Today, Brazilian-based Nubank, announced they are integrating Fireblocks into Nubank Cripto, the company’s in-app solution for buying and selling cryptocurrencies. With over 80 million customers across Brazil, Mexico, and Colombia, the world’s largest neobank leverages proprietary technologies to empower individuals and SMEs to foster financial access across Latin America.

Truebot infects networks throughout the US and Canada, Charming Kitten targets new operating systems, and SmugX targets European government entities.

On July 10th, the EU Commission adopted an adequacy decision for the proposed EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework. This is exciting news for organizations, as many have been stuck in privacy "limbo" since the annulment of the previous EU-U.S. Data transfer mechanism, Privacy Shield, which was annulled due to challenges in court by privacy activist Max Schrems.

Researchers at Veriti have observed hundreds of spoofed domains following Meta’s launch of its Threads social media platform. “In recent weeks, we have observed a surge in the creation of suspicious domains, with over 700 domains related to Threads being registered daily,” the researchers write.

Business Email Compromise (BEC) is a targeted cyberattack in which a cybercriminal poses as a trusted figure, such as the CEO of a company, and sends out an email to specific individuals requesting sensitive information or money. BEC attacks involve research and preparation in order for the cybercriminal to develop a convincing impersonation. Continue reading to learn more about business email compromise and what organizations should do to prevent this type of attack.

Using a new twist to bypass detection from security solutions, cyber attacks are now employing what will be construed as a benign image whose malicious intent can’t be traced. Threat actors need some means of getting a user to engage with malicious content – whether an attachment, link, or phone call, there needs to be some content within an email that provides the victim user with their next step.

Implementing an AWS multi-account strategy is a popular approach that helps organizations to manage their cloud resources efficiently. In my previous post, I discussed our reasons for implementing an AWS multi-account strategy, our journey, and some of the benefits we gained as an organization. However, implementing this strategy can come with its fair share of challenges.