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Ransomware Threat Still Rising: Key Trends in the Technology Sector in 2025

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Ransomware Threat Still Rising: Key Trends in the Technology Sector in 2025 2025-07-02 at 16:01 By The 2025 Trustwave Technology Risk Radar Report highlights ransomware as a major and persistent threat within the technology sector that shows no signs of abating as new ransomware-focused threat groups are constantly appearing. This article is an excerpt from Trustwave […]

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Tracing Blind Eagle to Proton66

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Tracing Blind Eagle to Proton66 2025-06-27 at 16:19 By Serhii Melnyk Trustwave SpiderLabs has assessed with high confidence that the threat group Blind Eagle, aka APT-C-36, is associated with the Russian bulletproof hosting service provider Proton66. Blind Eagle is a threat actor actively targeting organizations across Latin America, with a notable focus on Colombian financial institutions.

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Trustwave SpiderLabs Goes Inside the AI Cyber Arms Race

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Trustwave SpiderLabs Goes Inside the AI Cyber Arms Race 2025-06-26 at 16:01 By While all manner of legitimate organizations are attempting to understand how to best and safely use artificial intelligence to improve productivity, the Trustwave SpiderLabs’ Technology Deep Dive: AI Cyber Arms Race takes a forward-looking view at how adversaries are gaining experience and capability in

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Tech Under Siege: Unpacking Cyber Threats in Trustwave’s 2025 Risk Report

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Tech Under Siege: Unpacking Cyber Threats in Trustwave’s 2025 Risk Report 2025-06-25 at 16:40 By Dive into Trustwave SpiderLabs’ newest report for crucial insights on protecting tech companies from today’s changing cyber threats. Uncover the impact of ransomware attacks on tech firms and identify the most active threat actors of 2025. Learn about the best

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Trustwave SpiderLabs’ 2025 Risk Radar Report: Technology Sector

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Trustwave SpiderLabs’ 2025 Risk Radar Report: Technology Sector 2025-06-25 at 16:02 By Explore key insights from Trustwave SpiderLabs’ latest report on securing tech firms against evolving cyber threats. Discover how ransomware attacks are impacting technology companies and learn about the most prolific threat actors in 2025. Find out the best practices and mitigation strategies technology

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Dire Wolf Strikes: New Ransomware Group Targeting Global Sectors

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Dire Wolf Strikes: New Ransomware Group Targeting Global Sectors 2025-06-25 at 01:04 By Nathaniel Morales Dire Wolf is a newly emerged ransomware group first observed in May 2025 and Trustwave SpiderLabs recently uncovered a Dire Wolf ransomware sample that revealed for the first time key details about how the ransomware operates. This article is an

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The Attack Vector: Database Triggers as Persistence Mechanisms

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The Attack Vector: Database Triggers as Persistence Mechanisms 2025-06-24 at 16:15 By Organizations often assume that restoring a backup to a patched environment eliminates threats. However, backups encapsulate both data and schema objects, including triggers. A compromised backup, often taken after an initial breach, may contain hidden triggers that reactivate the attacker’s access upon restore.

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The Digital Front Line: Israel and Iran Turn the Internet into a Covert Combat Zone

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The Digital Front Line: Israel and Iran Turn the Internet into a Covert Combat Zone 2025-06-18 at 22:47 By The Israel-Iran conflict is barely a week old, but the security repercussions for the two combatants and the wider global community can already be seen as the cyberwarfare portion of the conflict is already spilling over

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How Dark Web Travel Agencies and Fraud Impact the Hospitality Industry

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How Dark Web Travel Agencies and Fraud Impact the Hospitality Industry 2025-05-23 at 16:04 By Dark Web Travel Agencies: Discover how stolen hospitality data fuels fraudulent bookings and impacts customers. From Breach to Booking Abuse: Learn the lifecycle of stolen hotel data and its exploitation on the dark web. Trustwave SpiderLabs’ just released Deep Dive: How Threat Actors

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Deep Dive: A DFIR Case Study in Hospitality

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Deep Dive: A DFIR Case Study in Hospitality 2025-05-22 at 16:03 By Phishing in Hospitality: Real-world case study reveals how QR codes and fake e-signatures target hotel employees. Inside a Hotel Cyberattack: Learn DFIR tactics used to analyze and respond to phishing attempts against hospitality targets. Protect your Hospitality Business: Actionable insights from a 2024 phishing case study

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Trustwave SpiderLabs Report Highlights Ransomware and Dark Web Dangers for the Hospitality Sector

