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Biggest malware culprits of 2023 – August 29th
New updated KmsdBot now targets Internet of Things (IoT) An updated version
BlackCat sharpens its claws
Cybersecurity firm Coalfire reports that the ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware gang has been causing mayhem over the past year using a failsafe delivery system. The group suspects that the leaders of BlackCat are affiliated with the top ransomware gang, the infamous LockBit.
Companies slow to take the fight to cybercriminals
According to a study conducted in June, “Threat intelligence: Eyes on the enemy,” by threat intelligence firm Cyber Risk Analytics (CRA), vulnerability priority is the chief use of threat intelligence for 70 percent of the study’s respondents; 65 percent of those respondents also stated that they are starting to use threat intelligence to aid them with reactive incident response. By contrast, proactive measures still rank low on the list of primary uses for threat intelligence where most organizations are concerned, with 50 percent of respondents using threat intelligence for threat hunting and 46 percent, fewer than half, using actionable threat intelligence providing advanced warning against future attacks.