New Cyber Blueprint Aims to Guide Organizations on AI Journey

Deloitte’s new blueprint looks to bridge the gap between the massive push for AI adoption and a lack of preparedness among leaders and employees.

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Two new pro-Russian hacktivist groups target Ukraine, recruit insiders

Groups calling themselves IT Army of Russia and TwoNet are newly active on Telegram, coordinating operations and seeking new members, researchers at Intel 471 said.

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Microsoft shuts down 3,000 email accounts created by North Korean IT workers

Microsoft said it has spent years monitoring North Korea’s campaign to get its citizens hired in IT roles at U.S. companies and recently saw changes in how the campaign operates.

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Interpol identifies West Africa as potential new hotspot for cybercrime compounds

Interpol said it analyzed five years of data about the illicit industry, which relies on human trafficking to staff up centers with people who are forced to conduct investment fraud, romance scams and other schemes.

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Ransomware gang Hunters International says it’s shutting down

The cybercriminal group, which said it’s releasing its decryption tools to victims, may be transitioning to new infrastructure under a different name.

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Dark Web Vendors Shift to Third Parties, Supply Chains

As attacks on software supply chains and third parties increase, more data on critical software and infrastructure services is being advertised and sold on the Dark Web.

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Russia jails man for 16 years over pro-Ukraine cyberattacks on critical infrastructure

Russian authorities said the man used malware to attack Russian information systems in 2022, blocking access to websites of several local companies and damaging critical infrastructure.

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Hunters International ransomware group claims to be shutting down

“After careful consideration and in light of recent developments, we have decided to close the Hunters International project,” the prolific cybercrime gang wrote on its darknet site.

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Attackers Impersonate Top Brands in Callback Phishing

Microsoft, PayPal, Docusign, and others are among the trusted brands threat actors use in socially engineered scams that try to get victims to call adversary-controlled phone numbers.

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IDE Extensions Pose Hidden Risks to Software Supply Chain

Malicious extensions can be engineered to bypass verification checks for popular integrated development environments, according to research from OX Security.

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