Retail & Hospitality ISAC joins the CyberWire Podcast Network

Fulton, MD (February 22, 2023) —  CyberWire, an N2K Networks brand, and the Retail & Hospitality Information Sharing and Analysis Center (RH-ISAC) announced today that the organization’s podcast has joined the CyberWire Podcast Network. Already the leading audio network in the cybersecurity industry, CyberWire will expand its support to the retail and hospitality industry through…

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Call for Speakers Now Open for the RH-ISAC Cyber Intelligence Summit

Vienna, VA (February 15, 2023) – The Retail and Hospitality Information Sharing and Analysis Center (RH-ISAC) is now accepting speaker submissions for the 2023 RH-ISAC Cyber Intelligence Summit. The event, which is the premier conference for retail and hospitality cybersecurity professionals, will bring together experts from across the industry to discuss the latest threats and…

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Phishing Campaigns Targeting German and U.S. Organizations with Multiple Malware

On February 8, 2023, Proofpoint researchers reported multiple phishing campaigns targeting organizations in multiple industries in the U.S. and Germany. Context Proofpoint attributes the activity to the likely financially-motivated TA866, which they assess is a new threat group. The campaign is currently active and has been since at least October 2022. Technical Details The emails…

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Prilex POS Malware Targeting Contactless Credit Card Transactions

Context Prilex has been active since at least 2014 and evolved from an automated teller machine (ATM) malware into a POS malware in 2016, primarily targeting Brazilian and South American retailers. In 2022, the malware evolved further, conducting fraudulent “GHOST transactions” using EMV cryptograms generated by payment cards during the payment process. In previous cases,…

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Bridging the Digital Privacy Gap

The term “cybersecurity” can oftentimes be ambiguous and difficult to define, no different than that of a single or multi-family office. But much like an Investment Policy Statement, identifying and defining risk down to the individual level is paramount in achieving both near-term and strategic objectives. In this blog post, we seek to shed light…

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New Mimic Ransomware Abuses Everything Paid to Speed Encryption

Context On January 26, 2023, Trend Micro researchers reported the technical details of a new ransomware they dubbed “Mimic” they observed in June of 2022 targeting English and Russian-speaking users. Technical Details According to Trend Micro researchers, the campaign delivers an executable that drops multiple binaries and an archive containing the payload. Reportedly, the key…

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Cybersecurity Budgets Increase for Retail & Hospitality Industry

Vienna, VA (January 25, 2023) – Information security teams have always had to do more with less, but 2023 might be the year when they are able to do more with more. Riding a three-year trend, 70% of CISOs expect their budgets to increase again this year, while 60% also expect more FTEs, according to…

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Alleged Chinese Threat Actors Developing Fortinet Zero-Day Exploit for New “BOLDMOVE” Malware Campaign Targeting European and African Organizations

Context On January 19, 2023, Mandiant security researchers published the technical details of malware campaign preparations they’ve reportedly observed since October 2022. Two key points should be noted regarding Mandiant’s assessment: Mandiant has not directly observed exploitation of the vulnerability, or deployment of BOLDMOVE in the wild. Mandiant researchers assess with low confidence that the…

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Retail & Hospitality ISAC and National Retail Federation Partner to Enhance Cybersecurity in the Retail Industry

Vienna, VA (January 10, 2023) –The National Retail Federation (NRF) and the Retail & Hospitality Information Sharing and Analysis Center (RH-ISAC) today announced a new collaboration to strengthen their collective efforts to improve cybersecurity within the retail and related consumer-facing sectors. This partnership will bring together RH-ISAC’s expertise in cybersecurity and threat intelligence with the…

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New Linux Cryptominining Malware Developed with Shc in the Wild

On January 4, 2023, Ahn Lab Security Response Center (ASEC) researchers reported the technical details of a new Linux malware written using Shc delivering a cryptocurrency miner. ASEC researchers assess that the campaign is primarily targeting unspecified systems in South Korea. According to ASEC researchers, the malware authenticates through a dictionary attack on Linux SSH…

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