FBI: Spike in Hacked Police Emails, Fake Subpoenas

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Sat, 09 Nov 2024 19:20:26 +0000

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is urging police departments and governments worldwide to beef up security around their email systems, citing a recent increase in cybercriminal services that use hacked police email accounts to send unauthorized subpoenas and customer data requests to U.S.-based technology companies.

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VEEAM exploit seen used again with a new ransomware: “Frag”

Credit to Author: gallagherseanm| Date: Fri, 08 Nov 2024 17:10:12 +0000

Last month, Sophos X-Ops reported several MDR cases where threat actors exploited a vulnerability in Veeam backup servers. We continue to track the activities of this threat cluster, which recently included deployment of a new ransomware. The vulnerability, CVE-2024-40711, was used as part of a threat activity cluster we named STAC 5881. Attacks leveraged compromised […]

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Breaking Down Earth Estries’ Persistent TTPs in Prolonged Cyber Operations

Credit to Author: Ted Lee| Date: Fri, 08 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Discover how Earth Estries employs a diverse set of tactics, techniques, and tools, including malware such as Zingdoor and Snappybee, for its campaigns.

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