Threat Report: Cybercriminals Expand Vertical Focus

The annual Threat Report published by BlackBerry Limited finds that while financial services and the retail sector continue to bear the brunt of most cybersecurity attacks, cybercriminals have expanded their targets in the last year to include IT serv… Continue reading Threat Report: Cybercriminals Expand Vertical Focus

Operational Technology Cyber Security Alliance aims to tackle OT threats

Cyber attacks on critical and industrial infrastructure are on the rise, impacting operational reliability and business risk across all industries, including utilities, manufacturing and oil & gas. Threats to operational technology (OT) can disrup… Continue reading Operational Technology Cyber Security Alliance aims to tackle OT threats

WAV files spotted delivering malicious code

Attackers have embedded crypto-mining and Metasploit code into WAV audio files to stymie threat detection solutions. “All WAV files discovered adhere to the format of a legitimate WAV file (i.e., they are all playable by a standard audio player),&#8221… Continue reading WAV files spotted delivering malicious code

The right way to do AI in security

Artificial intelligence applied to information security can engender images of a benevolent Skynet, sagely analyzing more data than imaginable and making decisions at lightspeed, saving organizations from devastating attacks. In such a world, humans are barely needed to run security programs, their jobs largely automated out of existence, relegating them to a role as the […] Continue reading The right way to do AI in security

Vietnam’s premier hacking group ramps up targeting of global car companies

A Vietnamese hacking group has been aggressively targeting multinational automotive companies in an apparent bid to support the country’s domestic auto industry, researchers who closely track the group told CyberScoop. Since February, the group known as APT32 sent malicious lures to between five and 10 organizations in the automotive sector, according to Nick Carr, senior manager at cybersecurity company FireEye. FireEye “assesses with moderate confidence” that APT32’s latest activity is in support of “the Vietnamese government’s stated domestic vehicle and auto part manufacturing goals,” Carr said. It is unclear how successful the operation has been. Carr declined to say whether the lures led to compromises of the automotive organizations’ networks. What is clear is that FireEye mobilized resources in response to the threat. “This is a little bit uncommon for [APT32] to do the industry-wide targeting,” he told CyberScoop. “And so, as a company we’ve been putting out more intelligence on our […]

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