#university #partnership
Group-IB partners with University of Naples Federico II to set up Threat Hunting & Investigation Competence Centre 🤝
Together, we plan to advance the university’s cybersecurity branch by establishing a Threat Hunting & Investigation Competence Centre. The centre will serve as a platform for onsite threat hunting and cyber investigation training for both university students and its teaching staff. The supported training activities will also be open to external participants — post-graduate students, cybersecurity professionals, and companies.
University of Naples Federico II and Group-IB will be developing their cooperation around three major areas:
🔸the transfer of knowledge
🔸industry projects
🔸internships for students
“We are happy to inaugurate this competence centre in collaboration with Group-IB,” comments Matteo Lorito, the Rector of the University Federico II of Naples. “Federico II is increasingly at the forefront of training initiatives on IT security issues, with an offer that ranges from standard training courses such as degrees and advanced courses, to initiatives more oriented to the business world, such as, precisely, the Threat Hunting & Investigation Competence Centre. We aim to train innovative professionals ready for the ‘new jobs’ and new employment challenges for the current market and that of the immediate future.”
Read more -> https://bit.ly/3aPtICC
Group-IB partners with University of Naples Federico II to set up Threat Hunting & Investigation Competence Centre 🤝
Together, we plan to advance the university’s cybersecurity branch by establishing a Threat Hunting & Investigation Competence Centre. The centre will serve as a platform for onsite threat hunting and cyber investigation training for both university students and its teaching staff. The supported training activities will also be open to external participants — post-graduate students, cybersecurity professionals, and companies.
University of Naples Federico II and Group-IB will be developing their cooperation around three major areas:
🔸the transfer of knowledge
🔸industry projects
🔸internships for students
“We are happy to inaugurate this competence centre in collaboration with Group-IB,” comments Matteo Lorito, the Rector of the University Federico II of Naples. “Federico II is increasingly at the forefront of training initiatives on IT security issues, with an offer that ranges from standard training courses such as degrees and advanced courses, to initiatives more oriented to the business world, such as, precisely, the Threat Hunting & Investigation Competence Centre. We aim to train innovative professionals ready for the ‘new jobs’ and new employment challenges for the current market and that of the immediate future.”
Read more -> https://bit.ly/3aPtICC
#antifraud #FHP #Forrester
Independent study: Group-IB Fraud Hunting Platform delivers a 3-year 130% ROI
The Forrester consultants interviewed a bank with experience using Fraud Hunting Platform. Prior to FHP, the organization tackled fraudulent activities using a legacy anti-fraud solution which generated a high number of false positives. The investment in Group-IB’s FHP helped the bank to reduce the false positives by 20%. Group-IB’s solution required 30% fewer OTP (SMS) for 2FA purposes, improving the bank’s customer digital experience and enabling the bank’s fraud analysts and call centers to focus on truly risky transactions.
FHP enabled the organization to protect their web and mobile channel with a higher degree of confidence as well as to detect and prevent fraud more accurately and efficiently, which generated $228K in cost savings. Altogether, Forrester’s interview and financial analysis found that the organization experienced a net present value of $639K and an ROI of 130% over three years.
Download the study here: https://bit.ly/3bavpuu
Independent study: Group-IB Fraud Hunting Platform delivers a 3-year 130% ROI
The Forrester consultants interviewed a bank with experience using Fraud Hunting Platform. Prior to FHP, the organization tackled fraudulent activities using a legacy anti-fraud solution which generated a high number of false positives. The investment in Group-IB’s FHP helped the bank to reduce the false positives by 20%. Group-IB’s solution required 30% fewer OTP (SMS) for 2FA purposes, improving the bank’s customer digital experience and enabling the bank’s fraud analysts and call centers to focus on truly risky transactions.
FHP enabled the organization to protect their web and mobile channel with a higher degree of confidence as well as to detect and prevent fraud more accurately and efficiently, which generated $228K in cost savings. Altogether, Forrester’s interview and financial analysis found that the organization experienced a net present value of $639K and an ROI of 130% over three years.
Download the study here: https://bit.ly/3bavpuu
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Group-IB Fraud Hunting Platform delivers substantial ROI
Group-IB, one of the leading providers of solutions dedicated to detecting and preventing cyberattacks, identifying online fraud, investigation of high-tech crimes and intellectual property protection, has today revealed a new independent commissioned study…
#scam #cybersecurity #intellectualproperty
Join Group-IB at the 2nd Global Online Scam Summit on November 3-4, where Dmitry Tunkin, Group-IB Head of Digital Risk Protection in Europe, will talk about DarkPath scammers.
