Cybercriminals picked up the pace on attacks last year

Ransomware groups last year achieved lateral movement within an average of 48 minutes after gaining initial access to targeted environments, threat intelligence experts said.

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Army soldier linked to Snowflake attack spree allegedly tried to sell data to foreign spies

Federal prosecutors accuse Cameron Wagenius of searching how to defect to Russia before he tried to sell stolen data to a foreign intelligence service.

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It’s not just Salt Typhoon: All China-backed attack groups are showcasing specialized offensive skills

CrowdStrike observed significant growth in China’s offensive cyber capabilities last year as more groups used sector-specific skills to target critical industries and technologies.

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Crypto analysts stunned by Lazarus Group’s capabilities in $1.46B Bybit theft

The amount stolen last week surpasses what the group was able to steal in all of 2024.

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Threat actors are increasingly trying to grind business to a halt

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

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

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

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

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

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