Law enforcement managed to arrest numerous members of Black Axe, a notorious group engaged in a wide variety of criminal activity.
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West African Crime Syndicate Taken Down by Interpol Operation
Law enforcement managed to arrest numerous members of Black Axe, a notorious group engaged in a wide variety of criminal activity.
Iranian Cyber Threat Group Drops New Backdoor, 'BugSleep'
The group — which has targeted Israel, Saudi Arabia, and other nations — often uses spear phishing and legitimate remote management tools but is developing a brand-new homegrown toolset.
Threat Actors Ramp Up Use of Encoded URLs to Bypass Secure Email
The tactic is not new, but there has been a steady increase in its use as of this spring.
Orgs Are Finally Making Moves to Mitigate GenAI Risks
With AI use ramping up rapidly, a growing number of enterprise security teams have begun putting controls in place to protect sensitive data from accidental exposure and leaks.
'BadPack' APK Files Make Android Malware Hard to Detect
Manipulated header info within files, in mobile Trojans like TeaBot and others, makes it difficult for defenders to analyze and detect them.
DPRK Hackers Tweak Malware to Lure MacOS Users into Video Calls
North Korean espionage campaign delivers updated BeaverTail info stealer by spoofing legitimate video calling service, researcher finds.
Snowflake Account Attacks Driven by Exposed Legitimate Credentials
Credential management gets a boost with the latest infostealers' extortion campaign built on info stolen from cloud storage systems.
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Void Banshee APT Exploits Microsoft Zero-Day in Spear-Phishing Attacks
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Cloud Security, PowerShell Expertise Emerge as Key SOC Analyst Skills
SOC analysts should also cultivate skills like incident handling and response, threat hunting, digital forensics, Python, and bash scripting.

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Security End-Run: 'AuKill' Shuts Down Windows-Reliant EDR Processes
Russian threat actor FIN17 has shifted gears multiple times in recent years, focusing now on helping ransomware groups be even more covertly effective.
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Training at Black Hat to Focus on Equipping Cybersecurity Leaders With Soft Skills
A two-day presentation will examine the social-behavioral aspects of cybersecurity leadership to drive team success.
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AI Consortium Plans Toolkit to Rate AI Model Safety
An AI consortium consisting of top tech companies will release a toolkit later this year for measuring the safety of generative AI models.
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IDF Has Rebuffed 3B Cyberattacks Since Oct. 7, Colonel Claims
Israel's military computer systems have been under constant barrage in recent months.
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