The conference includes speakers from Europol, World Intellectual Property Organization, Federal Bureau of Investigation, BBB, ScamWatch and others.
Find out more and register at-> https://www.eventbrite.nl/e/global-online-scam-summit-tickets-166428252383
Join Group-IB at the 2nd Global Online Scam Summit on November 3-4, where Dmitry Tunkin, Group-IB Head of Digital Risk Protection in Europe, will talk about DarkPath scammers.
The conference includes speakers from Europol, World Intellectual Property Organization, Federal Bureau of Investigation, BBB, ScamWatch and others.
Find out more and register at-> https://www.eventbrite.nl/e/global-online-scam-summit-tickets-166428252383
#carding #fakeshops #phishing #TIA
Cannibal Carders
Group-IB Threat Intelligence team uncovered largest networks of #fakeshops – phishing sites that imitate carding websites
Our experts analyzed how fake shop networks are created and maintained, how fake shop owners scam carders. Group-IB identified "market leaders, and estimated their profits. One of the biggest networks includes 3,000 domains and spreads the Taurus Project stealer through its websites. The tactic brought the network owners more than $1,200,000.
A large number of online fake shops create problems for underground forum users (cybercriminals) on the one hand, and can complicate work for cyber intelligence specialists on the other. Fake data published on such resources can skew statistics when monitoring and describing card shops, while designs copied from original sites can mislead even seasoned anti-fraud analysts.
Find out more: https://bit.ly/3w0mcPi
Cannibal Carders
Group-IB Threat Intelligence team uncovered largest networks of #fakeshops – phishing sites that imitate carding websites
Our experts analyzed how fake shop networks are created and maintained, how fake shop owners scam carders. Group-IB identified "market leaders, and estimated their profits. One of the biggest networks includes 3,000 domains and spreads the Taurus Project stealer through its websites. The tactic brought the network owners more than $1,200,000.
A large number of online fake shops create problems for underground forum users (cybercriminals) on the one hand, and can complicate work for cyber intelligence specialists on the other. Fake data published on such resources can skew statistics when monitoring and describing card shops, while designs copied from original sites can mislead even seasoned anti-fraud analysts.
Find out more: https://bit.ly/3w0mcPi
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#CyberCrimeCon21 #cybersecurity #conference
Mark your calendar: Group-IB’s 10th annual CyberCrimeCon is coming on December 2!
Every year, Group-IB hosts CyberCrimeCon, a global event with participants from all industries, fields, and regions, to promote a common value: Zero Tolerance for Cybercrime. The conference brings together the best minds in cybersecurity to give attendees exclusive insights into the most significant trends of the year, as well as predictions for what to expect in the year to come.
Here’s an overview of what CyberCrimeCon 2021 will look like:
- Live streams in five major regions worldwide
- Two tracks to choose from: Cybercrime Groups and Espionage & Vulnerabilities
- Eight guest speakers will share their expertise
As always, all CCC attendees will get the first look at Group-IB’s Hi-Tech Crime Trends report, which maps out the threat landscape in great detail and helps organizations stay a step ahead.
Don’t miss out on this event!
Register for free -> https://bit.ly/3pNGcDz
Mark your calendar: Group-IB’s 10th annual CyberCrimeCon is coming on December 2!
Every year, Group-IB hosts CyberCrimeCon, a global event with participants from all industries, fields, and regions, to promote a common value: Zero Tolerance for Cybercrime. The conference brings together the best minds in cybersecurity to give attendees exclusive insights into the most significant trends of the year, as well as predictions for what to expect in the year to come.
Here’s an overview of what CyberCrimeCon 2021 will look like:
- Live streams in five major regions worldwide
- Two tracks to choose from: Cybercrime Groups and Espionage & Vulnerabilities
- Eight guest speakers will share their expertise
As always, all CCC attendees will get the first look at Group-IB’s Hi-Tech Crime Trends report, which maps out the threat landscape in great detail and helps organizations stay a step ahead.
Don’t miss out on this event!
Register for free -> https://bit.ly/3pNGcDz
#BlackMatter #Ransomware #DFIR
Today, #BlackMatter gang announced it was shutting down its #RaaS program.
BlackMatter’s announcement doesn’t mean that their affiliates will stop malicious activity. They will most likely join other RaaS programs. This might just be an attempt to have a fresh start under a different name. Just like BlackMatter was a rebranding of DarkSide, a new successor may appear soon.
