2024-08-09 (Friday): We found a #crypto #investment #scam impersonating Nominex, a legitimate cryptocurrency exchange. This scam uses an Android app and is promoted through social media, including a Telegram channel with thousands of members. Details at https://bit.ly/3LYF1Ll #Unit42ThreatIntel #TimelyThreatIntel #CryptoScams #TelegramScams
Palo Alto Networks Unit 42
Computer and Network Security
SANTA CLARA, CA 71,615 followers
Unit 42 Threat Intelligence & Incident Response. Intelligence Driven. Response Ready.
About us
Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 brings together world-renowned threat researchers with an elite team of incident responders and security consultants to create an intelligence-driven, response-ready organization passionate about helping customers more proactively manage cyber risk. With a deeply rooted reputation for delivering world-class threat intelligence, Unit 42 provides industry-leading incident response and cyber risk management services to security leaders around the globe.
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http://paloaltonetworks.com/unit42
External link for Palo Alto Networks Unit 42
- Industry
- Computer and Network Security
- Company size
- 5,001-10,000 employees
- Headquarters
- SANTA CLARA, CA
- Type
- Public Company
- Founded
- 2005
- Specialties
- Incident Response, Risk Management, Operational Threat Intelligence, and Network Security
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3000 Tannery Way
SANTA CLARA, CA 95054, US
Employees at Palo Alto Networks Unit 42
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Preventing and responding to attacks requires threat-informed defenses 🛡️ By examining threat actors and their behaviors, we’re able to identify the most common attack vectors and recommend strategies for securing them. Read what experts have seen in this year’s Incident Response Report to help your organization better resist attacks. https://bit.ly/3WTvWtw
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Our monitoring of ransomware and extortion leak sites reveals trends in cyber threats. This look into the #ransomware threat landscape covering the first half of the year looks into most impacted industries — manufacturing, healthcare, and construction. The total number of compromises rose approximately 4.3% in the first half of 2024 when compared to the first half of 2023. Take a dive into our data now: https://bit.ly/3wl9oY2
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Fact: AI is reshaping offensive security. On the next #ThreatVector episode, Ryan Barger from Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 unveils the potential of AI to create realistic infrastructures and deepfake CEOs, impacting financial markets and world events. 🎧 Tune in now to understand how AI is changing the game—and learn how we can adapt. ⏩ https://bit.ly/3WKelV5
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2024-08-07 (Wed): Received a text for a stuck package asking for info or payment? You're not alone. Campaigns impersonating postal services are common, and we often see more than 200 hits on these domains daily. Stay alert! More info at https://bit.ly/3YAr0Li #Smishing #Phishing #PostalScam #Unit42ThreatIntel #TimelyThreatIntel
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The threat cards have landed at #BHUSA. Collect them all to get details on rampant cybercriminals, cyber espionage and ransomware groups, including: 🦂 Dark Scorpios ♎ Muddled Libra 🤔 Pensive Ursa 🐮 Stately Taurus 🐍 Curious Serpens Complete your collection by joining our sessions, events, and visiting us at booth #1632. Not at Black Hat? Get details on naming conventions for threat groups. https://bit.ly/3PuwMGU
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2024-08-06 (Tuesday): We found a #Xerxes Android #botnet server on 144.217.61[.]133 that was active until Monday. Pivoting on data from the server, we found two domains used for other Xerxes botnet servers in 2023. More info at https://bit.ly/4dy4lDF #TimelyThreatIntel #Unit42ThreatIntel #botnets
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While you’ve been enjoying the Summer Games, SecOps teams around Paris have been working diligently to fight off attacks. Just like our work with the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy during the World Cup Qatar 2022, we're proud to bring the same level of safety and security to the Paris Games. To get a sense of what they’re experiencing, download the Paris 2024 Threat Report report here. https://bit.ly/4fxaBNZ
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2024-08-05 (Monday): Abusing legitimate SaaS platforms for #phishing is commonplace. We often discover these efforts on less-commonly reported online applications like Google Drawings or Google Slides. Indicators from five recent examples at https://bit.ly/3Ae9ySX
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By leveraging AI to create an automatic methodology that reviews for broken object-level authorization (BOLA) vulnerabilities, our researchers discovered CVE-2024-22278 in the open-source container registry Harbor. Starting with a high-level overview of BOLAs, this research then describes how the metadata-based BOLA vulnerability in Harbor could be exploited by attackers. https://bit.ly/3Sy8Iqh