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Context On March 27, 2023, the Federal Investigation Bureau released the IC3 2022 Internet Crime Report. The report covers major trends found across complaints investigated by the IC3, which the FBI defines as “an intelligence-driven and threat focused national security organization with both intelligence and law enforcement responsibilities.” Key Takeaways According to the report key…

This month’s member spotlight is Jeffrey (Jeff) Davidhizar, security analyst at Crutchfield Corporation. We asked Jeff to tell us more about how he transitioned from teaching math to middle and high school students to his career in cybersecurity. Can you introduce yourself? Tell us a little bit about your background and what you do at…

On March 20, 2023, Metabase Q security researchers reported the technical details of more than 20 different campaigns targeting organizations in Chile, Mexico, Peru, and Portugal with the Mispandu bank trojan. According to the report, the campaigns attempt to “steal credentials from users when accessing online banking, schools, government services, social media, gaming, ecommerce, public…

On March 16, 2023, SentinelLabs researchers reported the technical details of a cyberespionage campaign against government and telecommunications companies in multiple enterprises which they attribute to the Winter Vivern threat group. Context SentinelLabs researchers assess that current Winter Vivern activities align closely with Belarussian and Russian government interests. The SentinelLabs report is based on recent…

Digital transformation efforts continue to accelerate and are pivotal for industries to sustain business and ensure growth. The major challenge is securing applications against malicious bots. Marshalling the resources to achieve this requires explaining the quantitative and qualitative impacts bots have on your business in terms your board and C-Suite will understand. As a business…

Context During the second half of 2022, multiple RH-ISAC member analysts reported observing increases in fraud and phishing activity targeting popular social media figures and user-generated content (UGC) creators (i.e. “influencers”) leveraging member brand names as part of the scams. The fraud activity spikes observed in the past few months have been both prolific and…

The RH-ISAC intelligence team is publishing a catalog of the most prominent and prolific threat groups targeting our community as a resource for analysts. The catalog will be available via the RH-ISAC MISP instance and will include useful data on threat groups, including: Known aliases Background information and a brief history Prominent open-source incidents attributed…

On February 20, 2023, researchers with Sekoia.io reported the technical details of a new infostealer malware advertised for sale as “Stealc” by developers on dark web criminal forums. Context According to the report, “The threat actor presents Stealc as a fully featured and ready-to-use stealer, whose development relied on Vidar, Raccoon, Mars and Redline stealers.”…

The 2023 RH-ISAC Regional Workshop series kicks off in February and will include in-person professional development opportunities in locations across the U.S. and Europe. This series features interactive discussions and threat landscape briefings, including mitigation or response techniques. In addition, attendees will get intel on observed incidents and emerging threats relevant to the retail and…

On February 10, 2023, Phylum security researchers reported a resurgence in a previously seen campaign typosquatting legitimate Python PyPI packages with malicious packages to deliver a malware with cryptocurrency wallet clipboard replacing capabilities. Context  In November 2022, Phylum reported a similar campaign “in which threat actors attempted to replace cryptocurrency addresses in developer clipboards with…