Category: Cyber Threat Intelligence
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San Bernardino County Pays Over $1M in Ransomware Attack
According to the San Bernardino Sun, San Bernardino County in California paid a ransom of $1.1 million to a hacker who had compromised the computer system of the county’s sheriff department. However, the county’s financial losses were partially mitigated by an insurance policy specifically designed to cover events of this nature, resulting in a payout… Read more
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Enterprise Networks Under Attack by New Malware Toolkit ‘Decoy Dog’.
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new malware toolkit named Decoy Dog after analyzing over 70 billion DNS records. Decoy Dog is a sophisticated toolkit that uses techniques like domain aging, when a domain is registered but not used for some time, and DNS query dribbling to evade detection. While the malware’s usage in the wild… Read more
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BellaCiao Malware linked to APT Charming Kitten
DefendEdge Cyber Threat IntelligenceMichael Spoloric, Analyst The discovery of the BellaCiao malware has once again highlighted the persistent threat posed by state-sponsored hacking groups. Charming Kitten, the group believed to be behind the malware, has a history of targeting organizations and individuals in various regions of the world, including the United States, Europe, the Middle… Read more