Big game hunting in cybercrime refers to attacks where cybercriminals target large organizations with the goal of demanding hefty ransoms. This article explores the tactics used in these attacks, provides real-world examples, and explains why this form of cybercrime is becoming increasingly common.
Cloud provider cyberattacks are becoming increasingly sophisticated in 2024, with incidents like the AWS breach affecting millions of users. This article explores real-world examples of cyberattacks on cloud providers, highlights vulnerabilities such as misconfigurations, and offers essential prevention strategies like access control, secure coding practices, and attack surface management to safeguard your cloud infrastructure.
Explore how ransomware groups like LockBit and Vice Society employ 'living off the land' tactics, exploiting legitimate tools to bypass detection. Learn their techniques and effective strategies to mitigate these evolving cyberthreats.
Doubleface ransomware, developed in C/C++, utilizes AES-128 and RSA-4096 encryption techniques. It remains undetected and includes anti-analysis features. Explore its key attributes, cost implications, and relevance in cybersecurity.
In early 2024, a Fortune 50 company paid the Dark Angels ransomware group a record $75 million ransom. Learn about Dark Angels' background, major attacks, and the technical details behind their biggest ransomware payment in history.
The winter holiday season is one of the busiest times of the year for shopping and online transactions. However, all of this increased online activity also attracts the attention of cybercriminals and increases your chances of data theft.
The Clop ransomware group has created the MOVEit exploit using a zero-day vulnerability in third-party file transfer software MOVEit Transfer.
Our 2022 State of Ransomware report recorded 61 publicly reported ransomware attacks on the government sector, making it the second highest targeted sector after education.
ChatGPT has taken the world by storm with over 100 million monthly users in January, setting the record for the fastest growing app since its launch at the end of 2022.
Research found that more than 255 million phishing attacks occurred in 2022, that’s a 61% increase compared to 2021.
