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Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 15 March 2024
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Intelligence Briefing 15 March 2024:
-Mind The Gap - Mimecast Report Finds Humans Are Biggest Security Flaw
-Three-Quarters of Cyber Victim Are SMBs - Why SMBs are Becoming More Vulnerable
-Cyber Security Skills Gap and Lack of Boardroom Engagement Invite Hacker Havoc
-UK Government’s Ransomware Failings Leave Country ‘Exposed and Unprepared’
-Data Breaches up 72% to New Record High: Cyber Security Incidents Rank as #1 Global Business Threat in 2024
-Finance Sector Facing Huge Number of Cyber Attacks That Could Leave It On its Knees, Highlights the Need to Build a Robust Security Culture
-Microsoft Confirms Russian Hackers Stole Source Code, Some Customer Secrets
-Independent Cyber Security Audits Are Powerful Tools for Boards
-Navigating Cyber Security in The Era of Mergers
-Phishing Tactics Evolve as Sophisticated Vishing and Image-based Phishing Take World by Storm
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 02 February 2024
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Intelligence Briefing 02 February 2024:
-The Financial Sector Is Plagued by Increasingly Sophisticated Cyber Attacks That Demand a Defensive Paradigm Shift
-The $10 Billion Cyber Insurance Industry Sees a Dangerous Year in Cyber Crime Ahead. AI, Ransomware, and War are its Biggest Concerns
-Microsoft Says Russian Hackers Used Known Identified Tactics to Breach Senior Exec Emails
-Old Methods, New Tricks: Cyber Criminals Are Still Using Social Engineering to Steal Your Credentials
-UK Government Unveils New Cyber Threat Guidelines as 32% of Firms Suffer Attacks in Past Year
-94% of Organisations Would Pay a Ransom, Despite Having ‘Do Not Pay’ Policies, as 79% Faced an Attack in 2023
-Interpol Arrests More than 30 Cyber Criminals in Global Operation
-Divide and Succeed: Splitting IT and Security Makes Business Sense
-Ransomware Groups Gain Clout with False Attack Claims
-Payment Fraud is Hitting Organisations Harder Than Ever Before
-Chinese Hacking Operations Have Entered a Far More Dangerous Phase, US Warns
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 22 December 2023
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Intelligence Briefing 22 December 2023:
-Majority of 2023’s Critical Cyber Attacks Stemmed from Fewer Than 1% of Vulnerabilities, with 1 in 4 High Risk Vulnerabilities Exploited Within 24 Hours of Going Public
-Ransomware Gangs Are Increasingly Turning to Remote Access Tools for Attacks, As UK Honeypots Attacked 17 Million Times Per Day
-Why Employees Are a Bigger Security Risk than Hackers
-77% of Financial Services Firms Detected a Cyber Attack in the Last Year, as Finance and Healthcare Continue to Suffer the Most Cyber Attacks
-New Report Data Shows 75% Increase in Suspicious Emails Hitting Inboxes
-Threat Actors Still Exploiting Old Unpatched Vulnerabilities
-Many Organisations Still Lack Formal Cyber Security Training
-Addressing the Growing Threat of Supply Chain Cyber Attacks
-Cyber Incident Costs Surge 11% as Budgets Remain Muted
-Attacks on Critical Infrastructure are Harbingers of War: Are We Prepared?
