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Phreak Out!: New Bluebox Extortion Group DLS Emerges
Another week, another extortion group data-leak site emerges. Cyjax has continued to observe the emergence of data-leak sites (DLSs) for extortion and ransomware groups. New groups FunkSec, ContFR, Argonauts, Kairos, Chort, and Termite appeared in December and November 2024 alone, bringing this year’s total up to 69. On 11 December 2024, Cyjax identified the emergence of a Tor-based DLS belonging to a new data-leak extortion group going by the name ’Bluebox’.
Meta's impact on fraud and scams
Cyjax’s open-source intelligence team has recently conducted an investigation into Meta’s impact on fraud and scams with regards to advertisements. The investigation consisted of extensive research and data collection from dark web sources, closed and open chats, social media platforms, marketplaces, and threat actor marketing forums.
How Banshee Stealer is Redefining macOS Cyber Threats and Data Theft
MacOS, often regarded for its robust security measures, has increasingly become a target for sophisticated cyber threats. Among the latest examples is Banshee Stealer, a malware engineered to compromise macOS systems by extracting sensitive user information. Developed by Russian cybercriminals and offered at a premium subscription fee of $3,000 per month, this malware underscores the growing attention of threat actors toward macOS platforms.
6 tips to protect your new devices during the holiday season
Security advice for brand new devices this holiday season.
CTI Roundup: Rockstar 2FA, RevC2 and Venom Loader, and SmokeLoader Malware
Rockstar 2FA targets M365 users, threat actors deploy new RevC2and Venom Loader malware, and SmokeLoader malware reappears after a decline.
Why User Activity Monitoring (UAM) is a Must for SMBs
The evolution of the professional work environment and digital transformation continues to challenge the boundaries of traditional workforce management systems and practices. With 28% of workers worldwide working from home at least one day a week, gaining visibility into the digital behavior of the workforce is paramount to effective and secure management.
Webinar: Mitigating Benefit Threat through Rapid Data Processing & AI Modeling
With EBT SNAP fraud on the rise, safeguarding our most vulnerable populations is a growing challenge across the U.S. This webinar will equip you with actionable strategies to protect the integrity of EBT beneficiary cards and merchant acceptance. Learn tips and tricks related to sharing transaction data insights, detecting malicious EBT transactions with speed and accuracy, and implementing risk scoring and behavioral analysis without bias. Leave with new ideas to enhance your EBT fraud strategy efficiently and effectively--without taxing your team or your budgets.
The Evolving Role of a CISO
Explore how the CISO role has transformed from IT management to a key business partner balancing security, compliance, and organisational goals.
The Cost of Being A CISO - Part: 1Personal, Professional & Organisational Challenges
Join us for part one of our two-part series examining the world of Chief Information Security Officers. This episode welcomes back Richard Cassidy, Field CISO at Rubrik, and Oliver Rochford, former Gartner analyst and founder of Cyberfuturist. This episode offers insights that will give you insight into what makes security leadership successful - and what can lead to failure.
It's Tuesday: Do You Know if You're Compromised?
How do you know that your organization is not breached at this very moment? Many threats are designed to lurk in the shadows, going undetected before causing damage and extracting confidential data from unassuming organizations. And a traditional threat hunt searching for known Indicators of Compromise (IoCs) doesn’t always detect the threats designed to evade.