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Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 03 May 2024
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Intelligence Briefing 03 May 2024:
-Most Attacks Impacting SMB’s Target Older, Unpatched Vulnerabilities
-91% of Ransomware Victims Paid At least One Ransom in the Past Year, as 1 in 5 Ransomware Attacks Triggers Lawsuit
-BEC and Fund Transfer Fraud Top Insurance Claims
-Correlating Cyber Investments with Business Outcomes
-Vulnerability Exploitation up 180%, 68% of Breaches involved Humans and Supply Chain Weak Link
-MOVEit & Change Healthcare Attacks Designated as Cyber Catastrophe Loss Events by Insurer
-Securing Your Organisation’s Supply Chain: Reducing the Risks of Third Parties
-Why Remote Desktop Tools are Facing an Onslaught of Cyber Threats
-95% of Organisations Revamped Cyber Security Strategies in the Last Year: Make Sure Yours is Right
-Human Factor a Significant Risk for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses.
-Microsoft CEO Says it is Putting Security Above All Else in Major Refocus
-Ending the Culture of Silence in Cyber Security; Three Ways to Empower Teams
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 Cyber Threat Briefing 06 January 2023
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 06 January 2023:
-Cyber War in Ukraine, Ransomware Fears Drive Surge in Demand for Threat Intelligence Tools
-Cyber Premiums Holding Firms to Ransom
-Ransomware Ecosystem Becoming More Diverse For 2023
-Attackers Evolve Strategies to Outmanoeuvre Security Teams
-Building a Security-First Culture: The Key to Cyber Success
-Adobe, Apple, Cisco, Microsoft Flaws Make Up Half of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalogue
-First LastPass, Now Slack and CircleCI. The Hacks Go On (and will likely worsen)
-Data of 235 Million Twitter Users Leaked Online
-16 Car Makers, including BMW, Ferrari, Ford, Honda, Kia, Land Rover, Mercedes and Toyota, and Their Vehicles Hacked via Telematics, APIs, Infrastructure
-Ransomware Gang Apologizes, Gives SickKids Hospital Free Decryptor
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 11 November 2022
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 11 November 2022:
-Research Finds Organisations Lack Tools and Teams to Address Cyber Security Threats
-Some 98% of Global Firms Suffer Supply Chain Breach in 2021
-Only 30% of Cyber Insurance Holders Say Ransomware is Covered
-Companies Hit by Ransomware Often Targeted Again, Research Says
-Ransomware Remains Top Cyber Risk for Organisations Globally, Says Allianz
-How Geopolitical Turmoil Changed the Cyber Security Threat Landscape
-Swiss Re Wants Government Bail Out academias Cyber Crime Insurance Costs Spike
-Extortion Economics: Ransomware's New Business Model
-Confidence in Data Recovery Tools Low
-Russia’s Sway Over Criminal Ransomware Gangs Is Coming into Focus
-Insider Risk on the Rise: 12% of Employees Take IP When Leaving Jobs
-Why a Clear Cyber Policy is Critical for Companies
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 28 October 2022
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 28 October 2022:
-‘Biggest Cyber Risk Is Complacency, Not Hackers’ - UK Information Commissioner Issues Warning as Construction Company Fined £4.4 Million
-Ransomware Threat Shifts from US to EMEA and APAC
-Phishing Attacks Increase by Over 31% In Third Quarter
-UK Urged to Watch for Fraud as People Aim to Make Extra Cash in Cost of Living Crisis
-HR Departments Play a Key Role in Cyber Security
-The Long-Term Psychological Effects of Ransomware Attacks
-7 Hidden Social Media Cyber Risks for Enterprises
-54% of Staff Would Reconsider Working for a Firm That Had Experienced a Cyber Breach, Research Finds
-Evolve as Fast as the Cyber Criminals: Protect Your Business Now, Before it’s Too Late
-Enterprise Ransomware Preparedness Improving but Still Lacking
-Why Are There So Many Data Breaches? A Growing Industry of Criminals is Brokering in Stolen Data
-How The "pizza123" Password Could Take Down an Organisation
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 21 October 2022
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 21 October 2022:
-Gen Z, Millennials Really Doesn't Care About Workplace Cyber Security
-Supply Chain Attacks Increased Over 600% This Year and Companies Are Falling Behind
-Cyber-Enabled Crimes Are Biggest Police Concerns
-List of Common Passwords Accounts for Nearly All Cyber Attacks
-Shared Responsibility or Shared Fate? Decentralized IT Means We Are All Cyber Defenders
-Ukraine War Cuts Ransomware as Kremlin Co-Opts Hackers
-96% Of Companies Report Insufficient Security for Sensitive Cloud Data
-Your Microsoft Exchange Server Is a Security Liability
-Are Cyber Security Vendors Pushing Snake Oil?
