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These threats have shaped 2023
These threats have shaped 2023

In 2023, botnets returned from the dead, ransomware actors found creative ways to make money from theft, and threat actors that had been on the loose for a decade reinvented themselves to stay relevant. The threat intelligence experts at Cisco Talos have analyzed the key developments from 2023 and summarized them in an annual review that is worth reading. The standard work for the cybercrime year 2023 highlights the most important trends that shaped the threat landscape last year. Ransomware attack vector The greatest threat to companies in 2023 was still posed by ransomware. Already in the second year in…

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AI as a dark force in cybercrime
AI as a dark force in cybercrime

Two research reports show the current use of AI for attacks and, on the other hand, the attitude of cyber criminals to artificial intelligence is analyzed by examining dark web forums. The surprise: Not every criminal is convinced of the benefits of AI. Sophos today published two reports on the use of AI in cybercrime. The report "The Dark Side of AI: Large-Scale Scam Campaigns Made Possible by Generative AI" uses a concrete case study to examine how fraudsters could use technologies like ChatGPT in the future to carry out large-scale fraud attacks with minimal technical skills...

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79 percent of APT attacks come from China
79 percent of APT attacks come from China

In the first quarter of 2023, attacks on the financial, telecommunications and energy sectors increased. In the ransomware space, financial gain is still crucial for the APT groups. "More than a year into the Ukraine war, cyberattacks have become a strategic weapon used by states to spy on adversaries and fuel societal divisions," said John Fokker, Head of Threat Intelligence, Trellix Advanced Research Center. “Well-known APT groups are a real threat to critical infrastructure such as telecommunications, energy supply and manufacturing in both leading economies and emerging markets. Public and private…

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IT threat situation in Germany
IT threat situation in Germany

The IT threat situation in Germany and the world is intensifying. Tetra Defense, an Arctic Wolf company, collects and analyzes IT security data every quarter and uses it to assess the current IT threat situation and develop countermeasures. The results from Q1 2022 (January - March). In order to know how companies can most effectively protect themselves against cyber attacks, they need to know how attackers gain access to systems. An attacker's initial entry point is called the Root Point of Compromise (RPOC). There are three distinct categories: Knowing where the attack is coming from...

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