The Good | U.S. Govt Sends Spyware Abusers, Cybercriminals, and Crypto Launderers to Court The U.S. government this week took three decisive actions against cyber criminals: a visa ban on thirteen spyware makers and sellers, sanctions against four Iranian nationals for their roles in recent cyberattacks, and an official charge for two cryptomixers. Following the …
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly in Cybersecurity – Week 17 Read More »
Threat actors consistently alter and develop their schemes in order to further escalate their payoffs. In a new trend, ransomware affiliates are actively re-monetizing stolen data outside of their original RaaS agreements, especially as financial squabbles between threat actors emerge in the ransomware economy. The affiliates in such instances are starting to work with third-parties …
Ransomware Evolution | How Cheated Affiliates Are Recycling Victim Data for Profit Read More »
Last week, PinnacleOne reviewed escalation dynamics in the Middle East. This week, we turn our attention to domestic critical infrastructure with a look at recent developments in aviation cybersecurity. Please subscribe to read future issues — and forward this newsletter to interested colleagues. Contact us directly with any comments or questions: pinnacleone-info@sentinelone.com Insight Focus | …
The Good | DoJ Indicts Cryptojacking Criminal and Botnet Operator Supporting Ransomware Actors The DoJ doled out two indictments this week: the first announcing the arrest of Charles O. Parks III for his role in an elaborate cryptojacking scheme, the second, charging Alexander Lefterov, owner and operator of a major botnet. Parks was charged with …
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly in Cybersecurity – Week 16 Read More »
In an expanding collaboration between Chubb, one of the largest publicly traded property and casualty insurance companies, and SentinelOne, a cybersecurity leader, clients of SentinelOne who are also Chubb policyholders can now share their enterprise cyber health assessment data with Chubb. This facilitates a more efficient and precise underwriting process. With the increasing emphasis on …
Insuring Cyber Health | Chubb’s Insight via SentinelOne Telemetry Read More »
We are thrilled to announce our latest S Ventures investment in Guardz, a unified cybersecurity platform built to empower MSPs to secure and insure small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs). A Modern Approach to Cybersecurity for SMBs SMBs today face a unique set of challenges when it comes to protecting against the evolving cybersecurity threat landscape. …
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Last week, PinnacleOne detailed how firms can navigate the era of AI in cybersecurity and emerging tools to keep pace with advancing threats. This week, we focus on recent escalation dynamics in the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. Please subscribe to read future issues — and forward this newsletter to interested colleagues. Contact us …
PinnacleOne ExecBrief | Navigating International Conflict and Escalation Dynamics Read More »
The Good | Police Unmask 200 LockBit Affiliates Following the takedown of their operations earlier in the year, the inner workings of LockBit’s affiliate infrastructure have become clearer this week as investigations continue. The UK’s National Crime Agency, with assistance from the FBI, have reportedly matched a list of pseudonyms used by the ransomware gang …
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly in Cybersecurity – Week 15 Read More »
On Mar 29, 2024 details emerged about CVE-2024-3094, a vulnerability impacting the xz compression libraries used by Linux distributions. The backdoor code was distributed to all rolling distributions. However, it was tailored to target distributions such as Debian and Fedora, which patch their SSH daemon with liblzma. Further, the backdoor scripts included system checks to …
XZ Utils Backdoor | Threat Actor Planned to Inject Further Vulnerabilities Read More »
Last week, PinnacleOne detailed how geopolitical dynamics and cyber threats drive risk for firms investing in or building strategic technologies. This week, we focus on how emerging generative AI tools are accelerating cybersecurity defensive capabilities, with a deep dive on SentinelOne’s newly released Purple AI. Please subscribe to read future issues — and forward this …
