The U.S. food and agriculture sector dealt with at least 167 ransomware attacks last year, according to the leading industry group. In its first annual report, the Food and Agriculture-Information Sharing and Analysis Center (Food and Ag-ISAC) said the industry was the seventh most targeted sector in the country, behind manufacturing, financial services and others. […]
Feb 14, 2024NewsroomZero-Day / Financial Sector Security A newly disclosed security flaw in the Microsoft Defender SmartScreen has been exploited as a zero-day by an advanced persistent threat actor called Water Hydra (aka DarkCasino) targeting financial market traders. Trend Micro, which began tracking the campaign in late December 2023, said it entails the exploitation of […]
Jan 14, 2024NewsroomCyber Attack / Vulnerability The cyber attacks targeting the energy sector in Denmark last year may not have had the involvement of the Russia-linked Sandworm hacking group, new findings from Forescout show. The intrusions, which targeted around 22 Danish energy organizations in May 2023, occurred in two distinct waves, one which exploited a […]
The cybersecurity sector recorded 346 funding rounds and 91 mergers and acquisition (M&A) transactions in 2023, according to cyber recruitment firm Pinpoint Search Group. This equals 437 cyber deals in total and a 40% increase from 2022, which saw 303 deals signed in the sector. However, the overall cyber investment raised in 2023 only amounted […]
Dec 22, 2023NewsroomMalware / Cyber Threat Indian government entities and the defense sector have been targeted by a phishing campaign that’s engineered to drop Rust-based malware for intelligence gathering. The activity, first detected in October 2023, has been codenamed Operation RusticWeb by enterprise security firm SEQRITE. “New Rust-based payloads and encrypted PowerShell commands have been […]
Dec 22, 2023NewsroomMalware / Cyber Threat Indian government entities and the defense sector have been targeted by a phishing campaign that’s engineered to drop Rust-based malware for intelligence gathering. The activity, first detected in October 2023, has been codenamed Operation RusticWeb by enterprise security firm SEQRITE. “New Rust-based payloads and encrypted PowerShell commands have been […]
Dec 22, 2023NewsroomThreat Intelligence / Supply Chain Attack Organizations in the Defense Industrial Base (DIB) sector are in the crosshairs of an Iranian threat actor as part of a campaign designed to deliver a never-before-seen backdoor called FalseFont. The findings come from Microsoft, which is tracking the activity under its weather-themed moniker Peach Sandstorm (formerly […]
VC investment trends in the cybersecurity market suggest a sector in decline — at least within the context of recent months. According to Crunchbase, cybersecurity deal count fell during Q3 to 153 deals from 181 in Q2. In a more detailed report, Crunchbase suggests that, with Q3 cybersecurity venture funding down 30% compared to the […]
A new Android trojan named GoldDigger has emerged to set its sights on Vietnam’s financial sector. Cybersecurity firm Group-IB revealed that its intriguing moniker is derived from a distinct “GoldActivity” activity embedded within its APK structure. Diving into Details GoldDigger was first detected in August, although its activity dates back to at least June. It […]
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