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The New Jersey Cybersecurity & Communications Integration Cell (NJCCIC) shared the attached Public Safety Threat Alliance (PSTA) Finished Intelligence Report and is being provided to assist agencies and organizations in guarding against the persistent malicious actions of cyber criminals.[1]

Cyber-attacks against public safety answering points (PSAPs) and computer-aided dispatch (CAD) systems can result in disruptions to emergency calls and delays to first responder dispatching, which can and ha

A new reflection/amplification DDoS method is being used in attacks that provides a record-breaking amplification ratio of almost 4.3 billion to 1.  Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks target servers or networks with many requests and high volumes of data, aiming to deplete their available resources and cause a service outage.  The amplification ratio is critical when conducting attacks, as the higher the number, the easier it is for threat actors to overwhelm well-protected endpoints w

A sophisticated organized network of cybercriminals are now pivoting to conducting successful vishing attacks against employees across multiple companies; all this with a goal of stealing financial assets.  So what’s ‘vishing?’ Photo: AgendaX

Voice phishing is a form of criminal phone fraud, using social engineering over traditional telephone systems to gain access to private personal and financial information for the purpose of financial reward.  Vishing is a play on ‘voice’ and cyber ‘phishing