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New MoonPeak RAT Linked to North Korean Actors

Cisco Talos researchers found a remote access trojan called “MoonPeak,” which is being used in North Korean-linked campaigns.

Apt

SEC Fines Transfer Agent After Cyber Incidents

The transfer agent failed “to assure that client securities and funds were protected against theft or misuse,” according to the SEC.

SEC

Decipher Podcast: Rebekah Brown and John Scott-Railton on COLDRIVER and Russian Cyberespionage

Rebekah Brown and John Scott-Railton of the Citizen Lab join Dennis Fisher to dive into their group's new report on highly targeted spear phishing campaigns by the Russian threat actor COLDRIVER and then discuss the emergence of a new, possibly related group called COLDWASTREL.

Podcast, Russia

Chainalysis: Ransomware Payment Sizes Spike in 2024

2024 is on track to be a record year for ransomware payment sizes - but the good news is overall, ransomware victims are paying ransoms less often.

Ransomware

APT42 Intensifies Phishing Campaigns Against U.S., Israeli Targets

In the past six months, the U.S. and Israel made up 60 percent of APT42’s known geographic targeting, according to new research.

Phishing