-UK Data Centres to be Classed as Critical Infrastructure Under New Gov Proposals
-Data Exfiltration and Extortion is the New Ransomware Threat, as 65% of Organisations Say Ransomware Concerns Impact Risk Management
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 24 November 2023
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Intelligence Briefing 24 November 2023:
-The Human Element- Cyber Security’s Great Challenge
-Good Cyber Hygiene is a Strategic Imperative for SMEs, Report Shows
-Despite Increasing Ransomware Attacks, Some Companies in Denial
-A Single Supply Chain Related Ransomware Incident Spurred UK Decision Makers to Spend Big on Cyber as Latest Victim Count exceeds 2.6K Organisations and 77M People
-The True Cost of a Ransomware Attack
-Largest Study of Its Kind Shows Outdated Password Practices Are Putting Millions at Risk
-Cyber Security Investment Involves More Than Just Technology
-Questions Leaders Must Ask Themselves on Security Culture
-There’s a Crossover Between Organised Crime, Financial Crime, and Nation-State Crime
-Cyber Attack on British Library Highlights Lack of UK Resilience
-Organisations Rethink Cyber Security Investments to Meet NIS2 and DORA Directive Requirements
-The Cyber Security Lawsuit Boards are Talking About
-UK and Republic of Korea Issue Warning About North Korea State-Linked Cyber Actors Attacking Software Supply Chains
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 08 September 2023
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Intelligence Briefing 08 September 2023:
-More Than Half of UK Organisations Know They Aren’t Well Protected
-Generative AI Considered a Security Risk by 60% of Board Members: How Organisations Can Prepare
-Businesses Ignore Incident Response at Their Peril
-Blame Culture: An Organisation’s Ticking Time Bomb
-Spend to Save: CFO’s and Cyber Security Investment
-Cyber Security Tools Are New Targets for Attackers, including Nation-State Actors
-Attackers Access UK Military Data Through Third Party Supplier as Relentless Russian Cyber Attacks Raise Spectre of WW3
-Common Tactics Used by Threat Actors to Weaponise PDFs
-Years-old Microsoft Security Holes Still Hot Targets for Cyber Criminals
-Popular ‘As-a-Service’ Operations Have Earned Cyber Criminals over $64m
-71% of Organisations are Impacted by Cyber Security Skills Shortage
-Multiple Schools Hit by Cyber Attacks Before Term Begins
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 01 September 2023
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Intelligence Briefing 01 September 2023:
-66 Percent of Businesses Don't Understand Their Cyber Risks
-Massive Supplier Cyber Breach Puts London’s Metropolitan Police on Red Alert After Officer and Staff Details Hacked
-Pay our Ransom Instead of a GDPR Fine, Cyber Crime Gang Tells Targets, as Attacks Against Small Businesses Ramp Up
-Survey Finds In-house Counsel Cyber Anxiety Skyrocketing
-58% of Malicious Emails Contained Spoofed Content
-Cyber Attacks Remain a Top Concern for Organisations Across All Industries
-BYOD Security Gap: Survey Finds 49% of European Firms Unprotected
-13% of Employees Admit to Falling for Phishing Attacks Working at Home, 9% Would Wait to Report After the Weekend
-Numbers Don't Lie: Exposing the Harsh Truths of Cyber Attacks in New Report
-Kroll’s Breach Highlights SIM-Swapping Risk
-Reducing The Risk of AI, What Can You Do?
-Debunking Popular Cyber Security Myths
-3 Malware Loaders Responsible for 80% of Intrusions
-MOVEit Hack Shows Attackers Still Use Old Tricks
-Barracuda Thought it Drove 0-day Hackers out of Customers’ Networks. It was Wrong
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 11 August 2023
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Intelligence Briefing 11 August 2023:
-75% of Organisations Worldwide Set to Ban ChatGPT and Generative AI Apps on Work Devices
-How an Eight-Character Password Could be Cracked in Just a Few Minutes
-Ransomware Victims Surge 143% as Threat Actors Pivot to Zero-Day Exploits
-How Executives’ Personal Devices Threaten Business Security
-77% of Financial Firms Saw an Increase in Cyber Attack Frequency
-Protecting Against Sophisticated Cyber Attacks Requires Layered Defences
-Managing Human Cyber Risks Matters Now More Than Ever
-Hackers are Targeting Top Executives’ Microsoft 365 Accounts to Steal Work Logins
-UK Shaken by Major Data Breaches
-Threat of Cyber Attacks to UK National Security Upgraded: Compared to Chemical Weapons or Nuclear Attack
-Mac Users are Facing More Dangerous Security Threats Than Ever Before
-Cyber Attack to Cost Outsourcing Firm Capita up to £25m
-Government and Public Services Face 40% More Cyber Attacks and Struggle to Protect Due to Lack of Resources
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 9th June 2023
