Tag: insikt group
Over half of cyber-attacks are state-sponsored
Over half of cyber-attacks exploiting known vulnerabilities are the work of state-sponsored groups from abroad, mainly from China. According to cybersecurity company Recorded Future’s research arm, Insikt Group, 53 percent of observed exploitation activity in the first half of this year was driven by state-sponsored and suspected state-sponsored actors and conducted for espionage, surveillance, or other geopolitical objectives.
North Korea Continues Crypto Theft Campaign – December 4th
A joint advisory by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Cybersecurity Infrastructure and Security Agency (CISA) announced the Iranian-based threat actor group “Cyber Av3ngers” compromised over 200 internet-connected devices in the US. Suspected to be anti-Israeli by motive, the “Cyber Av3ngers” group was behind the Pennsylvania Water Authority hacks, disrupting an industrial control device that was made in Israel.