Category: Security Boulevard

Threat Actors Abuse Red Team Tool MacroPack to Deliver Malware

Cisco Talos researchers found that multiple bad actors were abusing the MacroPack framework, continuing an ongoing trend of hackers repurposing legitimate security software tools to run cyber campaigns against organizations. The post Threat Actors Abuse Red Team Tool MacroPack to…

Russian ‘WhisperGate’ Hacks: 5 More Indicted

Eaten by a GRU: Fake ransomware created by Russian GRU Unit 29155 attacked Ukraine and NATO—a month before the full scale invasion. The post Russian ‘WhisperGate’ Hacks: 5 More Indicted appeared first on Security Boulevard. This article has been indexed…

Overcoming the Challenges of Zero-Trust

Zero-trust, rooted in the principle of “never trust, always verify,” requires organizations to assume that every access request, whether internal or external, is potentially harmful. The post Overcoming the Challenges of Zero-Trust appeared first on Security Boulevard. This article has…

Why Are Organizations Losing the Ransomware Battle?

Axio Senior Cybersecurity Advisor, Richard Caralli’s recent article in Dark Reading, Why Are Organizations Losing the Ransomware Battle? examines the growing problem of ransomware attacks, emphasizing that many organizations are Read More The post Why Are Organizations Losing the Ransomware…

Randall Munroe’s XKCD ‘Lava Lakes’

<img alt=”” height=”272″ src=”https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5355d604e4b03c3e9896e131/5809f07f-b360-4679-a97e-feca717b5905/lava_lakes.png?format=1000w” width=”709″ /><figcaption class=”image-caption-wrapper”> via the comic & dry wit of Randall Munroe, creator of XKCD Permalink The post Randall Munroe’s XKCD ‘Lava Lakes’ appeared first on Security Boulevard. This article has been indexed from Security Boulevard…

Managing Certificate Chaos After Google’s Entrust Distrust

When Google decided to stop trusting new TLS certificates from Entrust, it didn’t just create a technical challenge—it unleashed an operational crisis for many organizations. If your business uses Entrust TLS certificates, you are facing one of two realities right…

An Introduction to Trackers and the Data They Collect

Trackers are everywhere and come in many different forms. Some tracking methods are more invasive than others; this post aims to explain what “trackers” are, how they work, and give examples of the data they collect. TABLE OF CONTENTS A…

BlindEagle Targets Colombian Insurance Sector with BlotchyQuasar

IntroductionIn June 2024, Zscaler ThreatLabz detected fresh activity from BlindEagle, an advanced persistent threat (APT) actor also identified as AguilaCiega, APT-C-36, and APT-Q-98. BlindEagle predominantly focuses on organizations and individuals from the government and finance sector in South America, particularly…

RansomHub Emerges in Rapidly Evolving Ransomware Landscape

The ransomware space is becoming increasingly fragmented in the wake of law enforcement actions against BlackCat, LockBit, and others, spawning more threat groups and giving rise to prolific newcomers like RansomHub, according to a report by Searchlight Cyber. The post…