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Ransomware Groups' Latest Tactic: Weaponized Marketing

Data Breach Today

Oxygen of Publicity' Helps Intimidate Victims and Recruit Affiliates, Experts Warn Seeking to maximize profits no matter the cost, ransomware groups have been bolstering their technical prowess and psychological shakedowns with a fresh strategy: attempting to control the narrative.

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Incognito Darknet Market Mass-Extorts Buyers, Sellers

Krebs on Security

Borrowing from the playbook of ransomware purveyors, the darknet narcotics bazaar Incognito Market has begun extorting all of its vendors and buyers, threatening to publish cryptocurrency transaction and chat records of users who refuse to pay a fee ranging from $100 to $20,000. An extortion message currently on the Incognito Market homepage.

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Vietnamese Hackers Hit Digital Marketers With Info Stealers

Data Breach Today

Under Fire: US, UK and India; Attackers Often Wield DarkGate Info-Stealing Malware Vietnamese cybercrime groups are targeting the U.K., and Indian digital marketing sectors with multiple strains of information-stealing malware, including the widely used DarkGate info stealer.

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Group Behind SolarWinds Attack Targeted Microsoft Customers

Data Breach Today

Company Says Russian-Linked Group Targeted Its Customer Support System The Russian-linked cyberespionage group behind the supply-chain attack against SolarWinds targeted Microsoft's customer support system as part of a new campaign, the company disclosed in a report.

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ABCs of Data Normalization for B2B Marketers

It’s not a far stretch to suggest that the topic isn’t exactly what gets marketers excited in their day-to-day workflow. However, if lead generation, reporting, and measuring ROI is important to your marketing team, then data normalization matters - a lot. Well, marketers rely on this grouping to reach their goals.

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HHS HC3: Beware of Lapsus$, Email Marketing-Related Threats

Data Breach Today

Authorities Warn Healthcare, Public Health Sectors of Latest Concerns Federal authorities are warning the healthcare sector of potential threats involving Lapsus$ - including those related to the group's recent hack of Okta - and also of potential phishing attacks arising out of a recent breach experienced by email marketing services provider Mailchimp. (..)

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Actions Target Russian Govt. Botnet, Hydra Dark Market

Krebs on Security

and Germany moved to decapitate “ Hydra ,” a billion-dollar Russian darknet drug bazaar that also helped to launder the profits of multiple Russian ransomware groups. ” In Dragonfly’s second iteration between 2014 and 2017, the hacking group spear-phished more than 3,300 people at more than 500 U.S.

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How to Package and Price Embedded Analytics

Just by embedding analytics, application owners can charge 24% more for their product. How much value could you add? This framework explains how application enhancements can extend your product offerings. Brought to you by Logi Analytics.