In the run-up to any holiday season, scammers get busy. A lot of the time, their actions are rather primitive. Getting ready for Christmas? Expect to be bombarded with fake discounts. Valentine’s Day round the corner? Watch out for fake gifts. Big soccer tournament coming up? There’ll be no shortage of fake tickets. But the greatest amount of fake stuff appears the week before … [Read more...] about Black Friday 2024: how to safeguard your finances against scammers
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Black Basta-Linked Attackers Target Users with SystemBC Malware
Aug 14, 2024Ravie LakshmananMalware / Network Security An ongoing social engineering campaign with alleged links to the Black Basta ransomware group has been linked to "multiple intrusion attempts" with the goal of conducting credential theft and deploying a malware dropper called SystemBC. "The initial lure being utilized by the threat actors remains the same: an email bomb … [Read more...] about Black Basta-Linked Attackers Target Users with SystemBC Malware
Cisco XDR: Open Ecosystem Accelerated at Black Hat Events
Cisco XDR is an Open Platform Cisco XDR turns one year old this week, and it is a good time to share the backstory of how we developed relationships and alliances with “competitors” to have the open ecosystem of today. The story begins in the Black Hat Network Operations Center, which provides a high security, high availability network in one of the most demanding environments … [Read more...] about Cisco XDR: Open Ecosystem Accelerated at Black Hat Events
Cisco Innovating a New Era of Security at Black Hat 2024
It’s almost time for another year of cutting-edge research and innovative talks, as thousands of hackers and security professionals descend upon Las Vegas for Black Hat 2024. We invite you to join us, as we celebrate a few important milestones, share the latest threat research, and educate the public with a workshop geared towards accelerating incident response. Visit Cisco at … [Read more...] about Cisco Innovating a New Era of Security at Black Hat 2024
Black Hat Asia 2024 NOC: Cisco Security Cloud
Cisco is honored to be a partner of the Black Hat NOC (Network Operations Center), and this was our seventh year supporting Black Hat Asia. Cisco is the Official Mobile Device Management, Malware Analysis and DNS (Domain Name Service) Provider. We work with other official providers to bring the hardware, software and engineers to build and secure the network, for our joint … [Read more...] about Black Hat Asia 2024 NOC: Cisco Security Cloud
Black Hat Europe 2022 NOC: The SOC Inside the NOC
Our core mission in the NOC is network resilience. We also provide integrated security, visibility and automation, a SOC inside the NOC. In part one, we covered: Designing the Black Hat Network, by Evan Basta AP Placement Planning, by Sandro Fasser Wi-Fi Air Marshal, by Jérémy Couture, Head of SOC, Paris 2024 Olympic Games Meraki Dashboards, by Rossi Rosario Burgos Meraki … [Read more...] about Black Hat Europe 2022 NOC: The SOC Inside the NOC
Black Hat Europe 2022 NOC: When planning meets execution
In this blog about the design, deployment and automation of the Black Hat network, we have the following sections: Designing the Black Hat Network, by Evan Basta AP Placement Planning, by Sandro Fasser Wi-Fi Air Marshal, by Jérémy Couture, Head of SOC, Paris 2024 Olympic Games Meraki Dashboards, by Rossi Rosario Burgos Meraki Systems Manager, by Paul Fidler A Better Way to … [Read more...] about Black Hat Europe 2022 NOC: When planning meets execution
Researchers Find Links b/w Black Basta Ransomware and FIN7 Hackers
A new analysis of tools put to use by the Black Basta ransomware operation has identified ties between the threat actor and the FIN7 (aka Carbanak) group. This link "could suggest either that Black Basta and FIN7 maintain a special relationship or that one or more individuals belong to both groups," cybersecurity firm SentinelOne said in a technical write-up shared with The … [Read more...] about Researchers Find Links b/w Black Basta Ransomware and FIN7 Hackers
Black Basta Ransomware Hackers Infiltrates Networks via Qakbot to Deploy Brute Ratel C4
The threat actors behind the Black Basta ransomware family have been observed using the Qakbot trojan to deploy the Brute Ratel C4 framework as a second-stage payload in recent attacks. The development marks the first time the nascent adversary simulation software is being delivered via a Qakbot infection, cybersecurity firm Trend Micro said in a technical analysis released … [Read more...] about Black Basta Ransomware Hackers Infiltrates Networks via Qakbot to Deploy Brute Ratel C4
Black Hat USA 2022 Continued: Innovation in the NOC
In part one of our Black Hat USA 2022 NOC blog, we discussed building the network with Meraki: Adapt and Overcome Building the Hacker Summer Camp network, by Evan Basta The Cisco Stack’s Potential in Action, by Paul Fidler Port Security, by Ryan MacLennan, Ian Redden and Paul Fiddler Mapping Meraki Location Data with Python, by Christian Clausen In this part two, we will … [Read more...] about Black Hat USA 2022 Continued: Innovation in the NOC