Welcome to our weekly roundup, where we share what you need to know about the cybersecurity news and events that happened over the past few days. Below you’ll find a quick recap of topics followed by links to news articles and/or our blog posts providing additional insight. Be sure to check back each Friday for…
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There was a time when a person’s motivation to hack something was for financial reasons or for street cred. But now we’re seeing organizations that have other motivations. Pawn Storm is a cyber-espionage organization whose motives include foreign and domestic espionage, and influence on geopolitics. Trend Micro has been following the organization for quite some…
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At Trend Micro we have a long history of partnering with law enforcement whenever called upon. We believe that the skills and resources of the private sector can offer allow law enforcement to surge and scale on any particular threat. Combatting the threat posed by transnational cyber criminal groups is ultimately a shared responsibility and…
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“There are no threats for Linux servers. Aren’t they built to be secure?” “Linux servers are so secure and hardened, why do we need security controls on those?” “I do understand there are threats out there but I am not aware of any major attacks on Linux servers” If you find yourself nodding in agreement,…
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Pawn Storm (aka Sednit5, Fancy Bear, APT28, Sofacy and STRONTIUM8) might sound like Instagram accounts, top-secret spy programs or recently passed legislation, but in reality they are all different names for the same successful cyber espionage group (or threat actor group). These actors often use multi-angle bombardment attacks on the same target, implementing multiple methods…
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In our latest report on Pawn Storm (a.k.a. APT28, Fancy Bear, Strontium, etc.), researchers expose the scope and scale of the cyber espionage group’s attacks but more importantly their cyber tradecraft. Our researchers have observed activity going back seven years targeting government, military, media, and political organizations around the world. In this report our researchers…
Read More I’ve never been one to adopt the latest fashion trends, aside from what I wore growing up in the 1980s. I wore shoulder pads, blue eyeliner, designer jeans, and even parachute pants. While I continue to rock my 80s hair to this day, other trends I thought were long gone are making a comeback. (Shoulder…
Read More Welcome to our weekly roundup, where we share what you need to know about the cybersecurity news and events that happened over the past few days. Below you’ll find a quick recap of topics followed by links to news articles and/or our blog posts providing additional insight. Be sure to check back each Friday for…
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There are four ways mobile devices continue to threaten businesses and put their sensitive data at risk.
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