Ransomware has become more pervasive and more sophisticated, challenging organizations to combat attacks that occur at greater frequency and greater complexity. A report released Wednesday by security provider Menlo Security looks at the obstacles faced by organizations as they struggle to protect themselves against the latest wave of ransomware. How often are IT leaders encountering ransomware?…

The decentralized file system solution known as IPFS is becoming the new “hotbed” for hosting phishing sites, researchers have warned. Cybersecurity firm Trustwave SpiderLabs, which disclosed specifics of the spam campaigns, said it identified no less than 3,000 emails containing IPFS phishing URLs as an attack vector in the last three months. IPFS, short for…

A threat actor associated with the LockBit 3.0 ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation has been observed abusing the Windows Defender command-line tool to decrypt and load Cobalt Strike payloads. According to a report published by SentinelOne last week, the incident occurred after obtaining initial access via the Log4Shell vulnerability against an unpatched VMware Horizon Server. “Once initial access had been achieved,…

Decree on declaring a partial military mobilization On August 3, the President of the Republic of Artsakh, Arayik Harutyunyan, signed a decree, according to which a partial military mobilization was announced in the republic from August 3, 2022. Main Information Department of the Office of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Telegram

Summary X-Force has identified a new squatting campaign used by threat actors to target the media sector. The campaign has a global scope assumingly luring users into giving away their login credentials. Threat Type Squatting Domain, Phishing Domain, Credential Theft Overview We observed 19 squatting domain registrations related to a victim in the media sector. The…

Thunderstorms and heavy rains bringing possible floods, landslides, and lightning are forecast across northern Japan through at least Aug. 4. As of early Aug. 3, the Japan Meteorological Administration has issued the following warnings: Purple (highest level on a three-tier scale) warnings for heavy rain and landslides: Akita, Aomori, and Iwate prefectures. Red heavy rain and…