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 09 June 2023:
-74% of Breaches Involve Human Element- Make Employees Your Best Asset
-Cyber Security Agency Urges Vigilance as MOVEit Attack Impacts Major Companies Including British Airways, Boots and the BBC
-CISOs and IT Lack Confidence in Executives’ Cyber Defence Knowledge as the Spotlight Falls on the Boardroom
-Only 1 in 10 CISOs are Board-ready as Nearly Half of Boards Lack Cyber Expertise
-BEC Volumes and Ransomware Costs Double in a Year
-Hackers are Targeting C-Suite Executives Through Their Personal Email
-Proactive Detection is Crucial as Organisations Lack Effective Threat Research
-Number of Vulnerabilities Exploited Rose by 55%
-Ransomware Behind Most Cyber Attacks, with Record-breaking May
-4 Areas of Cyber Risk That Boards Need to Address
-North Korea Makes 50% of Income from Cyber Attacks
-Going Beyond “Next Generation” Network Security
-Worldwide 2022 Email Phishing Statistics and Examples
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 02 June 2023
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 02 June 2023:
-How to Keep Cyber Attacks from Tanking Your Balance Sheet
-Company Size Doesn’t Matter When It Comes to Cyber Attacks
-‘Exceptional’ Cyber Attacks Now Normal, says BT Security Chief
-How State-Sponsored/Advanced Persistent Threat Groups (APTs) Target SMBs
-Phishing Campaigns Thrive as Evasive Tactics Outsmart Conventional Detection
-Don't be Polite When you Get a Text from a Wrong Number
-Capita Cyber Attack: 90 Downstream Organisations Reported Data Breaches
-Travel-Themed Phishing, BEC Campaigns Get Smarter as Summer Season Arrives
-Organisations Spend 100 Hours Battling Post-Delivery Email Threats
-Ransomware Gangs Adopting Business-like Practices to Boost Profits
-The Sobering Truth About Ransomware—For The 80% Who Paid Up
-The Great CISO Resignation: Why Security Leaders are Quitting in Droves
-When is it Time for a Cyber Hygiene Audit?
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 14 April 2023
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 14 April 2023:
-Almost Half of Former Employees Say Their Passwords Still Work
-Efficient Risk Based Patch Management Means Eliminating Just 2% of Exposures Could Protect 90% of Critical Assets
-Printers Pose Persistent Yet Overlooked Threat
-Employees Are as Likely as Cyber Criminals to Cause Cyber Incidents
-Over 90% of Organisations Find Threat Hunting a Challenge
-75% of Organisations Have Suffered a Cyber Security Breach
-Leak Shows Evolving Russian Cyber War Capabilities
-Outsourced Payroll and HR Services Firm Forced to Shut Down After Cyber Attack
-When a Cyber Criminal Steals Personal Data from Your Organisation What Do You Do and Who Do You Need to Inform?
-Insider Threat and Ransomware: A Growing Issue
-How LockBit Changed Cyber Security Forever
-Hybrid Work Environments Are Stressing CISOs
-Protect Your Data with a USB Condom
-Strategising Cyber Security: Why a Risk-based Approach is Key
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 10 March 2023
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 10 March 2023:
-Business Email Compromise Attacks Can Take Just Hours
-Research Reveals ‘Password’ is Still the Most Common Term used by Hackers to Breach Enterprise Networks
-Just 10% of Firms Can Resolve Cloud Threats in an Hour
-MSPs in the Crosshair of Ransomware Gangs
-Stolen Credentials Increasingly Empower the Cyber Crime Underground
-It’s Time to Assess the Potential Dangers of an Increasingly Connected World
-Mounting Cyber Threats Mean Financial Firms Urgently Need Better Safeguards
-Developers Leaked 10m Credentials Including Passwords in 2022
-Cyber Threat Detections Surges 55% In 2022
-European Central Bank Tells Banks to Run Cyber Stress Tests after Rise in Hacker Attacks
-Employees Are Feeding Sensitive Business Data to ChatGPT
-Is Ransomware Declining? Not So Fast Experts Say
-Preventing Corporate Data Breaches Starts With Remembering That Leaks Have Real Victims
-Faced With Likelihood of Ransomware Attacks, Businesses Still Choosing to Pay Up
-Experts See Growing Need for Cyber Security Workers as One in Six Jobs go Unfilled
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 03 March 2023
Black Arrow Cyber Briefing 03 March 2023:
-It’s Time to Evaluate Your Security Education Plan Amongst the Rise in Social Engineering Attacks
-Mobile Users are More Susceptible to Phishing Attacks
-Phishing as a Service Stimulates Cyber Crime
-Attacker Breakout Time Drops to Just 84 Minutes
-Attackers are Developing and Deploying Exploits Faster Than Ever
-Old Vulnerabilities are Haunting Organisations and Aiding Attackers
-Scams Drive Nearly $9bn Fraud Surge in 2022
