Tag: incident response
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SesameOp: New backdoor exploits OpenAI API for covert C2
Microsoft found a new backdoor, SesameOp, using the OpenAI Assistants API for stealthy command-and-control in hacked systems. Microsoft uncovered a new backdoor, named SesameOp, that abuses the OpenAI Assistants API for command-and-control, allowing covert communication within compromised systems. Microsoft Incident Response Detection and Response Team (DART) researchers discovered the backdoor in July 2025 while […]…
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Cybersecurity experts charged with running BlackCat ransomware operation
Tags: attack, breach, computer, crypto, cybersecurity, extortion, finance, group, healthcare, incident response, law, network, office, psychology, ransom, ransomware, risk, service, threatThe victims and the demands: The indictment cited at least five victim organizations: a Florida medical-device company, a Maryland pharmaceutical manufacturer, a California doctor’s office, a California engineering firm, and a Virginia-based drone company. On May 13, 2023, the conspirators allegedly attacked the Florida firm, demanding $10 million and receiving roughly $1.27 million in cryptocurrency.…
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Cybersecurity experts charged with running BlackCat ransomware operation
Tags: attack, breach, computer, crypto, cybersecurity, extortion, finance, group, healthcare, incident response, law, network, office, psychology, ransom, ransomware, risk, service, threatThe victims and the demands: The indictment cited at least five victim organizations: a Florida medical-device company, a Maryland pharmaceutical manufacturer, a California doctor’s office, a California engineering firm, and a Virginia-based drone company. On May 13, 2023, the conspirators allegedly attacked the Florida firm, demanding $10 million and receiving roughly $1.27 million in cryptocurrency.…
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Former ransomware negotiators allegedly targeted US firms with ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware
A ransomware negotiator and an incident response manager have been indicted in Florida for allegedly conspiring to deploy the ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware against multiple US … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/11/04/ransomware-negotiator-alphv-blackcat-ransomware/
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Former ransomware negotiators allegedly targeted US firms with ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware
A ransomware negotiator and an incident response manager have been indicted in Florida for allegedly conspiring to deploy the ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware against multiple US … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/11/04/ransomware-negotiator-alphv-blackcat-ransomware/
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Prosecutors allege incident response pros used ALPHV/BlackCat to commit string of ransomware attacks
The alleged cybersecurity turncoats attacked at least five U.S. companies while working for their respective employers, officials said. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/incident-response-ransomware-professionals-charged-attacks/
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US cybersecurity experts indicted for BlackCat ransomware attacks
Three former employees of cybersecurity incident response companies DigitalMint and Sygnia have been indicted for allegedly hacking the networks of five U.S. companies in BlackCat (ALPHV) ransomware attacks between May 2023 and November 2023. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-cybersecurity-experts-indicted-for-blackcat-ransomware-attacks/
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Stolen Credentials Drive the Rise of Financially Motivated Cyberattacks
Throughout the first half of 2025, the FortiGuard Incident Response team investigated dozens of security breaches across multiple industries driven by financially motivated threat actors. What emerged from these investigations was a striking pattern: attackers are abandoning complex, malware-heavy approaches in favor of a deceptively simple method”, simply logging in using stolen credentials and leveraging…
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Stolen Credentials Drive the Rise of Financially Motivated Cyberattacks
Throughout the first half of 2025, the FortiGuard Incident Response team investigated dozens of security breaches across multiple industries driven by financially motivated threat actors. What emerged from these investigations was a striking pattern: attackers are abandoning complex, malware-heavy approaches in favor of a deceptively simple method”, simply logging in using stolen credentials and leveraging…
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The unified linkage model: A new lens for understanding cyber risk
