A North Korea-linked threat actor tracked as TA406 has intensified its attacks in 2021, particularly credential harvesting campaigns, Proofpoint reports.
US Indicts Iranians for Election Meddling
The US Justice Department announced indictments Thursday of two Iranians who allegedly took part in an online “disinformation and threat” campaign to influence American voters in the 2020 presidential election.
Supply Chain Security Fears Escalate as Iranian APTs Caught Hitting IT Services Sector
Fears of software supply chain attacks escalated again this week with a new warning from Microsoft that it has caught Iranian threat actors breaking into IT services shops in India and Israel and using that access to hit the real targets.
Acronyms Aside, the SOC of the Future Needs These 3 Capabilities
Every discipline has its acronyms, but I’d venture to say cybersecurity has more than its share. We use them to describe threat actors and how they operate, as well as different security teams, their certifications and the tools they use. There’s nothing wrong with acronyms, but when they are used to describe emerging solutions, an interesting phenomenon occurs…that new acronym becomes the next silver bullet technology that will solve all our security problems.
Cyber Defenders Should Prepare for Holiday Ransomware Attacks
High days and holidays are prime time for ransomware. This should come as no surprise to anyone – but many companies remain surprisingly unaware or at least unprepared.
New ETW Attacks Can Allow Hackers to ‘Blind’ Security Products
Researchers have described two new attack methods that can be used to “blind” cybersecurity products that rely on a logging mechanism named Event Tracing for Windows (ETW).
MDR Company Expel Raises $140 Million at Unicorn Valuation
Managed detection and response (MDR) provider Expel on Thursday announced raising $140.3 million in a Series E funding round.
Founded in 2016, the company has raised nearly $258 million in total and it’s now valued at more than $1 billion, earning it “unicorn” status.
Israel Defence Minister’s Cleaner Charged With Spying for Iran
A man employed in the home of Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz was charged Thursday with attempting to spy for the Black Shadow hackers, who are purportedly linked to Iran.
Cloud Security Firm Lacework Raises Record-Breaking $1.3 Billion
Microsoft Informs Users of High-Severity Vulnerability in Azure AD
Microsoft on Wednesday informed customers about a recently patched information disclosure vulnerability affecting Azure Active Directory (AD).