-Ransomware Preparedness, What Are You Doing Wrong?
-NSA Cybersecurity Director's Six Takeaways from the War in Ukraine
-Microsoft Confirms Server Misconfiguration Led to 65,000+ Companies' Data Leak
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 30 September 2022
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 30 September 2022:
-UK Organisations, Ukraine's Allies Warned of Potential "Massive" Cyber Attacks By Russia
-Cyber Criminals See Allure in BEC Attacks Over Ransomware
-Most Hackers Need 5 Hours or Less to Break Into Enterprise Environments
-Global Firms Deal with 51 Security Incidents Each Day
-Phishing Attacks Crushed Records Last Quarter, Driven by Mobile
-Why Paying the Ransom is Still the Most Common Response to a Ransomware Attack?
-Ransomware Attacks Continue Increasing: 20% of All Reported Attacks Occurred in the Last 12 Months
-More Than Half of Security Pros Say Risks Higher in Cloud Than On Premise
-How To Outsmart Increasingly Complex Cyber Attacks
-Top Issues Driving Cyber Security: Growing Number of Cyber Criminals, Variety of Attacks
-Cyber Threats Top Business Leaders' Biggest Concerns
-Fired Admin Cripples Former Employer's Network Using Old Credentials
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 Cyber Threat Briefing 27 May 2022
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 27 May 2022
-How Confident Are Companies in Managing Their Current Threat Exposure?
-'There's No Ceiling': Ransomware's Alarming Growth Signals a New Era, Verizon DBIR Finds
-Paying Ransom Doesn’t Guarantee Data Recovery
-Report: Frequency of Cyber Attacks in 2022 Has Increased by Almost 3M
-New Zoom Flaws Could Let Attackers Hack Victims Just by Sending them a Message
-VMware, Airline Targeted as Ransomware Chaos Reigns
-Crypto Hacks Aren't a Niche Concern; They Impact Wider Society
-State of Cyber Security Report 2022 Names Ransomware and Nation-State Attacks as Biggest Threats
-Vishing (Voice Phishing) Cases Reach All Time High
-DeFi (Decentralised Finance) Is Getting Pummelled by Cyber Criminals
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 13 May 2022
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 13 May 2022
-UK, US Intelligence Agencies Warn Managed Service Providers, including External IT Providers, Are Now Prime Targets for Cyber Attacks
-Wannacry – 5 Years On, 68% Of Enterprises Are Still At Risk
-You Can’t Eliminate Cyber Attacks, So Focus on Reducing the Blast Radius
-Just In Time? Bosses Are Finally Waking Up to The Cyber Security Threat
-Most Organisations Hit by Ransomware Would Pay Up If Hit Again
-31,000 FTSE 100 Logins Found on Dark Web
-Ransomware: How Executives Should Prepare Given the Current Threat Landscape
-What Your Cyber Insurance Application Form Can Tell You About Ransomware Readiness
-NCSC Shut Down 2.7 Million Scams in 2021
-Top 6 Security Threats Targeting Remote Workers
-Password Reuse Is Rampant Among Employees in All Sectors
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 05 May 2022
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 05 May 2022
-Cyber Scams Cost Victims $6.9b-Plus Worldwide in 2021
-Bad Actors Are Maximizing Remote Everything
-New Hacker Group Pursuing Corporate Employees Focused on Mergers and Acquisitions
-FBI: Business Email Compromise: The $43 Billion Scam
-Disgruntled Employees Cashing in On Confidential Information Over Dark Web
-Google Sees More APTs Using Ukraine War-Related Themes
-Cryptocurrency Regulators Are Scrambling to Catch Up with Hackers Who Are Swiping Billions
-Tackling the Threats Posed by Shadow IT
-Hackers Used the Log4j Flaw to Gain Access Before Moving Across a Company's Network, Say Security Researchers
