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Cyber-threats are the number one concern for US business decision makers, beating worries over economic uncertainty, rising energy costs and hiring, according to insurance provider Travelers. The firm polled over 1200 US business leaders to compile its 2022 Travelers Risk Index report. This is the third time in four years that cyber has emerged as the top concern, with more than half (57%) of respondents believing a future cyber-attack on their organization is inevitable. A…

Meta has revealed how it closed down two significant but unconnected disinformation operations originating in China and Russia, which attempted to influence public opinion in Western countries. The first was the “largest and most complex” Russian campaign seen since the start of the country’s war against Ukraine, according to the social media giant. Beginning in May 2022, the “coordinated inauthentic behavior” targeted media consumers in Germany, France, Italy, Ukraine and the UK with narratives critical…

There’s a high chance that you or someone you know has been impacted by email fraud or identity theft. At the very least, you’ve likely received a variety of spam emails and text messages asking to provide a payment or confirm your identity. The good news is that cybersecurity protection is constantly evolving and improving, with cybersecurity education programs preparing skilled professionals to enter the front lines against cybercrime. The less-than-good news: as cybersecurity protection…

We at VMware are proud to announce that VMware Cloud on AWS GovCloud (US) has achieved a Full Authorization for DISA Impact Level 5 (IL5). This builds on the provisional authorization granted in May 2022 and validates the deep security processes and technology built into VMware Cloud on AWS GovCloud (US). It also means that easy-to-use public cloud services are available for an even larger group of US Government customers who have needs beyond the…

The hacker behind last week’s Optus data breach seems to have taken down the database containing customers’ released information. A user going by ‘optusdata’ and posting on BreachForums claimed responsibility for the attack earlier today and said they had deleted the only copy of the stolen data. “Too many eyes. We will not [sell] data to anyone. We can’t if we even want to: personally deleted data from drive (Only copy).” However, the alleged hacker…

The various threat intelligence stories in this iteration of the Anomali Cyber Watch discuss the following topics: APT, China, Fraud, Inbound connectors, Phishing, Ransomware, Russia, and Ukraine. The IOCs related to these stories are attached to Anomali Cyber Watch and can be used to check your logs for potential malicious activity. Figure 1 – IOC Summary Charts. These charts summarize the IOCs attached to this magazine and provide a glimpse of the threats discussed. Trending…

Security researchers at SentinelOne have uncovered a variant of the Operation In(ter)ception campaign using lures for job vacancies at cryptocurrency exchange platform Crypto.com to infect macOS users with malware. According to an advisory published on Monday, the new attacks would represent a further instance of a campaign spotted by ESET and Malwarebytes in August and attributed to North Korea–linked advanced persistent threat (APT) Lazarus Group. The main difference would be that the original campaign targeted Coinbase…