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Analysis of BSI-listed APT group Earth Estries

10 December 2024

The APT group Earth Estries, also known as Salt Typhoon, FamousSparrow, GhostEmperor and UNC2286, which is listed by the BSI as active in Germany, has been analyzed in detail by Trend Micro. The group aggressively targets critical industries around the world in order to spy on them. Since 2023, Earth Estries has developed into one of the most aggressive Chinese advanced persistent threat (APT) groups, primarily targeting critical industries such as telecommunications companies and government agencies in the US, Asia-Pacific, the Middle East and South Africa. But the German BSI is now also warning about the group, as it has already been active in…

Only 30 percent have cybersecurity teams available around the clock

September 30, 2024

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Only a third of the companies surveyed have a security team that ensures 24x7x365 cybersecurity. However, the new study also reveals gaps in the resilience and lack of responsibility of the management of many companies. The study results on dealing with cyber risks show that companies lack resources and the willingness of management to identify and minimize their digital attack surface. The current study by Trend Micro, for which IT security decision-makers worldwide were surveyed, shows some widespread weaknesses in the cyber resilience of German companies. Weaknesses in cyber resilience Only 33 percent of the German companies surveyed…

Ransomware – These are the active groups

August 31, 2024

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The world of cybercriminals in ransomware never stands still. Constant change regularly brings new players to the forefront, who stand out due to increasingly sophisticated technologies and tactics. Here is an overview of the most active groups and their targets. The ransomware scene is particularly dynamic, with various groups competing with each other for affiliates (i.e. criminal "subcontractors" who use their extortion tools and services) and the most attractive targets. In March of this year, one of the top groups to date, ALPHV (also known as Blackcat), surprisingly disappeared from the scene after having previously outsold its accomplices by 22...

Deepfakes and AI-based cyberattacks on companies

August 5, 2024

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More protection for all environments against the growing threat of attacks and fraud attempts using artificial intelligence (AI) and deepfakes. Trend Micro announces new features of its cybersecurity solutions for companies. Deepfakes (images, audio or video recordings that appear deceptively real and are manipulated using artificial intelligence) pose a significant risk to companies and individuals. If a fraud is successful using undetected deepfakes, this can lead to financial losses, damage to reputation, legal problems, job loss, identity theft and even damage to the mental or physical health of those affected. In a recent study conducted by Trend Micro, 36...

Rising star 2024: Ransomware group 8Base

June 18, 2024

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In a new analysis, Trend Micro focuses on the ransomware group 8Base. In the first months of 2024, it took second place on the list of the "most successful" ransomware actors - just behind LockBit. With the successful operation by international law enforcement agencies against Lockbit earlier this year, 8Base is expected to further expand its importance in the ransomware landscape. The 8Base group presents itself as a penetration tester in its external presentation and claims on its leak site that it is exclusively targeting companies that "underestimate the privacy and importance of their users' data".

New security solution for AI-powered data centers

June 14, 2024

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Trend Micro, a global leader in cybersecurity solutions, is introducing a new NVIDIA-powered data center security solution for business and government customers that leverages the power of AI. This is just one of several AI security solutions. Trend Vision One - Sovereign and Private Cloud (SPC) is integrated with NVIDIA NIM, a set of easy-to-use inference microservices that are part of the NVIDIA AI Enterprise Software Platform. These accelerate the deployment of generative AI in the cloud, data center, and workstations. "While many in the industry are talking about advances in AI security,...

CISOs under pressure: Should downplay cyber risks

June 10, 2024

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The study results on dealing with cyber risks in companies are quite impressive. The Trend Micro study shows: Three quarters of German IT security managers (76 percent, 79 percent worldwide) feel under pressure from management to downplay cyber risks in the company. An important statement: 48 percent (41 percent worldwide) of them believe that only a serious security incident in the company would prompt management to take more decisive action against cyber risks. Why aren’t CISOs being heard? 49 percent of those surveyed in Germany (42 percent worldwide) believe that they are considered excessively negative. 32 percent (worldwide…

APT groups: Many routers as part of huge botnets

June 9, 2024

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In a blog post, Trend Micro analyzes how Pawn Storm (also APT28 or Forest Blizzard) and other APT actors compromise routers and thus make them part of botnets. Cybercriminals and Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) actors share an interest in proxy anonymization layers and Virtual Private Network (VPN) nodes because they can hide traces of their presence and make malicious activity more difficult to detect. This interest generates malicious Internet traffic that combines financial and espionage motives. Router botnet takeover A well-known example is a cybercriminal botnet (in operation since at least 2016) that compromised…

After the LockBit blow: What about ransomware attacks?

16 April 2024

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In a current report, Trend Micro analyzes the ransomware landscape and provides an outlook on the impact the interruption of LockBit activities has on it. LockBit was not completely broken up, but its activity was severely suppressed and new malicious code developments were discovered and thus rendered unusable. In collaboration with the British National Crime Agency (NCA), Trend Micro was able to provide detailed analyzes of the ransomware group's activities and permanently disrupt the entire functionality of the malware. Since 2022, LockBit and BlackCat have consistently been among the Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) providers with the most discoveries. Globally you can...

Cyber threats: another record high in 2023

3 April 2024

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The number of cyber threats reached a record high in 2023. This is what Trend Micro’s Annual Cybersecurity Report shows. Trend Micro security systems detected and blocked malicious activity more than 161 billion times. The development of the past few years continues: since 2019, the number of threats has almost tripled to around 54 billion. The study also shows that cybercriminals are attacking more specifically, evolving their ransomware tactics and becoming more sophisticated. Companies should also urgently keep an eye on their cloud environments. Because the two most common cyber risks that Trend Micros Attack Surface Risk Management…

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Analysis of BSI-listed APT group Earth Estries

Only 30 percent have cybersecurity teams available around the clock

Ransomware – These are the active groups

Deepfakes and AI-based cyberattacks on companies

Rising star 2024: Ransomware group 8Base

New security solution for AI-powered data centers

CISOs under pressure: Should downplay cyber risks

APT groups: Many routers as part of huge botnets

After the LockBit blow: What about ransomware attacks?

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