-This Sneaky Hacking Group Hid Inside Networks For 18 Months Without Being Detected
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 29 April 2022
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 29 April 2022
-Ransomware Attacks Surged to New Highs in 2021
-NCSC and Allies Publish Advisory on The Most Commonly Exploited Vulnerabilities In 2021
-Network Attacks Increased to a 3-Year High
-World War Three Is Far More Likely Than Anyone Is Prepared to Admit
-The Ransomware Crisis Deepens, While Data Recovery Stalls
-Ransoms Only Make Up 15% of Ransomware Costs
-Defending Your Business Against Russian Cyber Warfare
-5-Year Vulnerability Trends Are Both Surprising and Sadly Predictable
-Cisco Talos Observes 'Novel Increase' in APT Activity in Q1
-Deepfakes Set to Be Used in Organised Crime
-Smart Contract Developers Not Really Focused on Security. Who Knew?
-Tractor-Trailer Brake Controllers Vulnerable to Remote Hacker Attacks
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 22 April 2022
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 22 April 2022:
-Why Ransomware Attacks Prefer Small Business Targets Rather Than Rich Enterprises
-Ransomware Plagues Finance Sector as Cyber Attacks Get More Complex
-76% of Organisations Worldwide Expect to Suffer a Cyber Attack This Year
-Most Email Security Approaches Fail to Block Common Threats
-Financial Leaders Grappling with More Aggressive and Sophisticated Attack Methods
-Hackers Sneak Malware into Resumes Sent to Corporate Hiring Managers
-West Warns of Russian Cyber-Attacks As Concerns Rise Over Putin’s Nuclear Rhetoric
-Criminals Adopting New Methods To Bypass Improved Defences, Says Zscaler
-Cyber Criminals Are ‘Drinking the Tears’ Of Ukrainians
-Hackers For Hire Attempt to Destroy Hedge Fund Manager's Reputation
-New Threat Groups and Malware Families Emerging
-Economic Warfare: Attacks on Critical Infrastructure Part of Geopolitical Conflict
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
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 18 March 2022
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 18 March 2022
-Guernsey Cyber Security Warning For Islanders And Businesses
-CISOs Face 'Perfect Storm' Of Ransomware And State-Supported Cyber Crime
-Four Key Risks Exacerbated By Russia’s Invasion Of Ukraine
-These Four Types Of Ransomware Make Up Nearly Three-Quarters Of Reported Incidents
-Critical Infrastructure Threat as Ransomware Groups Target 'Enemies of Russia'
-Cyber Insurance War Exclusions Loom Amid Ukraine Crisis
-Zelenskyy Deepfake Crude, But Still Might Be A Harbinger Of Dangers Ahead
-Cyber Crooks’ Political In-Fighting Threatens the West
-Cloud-Based Email Threats Surge 50% in 2021
-Millions of New Mobile Malware Strains Blitzed Enterprise in 2021
-UK Criminal Defence Lawyer Hadn't Patched When Ransomware Hit
-Russian Ransomware Gang Retool Custom Hacking Tools Of Other APT Groups
-The Massive Impact of Vulnerabilities In Critical Infrastructure
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 11 March 2022
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 11 March 2022
-Sharp Rise in SMB Cyberattacks By Russia And China
-We're Seeing An 800% Increase in Cyber Attacks, Says One MSP
-Internet Warfare: How The Russians Could Paralyse Britain
-Just 3% Of Employees Cause 92% Of Malware Events
-70% Of Breached Passwords Are Still in Use
-Organisations Taking Nearly Two Months To Remediate Critical Risk Vulnerabilities
-Android Malware Escobar Steals Your Google Authenticator MFA Codes
-Smartphone Malware Is On The Rise - Here's How To Stay Safe
-Russia May Use Ransomware Payouts to Avoid Sanctions’ Financial Harm
