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Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 08 December 2023
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Intelligence Briefing 08 December 2023:
-Cyber Attacks More Likely Than Fire or Theft, as Fifth of UK Businesses Fallen Victim To Cyber Attack in Past Year
-Russia Hacking: 'FSB in Years-Long Cyber Attacks on UK', Says Government
-NCSC CTO Cyber Security is Essential, Not Optional
-69% of Organisations Paid Ransoms, contributing to Inflation as Firms Increase Costs
-75% of Sports Related Passwords are Reused Across Accounts
-Ransomware in 2024: Anticipated Impact, Targets, and Landscape Shift
-Ransomware, Vendor Hacks Push Breach Number to Record High
-Nuclear Hack Creates Rising Fears of Cyber Vulnerability in Critical Infrastructure
-Thousands of House Purchases Frozen by Cyber Attack; Will They Complete Before Christmas?
-US Government Agency Was Hacked Thanks to 'End of Life' Software
-Digital Transformation, Security Implications, and their Effects on The Modern Workplace
-Third Party Breaches Shake up Energy Sector, with 90% Suffering from Third-Party Breach
-Report Reveals Sorry State of Cyber Security at UK Football Clubs
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 15 September 2023
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Intelligence Briefing 15 September 2023:
-Overconfident Organisations Prone to Cyber Breaches
-Board Members Struggling to Understand Cyber Risks
-Cyber Criminals are Targeting Top Executives and Could be Using Sensitive Information to Extort Them
-Cyber Attacks Reach Fever Pitch in Q2 2023
-Ransomware Attacks Hit Record Levels in UK as More Companies Fail to Tackle Growing Threats
-Microsoft Warns of More Attacks as Ransomware Spreads Through Teams Phishing
-Europol - Financial Crime Makes “Billions” and Impacts “Millions”
-Almost One in Three Parents Have Never Spoken to Their Children About Cyber Security
-Hackers are Dropping USB Drives Outside Buildings to Target Networks
-Data Theft is Now the No. 1 Cyber Security Threat Keeping Execs Awake at Night
-If You Didn’t Change Your Passwords After the LastPass Data Breach, Do It Now
-Cloud Vulnerabilities Surge Nearly 200% as Cloud Credentials Become the New Hot Ticket on the Dark Web
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 Intelligence Briefing 4th August 2023
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Intelligence Briefing 04 August 2023:
-Top 12 Exploited Vulnerabilities List Highlights Troubling Reality: Many Organisations Still Are Not Patching
-67% of Data Breaches Start with a Single Click, with 1 in 100 Emails Being Malicious
-Ransomware Attacks Hit All Time High. Attackers’ Motives Change, So Should Your Defence
-The Generative AI War Between Companies and Hackers is Starting
-Spend to Save: The CFO’s Guide to Cyber Security Investment
-Corporate Boards Take Heed: Give CISOs the Cold Shoulder at your Peril
-How the Talent Shortage Impacts Cyber Security Leadership
-Salesforce, Meta Suffer Phishing Campaign that Evades Typical Detection Methods
-Cyber Insurance and the Ransomware Challenge
-Microsoft Exposes Russian Hackers' Sneaky Phishing Tactics via Microsoft Teams Chats
-66% of Cyber security Leaders Don’t Trust Their Current Cyber Risk Mitigation Strategies
-Startups Should Move Fast and Remember Cyber Security
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 30 June 2023
