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February 2023

Pakistan Targeted by Malicious Campaign from NewsPenguin Threat Actor
15 Feb

Pakistan Targeted by Malicious Campaign from NewsPenguin Threat Actor

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A previously unknown threat actor dubbed NewsPenguin has been linked to a phishing campaign targeting Pakistani entities by leveraging the upcoming international maritime expo as a lure. "The attacker sent out targeted phishing emails with a weaponized document attached that purports to be an exhibitor manual for PIMEC-23," the BlackBerry Research and Intelligence Team said. PIMEC, short for...

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14 Feb

State-sponsored Threat Groups Ramp Up Ransomware-Like Attacks

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Sandworm Targets Ukraine and its Supporters   In the last months of 2022, Russian Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) group Sandworm continued its data wiping attacks against Ukrainian organizations, but expanded its efforts to organizations from countries that are strong supporters of Ukraine, such as Poland, according to a new report by cybersecurity firm ESET. Sandworm is believed to operate as a unit inside Russia's military intelligence agency,...

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13 Feb

Exploring the Increase in Cybersecurity Budgets and its Effect on Data Breaches

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Cybersecurity is a major concern for businesses around the globe, with the projected cost of cybercrime in 2023 set to reach $8 Trillion. As a result, organizations are investing more and more on cybersecurity each year, with global spending on security and risk management expected to increase by 11% in 2023 to $188 Billion.   Despite this, cyber attacks have become increasingly common and more severe. This...

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11 Feb

A North Korean State-Sponsored Cyber-attack Campaign Uncovered

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  Security researchers have uncovered a cyber-attack campaign by the North Korean Lazarus Group targeting medical research, energy, and other organizations in an effort to gain intelligence information.   The incident began at the end of August when attackers exploited unknown vulnerabilities in an unpatched Zimbra mail server, leading to the exfiltration of many gigabytes of data. In the following weeks, the attackers moved laterally across the network...

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