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Geopolitical and Cybersecurity Weekly Brief – 13 September 2021 Blog

Geopolitical and Cybersecurity Weekly Brief – 13 September 2021

In the Americas, Howard University in Washington, D.C, was forced to suspend classes on 8 September due to…

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Geopolitical and Cybersecurity Weekly Brief – 6 September 2021 Blog

Geopolitical and Cybersecurity Weekly Brief – 6 September 2021

In the Americas, General Motors announced production cuts across its North American operations in September due to the…

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Geopolitical and Cybersecurity Weekly Brief – 31 August 2021 Blog

Geopolitical and Cybersecurity Weekly Brief – 31 August 2021

In the Americas, two commodity trading giants are facing curbs by state-owned oil giant PEMEX due to allegations…

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Leaving Afghanistan: China and Russia take new world leadership role Blog

Leaving Afghanistan: China and Russia take new world leadership role

The “Agreement for bringing peace in Afghanistan”, signed by the Taliban and the US on 29 February 2020,…

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Geopolitics and Cybersecurity Weekly Brief – 23 August 2021 Blog

Geopolitics and Cybersecurity Weekly Brief – 23 August 2021

In the Americas, T-Mobile US announced that millions of customers’ personal data was compromised in a major cyberattack…

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Geopolitics and Cybersecurity Weekly Brief – 16 August 2021 Blog

Geopolitics and Cybersecurity Weekly Brief – 16 August 2021

In the Americas, Spain recalled its ambassador to Nicaragua after the Nicaraguan government issued a highly critical statement…

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Geopolitics and Cybersecurity Weekly Brief – 9 August 2021 Blog

Geopolitics and Cybersecurity Weekly Brief – 9 August 2021

In the Americas, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that Chinese firms and businesses with significant…

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Ransomware Review – July 2021 Blog

Ransomware Review – July 2021

The most significant ransomware attack in July was the Kaseya attack conducted by the REvil (also known as…

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Geopolitics and Cybersecurity Weekly Brief – 2 August 2021 Blog

Geopolitics and Cybersecurity Weekly Brief – 2 August 2021

In the Americas, tech giants Facebook and Google, as well as the ride-hailing company Lyft, announced that all…

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Geopolitical and Cybersecurity Weekly Brief – 26 July 2021 Blog

Geopolitical and Cybersecurity Weekly Brief – 26 July 2021

In the Americas, US automotive giant General Motors (GM) announced it would reduce truck production due to the…

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Darknet Review – Q2 2021 Blog

Darknet Review – Q2 2021

The second quarter of 2021 has been a period of relative stability for darknet markets, with WhiteHouse continuing…

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Geopolitical and Cybersecurity Weekly Brief – 19 July 2021 Blog

Geopolitical and Cybersecurity Weekly Brief – 19 July 2021

In the Americas, six US government departments and agencies warned companies against doing business in the western Chinese…

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Geopolitical and Cybersecurity Weekly Brief – 12 July 2021 Blog

Geopolitical and Cybersecurity Weekly Brief – 12 July 2021

In the Americas, hackers believed to be responsible for a major ransomware attack launched against Florida-based IT firm…

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REvil-ution – A Persistent Ransomware Operation Blog

REvil-ution – A Persistent Ransomware Operation

REvil (short for Ransomware Evil) is a revolutionary ransomware operation. Its predecessor, GandCrab, which was retired in early…

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Geopolitical and Cybersecurity Weekly Brief – 5 July 2021 Blog

Geopolitical and Cybersecurity Weekly Brief – 5 July 2021

On 2 July, multiple reports emerged of a REvil ransomware incident and suspected supply-chain attack on US-based firm…

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Geopolitical and Cybersecurity Weekly Brief – 28 June 2021 Blog

Geopolitical and Cybersecurity Weekly Brief – 28 June 2021

Recent developments in Europe highlights the geopolitical-cybersecurity nexus, where Poland was targeted in a concerted attack allegedly by…

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Geopolitical and Cybersecurity Weekly Brief – 21 June 2021 Blog

Geopolitical and Cybersecurity Weekly Brief – 21 June 2021

In the Americas, the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted to advance a proposed ban on approvals for…

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Geopolitical and Cybersecurity Weekly Brief – 14 June 2021 Blog

Geopolitical and Cybersecurity Weekly Brief – 14 June 2021

In the Americas, the world’s largest meat supplier, Brazil-headquartered JBS, announced that it had paid hackers approximately USD11m, reportedly…

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Geopolitical and Cybersecurity Weekly Brief – 7 June 2021 Blog

Geopolitical and Cybersecurity Weekly Brief – 7 June 2021

In the Americas, the US National Security Council urged companies to take ‘critical steps’ to protect against ‘serious’…

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Top 10 Cyber Threats – January to June 2021 Blog

Top 10 Cyber Threats – January to June 2021

In the first six months of 2021, many countries were experiencing the worst waves of the COVID-19 pandemic…

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Geopolitical and Cybersecurity Weekly Brief – 1 June 2021 Blog

Geopolitical and Cybersecurity Weekly Brief – 1 June 2021

In the Americas, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law a bill that penalises social media companies for…

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Financial spear-phishing campaigns pushing RATs Blog

Financial spear-phishing campaigns pushing RATs

On 12 May, the FBI Cyber Division issued a TLP:WHITE Private Industry Notification. This concerned a spear-phishing campaign…

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Geopolitical and Cybersecurity Weekly Brief – 24 May 2021 Blog

Geopolitical and Cybersecurity Weekly Brief – 24 May 2021

In the Americas, US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called for a ‘diplomatic boycott’ of the Beijing Winter Olympics…

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Darknet Review – Q1 2021 Blog

Darknet Review – Q1 2021

The first quarter of 2021 saw a number of noteworthy developments in the darknet community. This included the…

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