QuoIntelligence’s Weekly Intelligence Snapshot for the week of 25 April – 1 May 2024 is now available! Find a summary here and subscribe to our mailing list below if you want to receive regular updates from us!
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Cyber Highlights:
Threat Actor
New Ransomware Group Dubbed APT73 Shares Similarities with LockBit’s DLS
Dubbed as APT73, QuoIntelligence identified an emerging RaaS group with stylistical similarities to LockBit’s DLS. Compared to other competitors, APT73 does not advertise their affiliation program nor has a high infection rate, resulting in no public sample available for reverse engineering.
Rollups
Industry impacted: Information Technology
- China-Linked Threat Actor Muddling Meerkat Exploits DNS for Global Internet Mapping
- Okta Tracks Rise in Credential Stuffing Attacks to Mimic User Access
- Researchers Successfully Sinkhole PlugX USB Worm Botnet Command and Control Server
- North Korean-Linked Cyber Campaign DEV#POPPER Targets Software Developers Through Deceptive Job Interviews
- Cactus Ransomware Exploits Vulnerable Qlik Sense Servers in World Wide Attacks
NIS2 Cybersecurity Directive Key Takeaways: Sectors, Main Requirements, Penalties and Deadlines
Industry impacted: Communication Services, Energy, Financials, Government, Health Care, Industrials, Materials, Utilities
QuoIntelligence provides key takeaways on the EU’s Network and Information Security 2 Directive (NIS2) detailing the sectors subject to the legislation, its main cybersecurity requirements, as well as the penalties and deadlines it foresees.
Rollups
Industry impacted: Consumer Discretionary, Financials, Industrials
- EU Condemns Moscow’s Takeover Of German And Italian Firms‘ Units In Response To Western Hostile Actions
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China Passes New Tariff Law Bolstering Trade Defenses Amid Global Tensions
Outlook
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6 May – RSA Conference 2024
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7 May – ItaliaSec 2024
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