Cobalt Strike, a threat emulation tool used by Red Teams, has emerged as a favored weapon for malicious criminal actors and advanced persistent threat (APT) groups in some of the biggest cyber campaigns over the last couple of years, according to a report from Proofpoint.
Read MoreSecurity experts warned the aviation industry of a notable increase in RAT (Remote Access Trojan) cyber-attacks through phishing emails.
Read MoreDespite the arrests and guilty pleas, however, FIN7 apparently remains active. In January, researchers at Morphisec Labs published details about a malware variant called JSSLoader that the group has used for several years.
Read MoreA high-ranking member of the FIN7 payment card theft group has been sentenced to seven years in federal prison, according to the Department of Justice.
Read MoreAndrii Kolpakov, 33, pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to commit computer hacking in November 2020 and faced a maximum sentence of 25 years in prison
Read MoreProsecutors Say Andrii Kolpakov Was a 'Pen Tester' for Payment Card Theft Group.
Read MoreProsecutors Say Andrii Kolpakov Was a 'Pen Tester' for Payment Card Theft Group
Read MoreDespite the arrests and guilty pleas, however, FIN7 apparently remains active. In January, researchers at Morphisec Labs published details about a malware variant called JSSLoader that the group has used for several years.
Read MoreMany manufacturing executives worry about ransomware attacks but fail to recognize the threat of information theft and fileless attacks, which account for nearly 60% of attacks, a Morphisec report states.
Read MoreWhile the statistics show that the manufacturing sector needs to be more vigilant, efforts also need to be put toward training employees and leveraging threat intelligence to improve cyber readiness.
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