Given the similarities that we observed between DarkSide and BlackMatter ransomware back in August, it's important to be aware of the latest ransomware versions' features: malware configuration, encryption mechanisms in use etc. For this purpose, Group-IB #DFIR team discovered and analyzed the latest known BlackMatter samples for Windows and Linux and estimated the number of the gang’s victims.
➡️➡️➡️https://bit.ly/3jXtq1y
Today, #BlackMatter gang announced it was shutting down its #RaaS program.
BlackMatter’s announcement doesn’t mean that their affiliates will stop malicious activity. They will most likely join other RaaS programs. This might just be an attempt to have a fresh start under a different name. Just like BlackMatter was a rebranding of DarkSide, a new successor may appear soon.
Given the similarities that we observed between DarkSide and BlackMatter ransomware back in August, it's important to be aware of the latest ransomware versions' features: malware configuration, encryption mechanisms in use etc. For this purpose, Group-IB #DFIR team discovered and analyzed the latest known BlackMatter samples for Windows and Linux and estimated the number of the gang’s victims.
➡️➡️➡️https://bit.ly/3jXtq1y
#CyberCrimeCon21 #cybersecurity #conference
CyberCrimeCon 2021 presents the conference’s first track: Cybercrime Groups!
The global crises of 2021 have allowed #cybercrime groups to thrive. Not only have they become greater in number, but also more ambitious and infinitely more devastating. In order to stand a chance against such threats, organizations worldwide need to learn all they can about how these cybercriminals operate.
This year, Group-IB’s legendary CyberCrimeCon will host two simultaneous tracks dedicated to two dominant topics. In the first track, Group-IB analysts and their colleagues within the cybersecurity community will present exclusive insights about the state of financially motivated cybercrime and what we should expect 2022 to bring.
We’d like you to meet the Track 1 speakers! Group-IB Cybercrime Research Head Dmitry Shestakov will present a report noscriptd “Unexpected guests: who is selling access to your network” that will provide an in-depth analysis of the market for the sale of access to corporate networks and its main driving forces.
If you have zero tolerance for cybercrime, tune in to #CyberCrimeCon2021 on December 2.
Register here -> https://bit.ly/3qkPozr
CyberCrimeCon 2021 presents the conference’s first track: Cybercrime Groups!
The global crises of 2021 have allowed #cybercrime groups to thrive. Not only have they become greater in number, but also more ambitious and infinitely more devastating. In order to stand a chance against such threats, organizations worldwide need to learn all they can about how these cybercriminals operate.
This year, Group-IB’s legendary CyberCrimeCon will host two simultaneous tracks dedicated to two dominant topics. In the first track, Group-IB analysts and their colleagues within the cybersecurity community will present exclusive insights about the state of financially motivated cybercrime and what we should expect 2022 to bring.
We’d like you to meet the Track 1 speakers! Group-IB Cybercrime Research Head Dmitry Shestakov will present a report noscriptd “Unexpected guests: who is selling access to your network” that will provide an in-depth analysis of the market for the sale of access to corporate networks and its main driving forces.
If you have zero tolerance for cybercrime, tune in to #CyberCrimeCon2021 on December 2.
Register here -> https://bit.ly/3qkPozr
CyberCrimeCon 2021
Register now for Global Threat Hunting & Intelligence Conference
#WhitePaper #scam #phishing
White Paper "Digital Risk Insights: threat landscape and modern techniques of scammers"
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced companies to digitalize their businesses, and offline scammers have gone online. These factors brought about a rapid increase in the number of online scams around the world. According to Group-IB, today, scam and phishing attacks account for 73% of all cybercrimes.
Compared to the previous year, the number of scam- and phishing related violations detected by Group-IB in Europe in 2020 grew by 39%. The figure for the CIS countries is 35%, the Asia-Pacific region — 88%, and the Middle East — 27.5%.
Any business is subject to digital risks for the following reasons:
• There is a growing need to build secure digital platforms and ecosystems to scale and expand digital reach.
• Cross-channel and even omnichannel communications create a complex digital footprint.
• It has become more difficult for businesses to control their digital assets.
• Digital assets have become increasingly difficult to control and less secure.
What threats companies are facing online? How to avoid damage to data, income and reputation?
Learn more about threat landscape and advanced scam techniques in Group-IB’s new white paper "Digital Risk Insights: threat landscape and modern techniques of scammers" -> https://bit.ly/3wH1R1v
White Paper "Digital Risk Insights: threat landscape and modern techniques of scammers"
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced companies to digitalize their businesses, and offline scammers have gone online. These factors brought about a rapid increase in the number of online scams around the world. According to Group-IB, today, scam and phishing attacks account for 73% of all cybercrimes.
