A group of threat actors, led by the notorious hacker known as IntelBroker, has claimed responsibility for a significant data breach at Cisco Systems, Inc. The hackers allege they have stolen a vast amount of sensitive… Article Source https://cybersecuritynews.com/actors-cisco-data-sell/
The top US intelligence official has issued a warning about Iranian actors funding and fueling anti-Israel protests in the United States. Avril Haines, the Director of National Intelligence, expressed concerns about Iranian government actors exploiting anti-Israel sentiments to sow discord and undermine trust in democratic institutions. He highlighted that Iran has been increasingly aggressive in … Read more
In the latest Cisco Talos Incident Response Quarterly Trends Report, Hazel Burton discusses the growing trend of threat actors focusing on bypassing multi-factor authentication (MFA) in security incidents. The report found that MFA weaknesses were present in half of the incidents responded to by the Talos team in the first quarter of 2024. Attackers are … Read more
In the year 2021, a cyber espionage actor known as UNC3886, suspected to be linked to China, was discovered targeting strategic organizations by exploiting vulnerabilities in FortiOS and VMware to install backdoors on compromised machines. This threat actor demonstrated a sophisticated and evasive nature by deploying multiple layers of organized persistence to maintain access to … Read more