Holiday 2024: The Bot Battle for Black Friday and Cyber Monday

The battle between humans and bots is heating up, with Black Friday and Cyber Monday standing as prime targets. Some “Black Friday” holiday shopping events have already begun. Based on Kasada’s 2023 findings, the trends observed last year offer valuable insights and preparation strategies for 2024. With threat actors more sophisticated than ever, retailers must…

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Iranian TA455 Initiates Dream Job Campaign to Target Aviation and Other Critical Industries with Malware

Executive Summary Researchers from ClearSky Cyber Security has uncovered a new cyber espionage campaign attributed to TA455, a subgroup of the Iranian cyber threat actor known as Charming Kitten (also known as APT35). The cyber espionage campaign, which has been active since at least September 2023, has targeted critical industry sector entities in the aerospace, aviation, and…

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Trustwave SpiderLabs Unveils Top Cyber Threats Facing Retailers in 2024

As the holiday shopping season approaches, the 2024  Trustwave Risk Radar Report: Retail Sector highlights a growing threat to the retail sector. Cybercriminals have refined their tactics, preparing to launch ransomware and phishing attacks that exploit well-known online brands. These attacks aim to defraud retailers and consumers, with the skills gained being used to infiltrate…

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RH-ISAC Releases Standards and Best Practices Document for Hospitality

The standards and best practices document provide a high-level overview of the twenty most critical cybersecurity controls hoteliers, online travel agencies (OTAs), and connectivity providers should focus on, particularly highlighting identity and access management (IAM) best practices, which can act as critical barriers for many prevalent fraud operations. Download the document here. The standards and…

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Midnight Blizzard Conducts Large-Scale Spear-Phishing Campaign Utilizing RDP Files

Summary Since October 22, 2024, Microsoft Threat Intelligence has observed recorded activity of the Russian threat actor known as Midnight Blizzard conducting a sophisticated spear-phishing campaign aimed at individuals in various sectors, including government, academia, defense, and non-governmental organizations. This ongoing activity involves sending highly targeted emails, which include a signed Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) configuration file…

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