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Enterprises Warned of Growing Risk Posed by Initial Access Brokers

Issued by: Security Week

Initial access brokers breach as many organizations as they can, but instead of using that access to steal data or cause disruption themselves, they sell access to other threat actors, including ransomware operators and nation-state groups. Digital Shadows has been monitoring initial access brokers for years, but the company says the coronavirus pandemic that hit…

Malware & Threats

DDoS Malware Targets AVTech CGI Vulnerability

Issued by: Security Week

A newly discovered Linux malware family is targeting products from surveillance technology company AVTech via a CGI vulnerability that was disclosed in October 2016, Trend Micro researchers warn. Detected as ELF_IMEIJ.A, the malware is the latest in a long list of Trojans targeting Linux ARM devices (such as Mirai, Umbreon rootkit, LuaBot, BashLite, and more)….

Network Security

BrandPost: A booming business: The rise of cybergangs

Issued by: CSO

Cybergangs are modeling themselves on successful businesses, with often staggering results. Based on the world’s growing interconnectivity, experts estimate that the cost of cybercrime will exceed $6 trillion annually by 2021, due in part to the growth in cybergang activity. In a 2016 report, Europol attributed the continued growth of “crime-as-a-service” activities to the strengthened…

Malware & Threats

Millennials A Growing Target Of IT Support Scams

Issued by: Dark Reading

New Microsoft-NCSA study finds that two out of three customers have been exposed to tech support scams in the last 12 months. More millennials are falling victim to tech support scams, surpassing senior citizens as the group most frequently tricked by fraudsters. This finding comes from a new study released by Microsoft and the National…