CYBER INSIGHTS: The Latest SME Cybersecurity News & Intel for Tuesday 05 March 2024

Gibraltar: Tuesday, 05 March 2024 at 07:00 CET

CYBER INSIGHTS: The Latest SME Cybersecurity News & Intelligence …
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Welcome to Today’s edition of CYBERInsights – My roundup of the latest European SME Cybersecurity News, Actionable Intelligence & Expert Risk Analysis including:

1. AI: Nothing artificial about this threat – Threat actors have already shown how AI can help them develop malware only with a limited knowledge of programming languages, brainstorm new TTPs, compose convincing text to be used in social engineering attacks, and also increase their operational productivity. From January 2023 to October 2023, detected more than 225,000 logs up for sale on the dark web containing compromised ChatGPT credentials. Group-IBs Threat Intelligence platform found these compromised credentials within the logs of information-stealing malware traded on illicit dark web marketplaces. Learn More /…

2. CRIMEMARKET: German Police take down wholesale Cybercrime platform – German law enforcement have carried out a spectacular take-down of the “premier” German speaking Cybercrime platform, arrested its operators and seized hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash and assets. The “Crimemarket platform” (sic) described as the “Amazon” for German speaking Criminals is reported to have had in excess of 180,000 users and acted as a wholesale Crime marketplace where criminals could trade expertise, fake IDs & Scam tools. It is believed to have earned an astonishing 25€ million ($27m) since it was launched in 2018. Learn More /…

3. SOFTCAT: Business tech Priorities Report – Each year Softcat asks their customers what technology solutions and services they plan to prioritise over the next 12 months to help them overcome the biggest challenges they are facing today. The ensuing findings help to understand how businesses across 27 industries and sectors (both public and private) are prioritising their technology investments to conquer the new normal. An annual snapshot of the enterprise IT landscape in the UK and Ireland, based on the views of more than 4,000 respondents in the UK and Ireland. The Business tech Priorities Report provides a valuable insight into the IT landscape and how organisations are using technology. Learn More /…