Advanced Persistent Threat “Naikon” Deploys New Malware
Executive Summary Well known Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) group “Naikon” has made headlines again recently for an attack that has been in the wild unnoticed for two years. The threat ...
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VPN Vulnerabilities Being Exploited by Russian APT
Executive Summary Popular virtual private network (VPN) provider, Fortinet, has made headlines recently as its servers running FortiOS have been systematically compromised by hackers seeking to ...
Chinese APT Hafnium Attacking Microsoft Exchange Servers
Executive Summary Volexity, a U.S. based cybersecurity company released information regarding an active hack from a Chinese government backed Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) hacking group known ...
North Korean Hackers Charged By U.S. Department of Justice in Global Crime Spree
By: Anthony Eich Executive Summary Three members of an elite hacker group within the military intelligence ranks of the North Korean government have been indicted by the United States ...
Executive Summary Emotet is the name of a major botnet that was recently disrupted after over six years of malicious activity spreading some of the most prolific malware known and causing massive ...
The Sunburst Effect: The erosion of trust in the digital supply chain
Executive Summary The recent, wide-spread, cyber-attack that was a result of an infected software update from Texas based technology company SolarWinds— also known as the Sunburst hack— has ...
Russian Intelligence Officers Charged with Multiple Cyber Crimes
Executive Summary: The United States charged six Russian Intelligence Officers on Monday, October 19th, 2020, who are associated with the Russian Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) unit 74455. ...
Member of The Dark Overlord Hacker Group Caught and Charged For Cybercrime
Executive Summary: The Dark Overlord hacking group is known for hacking multiple organizations in the United States and the United Kingdom (U.K.) in demand for ransom. It is unknown how many people ...
Security of the United States 2020 Electoral System and Process
Executive Summary: With the presidential election coming up people are skeptical about the security of the election system and the persistent foreign threat. President Donald Trump continues to ...
Experian Security Breach in South Africa
Executive Summary: Experian is a well-known company for analyzing and processing data to help other companies prevent identity fraud and crime. Some of their services include managing credit risk ...