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Cyber Highlights
Incident
Spoofing E-Mails Worldwide Via SMTP Smuggling
Newly discovered SMTP Smuggling attack enables attackers to append custom commands at the end-of-data sequence, leading to improper command interpretation. As a result, attackers can send malicious phishing emails emails from arbitrary domains, effectively bypassing SPF and DKIM checks.
Rollups
Industries impacted: Consumer Discretionary, Financials
- GambleForce Threat Actor Behind SQL Injection Attacks in the APAC Region Mainly Targeting the Gambling Industry
- Rising Threats Behind Holiday Gift Card Frauds and Phishing
- QakBot Malware Reappears with New Tactics, Targeting the Hospitality Industry
- Novel Malware Distribution Techniques Using GitHub Gists and Git Commit Messages
- Malicious Campaigns Using Web Injection to Target More than 40 Banks World Wide
- Terrapin Attack: Downgrading Authentication Algorithms to Abuse SSH’s Implementation
- FBI Takes Down ALPHV Ransomware Group’s Website
Geopolitical Highlights
Israel-Linked Group Predatory Sparrow Shuts Down Iranian Petrol Stations in Cyberattack Amid Increasingly Tense Iran-Israel Relations
Industry impacted: Energy
QuoIntelligence analyzes the implications of the sophisticated cyberattack against Iranian petrol stations by a suspected Israeli-linked threat actor.
Rollups
Industries impacted: Energy, Financials, Government
- US Regulator Probes Large Banks’ Climate Risk Planning
- US Launches International Force to Protect Shipping in the Red Sea
- EU Member States Agree Common Position on Cyber Solidarity Act
- The European Council Agrees to Extend Emergency Measures for Energy Prices
Finished Intelligence
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- 19 December – Pro-Russia Hacktivist Group KillNet Changes Leadership and Expands Targets, Including Gambling
Latest blogs
- 11 December – Fake Handelsregister Invoices: 5 Telltale Signs to Avoid The Scam (Link zur deutschen Version hier)
A new scam is successfully targeting companies that recently updated their information in the Handelsregister. Although convincing, these fake ‘Register Court’ invoices have telltale signs you can spot to avoid becoming a victim.
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