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Russ Roberts (https://www.hawaiicybersecurityjournal.net).

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V12 | Issue 166 | 8.30.23

International law enforcement hits Qakbot. Developments in the cybercriminal underworld. Cyberespionage and notes on a hybrid war.

International operation takes down Qakbot. Chinese threat actor anticipated Barracuda remediations. “Prolific” threat actor targets the crypto sector. Criminals are selling a dataset allegedly stolen from China's Ministry of State Security. Adversary-in-the-middle attacks. Making phishbait more effective. New malware exploits OpenFire vulnerability. The emergence of a new ransomware threat. UK air travel disruption was a malfunction, and not an attack. Narrative themes in Russian influence operations.

V12 | Issue 165 | 8.29.23

Trending risks: name collision, leaked ransomware source code, and quishing. DDoS and sabotage in Russia's hybrid war.

Name collision as a DNS risk. LockBit derivative active against targets in Spain. QR codes as phishbait. Healthcare cybersecurity trends. Russian hacktivist auxiliary hits Polish organizations. Investigation of railroad incidents in Poland continues.

V12 | Issue 164 | 8.28.23

Lazarus Group update. SIM swapping hits claims agent. Destructive ransomware. LockBit builder in the C2C market. Hacks and influence laundering in the hybrid war.

DPRK's Lazarus Group exploits ManageEngine issues. Data breach at Kroll traced to SIM swapping. Ransomware hits CloudNordic (it's unusually destructive). Spawn of LockBit. Polish trains disrupted by hacktivists. Influence laundering as a long-term disinformation tactic.

V12 | Issue 163 | 8.25.23

Commodified spearphishing. Developments in cyberespionage. A ransomware gang keeps a low profile. A new hacktivist group emerges.

Telekopye and the rise of commodified phishing kits. Lazarus Group fields new malware. Implications of China's campaign against vulnerable Barracuda appliances. Abhubllka ransomware's targeting and low extortion demands. A new hacktivist group emerges, and takes a particular interest in NATO members.

V12 | Issue 162 | 8.24.23

Developments in cybercrime cases. Threat trends. Notes from the hybrid war against Ukraine.

Developments in two criminal cases. New sophistication in BEC campaigns. Supply chain attacks trending. Trends in brand impersonation. Synthetic identity fraud grows. The future of Russian influence operations in the post-Prigozhin era. More on the doxing of a deputy Duma chair. Russian hacktivist auxiliaries make a major contribution to DDoS threat.

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