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Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 08 March 2024

Black Arrow Cyber Threat Intelligence Briefing 08 March 2024:

-FBI Reports Cyber Crime Losses Reached $12.5 billion in 2023, Ransomware Losses Surged by 74%, Average Ransomw Demand Reaching $600k

-Capita Plans £100 Million in Cost Cuts as it Continues to Grapple With 2023 Cyber Attack, Resulting in Significant Job Losses

-Employment Law Firm Sues IT Company Over Ransomware Attack

-Stolen Passwords are a Hacker Goldmine

-Phishing Attacks Up 40 Percent in 2023; Attackers Leverage Social Engineering for Greater Success

-Business Leaders Don’t Even Know They’ve Been Hacked

-Rising Cyber Security Risks: Insider Threat Main Concern Among Mid-Market Firms

-Security Risks Plague SMEs in Shift to Remote Working

-After Collecting $22 Million, Ransomware Group Stages FBI Takedown

-Cyber Attacks Remain Chief Concern for Businesses

-Two New Ransomware Groups Join Forces to Launch Joint Attacks

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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 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

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Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 01 April 2022

Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 01 April 2022

-One Tenth of UK Staff Bypass Corporate Security

-Majority Of Data Security Incidents Caused by Insiders

-One-Third of UK Firms Suffer A Cyber Attack Every Week

-Russia's Cyber Criminals Fear Sanctions Will Erase Their Wealth

-86% Of Organisations Believe They Have Suffered a Nation-State Cyber Attack

-Multiple Hacking Groups Are Using the War in Ukraine As A Lure In Phishing Attempts

-4 Ways Attackers Target Humans to Gain Network Access

-Security Incidents Reported to FCA Surge 52% in 2021

-NCSC Suggests Rethinking Russian Supply Chain Risks

-25% Of Workers Lost Their Jobs In The Past 12 Months After Making Cyber Security Mistakes: Report

-Attackers Compromise 94% Of Critical Assets Within Four Steps Of Initial Breach

-UK Spy Chief Warns Russia Looking for Cyber Targets

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Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 25 March 2022

Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 25 March 2022:

-Morgan Stanley Client Accounts Breached in Social Engineering Attacks

-Ransomware Is Scary, But Another Scam Is Costing Victims Much, Much More

-Phishing Kits Constantly Evolve to Evade Security Software

-Ransomware Payments, Demands Rose Dramatically in 2021

-7 Suspected Members of LAPSUS$ Hacker Gang, Aged 16 to 21, Arrested in UK

-Here's How Fast Ransomware Encrypts Files

-HEAT Attacks: A New Class of Cyber Threats Organisations Are Not Prepared For

-The Cyber Warfare Predicted In Ukraine May Be Yet To Come

-The Three Russian Cyber Attacks The West Most Fears

-Do These 8 Things Now To Boost Your Security Ahead Of Potential Russian Cyber Attacks

-Cyber Crime Victims Suffered Losses of Over $6.9B in 2021 in the US Alone

-Expanding Threat Landscape: Cyber Criminals Attacking from All Sides

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Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 21 May 2021

Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 21 May 2021: Ransomware Attacks Are Spiking. Is Your Company Prepared?; Ban Ransom Payments To Hackers, Urges Ex-GCHQ Boss; How Penetration Testing Can Promote A False Sense Of Security; Ransomware’s New Swindle - Triple Extortion; ‘It’s A Battle, It’s Warfare’ - Experts Seek To Defeat Ransomware Attackers; 5 Reasons Why Enterprises Need Cyber Security Awareness And Training; 10 Emerging Cyber Security Trends To Watch In 2021

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Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 14 May 2021

Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 14 May 2021: Two Thirds Of CISOs Expect Damaging Cyber Attack In Next 12 Months; Ransomware - Don't Pay, It Just Shows Cyber Criminals That Attacks Work; Most Significant Cyber Attacks 2006-2020; The Shape Of Fraud And Cyber Crime, 10 Things We Learned From 2020; US Pipeline Ransomware Serves As Warning To Persistent Corporate Inertia Over Security; Ransomware Attackers Now Using Triple Extortion Tactics; AXA Pledges To Stop Reimbursing French Ransomware Victims; Cyber Experts Warn Over Online Wine Scams

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