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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 16 February 2024

Black Arrow Cyber Threat Intelligence Briefing 16 February 2024:

-Active Phishing Campaigns Targeting Office 365, Another Forcing Remote Management Software Downloads

-Cyber Security is Your Defensive Strategy, Cyber Resilience is Your Business

-Leveraging Threat Intelligence for Regulatory compliance

-The Risks of Quishing and How Enterprises Can Stay Secure

-Phishing Attacks Increased 106% Year Over Year as 91% of Organisations Impacted by AI-enhanced Phishing Attacks

-Microsoft and OpenAI Warn State-backed Threat Actors are Using AI En Masse to Wage Cyber Attacks

-Cyber Risk Management: Bring Security to the Boardroom

-Trustees Open to Cyber Risks by Not Responding to NCSC Reporting Changes

-Nation State Actors Intensify Focus on NATO Member States

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Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 01 December 2023

Black Arrow Cyber Threat Intelligence Briefing 01 December 2023:

-Law Firms Face Surge in Targeted Attacks as Hundreds Impacted by Single Attack

-Approach Cyber Security Awareness Training by Engaging People at All Levels

-Board Support Remains Critical as Majority of CISOs Experience Repeat Cyber Attacks

-Ransomware Attacks Surge 81% in October as New Threat Actors Emerge

-Hacked Microsoft Word Documents Being Used to Trick Windows Users

-Mitigating Deepfake Threats in The Corporate World

-Black Basta Ransomware Made Over $100 Million From Extortion Alone

-Long Recovery Times After Cyber Attacks Could Annihilate Your Organisation

-Booking.com Customers Scammed in Novel Social Engineering Campaign

-Stop Panic Buying Your Security Products and Start Prioritising

-A Fifth of UK SMBs Unable to Spot Scams

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Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 20 October 2023

Black Arrow Cyber Threat Intelligence Briefing 20 October 2023:

-Cyber Insecurity: Many Businesses Scared They May be Hit by a Cyber Attack at Any Moment

-Cyber Security Investments Show Mature Business Mindset

-SMBs Struggle to Keep Pace as Cyber Threats Reach All Time High

-Phishing Attacks Reach Record Highs as Banks, Financial Services Remain Top Targets with HR Remaining the Most Effective Phishing Lure

-Cyber Attacks are a Matter of When not if, The Best Time to Deal With Them is Before They Happen

-Lloyd's Of London Warns Of Worst-Case-Scenario Cyber Attack

-20,000 Britons Approached By Chinese Agents On LinkedIn, Says MI5 Head

-Ransomware - All it Takes is One Employee Mistake, Criminals are Aiming at Third-Party Vendors

-39% of Individuals Use the Same Password for Multiple Accounts

-Why Fourth-Party Risk Management Is a Must-Have

-AI Adoption Surges But Security Awareness Lags Behind

-UK watchdog fines Equifax £11 million for role in cyber breach

-Why Boards Must Understand and Govern Cyber Security Risk

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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

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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 11 August 2023

Black Arrow Cyber Threat Intelligence Briefing 11 August 2023:

-75% of Organisations Worldwide Set to Ban ChatGPT and Generative AI Apps on Work Devices

-How an Eight-Character Password Could be Cracked in Just a Few Minutes

-Ransomware Victims Surge 143% as Threat Actors Pivot to Zero-Day Exploits

-How Executives’ Personal Devices Threaten Business Security

-77% of Financial Firms Saw an Increase in Cyber Attack Frequency

-Protecting Against Sophisticated Cyber Attacks Requires Layered Defences

-Managing Human Cyber Risks Matters Now More Than Ever

-Hackers are Targeting Top Executives’ Microsoft 365 Accounts to Steal Work Logins

-UK Shaken by Major Data Breaches

-Threat of Cyber Attacks to UK National Security Upgraded: Compared to Chemical Weapons or Nuclear Attack

-Mac Users are Facing More Dangerous Security Threats Than Ever Before

-Cyber Attack to Cost Outsourcing Firm Capita up to £25m

-Government and Public Services Face 40% More Cyber Attacks and Struggle to Protect Due to Lack of Resources

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Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 16 July 2021

Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 16 July 2021: 84% Of Orgs Experienced Phishing Or Ransomware Attacks In The Last Year; Phishing continues to be one of the easiest paths for ransomware; Only Half Of Orgs Can Defend Against Ransomware; MI5 Chief Warns Public Of Cyber-Threat From Hostile States Such As China & Russia; Almost All Orgs Suffered Insider Data Breaches; Cyber Crime Costs Orgs Nearly $1.79 Million Per Minute; Sonicwall Releases Urgent Notice About 'Imminent' Ransomware Targeting Firmware; Google Finds Zero-Day Security Flaws In All Your Favourite Browsers

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Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 09 April 2021

Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 09 April 2021: Ransomware Attacks Grew By 485% In 2020; Cyber Insurance Firm Suffers Cyber Attack; Ransom Gangs Emailing Victim Customers For Leverage; 'We Have Your Porn Collection' - The Rise Of Extortionware; Should Firms Be More Worried About Firmware Cyber Attacks; Armed Conflict Draws Closer As State-Backed Cyber Attacks Intensify; Coca-Cola Trade Secret Theft Underscores Importance Of Insider Threat Early Detection; Attackers Blowing Up Discord, Slack With Malware

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Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 04 December 2020

Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 4 December 2020: Covid vaccine supply chain targeted by hackers; Criminals Favour Ransomware and BEC; Bank Employee Sells Personal Data of 200,000 Clients; 2020 Pandemic changing short- and long-term approaches to risk; Cyber risks take the fun out of connected toys; Remote Workers Admit Lack of Security Training

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Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 13 November 2020

Black Arrow Cyber Threat Briefing 13 November 2020

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