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How cybercriminals are taking advantage of COVID-19: Scams, fraud, and misinformation

March 12, 2020 | 9 Min Read

In the wake of large-scale global events, cybercriminals are among the first to attempt to sow discord, spread disinformation, and seek financial gain. In February 2020, the World Health Organization...
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SHADOWTALK UPDATE – HACKTIVIST CHOOSES DESTRUCTION OVER PROFIT W/ RANSOMWARE AND COLLECTION 1 HACKER IDENTIFIED

SHADOWTALK UPDATE – HACKTIVIST CHOOSES DESTRUCTION OVER PROFIT W/ RANSOMWARE AND COLLECTION 1 HACKER IDENTIFIED

June 1, 2020 | 2 Min Read

Pietro, Viktoria, Adam, and Demelza cover this week’s top threat intelligence stories, including a Hacktivist group choosing destruction over profit...
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Dark Web Digest: Exploring the risk impact of dark web findings, the evolution of forums, and observed trends

Dark Web Digest: Exploring the risk impact of dark web findings, the evolution of forums, and observed trends

May 29, 2020 | 12 Min Read

This week, Digital Shadows hosted a webinar covering dark web trends that we have recently observed, the risk impact associated...
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3 Phishing Trends Organizations Should Watch Out For

3 Phishing Trends Organizations Should Watch Out For

May 20, 2020 | 16 Min Read

It’s only May, and is it just me, or has this already been the longest decade ever? Cyber-threat actors are...
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The 2020 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report: One CISO’s View

The 2020 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report: One CISO’s View

May 19, 2020 | 6 Min Read

Sadly, Marvel’s Black Widow release date was pushed back as a result of COVID19, but thankfully the 2020 Verizon Data...
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SHADOWTALK UPDATE – WANNACRY ANNIVERSARY, WORDPRESS PLUGIN VULNERABILITY, AND WELEAKDATA COMPROMISED

SHADOWTALK UPDATE – WANNACRY ANNIVERSARY, WORDPRESS PLUGIN VULNERABILITY, AND WELEAKDATA COMPROMISED

May 18, 2020 | 2 Min Read

The team starts this week’s episode with a retrospective look at WannaCry, discussing some core lessons learned from this ransomware...
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A NEW DECADE OF CYBER THREATS: LOOKING BACK AT THE TRENDING CYBER TOPICS OF Q1 2020

A NEW DECADE OF CYBER THREATS: LOOKING BACK AT THE TRENDING CYBER TOPICS OF Q1 2020

May 14, 2020 | 10 Min Read

Q1 2020 was packed full of significant global events, including military and geopolitical tensions and the onset of the COVID-19...
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BitBazaar Market: Deception and Manipulation on the Dark Web

BitBazaar Market: Deception and Manipulation on the Dark Web

May 12, 2020 | 8 Min Read

It’s a BitBazaar that they thought they could deceive us!: A Soap opera featuring dark web forums and marketplaces “When...
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Contact Tracing: Can ‘Big Tech’ Come to the Rescue, and at What Cost?

Contact Tracing: Can ‘Big Tech’ Come to the Rescue, and at What Cost?

May 11, 2020 | 13 Min Read

Co-authored by: Pratik Sinha MD PhD1,2, Alastair E Paterson3 M.Eng With over 215,000 dead globally and with close to 26...
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ShadowTalk Update – Competitions On English Forums, Purple Teaming, & Hacker Bribes ‘Roblox’ Insider

ShadowTalk Update – Competitions On English Forums, Purple Teaming, & Hacker Bribes ‘Roblox’ Insider

May 11, 2020 | 2 Min Read

This week Alex chats with Kacey, Charles, and Rick around competitions we’ve been seeing on English-language cybercriminal forums and how...
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