TA446 Deploys DarkSword iOS Exploit Kit in Targeted Spear-Phishing Campaign

Proofpoint has disclosed details of a targeted email campaign in which threat actors with ties to Russia are leveraging the recently disclosed DarkSword exploit kit to target iOS devices. The activity has been attributed with high confidence to the Russian state-sponsored threat group known as...

Commentary on the Implementation Plan for the 2023 US National Cybersecurity Strategy

The Atlantic Council released a detailed commentary on the White Houses new "Implementation Plan for the 2023 US National Cybersecurity Strategy." Lots of interesting bits. So far, at least three trends emerge: First, the plan contains a somewhat more concrete list of actions than its parent...

Iranian Hackers Target Women Involved in Human Rights and Middle East Politics

Iranian state-sponsored actors are continuing to engage in social engineering campaigns targeting researchers by impersonating a U.S. think tank. "Notably the targets in this instance were all women who are actively involved in political affairs and human rights in the Middle East region,"...

New Report on IoT Security

The Atlantic Council has published a report on securing the Internet of Things: "Security in the Billions: Toward a Multinational Strategy to Better Secure the IoT Ecosystem." The report examines the regulatory approaches taken by four countries--the US, the UK, Australia, and Singapore--to secur...