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How North Korea's international isolation shapes its cyber attacks. And a new webinar explores findings from this year's State of the Phish report.
This week on The Threat Hub: State-sponsored attackers, also known as advanced persistent threats (APTs), capture the imagination because the stakes are so high. Groups from Russia, Iran and China have been involved in espionage, spreading propaganda, and even full-blown sabotage in some cases. But for North Korean attacker TA444, the situation is a little different. Unlike its international APT counterparts, the group’s primary goal is raising funds by stealing cryptocurrency. And they’re pretty good at it, making off with more than $1 billion during 2022. A recent episode of the Discarded podcast has all these details and more. Join senior threat researcher Greg Lesnewich and hosts Selena Larson and Crista Giering for a closer look at TA444, as well as a wider conversation about how international isolation shapes North Korea’s approach to cyber espionage.
Following on from the launch of this year’s State of the Phish report, phishing and security awareness expert Sara Pan, recently hosted a webinar exploring the biggest insights. Direct financial losses from phishing rose by 76% last year, while most users still have gaps in their understanding of key concepts. Check out the on-demand recording for a rapid overview and some targeted recommendations.
And on this week’s Five-Minute Forecast, Microsoft sets out plans to curtail OneNote abuse, Emotet returns after a three month break, and senior threat intelligence analyst Crista Giering discusses new activity by Russian propaganda and disinformation group, TA499.
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