Uh oh, Blackcat is Back! US Healthcare on Ransomware Watch
Heads up, healthcare heroes! The Blackcat ransomware gang is back in the news, and this time, they’re setting their sights on hospitals and other healthcare organizations across the US. Yikes! What’s the Blackcat Buzz? It is also known as ALPHV, is a group of cybercriminals who specialize in holding your data hostage. They do this […]
APT hackers use malicious Excel add-ins as an initial breach vector
Microsoft’s decision to block Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) macros by default in Office files downloaded from the Internet has prompted many attackers to improvise attack chains in recent months. Today, according to Cisco Talo, advanced persistent threat (APT) actors and the commodity malware family are increasingly using Excel extension files (.XLL) as their primary […]
Why is Robust API Security Important in Ecommerce?
API attacks are on the rise. One of their main targets is e-commerce businesses like yours. APIs are an integral part of how e-commerce businesses accelerate their growth in the digital world. E-commerce platforms use APIs at every customer touchpoint, from browsing products to processing deliveries. As the following diagram shows, API usage is on […]