs Unable to Protect Company 'Secrets'

-Company Executives Can’t Afford to Ignore Cyber Security Anymore

-BEC Campaign via Israel Spotted Targeting Multinational Companies

-CISOs Worried About Personal Liability for Breaches

-UK, US and International Allies Uncover Russian Snake Malware Network in 50+ Countries

-Plug-and-Play Microsoft 365 Phishing Tool 'Democratizes' Attack Campaigns

Black Arrow AdminMay 14, 2023at&t, adobe, linkedin, delinea, encrochat, ubiquiti, simplify, seoul, sysco, chrome, google, ruckus, cofense, cyble, esxi, cactus, threat intelligence, federation of european risk management associations, ferma, lloyds, financial times, smbs, smb, chatgpt, sophos, israel, snake malware, ncsc, nsa, fsb, phishing-as-a-service, cisco, talos, greatness, kaspersky, rochester public school, constellation, alphv, akira, western digital, conti, royal, smashing pumpkins, dragos, bloomberg, abb, black basta, babuk, gmail, aurora, linux bpfdoor, fluhorse, fleckpe, bad bots, fortinet, andoryubot, rapperbot, cryptojacking, mirai botnet, capita, openai, msi, nextgen, brightly, schooldude, bitcoin, deepfake, merck, notpetya, sbom, enisa, adcs, ftx, tor, india, twitter, circle, tiktok, csam, pega, isc2, isaca, rsac, proofpoint, hp, dell, phishing, amazon, killnet, cert-ua, smokeloader, roarbat, dragon breath, capvision, sidewinder, wordpress, azure, papercut, cyberghost, sap, eset apt, eurovision, black arrow cyber, black arrow, osint, national cyber security centre, cpni, mi5, gchq, cert, nca, national crime agency, europol, interpol, nato, cyber, information security, it security, cyber warfare

Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 07 April 2023

Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 07 April 2023:

-15 Million Public-Facing Services Vulnerable to Known Exploited Vulnerabilities

-New Research Highlights Increased Security Risks Posed by Remote Working and BYOD

-Lack of Security Employees Makes SMBs Sitting Ducks for Cyber Attacks

-IT and Security Pros Pressured to Keep Quiet About Data Breaches

-Phishing Emails are Seeing a Huge Rise, So Stay on Your Guard"

-Ransomware Attacks Skyrocket as Threat Actors Double Down on Global Attacks

-MSPs a Favoured Target of Supply Chain and Infrastructure Attacks

-Fake Ransomware Gang Targets Organisations with Empty Data Leak Threats

-GCHQ Updates Security Guidance for Boards

-More than 60% of Organisations have been Hit with Unplanned Downtime on a Monthly Basis

-For Cyber Crime Gangs, Professionnalisation Comes With “Corporate” Headaches

-UK’s Offensive Hacking Unit Takes on Military Opponents and Terrorist Groups

-Man Kills Himself After an AI Chatbot 'Encouraged' Him to Sacrifice Himself to Stop Climate Change

-Hackers Exploit WordPress Plugin Flaw That Gives Full Control of Millions of Sites

Black Arrow AdminApril 9, 2023tmx finance, pope, pig-butchering, powershell, money message, cl0p, clop, kev catalogue, kev catalog, cofense, ncc, connectwise, ncf, national cyber force, wordpress, elementor, rorschach, alphv, veritas, lockbit, capita, dish, chatgpt, youtube, winrar sfx, arid viper, npm, typhon, efile.com, pixel, google, byod, hp, laserjet, nexx, splunk, wester digital, uber, snafu, doj, styx, winter vivern, zimbra, 3cx, log4j, proxyjacking, alienfox, google drive, genesis market, tiktok, twitter, pci dss, vodafone, nypd, micron, vulkan playbook, google tag, archipelago, adobe, adobe coldfusion, chrome, qnap, black arrow cyber, black arrow, threat intelligence, osint, ncsc, national cyber security centre, cpni, mi5, gchq, cert, nca, national crime agency, europol, interpol, enisa, nato, cyber, information security, it security, cyber warfare, cyber security

Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 08 July 2022

Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 08 July 2022:

-Businesses Urged Not To Give In To Ransomware Cyber Criminals As Authorities See Increase In Payouts

-People Are the Primary Attack Vector Around the World

-Early Detection Crucial in Stopping Business Email Compromise (BEC) Scams

-54% of SMBs Do Not Implement Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)

-New Cyber Threat Emerges from the Inside, Research Report Finds

-Ransomware: Why it's still a big threat, and where the gangs are going next

-NCSC: Prepare for Protected Period of Heightened Cyber-Risk

-69% Of Employees Need to Deal With More Security Measures In A Hybrid Work Environment

-FBI and MI5 Leaders Give Unprecedented Joint Warning on Chinese Spying

-As Cyber Criminals Recycle Ransomware, They're Getting Faster

-UK Military Investigates Hacks on Army Social Media Accounts

-APT Campaign Targeting SOHO Routers Highlights Risks to Remote Workers

Black Arrow AdminJuly 10, 2022lindy cameron, cofense, dtex, super malicious insider, ivanti, christopher wray, ken mccallum, nokoyawa, army, british army, twitter, youtube, zuorat, black lotus, astralocker, lockbit, redalert, hive, maui, havanacrypt, revil, qnap, checkmate, conti, notpetya, eternalblue, wannacry, sans, icedid, axie infinity, lazarus, cozy bear, follina, rozena, orbit, stalkerware, whatsapp, marriott, aon, pennywise, npm, hackerone, ukraine, airport, facebook, ecb, wegmans, killnet, latvia, lithuania, trickbot, openssl, expressway, telepresence, cisco, fortnet, jenkins, google chrome, chrome, sql injection, xss, cmw, crypo-monetized web, black arrow, black arrow cyber, cyber experts, cyber consulting, cyber investigators, cyber, cyber security, infosec, information security, threat intel, threat intelligence, threat report, business risk, business risks, cyber risk management, risk management, cyber risk, cyber security risk, cyber risk assessment, risk assessment, 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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

Black Arrow AdminSeptember 3, 2021black arrow, cyber, cyber security, infosec, information security, ransomware, cyber crime, brute force, hackers, guns, gun owners, financial services, insurance, cyber insurance, third parties, third party, supply chain, microsoft, open redirect, phishing, employees, bec, business email compromise, scammers, insider threats, lockfile, fbi, cisa, smart cities, cofense, passwords, gpus, graphics cards, amd, nvidia, cloud, azure, android, malware, npm, qnap, apple, meltdown, braktooth, bluetooth, cisco, proxytoken, exchange, atlassian, confluence, mozi, iot, botnet, tp-link, voip, cloudflare, ddos, zero trust, t-mobile, china, lockbit

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