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Monitoring the dark web to identify threats to energy sector organizations

Security Affairs

The role of an initial access broker is essential in the cybercrime ecosystem, these actors facilitate the sale or exchange of compromised or stolen initial access to computer networks or systems. The report published by the experts provides evidence of continuous discussion of attacks on energy companies on dark web forums.

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Power Generator in South Africa hit with DroxiDat and Cobalt Strike

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” reads the report published by Data collected related to multiple incidents analyzed by Kaspersky suggest the attack was conducted by the Russian-speaking RaaS cybercrime Pistachio Tempest or FIN12. And, a Darkside affiliate hit Electrobras and Copel energy companies in Brazil in 2021.”

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DRM Report Q2 2023 – Ransomware threat landscape

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The data collected paints a vivid picture, revealing 1,736 ransomware claims, with 53 incidents specifically targeting Italy. Geographical data and affected sectors provide crucial insights into emerging trends and threats. Wrapping up: The second quarter of 2023 reflects a concerning surge in ransomware attacks globally.

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Ransomfeed – Third Quarter Report 2023 is out!

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The data collected unearthed a total of 1771 ransomware claims, with 55 recorded incidents in Italy. Throughout this period, the platform diligently tracked 185 criminal groups operating worldwide, meticulously tracing 342 servers employed for ransomware activities.

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Data of 235 million Twitter users leaked online

Security Affairs

The vulnerability was exploited by multiple threat actors to scrape Twitter user profiles containing both private (phone numbers and email addresses) and public data. Then the scraped data were offered on various online cybercrime marketplaces. The database is a cleaned version of the one published in December.

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inSicurezzaDigitale launches the Dashboard Ransomware Monitor

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All data collected by the dashboard can be exported in different formats and can be analyzed using useful graphics. . “The strength of this OSINT Italian project , quite unique in its kind, is the chance of following it with a standard, worldwide and easy RSS feed.” ” explained the development team.

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Threat Report Portugal: Q2 2020

Security Affairs

The Threat Report Portugal: Q2 2020 compiles data collected on the malicious campaigns that occurred from April to Jun, Q2, of 2020. The Portuguese Abuse Open Feed 0xSI_f33d is an open sharing database with the ability to collect indicators from multiple sources, developed and maintained by Segurança-Informática.