Welcome to the July 2023 Threat Highlight Report!

This month's report covers a range of cybersecurity news, including the exploitation of Ivanti EPMM, ransomware incidents, and notable highlights in brief.

July report covers

  • Exploitation of Ivanti EPMM resulting in the compromise of government departments in Norway
  • Ransomware incidents involving newcomers BigHead and the impersonation of Sophos
  • Driver loopholes
  • Exploitation of Citrix products
  • TeamsPhisher tool that is being ignored by Microsoft
  • Examination of the hacktivist landscape
  • Statistics relating to the most active threat groups throughout July

The report examines the hacktivist landscape and includes statistics relating to the most active threat groups throughout July.

Here’s a bit more detail:

1. Exploitation of Ivanti EPMM: This refers to a cyber attack that resulted in the compromise of government departments in Norway. The attack was carried out by a state-backed sophisticated threat actor.

2. Ransomware incidents: The report covers several ransomware incidents, including those involving newcomers BigHead and the impersonation of Sophos. The report also covers the use of malvertising and a 2-for-1 incident at cosmetics brand Estée Lauder.

3. Driver loopholes: The report discusses loopholes in drivers that can be exploited by attackers to gain access to systems.

4. Exploitation of Citrix products: The report highlights active exploitation of two new vulnerabilities in two different Citrix products, namely ShareFile and NetScaler (ADC).

5. TeamsPhisher tool: This is a phishing tool that is being ignored by Microsoft. The report discusses the potential risks associated with this tool.

6. Hacktivist landscape: The report examines the current state of hacktivism and discusses recent hacktivist activities.

7. Statistics on threat groups: The report includes statistics on the most active threat groups throughout July, including information on their tactics, techniques, and procedures.

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