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Trustwave SpiderLabs Report Highlights Ransomware and Dark Web Dangers for the Hospitality Sector 2025-05-21 at 16:07 By New Trustwave SpiderLabs report reveals rising ransomware and dark web risks for hotels. Understand the dark web connection and key vulnerabilities in the hospitality sector. Arm your hospitality business against evolving travel scams & ransomware – download the

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Hospitality Under Attack: New Trustwave Report Highlights Cybersecurity Challenges in 2025

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Hospitality Under Attack: New Trustwave Report Highlights Cybersecurity Challenges in 2025 2025-05-21 at 16:07 By As the summer travel season approaches, travelers worldwide are busy booking their holidays, entrusting the hospitality industry with some of their most sensitive personal and financial information. Unfortunately, this makes the sector a prime target for threat actors looking to

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Get Ready for the 2025 Trustwave Risk Radar Report – Hospitality Sector

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Get Ready for the 2025 Trustwave Risk Radar Report – Hospitality Sector 2025-05-14 at 19:47 By Trustwave SpiderLabs’ upcoming report, the 2025 Trustwave Risk Radar Report: Hospitality Sector, will be released on May 21 and will delve into the latest threat landscape, highlighting critical vulnerabilities and offering actionable insights to help hospitality businesses stay secure. This

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UK Cyber Security Survey 2025: Ransomware on the Rise, Phishing Still Reigns

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UK Cyber Security Survey 2025: Ransomware on the Rise, Phishing Still Reigns 2025-05-07 at 16:12 By Key findings from the 2025 Cyber Security Breaches Survey on ransomware and phishing. 43% of UK businesses experienced a cyber breach in 2024—phishing and ransomware remain dominant threats Cyber hygiene is improving, but supply chain risks and board engagement

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Lights Out and Stalled Factories: Using M.A.T.R.I.X to Learn About Modbus Vulnerabilities

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Lights Out and Stalled Factories: Using M.A.T.R.I.X to Learn About Modbus Vulnerabilities 2025-05-06 at 18:47 By Karl Biron Let’s explore the critical role of Modbus in energy and manufacturing systems, then demonstrate real-world exploitation techniques using Docker-based simulations and the custom-built Python tool M.A.T.R.I.X. This article is an excerpt from SpiderLabs Blog View Original Source

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Trustwave SpiderLabs’ Insights, History, and Mitigations for Scattered Spider

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Trustwave SpiderLabs’ Insights, History, and Mitigations for Scattered Spider 2025-05-02 at 19:32 By The UK retail market has been thrown into turmoil in recent weeks, with three of that nation’s highest-profile retailers being targeted allegedly by the well-known threat group Scattered Spider in at least one of the most disruptive incidents. This article is an

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Inside Black Basta: Uncovering the Secrets of a Ransomware Powerhouse

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Inside Black Basta: Uncovering the Secrets of a Ransomware Powerhouse 2025-04-08 at 16:29 By Serhii Melnyk and Nikita Kazymirskyi In February 2025, the cybersecurity community witnessed an unprecedented leak that exposed the internal operations of Black Basta, a prolific ransomware group. This article is an excerpt from SpiderLabs Blog View Original Source React to this

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2025 Healthcare Cybersecurity Threats: Insights from the Trustwave Risk Radar Report

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2025 Healthcare Cybersecurity Threats: Insights from the Trustwave Risk Radar Report 2025-03-26 at 15:02 By Rising Cyber Threats in Healthcare – Discover the latest cybersecurity risks targeting healthcare organizations, from ransomware to third-party threats. Key Findings from the 2025 Trustwave Risk Radar Report – Explore critical insights on healthcare cybersecurity, attack trends, and the growing need for

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2025 Trustwave Risk Radar Report: Healthcare Sector: Key Risks and Defensive Measures

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2025 Trustwave Risk Radar Report: Healthcare Sector: Key Risks and Defensive Measures 2025-03-26 at 15:02 By Rising Cyber Threats in Healthcare – Discover the latest cybersecurity risks targeting healthcare organizations, from ransomware to third-party threats. Key Findings from the 2025 Trustwave Risk Radar Report – Explore critical insights on healthcare cybersecurity, attack trends, and the growing need

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The Energy Industry’s Hidden Risks: Espionage, Sabotage, and Insider Threats

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The Energy Industry’s Hidden Risks: Espionage, Sabotage, and Insider Threats 2025-03-21 at 15:07 By With subject matter expertise and presence across the globe, RMI Global Solutions are recognized by the oil & gas, and broader energy industry on and offshore, as experts in the threats and risks that face the spectrum of this key industry

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