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Top 4 Cybersecurity Threats Facing Businesses Today

Top 4 Cybersecurity Threats Facing Businesses Today

May 6, 2025 By SecuritySenses In SecuritySenses
Keeping your business data safe is more important than ever. As more companies use technology and remote work grows, the risk of cybersecurity threats increases. No matter the size or small business can be a target. To stay safe, businesses need strong cybersecurity plans and must know what threats to watch out for. In this post, we'll look at the top cyber threats businesses face today and how to guard against them. Let's get started and learn how to protect your business from these risks.
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Ep 8: Living Off The Land

May 5, 2025 By Rubrik In Rubrik
Cyber experts start getting called into electric, water, pipeline, railway, and transportation hubs around the country. Hackers have found a clever way to embed in these systems, using a small, unsuspecting device in everyday Americans’ homes. And once these hackers get in, they’re not dropping the usual malware, or sucking much of any data out. Unlike their predecessors, these hackers are very careful to cover their tracks. It appears they’re just lying in wait. Sleeper cells waiting for marching orders. So what’s the trigger? And what happens if they pull it?
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Arctic Wolf

Uptick in Ransomware Threat Activity Targeting Retailers in the UK

May 5, 2025 By Arctic Wolf Labs In Arctic Wolf
Between April and May 2025, several large UK retailers were impacted by security incidents which resulted in the disruption of their operations. Arctic Wolf is monitoring the threat landscape for new indicators of compromise related to Scattered Spider and DragonForce, and will alert Managed Detection and Response customers if any malicious activity is observed.
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threatspike

The Dark Side of Online Bookings: Infostealers and Phishing in the Hospitality Industry

May 3, 2025 By Aaron Hau, Kylie Maddison In ThreatSpike
The high profile MGM Resorts hack by ransomware group ALPHV/BlackCat has served as a wake up call to the hospitality industry, demonstrating that the industry is a lucrative target for cybercriminals. The hack was hugely impactful to MGM making for sensational headlines in mainstream media, however what struck security experts were the social engineering methods used by the threat actors and how effective they were in bypassing security controls and technologies.
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idstrong

Juice Jacking: Why Using Public USB Charging Stations Can Lead to Identity Theft

May 3, 2025 By IDStrong In IDStrong
We've all been there: You're away from home when you notice your phone's battery is dangerously low. For most people, the quick solution is to find a public charging station and restore their battery power. However, this may not be the safest option!
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Arctic Wolf

Venom Spider Uses Server-Side Polymorphism to Weave a Web Around Victims

May 2, 2025 By Arctic Wolf Labs In Arctic Wolf
As part of our ongoing tracking of the threat actor TA4557 (also known as Venom Spider), the Arctic Wolf Labs team discovered a new campaign targeting corporate human resources departments and recruiters. The threat group uses phishing techniques to drop an enhanced version of a potent backdoor called More_eggs onto victim devices.
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kroll

PDFast But Luckily Not So Furious

May 2, 2025 By Kroll In Kroll
Beginning in early April 2025, Kroll has observed a large wave of malicious activity surrounding "PDFast" software. Initial access for the campaign appeared to begin either through a new install of the application, through drive-by compromise on the site pdf-fastcom, or via pre-installed versions of the application that have since been updated with a malicious version.
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upguard

Ransomware Inc: Decoding the RaaS Business Model

Apr 30, 2025 By Leah Sadoian In UpGuard
When you hear the word “ransomware,” many people think of a lone hacker launching a complex cyberattack. However, ransomware attacks that paralyze businesses worldwide have evolved into the product of a highly organized, industrialized criminal ecosystem. Their secret weapon? Ransomware-as-a-Service, or RaaS.
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tripwire

The Growing Threat of Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) on Healthcare Infrastructure

Apr 30, 2025 By Guest Authors In Tripwire
According to the 2024 State of Ransomware report by Sophos, there was a 500% increase in ransom bills in the last 12 months. Moreover, an analysis by Comparitech revealed 181 confirmed ransomware incidents targeting healthcare providers in 2024, with 25.6 million records compromised. Meanwhile, there were 42 more confirmed attacks on healthcare organizations not involved in direct care provision. These additional attacks amounted to over 115 million compromised records.
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