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Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 19 April 2024

Black Arrow Cyber Threat Intelligence Briefing 19 April 2024:

-94% of Ransomware Victims Have Their Backups Targeted by Attackers

-Sharing IT Providers Is a Risk for Financial Services, Says IMF, as Rising Cyber Threats Pose Serious Concerns for Financial Stability

-Hackers are Threatening to Publish a Huge Stolen Sanctions and Financial Crimes Watchlist

-Your Annual Cyber Security Is Not Working, but There is a Solution

-73% of Security Professionals Say They’ve Missed, Ignored or Failed to Act on a High Priority Security Alert

-Russia and Ukraine Top Inaugural World Cyber Crime Index

-Police Takedown Major Cyber Fraud Superstore: Will the Cyber Crime Industry Become More Fragmented?

-Small Businesses See Stable Business Climate; Cite Cyber Security as Top Threat

-The Threat from Inside: 14% Surge in Insider Threats Compared to Previous Year

-Dark Web Sales Driving Major Rise in Credential Attacks as Attackers Pummel Networks with Millions of Login Attempts

-Large Enterprises Experience Breaches, Despite Large Security Stacks - Report Finds 93% of Breaches Lead to Downtime and Data Loss

-Charities Doing Worse than Private Sector in Staving off Cyber Attacks

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Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 17 December 2021

Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 17 December 2021:

-Employees Think They’re Safe From Cyber Threats On Company Devices

-Internet Is Scrambling To Fix Log4shell, The Worst Hack In History

-Apache Log4j Flaw: A Fukushima Moment for the Cyber Security Industry

-60% of UK Workers Have Been Victim of a Cyber-Attack, Yet Awareness Remains Low

-Ransomware in 2022: We're All Screwed

-Attacks on UK Firms Increase Five-Fold During Pandemic

-The Log4J Software Flaw Is ‘Christmas Come Early’ for Cyber Criminals

-Why Cloud Storage Isn't Immune to Ransomware

-400 Banks’ Customers Targeted with Anubis Trojan

-Sites Hacked With Credit Card Stealers Undetected For Months

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Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 13 August 2021

Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 13 August 2021:

-SMBs Increasingly Vulnerable To Ransomware, Despite The Perception They Are Too Small To Target

-440% Increase In Phishing

-Users Can Be Just As Dangerous As Hackers

-With Crime-As-A-Service, Anyone Can Be An Attacker

-Move To Cloud Creating Security Blindspots

-Connected Devices Increasingly At Risk Of Ransomware Attacks

-Ransomware Payments Explode Amid ‘Quadruple Extortion’

-Accenture Hit With $50M Ransomware

Black Arrow AdminAugust 13, 2021cyber, cyber security, infosec, information security, black arrow, gfsc, smbs, smb, ransomware, target, users, staff, insiders, crime-as-a-service, hackers, cloud, aws, azure, iot, connected devices, pii, dark web, criminal marketplace, critical infrastructure, ai, phishing, discord, malware, fraud, microsoft, patching, iispy, synology, 5g, android, facebook, dns, cisco, exchange server, exchange, updates, exploited, rce, mssp, kindle, amazon, defi, gigabyte, golang, ddos, rddos, ransom, extortion, russia, spying, iis, un, human rights, spyware, healthcare, bots, quantum computing, encryption, kaseya

Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 23 July 2021

Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 23 July 2021: 40% Fell Victim To A Phishing Attack In The Past Month; Traditional Ransomware Defences Are Failing Businesses; The Number Of Employees Going Around IT Security May Surprise You; 740 Ransomware Victims Named On Data Leak Sites In Q2 2021; A More Dynamic Approach Is Needed To Tackle Today’s Evolving Cyber Security Threats; Law Firm For Ford, Boeing, Exxon, Marriott, Walgreens, And More Hacked In Ransomware Attack; UK And Allies Accuse China Of 'Reckless' Cyber Extortion And Microsoft Hack; Even after Emotet takedown, Office docs deliver 43% of all malware downloads now; Gun owners' fears after firearms dealer data breach

Black Arrow AdminJuly 24, 2021cyber, cyber security, infosec, information security, gfsc, guernsey, threat report, threat intel, ransomware, phishing, employees, defence in depth, ford, boeing, exxon, marriott, walgreens, law firms, china, russia, emotet, guns, gun owners, speartip, cloud, microsoft, chrome, google chrome, nso, nso group, spyware, windows defender, macbook, apple, ios, iphone, mosaicloader, malware, pirated software, games, print spooler, hp, samsung, xerox, cisa, passwords, joker malware, pegasus spyware, fortinet, serioussam, aruba, saudi aramco, botnet, npm, ot, iran, apt31, apt, bank of england, open source, huawei, dhs, pci dss, mitre

Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 01 April 2021

Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 01 April 2021: Boards Still Aren't Taking Cyber Security Seriously, That Means Everyone Is At Risk; Nearly 40% Of New Ransomware Families Use Both Data Encryption And Data Theft In Attacks; Ransomware - Why We Are Now Facing A Perfect Storm; Nearly A Fifth Of Ransomware Victims Who Pay Off Extortionists Fail To Get Their Data Back; Shadow IT Is Your Organisation's Next Remote-Working Nightmare

Black Arrow AdminApril 1, 2021cyber, cyber security, infosec, information security, threat report, threat intel, boards, c-suite, ransomware, encryption, data theft, extortion, lockdown, shadow it, charity, hafnium, china, apt, fatface, jquery, fileless malware, android, spyware, 5g, openssl, apple, zero-day, ios, solarwinds, facebook, ubiquiti, dark web, russia, charming kitten, browsers, privacy, cisa, exchange, cryptomining, smart contracts, fraud

Cyber Threat Briefing 16 October 2020: ransomware tidal wave; notable ransomware victims from the last week; BEC Attacks: Nigeria no longer epicentre, losses top $26B; Trickbot back; MS fix 87 vulns

Cyber Threat Briefing 16 October 2020: ransomware tidal wave of attacks; Notable ransomware victims of the last week; BEC Attacks: Nigeria No Longer the Epicentre as Losses top $26B; Trickbot back after disruption attempts; Microsoft October 2020 Patch Tuesday fixes 87 vulnerabilities; Malware gangs love open source offensive hacking tools

Cyber Weekly Flash Briefing 03 July 2020: Ransomware attacks increasing, Microsoft emergency updates, ransomware gang auction data, 'return to work' traps, new Windows botnet, Cisco SMB router flaws

Black Arrow AdminJuly 4, 2020cyber, cyber security, infosec, information security, ransomware, microsoft, out of band, calendar, auctions, criminals, cisco, xerox, fakespy, android, spyware, mac, apple, botnet, windows, wfh

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