-Economic Pressure are Increasing Cyber Security Risks and a Recession Would Only Further This
-Cyber Security in This Era of Polycrisis
-Russian Ransomware Projects Rebranded to Avoid Western Sanctions
-Ransomware Attacks Ravaged Big Names in February
-Firms Who Pay Ransom Subsidise New Attacks
-How the Ukraine War Opened a Fault Line in Cyber Crime
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 20 January 2023
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 20 January 2023:
-Experts at Davos 2023 Call for a Global Response to the Gathering 'Cyber Storm'
-Cost of Data Breaches to Global Businesses at Five-Year High
-European Data Protection Authorities Issue Record €2.92 Billion In GDPR Fines, an Increase of 168%
-PayPal Accounts Breached in Large-Scale Credential Stuffing Attack
-Royal Mail Boss to Face MPs’ Questions Over Russian Ransomware Attack
-Third-Party Risk Management: Why 2023 Could be the Perfect Time to Overhaul your TPRM Program
-EU Cyber Resilience Regulation Could Translate into Millions in Fines
-Russian Hackers Try to Bypass ChatGPT's Restrictions for Malicious Purposes
-New Report Reveals CISOs Rising Influence
-ChatGPT and its Perilous Use as a "Force Multiplier" for Cyber Attacks
-Mailchimp Discloses a New Security Breach, the Second One in 6 Months
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 13 January 2023
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 13 January 2023:
-Quarter of UK SMBs Hit by Ransomware in 2022
-Global Cyber Attack Volume Surges 38% in 2022
-1 in 3 Organisations Do Not Provide Any Cyber Security Training to Remote Workers Despite the Majority of Employees Having Access to Critical Data
-AI-Generated Phishing Attacks Are Becoming More Convincing
-Customer and Employee Data the Top Prize for Hackers
-Royal Mail hit by Ransomware Attack, Causes ‘Severe Disruption’ to Services
-The Guardian Confirms Personal Information Compromised in Ransomware Attack
-Ransomware Gang Releases Info Stolen from 14 UK Schools, Including Passport Scans
-The Dark Web’s Criminal Minds See Internet of Things as Next Big Hacking Prize
-Corrupted File to Blame for Computer Glitch which Grounded Every US Flight
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 23 December 2022
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 23 December 2022:
-LastPass Users: Your Info and Password Vault Data are Now in Hackers’ Hands
-Ransomware Attacks Increased 41% In November
-The Risk of Escalation from Cyber Attacks Has Never Been Greater
-FBI Recommends Ad Blockers as Cyber Criminals Impersonate Brands in Search Engine Ads
-North Korea-Linked Hackers Stole $626 Million in Virtual Assets in 2022
-UK Security Agency Wants Fresh Approach to Combat Phishing
-GodFather Android malware targets 400 banks, crypto exchanges
-Companies Overwhelmed by Available Tech Solutions
-Nine in 10 Third-party Contractors, Freelancers Use Personal, Unmanaged Devices Likely to be Infected
-UK Privacy Regulator Names and Shames Breached Firms
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 04 November 2022
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 04 November 2022:
-NCSC Looks Back on Year Of ‘Profound Change’ for Cyber
-LastPass Research Finds False Sense of Cyber Security Running Rampant
-Insurance Giant Settles NotPetya ‘Act of War’ Lawsuit, Signaling Cyber Insurance Shakeup
-Microsoft Warns of Uptick in Hackers Leveraging Publicly-Disclosed 0-Day Vulnerabilities
-Chinese Mob Has 100K Slaves Working in Cambodian Cyber Crime Mills
-Ransomware Research: 17 Leaked Databases Operated by Threat Actors Threaten Third Party Organisations
-Not Enough Ransomware Victims Are Reporting Attacks, And That's a Problem for Everyone
-Hackers Selling Access to 576 Corporate Networks for $4 Million
-Cyber Security Recovery is a Process That Starts Long Before a Cyber Attack Occurs
-Geopolitics Plays Major Role in Cyber Attacks, Says EU Cyber Security Agency
-Russian Hackers Account for Most 2021 Ransomware Schemes, US Says
-Exposed: The Global Hacking Network That Targets VIPs
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 02 September 2022
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 02 September 2022
-79% Of Companies Only Invest in Cyber Security After Hacking Incidents
-Nearly Half of Breaches During First Half of 2022 Involved Stolen Credentials
-Outdated Infrastructure Not Up to Today’s Ransomware Challenges
-Ghost Data Increases Enterprise Business Risk
-Detected Cyber Threats Surge 52% in 1H 2022
-An Interview with Initial Access Broker Wazawaka: ‘There Is No Such Money Anywhere as There is in Ransomware’
-Cyber Crime Underground More Dangerous Than Organisations Realize
-New Ransomware Group BianLian Activity Exploding
-Can Your Passwords Withstand Threat Actors’ Dirty Tricks?