-How An 8-Character Password Could Be Cracked in Less Than An Hour
-Cyber Insurance and Business Risk: How the Relationship Is Changing Reinsurance & Policy Guidance
-Security Teams Prep Too Slowly for Cyber Attacks
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 14 January 2022
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 14 January 2022
-Businesses Suffered 50% More Cyber Attack Attempts per Week in 2021
-Cyber Attacks Against MSPs Jump 67%
-SMEs Still An Easy Target For Cyber Criminals
-World Economic Forum: Cyber Security Failures an Increasing Global Threat
-Microsoft Faces Wormable, Critical RCE Bug & 6 Zero-Days
-Russia Arrests REvil Ransomware Gang Responsible for High-Profile Cyber Attacks
-North Korea Hackers Stole $400m Of Cryptocurrency In 2021, Report Says
-No Lights, No Heat, No Money - That's Life In Ukraine During Cyber Warfare
-Ukrainian Police Arrest Five Members Of Ransomware Affiliate
-Fingers Point To Lazarus, Cobalt, Fin7 As Key Hacking Groups Attacking Finance Industry
-Ransomware, Supply Chain, And Deepfakes: The Top Threats The Finance Industry Needs To Prepare For
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 12 November 2021
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 12 November 2021:
-Covid Impact Heightens Risk Of Cyber Security Breaches
-81% of Organisations Experienced Increased Cyber-Threats During COVID-19
-Phishing Attacks Grow 31.5% Over 2020, Social Media Attacks Continue To Climb
-Threat from Organised Cybercrime Syndicates Is Rising
-Ransomware Gangs Are Using These 'Ruthless' Tactics As They Aim For Bigger Payouts
-Firms Will Struggle to Secure Extended Attack Surface in 2022
-Millions Of Home Wi-Fi Routers Threatened By Malware — What To Do
-Vulnerabilities Associated With Ransomware Increased 4.5% In Q3 2021
-80% Of Organisations Experienced Employees Misusing And Abusing Access To Business Apps
-Gen Z Is Behaving Recklessly Online - And Will Live To Regret It
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 08 October 2021
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 08 October 2021
-Half of Regulated Firms See Pandemic Spike in Financial Crime
-Large Ransom Demands And Password-Guessing Attacks Escalate
-How Insurers Play a Big Role in Spurring Cyber Crime
-How Fraudsters Can Use The Forgotten Details Of Your Online Life To Reel You In
-Malicious Hackers Are Exploiting Known Vulnerabilities Because Organisations Aren’t Quick Enough To Patch – Report
-Ransomware: Cyber Criminals Are Still Exploiting These Old Vulnerabilities, So Patch Now
-Why Today’s Cyber Security Threats Are More Dangerous
-One In Three IT Security Managers Don’t Have A Formal Cybersecurity Incident Response Plan
-Cyber Security Best Practices Lagging, Despite People Being Aware Of The Risks
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 01 October 2021
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 01 October 2021:
-Cyber Second Only To Climate Change As Biggest Global Risk
-Businesses Unsure Which Tech Is Essential Against Ransomware
-Cyber Crime Awareness Heightened, Yet People Still Engage In Risky Online Behaviours
-Attacks Against Remote Desktop Protocol Endpoints Have Exploded This Year
-Ransomware Attacks Up 1,070% Year Over Year
-Baby’s Death Alleged To Be Linked To Ransomware
-Ransomware Shame: More Than Half Of Business Owners Conceal Cyber-Breach
-More Than 90% Of Q2 Malware Was Hidden In Encrypted Traffic
-Cyber Attack Floors British Payroll Firm
-GriftHorse Malware Infected More Than 10 Million Android Phones From 70 Countries
-50% Of Servers Have Weak Security Long After Patches Are Released