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Russia-linked APT28 and crooks are still using the Moobot botnet

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Trend Micro researchers reported that the EdgeRouter botnet , called Moobot , used by the APT28 group is still active and is also used by cyber criminal organizations. Trend Micro also discovered that at least two prominent cybercriminal groups and the Russia-linked APT group Pawn Storm used the botnet. ” reported Trend Micro.

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Healthcare Summit: Securing Life Sciences, Genomic Data

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ISMG Summit Speaker Phil Englert of H-ISAC on Emerging Security Healthcare Issues Life sciences firms, including pharmaceutical companies, are facing growing challenges in securing complex sets of sensitive data, including genomic information, said H-ISAC's Phil Englert, one of many high-profile speakers who will discuss industry trends at ISMG's upcoming (..)

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Google warned users of 33,015 nation-state attacks since January

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The trend in the nation-state attacks is consistent with what others have subsequently reported. During the last summer, Google observed threat actors from China, Russia, and Iran targeting pharmaceutical companies and researchers involved in the development of a vaccine. . Tbps, the largest DDoS attack of ever.

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Ransomware threat landscape Jan-Apr 2024: insights and challenges

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The data reveals a concerning trend impacting worldwide citizens’ personal and sensitive information, based on Ransomfeed datasets. The industrial and consulting sectors, including pharmaceutical, mechanical, and electronic industries, were among the most targeted in the country.

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Financially motivated Earth Lusca threat actors targets organizations worldwide

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Trend Micro researchers spotted an elusive threat actor, called Earth Lusca, that targets organizations worldwide via spear-phishing and watering hole attacks. . Trend Micro researchers speculate the group operates under the China-linked Winnti umbrella. ”reads the analysis published by Trend Micro.

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Resecurity Released a Status Report on Drug Trafficking in the Dark Web (2022-2023)

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The Resecurity® Hunter unit performed an extensive analysis of current trends and dynamics related to the underground economy around active DNMs leveraging technical means and human intelligence (HUMINT) sources. Resecurity noticed a sharp increase in demand for prescription pharmaceuticals.

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FIN11 gang started deploying ransomware to monetize its operations

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Since August, FIN11 started targeting organizations in many industries, including defense, energy, finance, healthcare, legal, pharmaceutical, telecommunications, technology, and transportation. In recent attacks, the group was observed deploying the Clop ransomware into the networks of its victims.