Author Archives: Matt Kapko

Threat actors are increasingly trying to grind business to a halt

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Palo Alto Networks’ threat intelligence firm said nearly 9 in 10 cyberattacks it responded to last year involved disrupted business operations.

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What defenders are learning from Black Basta’s leaked chat logs

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The ransomware syndicate’s internal chats exposed a wide swath of the group’s inner workings.

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Salt Typhoon gained initial access to telecoms through Cisco devices

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The Chinese nation-state threat group primarily gained access to Cisco devices with legitimate login credentials, according to Cisco Talos.

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Russia-aligned threat groups dupe Ukrainian targets via Signal

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Google researchers say multiple Russian state threat groups have conducted remote phishing operations to target and compromise Signal accounts.

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Edge device vulnerabilities fueled attack sprees in 2024

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The most consequential cyberattacks observed by Darktrace last year were linked to software defects in firewalls and perimeter network technologies.

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Threat researchers spot ‘device code’ phishing attacks targeting Microsoft accounts

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Suspected Russian nation-state threat groups have duped multiple victims into granting potentially persistent access to networks via authentication requests and valid tokens.

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Salt Typhoon remains active, hits more telecom networks via Cisco routers

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The Chinese nation-state threat group intruded five additional telecom networks between December and January, including two unnamed providers in the U.S., Recorded Future researchers said.

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Russian state threat group shifts focus to US, UK targets

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A subgroup of Seashell Blizzard exploited public vulnerabilities in internet-facing systems, Microsoft researchers said.

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