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Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 18th August 2023

Black Arrow Cyber Threat Intelligence Briefing 18 August 2023:

-Ransomware Group Targeting MSPs Worldwide in New Campaign

-As Ransomware Surges, A lack of Resources Makes SMBs Most Vulnerable

-Business Email Compromise Attack Costs Far Exceeding Ransomware Losses

-Email Phishing Remains the Main Entry for Cyber Criminals; People with Six Personality Traits are More Susceptible

-Gartner Study Finds Generative AI to be a Top Emerging Risk for Organisations

-LinkedIn Suffers Significant Wave of Account Hacks

-High Net-Worth Families are at Risk of Cyber Crime

-Cyber Attack Rule Raises Insurance Risks for Corporate Officers

-PSNI and UK Voter Breaches Show Data Security Should be Taken More Seriously

-The Imperative of Cyber Preparedness: The Power of Tabletop Exercises

-Why Are Phones a Cyber Security Weak Spot?

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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

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Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 17 March 2023

Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 17 March 2023:

-Almost Half of IT Leaders Consider Security as an Afterthought

-Over $10bn Lost To Online Frauds, with Pig Butchering and Investment Scams Accounting for $3B, Overtaking BEC – FBI Report Says

-Over 721 Million Passwords Were Leaked in 2022

-How Much of a Cyber Security Risk are Suppliers?

-90% of £5m+ Businesses Hit by Cyber Attacks

-Rushed Cloud Migrations Result in Escalating Technical Debt

-17 European Nations Targeted by Russia in 2023 as Espionage Ramping Up

-Microsoft Warns of Large-Scale Use of Phishing Kits

-BEC Volumes Double on Phishing Surge

-The Risk of Pasting Confidential Company Data in ChatGPT

-Ransomware Attacks have Entered a New Phase

-MI5 Launches New Agency to Tackle State-Backed Attacks

-Why Cyber Awareness Training is an Ongoing Process

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Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 05 November 2021

Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 05 November 2021

-500 Million Attempted Ransomware Attacks (So Far) in 2021, With No Sign Of Slowing

-Top 10 Ways Attackers Are Increasing Pressure On Their Ransomware Victims To Pay

-40% Of Organisations Suffered A Cloud-Based Data Breach In The Past 12 Months

-Midsize Business Cyber Attacks: A Security Reality Check

-70% Of Dev Teams Admit To Skipping Security Steps

-79% Of IT Teams Have Seen Increase In Endpoint Security Breaches

-Enterprises With Subsidiaries More Prone To Cyber Attacks, Study Says

-Cisco Talos Reports New Variant Of Babuk Ransomware Targeting Exchange Servers

-Ransomware Gangs Target Corporate Financial Activities

-Web Of Deceit: The Rising Threat Of Ransomware

-While Businesses Are Ramping Up Their Risk Mitigation Efforts, They Could Be Doing More

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Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 22 October 2021

Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 22 October 2021

-Many Organisations Lack Basic Cyber Hygiene Despite High Confidence In Their Cyber Defences

-83% Of Ransomware Victims Paid Ransom: Survey

-Report: Ransomware Affected 72% Of Organizations In Past Year

-Ransomware: Looking For Weaknesses In Your Own Network Is Key To Stopping Attacks

-A Hacker Warns: Give Up Trying To Keep Me Out — And Focus On Your Data

-Cyber Risk Trends Driving The Surge In Ransomware Incidents

-US Ransomware Victims Paid $600 Million to Hackers in 1H of 2021

-Hacking Group Created Fake Cyber Security Companies To Hire Experts And Involve Them In Ransomware Attacks Tricking Them Of Conducting A Pentest

-Nearly Three-Quarters of Organizations Victimized by DNS Attacks in Past 12 Months

-Cyber Crime Matures As Hackers Are Forced To Work Smarter

-Hackers Stealing Browser Cookies to Hijack High-Profile YouTube Accounts

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Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 09 July 2021

Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 09 July 2021: Hackers Demand $70 Million To End Biggest Ransomware Attack On Record; Zero Day Malware Reached An All-Time High In Q1 2021; New Trojan Malware Steals Millions Of Login Credentials; MacOS Targeted In WildPressure APT Malware Campaign; The Cost Of Cyber Insurance Increased 32% Last Year And Shows No Signs Of Easing; Critical Flaws In Windows Print Spooler Service Could Allow For Remote Attacks; British Airways Settles Over Record Claim For Data Breach; Hackers On Loose As 9,000 Data Leaks A Year Recorded

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