ShadowSyndicate is believed to be an initial access broker (IAB) or an affiliate working with multiple ransomware operations, including Quantum, Nokoyawa, BlackCat/ALPHV, Clop, Royal, Cactus, and Play, based on evidence found by researchers.
The Royal ransomware group infiltrated Dallas’ systems, surveilled and exfiltrated data for a month before launching a ransomware attack, causing widespread disruption to critical city services.
SentinelOne found the Sandman APT group targeting telecommunications companies in the Middle East, Western Europe, and South Asia using a novel backdoor called LuaDream. The researchers noted that the campaign began in August and demonstrates advanced tactics. With this, the Middle East is once again under cyberespionage scrutiny.
The cost of insider risks for organizations is at an all-time high, with the average annual cost reaching $16.2 million, a 40% increase in four years, according to DTEX Systems.
The acquisition will offer WatchGuard’s partners and customers access to cutting-edge security solutions, improved XDR insights, and simplified compliance with regulatory and cyber-insurance requirements.
The council has restored its computer systems but anticipates delays in addressing complaints, and is taking extra precautions by notifying individuals who may have been affected by the data leak.
CISOs and cybersecurity practitioners should focus on addressing the challenges of data structure, management, and curation to fully leverage the benefits of AI for cyber defense.
Scammers have started creating videos implying leaked sensitive photos of celebrities and urging viewers to download the Temu app and enter their referral number to view the content. These scams have been targeting multiple celebrities.
Google’s limited disclosure and the separate CVE designations for the vulnerability by Apple, Google, and Citizen Lab have hindered the detection and patching of the critical vulnerability in other software relying on libwebp.
Containment and remediation after an insider incident are the most expensive areas, with an average cost of $179,209 and $125,221 per incident respectively, and the average time to contain an incident has increased to 86 days.