Compared to the previous year, the number of scam- and phishing related violations detected by Group-IB in Europe in 2020 grew by 39%. The figure for the CIS countries is 35%, the Asia-Pacific region — 88%, and the Middle East — 27.5%.
Any business is subject to digital risks for the following reasons:
• There is a growing need to build secure digital platforms and ecosystems to scale and expand digital reach.
• Cross-channel and even omnichannel communications create a complex digital footprint.
• It has become more difficult for businesses to control their digital assets.
• Digital assets have become increasingly difficult to control and less secure.
What threats companies are facing online? How to avoid damage to data, income and reputation?
Learn more about threat landscape and advanced scam techniques in Group-IB’s new white paper "Digital Risk Insights: threat landscape and modern techniques of scammers" -> https://bit.ly/3wH1R1v
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Digital Risk Protection insights white paper
Digital Risk Protection experts share insights about actual threat landscape and shed light on modern techniques of scammers
#CyberCrimeCon21 #cybersecurity #conference
Meet Group-IB #CyberCrimeCon21 speakers!
On December 2, Anton Ushakov, the Deputy Head of the High-Tech Crime Investigation Department at Group-IB Europe, and Roberto Martinez, a Senior Threat Intelligence Analyst at Group-IB Europe, will tell about #cybercriminal syndicate Fraud Family that developed, sold and rented sophisticated #phishing frameworks to other less skilled fraudsters. The financially motivated cybercriminals targeted Dutch and Belgian residents with a view to get access to their bank accounts.
Group-IB analysts will disclose the details of the investigation process and the Fraud Family phishing scheme, and reveal the threat actors' profiles.
Register here -> https://bit.ly/3qkPozr
Meet Group-IB #CyberCrimeCon21 speakers!
On December 2, Anton Ushakov, the Deputy Head of the High-Tech Crime Investigation Department at Group-IB Europe, and Roberto Martinez, a Senior Threat Intelligence Analyst at Group-IB Europe, will tell about #cybercriminal syndicate Fraud Family that developed, sold and rented sophisticated #phishing frameworks to other less skilled fraudsters. The financially motivated cybercriminals targeted Dutch and Belgian residents with a view to get access to their bank accounts.
Group-IB analysts will disclose the details of the investigation process and the Fraud Family phishing scheme, and reveal the threat actors' profiles.
Register here -> https://bit.ly/3qkPozr
#distributor #cybersecurity #Poland
Group-IB signs a distribution agreement with Ingram Micro for Poland🇵🇱
Group-IB is pleased to announce it has concluded a partner agreement with the Polish division of Ingram Micro, the world’s leading wholesale distributor of technology products and services. Becoming Group-IB’s first official distributor in the country, Ingram Micro will facilitate local companies’ access to Group-IB’s innovative product stack intended for the prevention and investigation of cyberattacks, protection against online fraud and intellectual property misuse.
📢“We are happy to partner with Ingram Micro to enter the perspective Polish market. Cooperation with strong players in each of the regions of our presence has been the core of our growth strategy. Together with Ingram Micro, we plan to branch out into new markets in Eastern Europe and beyond. Ingram Micro has long-standing experience as a distributor, and we hope that it will become a hub for our local channel activities,” commented Group-IB Sales Director in Eastern Europe Michal Borowiecki.
Learn more -> https://bit.ly/30xHvfu
Group-IB signs a distribution agreement with Ingram Micro for Poland🇵🇱
Group-IB is pleased to announce it has concluded a partner agreement with the Polish division of Ingram Micro, the world’s leading wholesale distributor of technology products and services. Becoming Group-IB’s first official distributor in the country, Ingram Micro will facilitate local companies’ access to Group-IB’s innovative product stack intended for the prevention and investigation of cyberattacks, protection against online fraud and intellectual property misuse.
📢“We are happy to partner with Ingram Micro to enter the perspective Polish market. Cooperation with strong players in each of the regions of our presence has been the core of our growth strategy. Together with Ingram Micro, we plan to branch out into new markets in Eastern Europe and beyond. Ingram Micro has long-standing experience as a distributor, and we hope that it will become a hub for our local channel activities,” commented Group-IB Sales Director in Eastern Europe Michal Borowiecki.
