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CryptoGuard: An asymmetric approach to the ransomware battle

January 13, 2024 admin akira, Anti-Ransomware, CryptoGuard, Featured, Intercept X, lockbit, ransomware, remote ransomware, threat research

Credit to Author: Mark Loman| Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2023 11:00:06 +0000

In the second of our new technical thought leadership series, Sophos X-Ops takes a detailed look at anti-ransomware techniques

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“Inhospitality” malspam campaign targets hotel industry

January 13, 2024 admin Featured, hotel, malspam, malware, rh-isac, Social engineering, sophos x-ops, spam, threat research

Credit to Author: Andrew Brandt| Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2023 11:00:33 +0000

Social engineering drives password-stealing malware attack against the front desk

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Luring with love, a network of pig butchering “mining” scams robbed millions from victims’ wallets

January 13, 2024 admin cryptocoin scam, cryptocurrency fraud, Featured, liquidity mining, shazhupan, threat research

Credit to Author: gallagherseanm| Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2023 11:00:55 +0000

Three threat groups using the exact same scam kit stole from 90 victims, mostly during the period of June to August, using smart contracts to hijack wallets and transfer their contents without needing to bypass device security. To date, neary $3 million has been stolen by the coordinated groups.

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Arrested Intimidation

December 14, 2023 admin alphv ransomware, circia, Featured, final rule, SEC, threat research

Credit to Author: Chester Wisniewski| Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2023 18:08:41 +0000

Why the new US regulatory disclosure requirements work for the defenders, not the criminals

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Press and pressure: Ransomware gangs and the media

December 13, 2023 admin 8base, akira, alphv ransomware, blackcat, cl0p, conti, donut leaks, dunghill leak, Featured, karakurt, lockbit, losttrust, Media, metaencryptor, noname, play, ransomhouse, ransomware, rEvil, rhysida ransomware, royal, snatch, sophos x-ops, threat research, vice, wormgpt

Credit to Author: Matt Wixey| Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2023 11:00:25 +0000

Sophos X-Ops explores the symbiotic – but often uneasy – relationship between ransomware gangs and the media, and how threat actors are increasingly seeking to wrest control of the narrative

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From Microsoft to you, 33 packages

December 12, 2023 admin DHCP, Featured, microsoft, Patch Tuesday, power platform, threat research

Credit to Author: Angela Gunn| Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2023 22:12:08 +0000

The lightest December Patch Tuesday in years still brings a few lumps of coal for infosec stockings

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Cybercriminals can’t agree on GPTs

November 28, 2023 admin AI, chatgpt, cybercrime, Featured, fraudgpt, llm, malware, sophos x-ops, threat research, wormgpt

Credit to Author: Matt Wixey| Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2023 11:00:13 +0000

Despite concern over illicit applications of ChatGPT and similar models, Sophos X-Ops’ exploration of cybercrime forums suggests many threat actors are still skeptical – and wrestling with the same issues and problems as the rest of us

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A November rain of patches from Microsoft

November 16, 2023 admin microsoft, Patch Tuesday, threat research

Credit to Author: Angela Gunn| Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2023 18:08:02 +0000

A collection of 57 CVEs for twelve product families is literally only half of the story this month