Tags: access, api, attack, breach, ciso, cloud, compliance, credentials, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, exploit, flaw, framework, identity, incident response, infrastructure, intelligence, malicious, mitre, network, nist, okta, open-source, radius, resilience, risk, risk-analysis, saas, sbom, software, supply-chain, threat, update, vpn, vulnerability, zero-day, zero-trustMissed systemic risk: Organizations secure individual components but miss how vulnerabilities propagate through dependencies (e.g., Log4j embedded in third-party apps).Ineffective prioritization: Without a linkage structure, teams patch high-severity CVEs on isolated systems while leaving lower-scored flaws on critical trust pathways.Slow incident response: When a zero-day emerges, teams scramble to locate vulnerable components. Without pre-existing linkage…
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How evolving regulations are redefining CISO responsibility
Tags: attack, awareness, breach, ciso, communications, compliance, credentials, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, governance, identity, incident response, intelligence, iot, nis-2, phone, regulation, resilience, risk, risk-management, sbom, service, software, threat, tool, vulnerabilityIncreasing attacks on IoT and OT device vulnerabilities Cyberattacks are increasingly driven by software vulnerabilities embedded in OT and IoT devices. The 2025 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report noted that 20% of breaches were vulnerability-based, which is a close second to credential abuse, accounting for 22% of breaches. Year over year, breaches resulting from software…
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A Major Leap Forward: FireTail Unveils New UI and Expansive AI Model Support to Secure Enable Enterprise AI Adoption FireTail Blog
Tags: access, ai, api, cloud, compliance, control, data, governance, incident response, intelligence, open-source, risk, service, tool, updateOct 28, 2025 – Alan Fagan – In the world of artificial intelligence, speed is the new security challenge. AI adoption is accelerating at an unprecedented rate, bringing transformative capabilities, and new risks, to the enterprise. As organizations race to leverage complex models from various providers, securing these fast-moving, multi-cloud environments is paramount.Today, we are…
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A Major Leap Forward: FireTail Unveils New UI and Expansive AI Model Support to Secure Enable Enterprise AI Adoption FireTail Blog
Tags: access, ai, api, cloud, compliance, control, data, governance, incident response, intelligence, open-source, risk, service, tool, updateOct 28, 2025 – Alan Fagan – In the world of artificial intelligence, speed is the new security challenge. AI adoption is accelerating at an unprecedented rate, bringing transformative capabilities, and new risks, to the enterprise. As organizations race to leverage complex models from various providers, securing these fast-moving, multi-cloud environments is paramount.Today, we are…
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Volvo’s recent security breach: 5 tips to speed incident response while preserving forensic integrity
Tags: access, automation, breach, business, cio, ciso, cloud, compliance, control, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, detection, endpoint, finance, framework, gartner, GDPR, guide, incident, incident response, insurance, metric, mitigation, nist, resilience, risk, risk-management, saas, security-incident, siem, soar, supply-chain, vulnerabilityIdentify and catalog your evidence sources in advance (endpoints, memory, logs, cloud assets)Stage scripts or agents that can snapshot memory and archive logs immediately when an IR trigger firesMake forensic collection part of containment, not something you tack on afterwardModern approaches and even NIST’s updated guidance emphasize that evidence gathering should begin during, not after,…
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Volvo’s recent security breach: 5 tips to speed incident response while preserving forensic integrity
Tags: access, automation, breach, business, cio, ciso, cloud, compliance, control, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, detection, endpoint, finance, framework, gartner, GDPR, guide, incident, incident response, insurance, metric, mitigation, nist, resilience, risk, risk-management, saas, security-incident, siem, soar, supply-chain, vulnerabilityIdentify and catalog your evidence sources in advance (endpoints, memory, logs, cloud assets)Stage scripts or agents that can snapshot memory and archive logs immediately when an IR trigger firesMake forensic collection part of containment, not something you tack on afterwardModern approaches and even NIST’s updated guidance emphasize that evidence gathering should begin during, not after,…
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Do CISOs need to rethink service provider risk?
Tags: access, ai, breach, ciso, compliance, control, corporate, cyber, cybersecurity, data, framework, governance, group, guide, incident, incident response, ISO-27001, penetration-testing, risk, risk-assessment, risk-management, service, soc, technology, threat, tool, training, update, vulnerabilityShould risk assessment be about questionnaires or conversation?: David Stockdale, director of cybersecurity at the University of Queensland (UQ), needs services providers to understand the make-up and complexity of a higher education institution.”Because of the size and research intensity of the university, we tend to build a lot in-house. Where we do use service providers,…
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Do CISOs need to rethink service provider risk?
