Infostealer malware trends, 'furry' hackers, Black Hat & more | July Security Roundup

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How to Address the Infostealer Malware Threat

Ransomware continues to be an ever-present threat, however, infostealer malware is a quiet precursor that often slips through the cracks. SpyCloud research shows:

• One-third of ransomware events were preceded by an infostealer infection in 2023
• Twenty percent of our recaptured malware logs had an antivirus program installed at the time of successful malware execution

Notoriously sneaky, infostealer malware can be deployed and deleted in mere seconds – making it hard to detect it was ever there. This blog covers the evolution of the malware landscape, as well as comprehensive malware remediation strategies to help your organization proactively mitigate this threat.

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New Account Fraud: High Risks and High-Risk Customers

Identity fraud is nothing new, but one form in particular is a growing concern – account opening fraud, aka new account fraud. Learn more about new account fraud, and what you can do to prevent it.

How to Catch a Criminal with SpyCloud Investigations

In this on-demand webinar, SpyCloud investigators demonstrate how to efficiently construct a comprehensive cybercriminal profile by pivoting within SpyCloud's recaptured dataset.

SpyCloud News

SpyCloud Tool Helps Banks and Financial Institutions See Potential Threats

SpyCloud's?Check Your Exposure tool just got upgraded, and now provides?financial institutions and other consumer-facing businesses direct insights into their customers' darknet exposures. This free?resource helps organizations gain greater visibility into exposures their users may have that could cause costly cyber threats like account takeover, fraud, and other high-risk attacks tied to malware.

SpyCloud Labs

?Underneath the Hood of a Multi-Trillion Dollar Industry

The cybercrime ecosystem has undergone some drastic changes over the past decade. This article by Vice President of SpyCloud Labs, Trevor Hilligoss, dives into the evolution of cybercrime enablement services and what it means for the current and future state of cybercrime.

“Furry” Hackers Leak Data from Disney and The Heritage Foundation

The latest cybercriminal purr-petrators are calling themselves, “furry hacktivists.’ In this blog, SpyCloud Labs analyzes the SiegedSec and NullBulge threat actor groups and two of their latest breaches.

Product Update

Beyond OSINT: How to Accelerate Threat Actor Investigations

Tracking down cybercriminals often starts with sparse details. This article takes a deep-dive into SpyCloud Investigations, including how your analysts and investigators can quickly pinpoint threat actors without advanced querying skills.

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We're Going for Glory at Black Hat 2024!

Stop by the SpyCloud booth #4424 to see how SpyCloud can help you sprint past cybercriminals.

We'll be:

• Showing demos of our Enterprise Protection and Investigations solutions
• Presenting informative booth sessions aimed at?giving you actionable takeaways to improve your Zero Trust initiatives, cybercrime investigations, and SOC workflows
• Giving away amazing prizes such as a custom skateboard, a playdate console, pickleball paddles, and more

Plus, we'll have an exclusive SpyCloud challenge coin that you can earn by completing activities such as checking your domain exposure, attending booth sessions, playing our claw machine, getting demos, or?booking a meeting with our team of experts.

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What Do Criminals Know About Your Organization?

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