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Cloud environments are constantly under attack, with sophisticated threat actors employing various techniques to gain unauthorized access.  One such actor, called EC2 Grouper, has become a notable adversary for security teams.

According to the latest research from Fortinet’s FortiGuard Labs Threat Research team, this group is characterized by its consistent use of AWS tools and a unique security group naming convention in its attacks.  Researchers tracked this actor in several dozen customer env

Traditional password-only authentication systems have proven to be vulnerable to a wide range of cyberattacks.  To safeguard critical business resources, organizations are increasingly turning to multi-factor authentication (MFA) as a more robust security measure. MFA requires users to provide multiple authentication factors to verify their identity, providing an additional layer of protection against unauthorized access.  Cybercriminals are constantly investigating ways to bypass MFA systems. O

One of the cybercrime underground’s more active sellers of Social Security numbers, background, and credit reports has been pulling data from hacked accounts at the US consumer data broker USinfoSearch. 

Since at least February 2023, a service advertised on Telegram called USiSLookups has operated an automated bot that allows anyone to look up the SSN or background report on virtually any American.  For prices ranging from $8 to $40 and payable via virtual currency, the bot will automatically re

An Application Programming Interface (API) is a set of defined rules that enable different applications to communicate with each other.  It acts as an intermediary layer that processes data transfers between systems, letting companies open their application data and functionality to external third-party developers, business partners, and internal departments.[1]

The definitions and protocols within an API help businesses connect the many applications they use in day-to-day operations, saving emp

The financial sector is a prime target for criminal cartels and nation-state actors. Criminals seek a lucrative market, and nation-states treat profit as a form of sanctions-busting. The high volume of Russian-speaking gangs and the current sanctions against the Russian state makes Russia a major threat to financial institutions today.

The reason that financial institutions are under constant attack is simple: that’s where the money is today.  This is no different than the statement made by the

We talk about them all of the time, we sell access via APIs, we use them constantly, but how many readers can explain them?   Let’s revisit our college days without the bell-bottomed jeans and mullet haircuts.

Computer Science 101:   API is the acronym for Application Programming Interface, which is a software intermediary that allows two applications to talk to each other.  This is elementary to data communications.  Every time you use an app like Facebook, send an instant message, or check the

Many countries are investing seriously in their 5G network, especially in Asia – China leading the way.  But beware: more connectivity through 5G networks also comes with increased cybersecurity threats.  As new technology links both the physical (OT) and virtual world (IT), 5G security risks will have wide security impacts.   To overcome these security challenges, researchers need to build security regimes that protect not only 5G infrastructure and services, but the applications and IoT device