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 30 June 2023:
-Zurich Insurance Group Secures Data Leak After Leaving Sensitive Data Publicly Accessible
-Employees Worry Less About Cyber Security Best Practices in the Summer
-Businesses are Ignoring Third-Party Security Risks
-Fear Trumps Anger When It Comes to Data Breaches – Angry Customers Vent, But Fearful Customers Don’t Come Back
-Over 130 Organisations and Millions of Individuals Believed to Be Impacted by MOVEit Hack, it Keeps Growing
-Widespread BEC Attacks Threaten European Organisations
-Lloyd’s Syndicates Sued Over Cyber Insurance
-95% Fear Inadequate Cloud Security Detection and Response
-The Growing Use of Generative AI and the Security Risks They Pose
-The CISO’s Toolkit Must Include Political Capital Within The C-Suite
-Microsoft Warns of Widescale Credential Stealing Attacks by Russian Hackers as War Ministers Reliant on Cyber Crime
-SMBs Plagued by Exploits, Trojans and Backdoors
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 10 February 2023
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 10 February 2023:
-Companies Banned from Paying Hackers After Attacks on Royal Mail and Guardian
-Fraud Set to Be Upgraded as a Threat to National Security
-98% of Attacks are Not Reported by Employees to their Employers
-UK Second Most Targeted Nation Behind America for Ransomware
-Financial Institutions are Suffering from Increasingly Sophisticated Cyber Attacks
-An Email Attack Can End Up Costing You Over $1 Million
-Cyber Crime Shows No Signs of Slowing Down
-Surge of Swatting Attacks Targets Corporate Executive and Board Members
-Phishing Surges Ahead, as ChatGPT and Artificial Intelligence Loom
-Pro-Russian Hacktivist Group is Only Getting Started, Experts Warn
-Crypto Investors Lost Nearly $4 Billion to Hackers in 2022
-PayPal and Twitter Abused in Turkey Relief Donation Scams
-Mysterious Leak of Booking.com Reservation Data is Being Used to Scam Customers
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 03 June 2022
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 03 June 2022
-Turbulent Cyber Insurance Market Sees Rising Prices and Sinking Coverage
-Ransomware Attacks Still The #1 Threat to Businesses and Organisations
-Third of UK Firms Have Experienced a Security Breach Since 2020
-There Is No Good Digital Transformation Without Cyber Security
-Ransomware Gang Now Hacks Corporate Websites to Show Ransom Notes
-Attackers Are Leveraging Follina, a Critical Microsoft Windows Vulnerability Affecting Nearly All Versions of Windows and Windows Server. What Can You Do?
-Ransomware Attacks Need Less Than Four Days to Encrypt Systems
-57% Of All Digital Crimes In 2021 Were Scams
-Intelligence Is Key to Strategic Business Decisions
-How Cyber Criminals Are Targeting Executives at Home and Their Families
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 04 March 2022
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 04 March 2022
-Cyber Criminals Exploit Invasion of Ukraine
-UK Data Watchdog Urges Vigilance Amid Heightened Cyber Threat
-Phishing - Still a Problem, Despite All The Work
-Phishing Attacks Hit All-Time High In December 2021
-Ransomware Infections Top List Of The Most Common Results Of Phishing Attacks
-Social Media Phishing Attacks Are at An All Time High
-Insurance Giant AON Hit by a Cyber Attack
-How Prepared Are Organisations To Face Email-Based Ransomware Attacks?
