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Actions Target Russian Govt. Botnet, Hydra Dark Market

Krebs on Security

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) says it has disrupted a giant botnet built and operated by a Russian government intelligence unit known for launching destructive cyberattacks against energy infrastructure in the United States and Ukraine. energy facilities. Separately, law enforcement agencies in the U.S. Dragonfly 2.0,

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News alert: Beazley reports on how AI, new tech distract businesses as cyber risk intensifies

The Last Watchdog

Bantick “As the MOVEit hack has proved, the bad actors are always looking for new ways to attack with tactics ranging from third party supplier attacks to more sophisticated social engineering and phishing attack techniques. In the admitted market, coverage is provided by Beazley Insurance Company, Inc., Best and A+ by Fitch.

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Scanning for Flaws, Scoring for Security

Krebs on Security

But in a marketing email sent to FICO members on Tuesday advertising its new benchmarking feature, FICO accidentally exposed the FICO Cyber Risk Score of energy giant ExxonMobil. The company-specific scores are supposed to be made available only to vetted people at the organization who go through FICO’s signup process.

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The Ongoing Cyber Threat to Critical Infrastructure

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

The threat of attacks against Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) – energy, utilities, telecommunications, and transportation – is now front of mind for many. This includes using easily guessed passwords and falling victim to phishing and socially engineered techniques such as business email compromise. Data Security.

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How Cobalt Strike Became a Favorite Tool of Hackers

eSecurity Planet

Indeed, the tool can assess vulnerabilities and run penetration tests , while most tools on the market cannot do both. Cobalt Strike – now owned by HelpSystems – provides various packages and tools to detect outdated software, generate malware , test endpoints , or run spear phishing campaigns that maximize success rate.

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Weekly podcast: ICS attacks, Reddit and SIM swap arrests

IT Governance

A new report from Cybereason has highlighted the alarming scale and variety of attacks faced by ICS or industrial control systems, and it seems that it’s not only nation-state attackers but also opportunistic traditional cybercriminals that are now targeting utility providers. Well, that’ll do for this week.

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5 Major Cybersecurity Trends to Know for 2024

eSecurity Planet

“Before companies can effectively and safely use generative AI tools, employees must be educated on utilizing best practices: writing prompts that achieve desired outcomes, keeping data security and privacy in mind when inputting data, identifying the quality and security of AI, verifying AI output, and more,” elaborates Arti Raman, CEO Portal26.