-Ransomware Gangs’ Favourite Targets
-Tentacles of ‘0ktapus’ Threat Group Victimize 130 Firms
-Organisations Are Spending Billions on Malware Defence That’s Easy to Bypass
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 19 August 2022
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 19 August 2022:
-Businesses Found to Neglect Cyber Security Until it is Too Late
-Cyber Tops Staff Retention as Biggest Business Risk
-Cyber Criminals Weaponising Ransomware Data for BEC Attacks
-Callback Phishing Attacks See Massive 625% Growth Since Q1 2021
-Credential Phishing Attacks Skyrocketing, 265 Brands Impersonated in H1 2022
-Are Cloud Environments Secure Enough for Today’s Threats?
-Most Q2 Attacks Targeted Old Microsoft Vulnerabilities
-Cyber Resiliency Isn't Just About Technology, It's About People
-The “Cyber Insurance Gap” Is Threatening Most Companies
-Easing the Cyber-Skills Crisis with Staff Augmentation
-Mailchimp Suffers Second Breach In 4 Months
-Firm Told It Can't Claim Full Cyber Crime Insurance After Social Engineering Attack
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 01 July 2022
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 01 July 2022:
-Ransomware Is the Biggest Global Cyber Threat. And The Attacks Are Still Evolving
-Study Reveals Traditional Data Security Tools Have a 60% Failure Rate Against Ransomware and Extortion
-Patchable and Preventable Security Issues Lead Causes of Q1 Attacks
-Three in Four Vulnerability Management Programs Ineffective, NopSec Research Finds
-EMEA Continues to Be a Hotspot for Malware Threats
-A New, Remarkably Sophisticated Malware Is Attacking Home and Small Office Routers
-What Are Shadow IDs, and How Are They Crucial in 2022?
-Zero-Days Aren't Going Away Anytime Soon & What Leaders Need to Know
-Half of 2022's Zero-Days Are Variants of Previous Vulnerabilities
-Human Error Remains the Top Security Issue
-Carnival Cruises Torpedoed by US States, Agrees to Pay $6m After Wave of Cyber Attacks
-Uber Ex-Security Chief Accused of Hacking Coverup Must Face Fraud Charges, Judge Rules
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 20 May 2022
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 20 May 2022
-Fifth of Businesses Say Cyber Attack Nearly Broke Them
-Weak Security Controls and Practices Routinely Exploited for Initial Access
-How Do Ransomware Attacks Impact Victim Organisations’ Stock?
-Prioritise Patching Vulnerabilities Associated with Ransomware
-Researchers Warn of Advanced Persistent Threats/Nation State Actors (APTs), Data Leaks as Serious Threats Against UK Financial Sector
-Remote Work Hazards: Attackers Exploit Weak WiFi, Endpoints, and the Cloud
-Small Businesses Under Fire from Password Stealers
-Email Is the Riskiest Channel for Data Security
-Phishing Attacks for Initial Access Surged 54% in Q1
-State of Internet Crime in Q1 2022: Bot Traffic on The Rise, And More
-Fears Grow for Smaller Nations After Ransomware Attack on Costa Rica Escalates