-The Most Impersonated Brands in Phishing Attacks
-As War Escalates In Europe, It’s ‘Shields Up’ For The Cyber Security Industry
-2022 May Be The Year Cyber Crime Returns Its Focus To Consumers
-Kaspersky Neutral Stance In Doubt As It Shields Kremlin
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 25 February 2022
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 25 February 2022
-Britain Warns of Cyber Attacks as Russia-Ukraine Crisis Escalates
-Ransomware Extortion Doesn't Stop After Paying The Ransom
-Ukraine Calls For Volunteer Hackers To Protect Its Critical Infrastructure And Spy On Russian Forces
-Study: UK Firms Most Likely To Pay Ransomware Hackers
-Conti Ransomware Group Announces Support of Russia, Threatens Retaliatory Attacks
-91% of UK Organisations Compromised by an Email Phishing Attack in 2021
-Almost 100,000 New Mobile Banking Trojan Strains Detected In 2021
-Anonymous Collective Has Hacked The Russian Defence Ministry And Leaked The Data Of Its Employees In Response To The Ukraine Invasion
-Email Remains Go-To Method for Cyber Attacks, Phishing Research Report Finds
-The Future of Cyber Insurance
-Businesses Are at Significant Risk of Cyber Security Breaches Due to Immature Security Hygiene and Posture Management Practices
-Microsoft Teams Is The New Frontier For Phishing Attacks
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 18 February 2022
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 18 February 2022
-Small Businesses Facing Upwards of 11 Cyber Threats Per Day Per Device
-As Ukraine Tensions Rise, UK Organisations Should Protect Themselves From Cyber Threats
-Microsoft Teams Targeted With Takeover Trojans
-The European Central Bank is Warning Banks of Possible Russia-Linked Cyber Attack Amid the Rising Crisis With Ukraine
-Companies Face Soaring Prices For Cyber Insurance
-Even When Warned, Businesses Ignore Critical Vulnerabilities And Hope For The Best
-Ransomware-Related Data Leaks Nearly Doubled in 2021: Report
-Online Fraud Skyrocketing: Gaming, Streaming, Social Media, Travel and Ecommerce Hit the Most
-Poor Security Hygiene Organisations and Ransomware Attacks: Painful Math
-Security Teams Expect Attackers to Go After End Users First
-US Warns of Imminent Russian Invasion of Ukraine With Tanks, Jet Fighters, Cyber Attacks
-TrickBot Malware Targeted Customers of 60 High-Profile Companies Since 2020
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 11 February 2022
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 11 February 2022:
-UK, US, Australia Issue Joint Advisory: Ransomware on the Loose, Critical National Infrastructure Affected
-Ransomware Groups and APT Actors Laser-Focused on Financial Services
-Why the C-Suite Should Focus on Understanding Cybersecurity and Investing Appropriately
-Almost $1.3bn Paid to Ransomware Actors Since 2020
-Cyber Crooks Frame Targets by Planting Fabricated Digital Evidence
-Highly Evasive Adaptive Threats (HEAT) Bypassing Traditional Security Defenses
-LockBit, BlackCat, Swissport, Oh My! Ransomware Activity Stays Strong
-2021 Was The Most Prolific Year On Record For Data Breaches
-$1.3 Billion Lost to Romance Scams in the Past Five Years
-Cyber Security Compliance Still Not A Priority For Many
-The World is Falling Victim to the Growing Trickbot Attacks in 2022
-“We Absolutely Do Not Care About You”: Sugar Ransomware Targets Individuals
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 02 February 2022
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 02 February 2022:
-Why Cyber Change Outpaces Boardroom Engagement
-NCSC Alerts UK Orgs To Brace For Destructive Russian Cyber Attacks
-Ransomware: Over Half Of Attacks Are Targeting These Three Industries
-Third of Employees Admit to Exfiltrating Data When Leaving Their Job
-Massive Social Engineering Waves Have Impacted Banks In Several Countries
-Ransomware Is Terrifying – But Never Underestimate The Damage An Employee With Unmonitored Access Can Do
-People Working In IT Related Roles Equally Susceptible To Phishing Attempts As The General Population
-FBI Says More Cyber Attacks Come From China Than Everywhere Else Combined
-Managing Detections Is Not the Same as Stopping Breaches
-From War to Web Security, Protect Your Attack Surface from the Weakest Link
-Number Of Data Compromises Reaching All-Time High
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 28 January 2022
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 28 January 2022
-UK Warned To Bolster Defences Against Cyber Attacks As Russia Threatens Ukraine - BBC News
-Cyber Attacks And Ransomware Hit A New Record In 2021, Says Report
-Ransomware Families Becoming More Sophisticated With Newer Attack Methods
-More Than 90% Of Enterprises Surveyed Have Been Hit By Successful Cyberattacks
-Ransomware Gangs Increase Efforts To Enlist Insiders For Attacks
-Shipment-Delivery Scams Become the Favoured Way to Spread Malware
-Most Ransomware Infections Are Self-Installed
-Staff Negligence Is Now A Major Reason For Insider Security Incidents
-22 Cyber Security Myths Organisations Need To Stop Believing In 2022
-Android Malware Can Factory-Reset Phones After Draining Bank Accounts
-GDPR Fines Surged Sevenfold to $1.25 Billion in 2021: Study
-Cyber Security In 2022 – A Fresh Look At Some Very Alarming Stats
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 10 December 2021
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 10 December 2021
-Beware Of Ransomware Attacks Between Christmas and New Year’s!
