While cybersecurity practitioners have uncovered many ways that the predictive technology can benefit security teams, threat actors have also been swift to adopt generative AI as the newest tool in their arsenals for launching sophisticated attacks.
Octo Tempest has gradually stepped up from data theft, to data extortion, and now to ransomware as of this summer (becoming an affiliate of the ALPHV/BlackCat group). The cybercriminals are entirely financially motivated and nearly always leads with either a phishing email/message or a social engineering call. It also looks to execute SIM swap attacks.
INTERPOL’s arrested nearly 1,000 cybercriminals, recovered $130 million from 2,800 accounts linked to proceeds of crime, and closed 1,600 cases in Operation HAECHI III.
Positive Technologies found that cybercriminals can penetrate 93% of company networks, disrupt processes and services, steal funds and data, while insiders can breach 100% of networks.
A new system of warrants grants Australian police broad powers to infiltrate and even modify the online accounts of suspected cybercriminals, in the name of combating dark web transactions and anonymization.
