Friday, 13 September 2024

Darren Williams, CEO and Founder of Blackfog explains:

“Unlike recent years where July has been a quiet month for ransomware, this year we have recorded 60 publicly disclosed attacks, a 58% increase from last year. Although the US was the highest targeted location, there was a surge of attacks in Australia this month, with 7 recorded. Government topped the targeted industries with 15 attacks, followed by education and healthcare with 9 attacks each. LockBit and Ransomhub were both as equally dominant, clocking up 5 claimed victims. Some of the big news stories this month included attacks on Los Angeles County Superior Court, OneBlood and Southern California’s 911 services.

Talking Point
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Virtual event to feature leading quantum and cryptography experts; nominations open for Quantum Readiness Awards

LEHI, Utah: DigiCert has announced its speaker lineup for its World Quantum Readiness Day event, set to take place virtually on September 26, 2024. Announced on the eve of RSAC 2024, the event is an opportunity to gain strategies that will help safeguard organizations and accelerate their path to preparedness for the quantum era. 

Industry News
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Over 105,000 Malware Samples Identified

Key Findings:

  • Over 95% are/were unknown and unavailable malware samples
  • Malware hijacked OTP text messages across more than 600 global brands
  • Approx. 4,000 samples contained phone numbers pre-embedded within Android kit
  • 13 C&C servers used to communicate and potentially receive stolen SMS messages
  • Over 2,600 Telegram bots linked to campaign, serving as a distribution channel
    Industry News
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42% of Critical Infrastructure organisations[1] have suffered a data breach, with 93% observing an increase in attacks.

The most common threats encountered were malware, phishing and ransomware. Nearly a quarter (24%) reported to have fallen victim to a ransomware attack in the past year, with 11% paying the ransom.  

Case Studies
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  1. IPFL Stays at the Cutting Edge of Manufacturing with Abilities Unique in Europe
  2. OWAMBEGANZA RE PETE…. EJEKA JO, EJE KA GBA DU LO, KI AWON OMO NAIJA NGWUN-GWUN LO … IMAGINE, THESE ‘RE JUST SHETIMA’S “IDIOTS”, REMI!
  3. Royal Marines operate deep in Australia’s outback on major Indo-Pacific exercise
  4. New AI eBook released for public space surveillance teams
  5. Electoral Commission slammed by over 1.5 million email attacks ahead of UK election
  6. THE CONSTRUCTION SITE OPTION: MEETING HUNGER EFFECT WITH BATOID EFFECT… NOT GRAGRA NOR BY FORCE!
  7. THE CONSTRUCTION SITE OPTION: MEETING HUNGER EFFECT WITH BATOID EFFECT… NOT GRAGRA NOR BY FORCE!
  8. Olympian Victoria Pendleton and explorer Dwayne Fields named as Royal Marines ‘ambassadors’
  9. New Cisco State of Industrial Networking Report Reveals OT Security Now a Top Priority for CIOs
  10. Cyware Appoints Terrence Driscoll as CISO
  11. A Dark Web Research Report by Transmit Security Reveals How Threat Actors Are Using GenAI to Fuel Identity Attacks and Fraud
  12. THE IMMINENT PEOPLEGEDDON: EBI NPA WA-O-O-O! WE ARE HUNGRY-O-O-O, BAT!
  13. Check Point Research Reports Highest Increase of Global Cyber Attacks seen in last two years – a 30% Increase in Q2 2024 Global Cyber Attacks
  14. Imperva Releases 2024 DDoS Threat Landscape Report: Alarming Surge in Attacks Across Key Sectors
  15. The three conversations every CISO needs to have – Barracuda’s CISO, Riaz Lakhani, shares his tools



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