Washington is right: Cybercrime is organized crime. Now we need to shut down the business model

The executive order finally calls cyber-enabled fraud what it is: transnational organized crime. Now the U.S. has to act like it—and the private sector has to stop settling for defense-only while the criminal infrastructure stays intact.

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Attackers are exploiting AI faster than defenders can keep up, new report warns

Cybersecurity is entering “a new phase” as artificial intelligence tools have matured and given IT defenders significantly less time to respond to cyberattacks and other threats, according to a new report released Monday. The report, authored by federal contractor Booz Allen Hamilton, concludes that threat actors have adopted AI more quickly than governments and private […]

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The ransomware economy is shifting toward straight-up data extortion

Google’s research report on ransomware activity last year underscores how cybercrime is evolving and clouding a collective understanding of its full impact and scale.

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DRILLAPP Backdoor Targets Ukraine, Abuses Microsoft Edge Debugging for Stealth Espionage

Ukrainian entities have emerged as the target of a new campaign likely orchestrated by threat actors linked to Russia, according to a report from S2 Grupo’s LAB52 threat intelligence team.
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45,000 malicious IP addresses taken down, 94 suspects arrested

An international law enforcement operation has taken down more than 45,000 malicious IP addresses and servers linked to phishing, malware, and ransomware activity. The action was carried out as part of Operation Synergia III, an investigation that ran … Continue reading 45,000 malicious IP addresses taken down, 94 suspects arrested

JSOC IT’s AUTOPSY platform puts security stacks under live API verification

JSOC IT has announced the launch of AUTOPSY, a security verification platform that investigates an organization’s security stack through live API integrations before a breach occurs, rather than after one forces the conversation. The platform’s flagshi… Continue reading JSOC IT’s AUTOPSY platform puts security stacks under live API verification