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New Ransomware Strain ‘CACTUS’ Exploits VPN Flaws to Infiltrate Networks

This blog post covers the recent ‘CACTUS’ Ransomware strain and what organisations can do to protect themselves from this attack. Have a listen to our ThreatBite to hear expert advice from our consultants.

May 12, 2023

Chat GPT - What Happened?

This blog covers what ChatGPT is and how its been utilised by criminals on the Dark Web. Have a read of our blog to find out more about how this AI tool is used.

May 11, 2023

Dark Pink APT Group Deploys KamiKakaBot Against South Asian Entities

This blog covers the recent hack of Dark Pink APT Group and how they used phishing emails to lure military and government organisations to deliver KamiKakaBot. Read our blog to uncover the full story.

May 10, 2023

Black Basta Cyber Attack Hits Capita

Russian-speaking hacking group ‘Black Basta’ has recently been in the news due to a giant cyber attack on the UK-based corporation Capita. This blog talks through what happened and what this means going forward.

April 25, 2023

Genesis Market and Breached Website Shut Down

This blog covers the most recent arrest and the shutdown of Genesis and breached websites. Read this blog to find out more about the breached forums and how the shutdown of Genesis Market began.

April 17, 2023

3CX Attack - What Happened?

This blog covers the 3cx attack, what happened and what we leant from the huge impact of this attack. For more depth, listen to our consultants discuss this in our ThreatBite.

April 14, 2023

How Geopolitical Tensions Impact Cyber Security

This blog is about the geopolitical impact on cyber security including the affects of the Colonial Pipeline Attack and how this will impact the industry in the future.

April 12, 2023

How to Detect and Respond to Dark Web Threats?

This blog is about how to detect and respond to dark web threats, written by one of our consultants.

April 3, 2023

What is Threat Intelligence?

This blog summarises what Threat Intelligence is, the most common services and how our Threat Intelligence services here at DarkInvader can help. Have a listen to our podcast episode below.

March 29, 2023

‘TikTok Due to be Blocked From Parliamentary Devices and Network Over Cyber Security Fears’

This blog summarises the recent TikTok cyber security concerns that has been announced this week. What does this mean for the future of TikTok?

March 27, 2023

How Can Hackers Destroy Your Business?

This blog is about how hackers can destroy your business with the listed 5 common ways including social media and infrastructure. It also highlights how you can protect yourself from these attacks.

March 23, 2023

Top Emerging Cyber Threats for Businesses in 2023

This blog is about the top emerging cyber threats for businesses in 2023 and how we can navigate this in 2023 listing 1 to 5 on the top emerging threats we are currently facing.

March 20, 2023

Dark Web Monitoring Tools and Techniques: A Comprehensive Guide

This blog acts as a guide that highlights the dark web monitoring tools and techniques used by hackers. It also enhances the importance of basic cyber security measures that can help you in the case of a data breach.

March 16, 2023

How Can Wide Digital Intelligence Overcome Challenges to Solve Crypto Crimes?

This blog covers the overcoming challenges to solve crypto crimes and how it’s used for legal purposes as well as illegal purposes. Read this blog for a more depth view to how the Bitcoin industry works.

March 6, 2023

DarkNet Drug Markets - Breakdown

This blog is about the DarkNet Drug markets and how they operate. This blog acts as a breakdown of what goes on and how to protect yourself from these DarkNet markets.

March 2, 2023

Dark Web Market Revenues Sink 50% in 2022

This blog covers how the Dark Web Market has seen a dramatic decrease in revenues in 2022. With increased law enforcement pressure, competition from legitimate businesses, and a lack of new customers entering the space, the market is loosing its popularity.

February 20, 2023

Are Cyber Criminals Offering Jobs on The Dark Web?

This blog discusses the job recruitment process on the Dark Web and how this has increased over the period of the pandemic as well as the enormous risk posed with this. Read this blog to find out in more depth.

February 10, 2023

Hive Ransomware Group Caught Out - What Does This Mean For The Cyber Industry?

This blog covers the recent Ransomware gang, Hive, who have been caught by International Law Enforcement and FBI for being the most dangerous and profolic hacker gangs in the country. Read more to find out how they were caught out.

February 3, 2023

ThreatBites 08: Dark Web Stories & Forums

Today we have our two DarkInvader team members, 4NG3L & E4GLE, talking about dark web stories and forums currently popular on the Dark Web and how you can report this if you are impacted.

January 31, 2023

Why Has There Been a Recent Spike in Ransomware Attacks

This week, two of our researchers discuss the recent rise in ransomware attacks, focusing on some recent stories and first-hand knowledge on why we’ve seen such an increase in these attacks. Read this blog for more detail.

January 24, 2023

A Glimpse Into the Dark Web: What You Can Find In the Marketplaces and Forums

The dark web is a hidden part of the internet that is only accessible through special software. It is often used for illegal activities, such as buying and selling drugs, weapons, and other contraband. However, there are also marketplaces and forums where you can find legal items and services. This blog post will look at the dark web marketplace and how it works.

January 9, 2023

Why Should Businesses Actively Search for Threats?

Businesses are now in need of active threat hunting more than ever before. Cyber attacks are on the rise and often start months before a significant incident occurs. Today we discuss why all companies should actively look for threats within their logs.

December 20, 2022

ThreatBites 06 - Christmas Cyber Scams

With Christmas soon approaching we’ve decided to go on a slightly different tangent and focus on the typical scams you can expect during this festive season and what to look out for. After all, we want you all to be safe this time of year.

December 2, 2022

ThreatBites 05 - Improving Phishing Campaigns with OSINT

The world of OSINT is a vast landscape that opens doors for many sophisticated cyber attacks. One of which is phishing engagements. The information found through OSINT can be used to create more realistic and personal phishing engagements, today we explain how.

November 23, 2022

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