Tags: access, ai, breach, ciso, compliance, control, corporate, cyber, cybersecurity, data, framework, governance, group, guide, incident, incident response, ISO-27001, penetration-testing, risk, risk-assessment, risk-management, service, soc, technology, threat, tool, training, update, vulnerabilityShould risk assessment be about questionnaires or conversation?: David Stockdale, director of cybersecurity at the University of Queensland (UQ), needs services providers to understand the make-up and complexity of a higher education institution.”Because of the size and research intensity of the university, we tend to build a lot in-house. Where we do use service providers,…
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Risiken bei der Wiederherstellung nach Ransomware-Angriffen
Tags: alphv, authentication, backup, ceo, ciso, crowdstrike, cyber, cyberattack, DSGVO, encryption, extortion, incident response, infrastructure, insurance, lockbit, mfa, ransomware, resilience, risk, risk-management, service, tool, updateDie Zahlung des Lösegelds nach einer Ransomware-Attacke ist keine Garantie für eine reibungslose oder gar erfolgreiche Wiederherstellung der Daten.Zwei von fünf Unternehmen, die Cyberkriminellen für die Entschlüsselung von Ransomware bezahlen, können ihre Daten nicht wiederherstellen. Das hat eine weltweite Umfrage des Versicherungsanbieters Hiscox unter 1.000 mittelständischen Unternehmen ergeben.Die Ergebnisse zeigen, dass Ransomware nach wie vor…
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Risiken bei der Wiederherstellung nach Ransomware-Angriffen
Tags: alphv, authentication, backup, ceo, ciso, crowdstrike, cyber, cyberattack, DSGVO, encryption, extortion, incident response, infrastructure, insurance, lockbit, mfa, ransomware, resilience, risk, risk-management, service, tool, updateDie Zahlung des Lösegelds nach einer Ransomware-Attacke ist keine Garantie für eine reibungslose oder gar erfolgreiche Wiederherstellung der Daten.Zwei von fünf Unternehmen, die Cyberkriminellen für die Entschlüsselung von Ransomware bezahlen, können ihre Daten nicht wiederherstellen. Das hat eine weltweite Umfrage des Versicherungsanbieters Hiscox unter 1.000 mittelständischen Unternehmen ergeben.Die Ergebnisse zeigen, dass Ransomware nach wie vor…
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Top 10 Best Digital Forensics And Incident Response (DFIR) Firms in 2025
In 2025, the complexity of cyberattacks demands more than just a quick fix; it requires a deep dive into the digital footprint left by adversaries and a methodical approach to recovery. For organizations facing such threats, partnering with the Best DFIR Companies is crucial. These specialized firms offer a comprehensive suite of services, from initial…
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Cybersecurity Snapshot: Top Advice for Detecting and Preventing AI Attacks, and for Securing AI Systems
Tags: access, ai, attack, authentication, awareness, best-practice, breach, business, chatgpt, china, ciso, cloud, computing, container, control, credentials, crime, cve, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, email, exploit, extortion, finance, flaw, framework, fraud, google, governance, government, group, guide, hacker, hacking, healthcare, iam, identity, incident response, intelligence, LLM, malicious, malware, mitigation, monitoring, network, open-source, openai, organized, phishing, ransom, risk, risk-management, russia, sans, scam, service, skills, soc, strategy, supply-chain, technology, theft, threat, tool, training, vulnerability, zero-trustAs organizations eagerly adopt AI, cybersecurity teams are racing to protect these new systems. In this special edition of the Cybersecurity Snapshot, we round up some of the best recent guidance on how to fend off AI attacks, and on how to safeguard your AI systems. Key takeaways Developers are getting new playbooks from groups…
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Top 10 Best Security Operations Center (SOC) as a Service Providers in 2025
In 2025, the digital landscape is more complex and perilous than ever. Organizations face an unrelenting barrage of sophisticated cyber threats, from advanced ransomware campaigns to nation-state-backed attacks. As a result, many are turning to SOC as a Service Providers to gain around-the-clock security monitoring, threat detection, and incident response without the overhead of building…
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Ransomware recovery perils: 40% of paying victims still lose their data
Tags: access, attack, authentication, backup, breach, business, ceo, crypto, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, encryption, extortion, finance, GDPR, group, incident response, insurance, leak, mfa, privacy, ransom, ransomware, resilience, risk, risk-management, service, threat, updateAdditional recovery pressures: Modern ransomware attacks now routinely involve double or triple extortion whereby attackers threaten to leak stolen data or launch distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks even after payment.This fundamentally changes the calculus on what victims can expect in cases where they decide to make a ransomware payment, which more often than not…
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Ransomware recovery perils: 40% of paying victims still lose their data
Tags: access, attack, authentication, backup, breach, business, ceo, crypto, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, encryption, extortion, finance, GDPR, group, incident response, insurance, leak, mfa, privacy, ransom, ransomware, resilience, risk, risk-management, service, threat, updateAdditional recovery pressures: Modern ransomware attacks now routinely involve double or triple extortion whereby attackers threaten to leak stolen data or launch distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks even after payment.This fundamentally changes the calculus on what victims can expect in cases where they decide to make a ransomware payment, which more often than not…