Cyware Weekly Threat Intelligence - September 20–24

Weekly Threat Briefing • September 24, 2021
Weekly Threat Briefing • September 24, 2021
The Good
Before you take that sip of coffee, rejoice as 106 cybercriminals associated with the Italian Mafia were busted by European law enforcement agencies. The U.S. government has taken yet another step to make the lives of ransomware gangs difficult by imposing sanctions on a complicit Russian crypto exchange. No further pitstop, as we take you through the rest of the updates from the cybersecurity world this week.
The Bad
A vast amount of ransomware attacks have been witnessed against the healthcare, education, and government sectors in recent times. However, it is time to shift our focus on the food and agriculture sector as ransomware actors hit NEW Cooperative and Crystal Valley Cooperative. Also, let’s bring back some of the focus on cybersecurity of the healthcare sector as two distinct ransomware actors attacked two medical facilities in LA and Missouri, while Simon Eye underwent a seven-day-long data breach.
New Threats
The cyberespionage world got a new entrant—FamousSparrow—that is hanging like an albatross around the neck of cybersecurity professionals. The group is targeting hotels and governments. A new crypto scam is making the rounds, pretending to be Elon Musk Mutual Aid Fund. In other news, a massive phishing-as-a-service operation was uncovered by Microsoft.