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PureCrypter Targets North America, APAC Government Agencies

Hackers Uses Same FTP Server as Earlier OneNote Phishing Campaign A campaign targeting government entities in the Asia-Pacific and North America regions with an info stealer hosted on a Discord server shares infrastructure with a campaign that used Microsoft OneNote to deliver malware. Menlo Security says the unknown threat actor doesn’t seem to be a…
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Healthcare Most Hit by Ransomware Last Year, FBI Finds

Bureau Warns Underreporting Remains Rife, Including by Critical Infrastructure Healthcare last year was the most attacked sector within critical infrastructure, David Scott, deputy assistant director of the FBI Cyber Division, told a Scottish cybersecurity conference. The bureau in 2022 received 870 complaints showing indicators of a critical infrastructure ransomware attack.http://dlvr.it/Sk4jZQ

When Low-Tech Hacks Cause High-Impact Breaches

Web hosting giant GoDaddy made headlines this month when it disclosed that a multi-year breach allowed intruders to steal company source code, siphon customer and employee login credentials, and foist malware on customer websites. Media coverage understandably focused on GoDaddy’s admission that it suffered three different cyberattacks over as many years at the hands of…
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Intel 471 Promotes Jason Passwaters to CEO to Land Prospects

ICYMI: Passwaters Wants to Help Intel 471 Capture Business From Less-Mature Organizations Intel 471 has promoted second-in-command Jason Passwaters to CEO and tasked him with onboarding less-mature security organizations for narrower use cases. The company plans to land more threat intelligence customers by focusing on areas such as vulnerability management and patch prioritization.http://dlvr.it/Sk0gtK

CISA Warns of Cyberattacks on Ukraine War Anniversary

ICYMI: Russian Groups Have Been Sending DDoS Attacks to Western Countries The United States is warning domestic and European organizations to be extra vigilant about their presence in cyberspace on the one-year anniversary of Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Friday marks 12 months since Moscow initiated a war of conquest against its European neighbor.http://dlvr.it/Sk0Trt

Intel 471 Promotes Jason Passwaters to CEO to Land Prospects

Passwaters Wants to Help Intel 471 Capture Business From Less-Mature Organizations Intel 471 has promoted second-in-command Jason Passwaters to CEO and tasked him with onboarding less-mature security organizations for narrower use cases. The company plans to land more threat intelligence customers by focusing on areas such as vulnerability management and patch prioritization.http://dlvr.it/SjyLlm

Europe Will ‘Streamline’ Cross-Border GDPR Enforcement

ICYMI: European Commission Anticipates ‘Cooperation’ Proposal After March The European Commission is preparing a proposal mandating more cooperation among national government agencies charged with enforcing the General Data Protection Regulation. Nationally driven enforcement of the regulation has emerged as a sore point for some during the GDPR’s first half decade.http://dlvr.it/SjyGbw

Who’s Behind the Botnet-Based Service BHProxies?

A security firm has discovered that a six-year-old crafty botnet known as Mylobot appears to be powering a residential proxy service called BHProxies, which offers paying customers the ability to route their web traffic anonymously through compromised computers. Here’s a closer look at Mylobot, and a deep dive into who may be responsible for operating…
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