-Why Holidays Put Your Company at Risk of Cyber Attack (And How to Take Precautions)
-Security Experts Sound Alarm on Zero-Day in Widely Used Log4j Tool
-SolarWinds Attackers Spotted Using New Tactics, Malware
-Cyber Crime Supply Chain: Fueling The Rise In Ransomware
-Weak Passwords Caused 30% Of Security Breaches
-Work-from-Anywhere Requires "Work-from-Anywhere Security"
-Just 3% of UK Firms Escaped a Supply Chain Breach in 2021
-Critical Flaw In ManageEngine Desktop Central MSP Tool Exploited In The Wild
-New Financial Services Industry Report Reveals Major Gaps in Storage and Backup Security
-UK’s Poor Cyber Risk Planning Could “Wreak Havoc”
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 26 November 2021
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 26 November 2021
-70% Of IT Pros Say Security Hygiene Has Gotten Harder Over Past Two Years
-As Digital Shopping Surges, Researchers Predict 8 Million Daily Attacks
-More Ransomware Attacks Up to September Than Whole of 2020
-Ransomware Warning: Hackers See Holidays And Weekends As A Great Time To Attack
-Suspect Arrested In 'Ransom Your Employer' Criminal Scheme
-The Newer Cyber Crime Triad: Trickbot-Emotet-Conti
-Threat Actors Find And Compromise Exposed Services In 24 Hours
-Does Your Company Employ A CISO? Many Are Operating Without Security Leadership
-New Malware Is Capable Of Evading Almost All Antivirus Products
-Interpol Arrests Over 1,000 Suspects Linked To Cyber Crime
-Researchers Warn Of Severe Risks From ‘Printjack’ Printer Attacks
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 19 November 2021
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 19 November 2021
-Insurers Run From Ransomware Cover As Losses Mount
-The Ransomware Threat Is Getting Worse. But Businesses Still Aren't Taking It Seriously
-Ransomware Is Now A Giant Black Hole That Is Sucking In All Other Forms Of Cyber Crime
-52% Of SMBs Have Experienced A Cyber Attack In The Last Year
-Ransomware Phishing Emails Sneak Through SEGs
-Reality Check: Your Security Hygiene Is Worse Than You Think It Is
-The Covid-19 Crisis Has Fueled The Increase Of Cyber Crime In All Its Forms
-Ransomware Attacks Are Getting More Complex And Even Harder To Prevent
-Most Ransomware Attacks Rely On Exploiting Older, Unpatched Vulnerabilities
-Out-Of-Hours Ransomware Attacks Have A Greater Impact On Revenue
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 29 October 2021
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 29 October 2021
-Protect Your Passwords, Warns Spy Chief, As Ransomware Cyber Attacks Double
-Graff Multinational Jeweller Hit by Conti Gang, Data of its Rich Clients Are At Risk
-Business Email Compromise (BEC) Costs UK Firms £140M Over Past Year
-Ransomware: It's A 'Golden Era' For Cyber Criminals - And It Could Get Worse Before It Gets Better
-Despite Increased Cyber Threats, Many Organisations Have No Defence Plans In Place
-Serious Warning Issued For Millions Of Apple iPhone Users
-Ransomware Attacks Are Evolving. Your Security Strategy Should, Too
-Solarwinds Hackers Are Targeting The Global It Supply Chain, Microsoft Says
-Defenders Worry Orgs Are More Vulnerable Than Last Year