Learn more -> https://bit.ly/30xHvfu
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Group-IB signs a distribution agreement with Ingram Micro for Poland
Group-IB, one of the leading solution providers dedicated to detecting and preventing cyberattacks, identifying online fraud, investigating high-tech crimes, and intellectual property protection, has concluded a partner agreement with the Polish division…
#DeepSec #PlugX #Vienna
Group-IB at DeepSec 2021
Artem Artemov and Rustam Mirkasymov from Group-IB Europe will present a deep overview of #PlugX – tool used by Chinese nation-state APTs. Based on a real-life Incident response case with a big industrial company, Group-IB experts analyzed the tools’ functionality, its past versions, and nowadays usage.
If you are at #DeepSec make sure to attend the talk on Nov 19, 2.50 pm, to learn why PlugX is hard to find, why it’s important for big industrial firms to detect it, and why all recent big attacks - first Sunburst and then Exchange exploits (proxylogon related to Hafnium) - are links of one chain.
More about the talk: https://bit.ly/3Csa6QE
Group-IB at DeepSec 2021
Artem Artemov and Rustam Mirkasymov from Group-IB Europe will present a deep overview of #PlugX – tool used by Chinese nation-state APTs. Based on a real-life Incident response case with a big industrial company, Group-IB experts analyzed the tools’ functionality, its past versions, and nowadays usage.
If you are at #DeepSec make sure to attend the talk on Nov 19, 2.50 pm, to learn why PlugX is hard to find, why it’s important for big industrial firms to detect it, and why all recent big attacks - first Sunburst and then Exchange exploits (proxylogon related to Hafnium) - are links of one chain.
More about the talk: https://bit.ly/3Csa6QE
#CyberCrimeCon21 #cybersecurity #conference
Meet Group-IB #CyberCrimeCon21 speakers!
On December 2, Cyber Threat Intelligence Manager at CyberSOC Africa Olakanmi Oluwole will introduce you to the African and Nigerian Threat Landscape and tell about the takedown of a bank #fraud syndicate group.
Register here -> https://bit.ly/3qkPozr
Meet Group-IB #CyberCrimeCon21 speakers!
On December 2, Cyber Threat Intelligence Manager at CyberSOC Africa Olakanmi Oluwole will introduce you to the African and Nigerian Threat Landscape and tell about the takedown of a bank #fraud syndicate group.
Register here -> https://bit.ly/3qkPozr
#CyberCrimeCon21 #cybersecurity #conference #ransomware
Meet Group-IB #CyberCrimeCon21 speakers!
What is a cybersecurity conference without a ransomware discussion? On Dec 2, Group-IB Digital Forensics and Malware Analysis Laboratory head Oleg Skulkin will give a broad overview of the ransomware market and touch upon its latest developments. Join Oleg’s presentation to learn:
🔺ransomware attack growth rate in 2021
🔺what is the average ransom payment
🔺how does rebranding on the ransomware market look like
🔺what are the most common initial access techniques and much more
Register here -> https://bit.ly/3qkPozr
Meet Group-IB #CyberCrimeCon21 speakers!
What is a cybersecurity conference without a ransomware discussion? On Dec 2, Group-IB Digital Forensics and Malware Analysis Laboratory head Oleg Skulkin will give a broad overview of the ransomware market and touch upon its latest developments. Join Oleg’s presentation to learn:
🔺ransomware attack growth rate in 2021
🔺what is the average ransom payment
🔺how does rebranding on the ransomware market look like
🔺what are the most common initial access techniques and much more
Register here -> https://bit.ly/3qkPozr
#RedCurl #ThreatIntelligence #Espionage
RedCurl: The awakening
After more than a half year break, #RedCurl returned to the corporate cyber #espionage arena. In its new report Group-IB uncovers latest attacks of the group and analyzes the evolution of their toolset.
Since the beginning of 2021, Group-IB Threat Intelligence team has identified four attacks. One of the victims was a Russian wholesale company, which RedCurl attacked twice. The location of the two other victims remains unknown.
The group added a new reconnaissance tool whose code shares many similarities with the FirstStageAgent module (Group-IB named the tool FSABIN), as well as a PowerShell downloader for the tool.
Download the report for more details: https://bit.ly/3DsP7yj
RedCurl: The awakening
After more than a half year break, #RedCurl returned to the corporate cyber #espionage arena. In its new report Group-IB uncovers latest attacks of the group and analyzes the evolution of their toolset.
Since the beginning of 2021, Group-IB Threat Intelligence team has identified four attacks. One of the victims was a Russian wholesale company, which RedCurl attacked twice. The location of the two other victims remains unknown.
The group added a new reconnaissance tool whose code shares many similarities with the FirstStageAgent module (Group-IB named the tool FSABIN), as well as a PowerShell downloader for the tool.
Download the report for more details: https://bit.ly/3DsP7yj