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Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 29 December 2023
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Intelligence Briefing 29 December 2023:
-UK Ministers Publicly State Fears of Potential Widescale Power Grid Disruptions
-Countries Brace for Influence Operations, AI and Hacking Campaigns Ahead of Historic 2024 Election Year, Could Upset World Balance
-The Most Popular Passwords of 2023 are Easy to Guess and Crack
-Dangerous Malware Pretends to be Some of Your Most Used Business Software
-MFA Helps You Stay Resilient, But Nothing is a Silver Bullet
-Ransomware Leak Site Victims Reached Record-High in November
-MOVEit, Capita, CitrixBleed and More: The Biggest Data Breaches of 2023
-Europol Warns 443 Online Shops Infected with Credit Card Stealers
-Physical Access Systems Open Door to IT Networks
-Simple Hacking Techniques Prove Successful in 2023 Cyber Attacks
-Daily Malicious Files Rise to 411,000 a day in 2023
-Android Malware Actively Infecting Devices to Take Full Control
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-Largest Study of Its Kind Shows Outdated Password Practices Are Putting Millions at Risk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 22 September 2023
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Intelligence Briefing 22 September 2023:
-New Ransomware Victims Surge by 47% as Small Businesses Targeted
-MGM Resorts Lost Millions of Dollars a Day in What Should be a Wakeup Call for Corporate Boards
-SMEs Overestimate Their Cyber Security Preparedness
-China’s Hacking Power Bigger Than Rest of World Combined
-Cyber Insurance Claims for Ransomware Reach Record High
-Cyber Security Still Remains the Greatest Concern for Many C-Suite Executives
-Bad Torts: Law Firms Feel the Heat from Rising Cyber Threats
-Attacker Deepfakes IT Employees’ Voice in Phone Call to Breach Company
-Insider Risks are Getting Increasingly Costly as Organisations Fail to Proactively Address Them
-Half of Executives Expect Supply Chain Challenges
-How Social Engineering Takes Advantage of Your Kindness
-Employers Blame Employees as 54% of Firms Face Cyber Attacks Annually
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 25 August 2023
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Intelligence Briefing 25 August 2023:
-Cloud Hosting Firm Loses All Customer Data After Ransomware Attack
-Would You Infect Others to Rid Yourself of Ransomware?
-Artificial Intelligence and USBs Drive 8% Rise in Cyber Attacks
-Ransomware Attacks Broke Records in July, Mainly Driven By One Group
-Cyber Risk in The Boardroom
-Malware-Infected Advertising Grows Ever More Sophisticated, And More Damaging
-Cyber Security is Everyone’s Responsibility
-QR Code Hacks Are Another Thing to Worry About Now
-Security Basics Aren’t So Basic Anymore
-Apple MacOS Security Myths
-Security Leaders Report Misalignment of Investments and Risk Reduction
-Many CISOs Tout SaaS (Cloud) Cyber Security Confidence, but 79% Admit to SaaS Incidents, New Report Finds
-If You Ever Used Duolingo, Watch Out for Phishing Email
-91% of Security and IT Professionals Agree Cyber Criminals are Already Using AI in Email 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 22 October 2021
Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 22 October 2021
-Many Organisations Lack Basic Cyber Hygiene Despite High Confidence In Their Cyber Defences
-83% Of Ransomware Victims Paid Ransom: Survey
-Report: Ransomware Affected 72% Of Organizations In Past Year
-Ransomware: Looking For Weaknesses In Your Own Network Is Key To Stopping Attacks
-A Hacker Warns: Give Up Trying To Keep Me Out — And Focus On Your Data
-Cyber Risk Trends Driving The Surge In Ransomware Incidents
-US Ransomware Victims Paid $600 Million to Hackers in 1H of 2021
-Hacking Group Created Fake Cyber Security Companies To Hire Experts And Involve Them In Ransomware Attacks Tricking Them Of Conducting A Pentest
-Nearly Three-Quarters of Organizations Victimized by DNS Attacks in Past 12 Months
-Cyber Crime Matures As Hackers Are Forced To Work Smarter
-Hackers Stealing Browser Cookies to Hijack High-Profile YouTube Accounts