Cybercrime

Research from incident response vendor Coveware and national law firm BakerHostetler show massive increases in both ransomware demands and payments from victims.

Foreign Secretary warns hostile cyber actors against using a global pandemic for their own malicious ends.

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-condemns-cyber-actors-seeking-to-benefit-from-global-coronavirus-pandemic

Even though organizations face threats coming from many sources, one type of cyberattack should be top of mind for CISOs: those backed by nation-states. Here's why.

https://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/opinion/Why-nation-state-cyberattacks-must-be-top-of-mind-for-CISOs

Kaspersky Lab released a decryptor tool after operators behind the ransomware variant announced a shutdown of operations and issued an apology for any harm caused.

The virus has rapidly reshaped the way business is being done on the dark web, as buyers and sellers jump on the opportunity to capitalise on global fears, as well as dramatic shifts in supply and demand.

https://www.scmagazineuk.com/5-ways-covid-19-reshaping-cyber-crime-economy/article/1682098

Critical vulnerabilities in the Salt remote task and configuration framework enable hackers to take control of cloud servers and must be patched right away

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252482461/Critical-SaltStack-vulnerability-affects-thousands-of-datacentres

If I had to pick one community that is definitely going to thrive during a global virus outbreak, it's online fraudsters. Check out these seven predictions about incoming cyber crime...

https://www.finextra.com/blogposting/18702/7-cybercrime-predictions-for-a-global-virus-outbreak

A new strain of Russian-developed ransomware impersonates US federal law enforcement to force payment, says Check Point

Fraud in Scotland has increased by 10% since the Covid-19 lockdown was imposed, police revealed yesterday.

It was entirely inevitable that cybercriminals would take advantage of the current public health emergency but, says Policing Insight Contributor Andrew Staniforth, their actions have surprised even the most hardened cyber security professionals.

https://policinginsight.com/features/analysis/covid-19-pandemic-cybercrime-threat-analysis/#.Xqkt-Ak3aPU.twitter