Month: October 2024
The U.S. government on Wednesday announced the arrest and charging of two Sudanese brothers accused of running Anonymous Sudan (a.k.a. AnonSudan), a cybercrime business known for launching powerful distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against a range of targets, including dozens of hospitals, news websites and cloud providers. The younger brother is facing charges that could land…
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Oct 17, 2024Ravie LakshmananRansomware / Network Security Cybersecurity researchers have gleaned additional insights into a nascent ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) called Cicada3301 after successfully gaining access to the group’s affiliate panel on the dark web. Singapore-headquartered Group-IB said it contacted the threat actor behind the Cicada3301 persona on the RAMP cybercrime forum via the Tox messaging service…
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In presentations and in interviews with CRN, Intel executives elaborate on the chipmaker’s strategy to market its Gaudi 3 accelerator chips to businesses who need cost-effective AI systems backed by open ecosystems after CEO Pat Gelsinger admitted that Intel won’t be ‘competing anytime soon for high-end training’ against rivals like Nvidia. Intel said its strategy…
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‘This is making it easier for partners to see, if you just do this one thing, here’s where you’re eligible to earn more,’ Google VP Colleen Kapase says. Google Cloud has introduced a new “earnings hub” platform that helps partners track earned and potential incentives, with plans for Workspace and Security Operations incentives tracking “in…
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Video, Kids Online “Hey, wanna chat?” This innocent phrase can take on a sinister meaning when it comes from an adult to a child online and even be the start of a predatory relationship 16 Oct 2024 “Hey, wanna chat?” What sounds like a casual and innocent phrase between adults can take a sinister turn…
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In the realm of cybersecurity, the role of a SOC (Security Operations Center) analyst is pivotal in protecting organizations from ever-present digital threats. But what exactly does a cyber security SOC analyst do, and how do they respond to real-time threats? What is a SOC Analyst in Cyber Security? Before we examine how a…
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An advanced persistent threat (APT) actor with suspected ties to India has sprung forth with a flurry of attacks against high-profile entities and strategic infrastructures in the Middle East and Africa. The activity has been attributed to a group tracked as SideWinder, which is also known as APT-C-17, Baby Elephant, Hardcore Nationalist, Leafperforator, Rattlesnake, Razor…
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As technology adoption has shifted to be employee-led, just in time, and from any location or device, IT and security teams have found themselves contending with an ever-sprawling SaaS attack surface, much of which is often unknown or unmanaged. This greatly increases the risk of identity-based threats, and according to a recent report from CrowdStrike,…
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Federal prosecutors in the U.S. have charged two Sudanese brothers with running a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) botnet for hire that conducted a record 35,000 DDoS attacks in a single year, including those that targeted Microsoft’s services in June 2023. The attacks, which were facilitated by Anonymous Sudan’s “powerful DDoS tool,” singled out critical infrastructure, corporate…
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