Russia-Linked SEABORGIUM Phishing Campaigns Disrupted

The SEABORGIUM phishing operation targets organizations with a connection to Russian interests leveraging three different open-source phishing kits, the most prevalent of which has been observed in recently reported phishing attacks. Context On August 15, 2022, Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) researchers disclosed details of a phishing and cyberespionage operation that they disrupted in partnership…

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Application Security Compliance Standards

Whether you’ve developed an application in-house or are simply using software-as-a-service apps, it is beneficial to know the standards that govern application security so you can ensure that you do not accidentally end up out of compliance with them, which in addition to potentially being a regulatory liability, would put you at risk of a…

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Top 10 API Risks in Application Security

Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) are a type of software interface that allows services to communicate with one another to leverage each other’s data and functionality without needing to see everything that is on the other end. They enable applications to talk to one another, such as when you use your Facebook account to login to…

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Technical Details for C2 Tool “Dark Utilities” Leveraged in Malware Campaigns

Context On August 4, 2022, Cisco Talos Intelligence researchers reported new technical details of a tool called “Dark Utilities” that provides a full suite of command-and-control (C2) capabilities for threat actors. The tool, which was released in early 2022, is advertised by creators as enabling remote access, command execution, distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, and cryptomining…

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What’s Driving Security and Fraud Teams to Collaborate on Trust Platforms

One of the unfortunate truths for trust and fraud teams is that they spend more time fighting within their organization to get access to the data they need than they do fighting bad actors. These teams often build collaborative relationships with cybersecurity teams to address issues like credential stuffing and bots, but a new generation…

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