"Conquer Your Risk" is a corporate blog for Cybersecurity and Risk Management executives and specialists, sharing XRATOR experts' views on Cybersecurity, Threat Intelligence, Risk Management and Cyber Insurance.
Cybercrime
Food Shipment BEC Attacks: A New Target for Cybercriminals
Business email compromise (BEC) attacks have been on the rise in recent years, with losses due to such scams growing...
Read moreIMSI-catcher used in massive phishing campaign leads to arrests in France
Five people have been arrested in France for their alleged involvement in a massive phishing campaign that used an IMSI-catcher...
Read moreMustang Panda’s sophisticated operations in 2022
Mustang Panda, also known as Bronze President (Secureworks) and Earth Preta (Trend Micro), is a state-sponsored advanced persistent threat (APT)...
Read moreNorth Korea’s Cryptocurrency Hacking Empire Exposed
The world was shocked to learn that North Korea's hacking abilities have evolved to the point of being able to...
Read moreRansomware Attack on Ion Trading UK: What You Need to Know
The recent cyber attack on the financial technology firm Ion Trading has once again brought the issue of ransomware attacks...
Read moreUnmasking the Gray Area: Exploring the Convergence of State-Sponsored APT, Cybercrime, and Hacktivism
The lines between state-sponsored Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) attacks, cybercrime, and hacktivism are increasingly becoming blurred. This convergence has created...
Read moreHow Cybercriminals Use Custom File Systems to Evade Detection
Bring Your Own Filesystem (BYOF) attacks are a relatively new tactic in cybercrime operation, used to evade detection by security...
Read moreCybercrime Evolution: the Ransomware Dilemna and the Infostealer Alternatives
As with traditional crime, cybercrime is first and foremost a business. In recent years, the cybercrime landscape has undergone significant...
Read moreCryptojacking: the Emerging Threat that is Targetting Cloud Attack Surface
As the world becomes increasingly digital, the use of cloud services has skyrocketed. In the wake of the pandemic, cloud...
Read moreWiper malware back in the ligth amid the Russo-Ukrainian war
The cyber security landscape has been for years dominated by the ransomware phenomenon. But one of the most significant developments...
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