Execs Report Increase in Cyberattacks, 83% to Outsource Security in 2021 Over 1.6 million people residing in the state of Washington are prone to identity theft and fraud after sensitive information in their unemployment claims was compromised following a software … Read More
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The Russians or the Victims: Who’s to Blame for Carding?
The Russians or the Victims: Who’s to Blame for Carding? Whenever Russians are mentioned in a story about the criminal underground, they were most likely part of some illicit activity. A few years ago, Russians appeared to be deeply involved … Read More
Canadian Proxy Market More Fragile than Expected, Research Finds
Canadian Proxy Market More Fragile than Expected, Research Finds To hide their true identity, malicious actors route traffic through relays called proxies. Since the criminal underground abounds in offers for proxy services, Flare Systems’ threat intelligence team investigated the Canadian … Read More
What’s new at Flare Systems: check out the latest updates from 2020
What’s new at Flare Systems: check out the latest updates from 2020 Yohan Trépanier Montpetit – co-founder of Flare Systems and Head of Product – shares some insights on the latest product updates. In 2020, we actively focused on adding … Read More
Top 5 Cybersecurity Concerns for CISOs in 2021
Top 5 Cybersecurity Concerns for CISOs in 2021 In 2021, CISOs will likely deal with a weakened cybersecurity infrastructure and unforeseen incidents driven by remote working conditions. The Covid-19 pandemic has painted a grim picture of what we may expect … Read More
What Are Malicious Actors Secretly Doing with Your Data?
What Are Malicious Actors Secretly Doing with Your Data? A well-known malicious actor recently published on a forum the information of millions of customers of a popular T-shirt printing service. While no passwords were leaked, the criminal did publish the … Read More
Human Error Triggers Ransomware Attack, Largest Healthcare Security Breach in Sask.’s History
Human Error Triggers Ransomware Attack, Largest Healthcare Security Breach in Sask.’s History Some time between December 2019 and January 2020, eHealth Saskatchewan, the province-wide health delivery service, fell victim to a Ryuk crypto-ransomware attack, exposing the personal and medical information … Read More
Another one bites the dust: goodbye Joker’s Stash. What’s next?
Another one bites the dust: goodbye Joker’s Stash. What’s next? Last week DarkMarket, the second largest dark web marketplace, was shut down by law enforcement in Europe. This takedown is the result of increasing joint efforts to take down dark … Read More
57% of Cit0Day leaked credentials linked to popular free email service providers
57% of Cit0Day leaked credentials linked to popular free email service providers First reported in November 2020, the Cit0Day data breach allegedly originated from a credential selling website that offered access to usernames and passwords for thousands of websites and … Read More
DarkMarket Shut Down by Law Enforcement: New Lessons Learned
DarkMarket Shut Down by Law Enforcement: New Lessons Learned Over the weekend, German law enforcement shut down DarkMarket, a dark web marketplace, and arrested its administrator, an Australian living in Europe. According to the official press release, DarkMarket had: almost … Read More