- The scattered spider is no longer addressed to retailers, says Google
- “Multiple” intrusions have been seen in the US.
- Insurance companies now seem to be in the sights
The famous gang of dispersed cyber crimes is apparently moving away from attacking high -end retailers and has begun to attack insurance organizations in the United States, experts have affirmed.
Cyber security researchers of the Google threat intelligence group (GTIG) claim to have seen multiple attacks, and now urge organizations to seek potential threats.
“Google Threat Intelligence Group is now aware of multiple intrusions in the US Techradar Pro.
Dragonforce
Spatrtred Spider is a “baggy” cybercriminal organization that operates within a largest piracy community known as “The Com”, known for attacking an industry at that time.
Recently he went to high -end retailers, mainly in the United Kingdom, including Harrods, M&S and the cooperative, and has also been involved with US companies, going for social engineering, similar exchange of apes and ransomware.
“Given the history of this actor to focus on one sector at the same time, the insurance industry should be on a maximum alert, especially for social engineering schemes, which are directed to their aid desks and call centers,” Hultquist emphasized.
Although Google did not argue who the victims are, The registration Two companies says in the United States recently reported that they suffered a cyber attack: Erie Insurance and Philadelphia Insurance Company. None confirmed that the incidents were the work of Spider scattered, but the news alignedly aligned well.
The publication also says that criminals generally begin their attacks with false aid service calls, after which they deceive the victims to grant access to their devices, which is then used to display the dragonforce ransomware encryption.
There are multiple ways to defend themselves from ransomware attacks, but the best is to increase employees’ awareness about phishing and social engineering, since most attacks abuse people, instead of systems.
Through The registration
