Iraqi Shiite Insurgent Attacks, February 2022: Key Trends, Statistics, and Geographic Analysis
The following research is based on information gathered by Flashpoint analysts and data collections. For last month’s report, click here. 5 Key takeaways 1) Of 14 total attacks, 13 of them were IEDs aimed at private contractors of the U.S. Military Iraqi Shiite insurgents carried out approximately 14 separate attacks ... Read More
How Telegram Became a Critical Source of Intelligence in the Ukraine-Russia War
Telegram comes of age Telegram was created in 2013 by Pavel Durov, a Russian tech entrepreneur who has, to a large extent, managed to withstand pressure from Russian authorities and keep Telegram free and clear of oversight. This remains the key to Telegram’s power today: it’s a viable communications alternative ... Read More
Guide to Cyber Threat Intelligence: Elements of an Effective Threat Intel and Cyber Risk Remediation Program
Threat intelligence serves as your organization’s first line of defense against threat actors and security risks that may be targeting your data, infrastructure, assets, personnel, and stakeholders. Understanding the importance of this information—and working to improve the quality of your threat intel and risk remediation program—is crucial to maximizing your ... Read More
Russia Is Cracking Down on Cybercrime. Here Are the Law Enforcement Bodies Leading the Way.
Recent takedowns lead to arrests On February 7 and 8, the domains of several well-known Russian-language illicit communities—Ferum Shop, Sky-Fraud, Trump Dumps, and UAS—were seized by Department K, a division of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation that focuses primarily on information technology-related crimes. In addition to ... Read More
2021 Sets Record for Most Vulnerabilities Disclosed
Today, the 2021 Year End Vulnerability QuickView Report, from Brian Martin, Vice President of Vulnerability Intelligence at Risk Based Security, was released. Powered by VulnDB, this report details trends in vulnerabilities for the year, and features a viewpoint from Flashpoint’s Global Threat Intelligence Team on the year’s most significant vulnerability: ... Read More
Super Bowl LVI Physical Security Guide: From Counterfeiting and COVID to Protests and Phishing
Security SEAR Level 1 The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) considers the Super Bowl a Special Event Assessment Rating (SEAR) Level 1—meaning it requires extensive federal interagency support for coordination and security from both a cyber and physical preparation standpoint. Raucous, even violent “celebrations” are just one example of the ... Read More
Iraqi Shiite Insurgent Attacks, January 2022: Key Trends, Statistics, and Geographic Analysis
The following research is based on information gathered by Flashpoint analysts and data collections. For last month’s report, click here. Iraqi Shiite Insurgent Attacks: 5 Key takeaways 1) Of 38 total attacks, 29 of them were IEDs aimed at private contractors of the U.S. military Iraqi Shiite insurgents carried out ... Read More
New Report From Flashpoint and Risk Based Security Finds 22 Billion Records Exposed in 2021 Data Breaches
Today, Risk Based Security’s annual Data Breach QuickView Report was released, from Inga Goddijn, Executive Vice President of RBS, and featuring quantitative research from Ashley Allocca, Cybersecurity Intelligence Analyst at Flashpoint. Powered by Cyber Risk Analytics, our annual report outlines some of the year’s most notable trends in breach activity ... Read More
