How Akira Gains Initial Access

Report sheds light on cyber activity targeting space-related organizations during the Gaza War. Russian threat actor targets US civil engineering firm. FBI says $262 million has been stolen in account takeover scams this year. HashJack attack tricks AI browser assistants. London councils disrupted by cyberattacks. Russia’s Gamaredon and North Korea’s Lazarus Group appear to be sharing infrastructure. Canon says subsidiary was breached by Oracle EBS flaw. Dave Bittner was joined by Cynthia Kaiser, SVP of the Ransomware Research Center at Halcyon, sharing a deep dive on Akira ransomware. And Campbell’s Soup CISO placed on leave following lawsuit.

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Dave Bittner was joined by Cynthia Kaiser, SVP of the Ransomware Research Center at Halcyon, sharing a deep dive on Akira ransomware. Learn more on Halcyon’s threat actor profile of Akira, and how they fit into their latest Malicious Quartile Report.

Selected Reading

New Report Warns Space Sector Faces Rising Cyber Threats Amid Modern Conflicts (Orbital Today) 

Russian RomCom Utilizing SocGholish to Deliver Mythic Agent to U.S. Companies Supporting Ukraine (Arctic Wolf)

FBI says $262 million has been stolen in account takeover scams this year (IC3)

HashJack – Novel Indirect Prompt Injection Against AI Browser Assistants (Cato Networks)

Multiple London councils 'hit by cyber-attacks' (BBC)

London Cyberattacks Confirmed — Security Experts Issue Multiple Warnings (Forbes)

Russian and North Korean Hackers Forge Global Cyberattack Alliance (GB Hackers)

Canon Allegedly Breached by Clop Ransomware via Oracle E-Business Suite 0-Day Hack (Cyber Security News)  

A Campbell Soup VP is on leave after secret recording appears to show him mocking 'poor' customers, '3D-printed chicken' (Business Insider)

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