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Bring Your Own Hunts to HUNTER471
Threat Hunting// Dec 18, 2024

Bring Your Own Hunts to HUNTER471

As a HUNTER471 customer utilizing the Hunt Management Module (HMM), you can now “bring your own” (BYO) threat hunting content to the HUNTER471 threat hunting platform.

Collecting Useful CTI from Underground Markets
Threat Intelligence// Dec 17, 2024

Collecting Useful CTI from Underground Markets

Extracting cyber threat intelligence on emerging threats and novel threat actors is challenging. Michele Campobasso completed his doctoral thesis in 2024 at Eindhoven University of Technology, and in Studio 471, he shares ins...

‘Tis the Season to Be Alert for Cyber Threats: 5 Unjoyful Holiday Tactics
Threat Intelligence// Dec 17, 2024

‘Tis the Season to Be Alert for Cyber Threats: 5 Unjoyful Holiday Tactics

Amidst the holiday bustle, while many are busy decking the halls, cyber adversaries are busy trimming up the cyber underground for peak cybercrime season. It’s the time of the year that threat actors deploy phishing scams and...

Expanding source coverage: adding Signal chats to threat intelligence
Threat Intelligence// Dec 16, 2024

Expanding source coverage: adding Signal chats to threat intelligence

Cybercriminals need easy ways to communicate, connect, and plan, whether they’re trading stolen credentials, rallying hacktivists, or mounting a targeted attack. Instant messaging platforms meet this need and are now an essen...

Threat hunting case study: Cozy Bear
Security Operations// Dec 11, 2024

Threat hunting case study: Cozy Bear

Cozy Bear is a Russian, state-sponsored group that has conducted operations on behalf of Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service aka SVR. Here's how to use the HUNTER471 platform to threat hunt for this group.

Holiday Season Cyber Threats (Part 2): Ransomware, Gift Cards, and Point-of-Sale breaches
Cybercriminals// Malicious Actors// Dec 10, 2024

Holiday Season Cyber Threats (Part 2): Ransomware, Gift Cards, and Point-of-Sale breaches

The surge in online shopping and travel bookings during the holiday season offers rich pickings for cybercriminals. Black Friday, Cyber Monday, Christmas shopping, and increased travel throughout December offer ample opportun...

Holiday Season Cyber Threats (Part 1): Phishing, Fake Shops and Bogus Bookings
Threat Intelligence// Dec 06, 2024

Holiday Season Cyber Threats (Part 1): Phishing, Fake Shops and Bogus Bookings

The holiday season is here. It’s a time for reuniting with family and friends, travel and gift-giving. It’s also a prime time for cybercrime as millions of consumers head to online checkouts on Black Friday, Cyber Monday, Giv...

Cybercrime Exposed Podcast: Raccoon Stealer
Cybercriminals// Malicious Actors// Dec 05, 2024

Cybercrime Exposed Podcast: Raccoon Stealer

Information stealing malware is one of the most common ways that organizations end up infiltrated by malicious hackers. For several years, one type of infostealer called Raccoon Stealer ruled them all.

Using CTI in Realistic Attack Simulations
Security Operations// Nov 26, 2024

Using CTI in Realistic Attack Simulations

Australia holds regular exercises to test the cyber resiliency of the financial services sector. In this Studio 471, two experts from the cybersecurity consultancy CyberCX discuss how these exercises are developed using cyber...

A Look at Trending Chinese APT Techniques
Cybercriminals// Malicious Actors// Nov 18, 2024

A Look at Trending Chinese APT Techniques

Cyber capabilities play a key role in achieving China’s strategic goals. Here's a look at significant state-sponsored actors, which are adopting stealthy techniques to avoid their campaigns being linked to Beijing.