BlackBerry Global Threat Intelligence Report — September 2024 Edition
The latest report from the BlackBerry Threat Research and Intelligence Team – covering April through June, 2024 – notes a 53% increase in unique malware, per day, over the previous period. The report also features insights from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police’s National Cybercrime Coordination Centre (NC3) on the growing threat of ransomware in Canada.
Confronting Digital Deception
BlackBerry's Essential White Paper on Deepfakes
Dive into the evolution and challenges of deepfakes. In the paper, you’ll learn:
- How advanced AI algorithms create hyper-realistic multimedia content both to entertain and to deceive.
- The importance of user empowerment to mitigate these threats.
- Valuable insights on safeguarding organizations for leaders navigating the complexities of this technology.
Recent BlackBerry Threat Research and Intelligence Alerts
Deepfakes and Digital Deception: Exploring Their Use and Abuse in a Generative AI World
How do you define a deepfake? How are deepfakes created with Generative AI? What are some examples of deepfake scams? The BlackBerry Global Threat Research and Intelligence Team answers all these questions and more in this blog on deepfakes and digital deception. As the threat of deepfakes attacks increases, there are steps you can take to help mitigate the risk to your organization, which we explore in this blog.
Ransomware Update: The State of Ransomware Attacks in 2024
Ransomware is a universal cyberattack tool. Cybercriminals and organized syndicates alike use it to target victims in all industries around the globe. Most of these groups are financially motivated, and to succeed, they quickly adapt new tactics and techniques to evade traditional cybersecurity defenses and will rapidly exploit any new security vulnerabilities. This article looks at the state of ransomware now and where things might go from here.
Akira Ransomware Targets the LATAM Airline Industry
BlackBerry Threat Researchers take you under the hood of the Akira Ransomware attack chain, which was discovered targeting a Latin American Airline in June 2024. The threat actor initially succeeded in exfiltrating critical data before deploying a strain of the Akira ransomware. Throughout this compromise, a number of legitimate tools were abused in conjunction with living off the land. Assailants performed reconnaissance and persisted in the victim's environment.
Live and On-Demand Webinars
Global Threat Intelligence Report Deep Dive | September 2024 Edition
Explore key findings of the September 2024 Global Threat Intelligence Report with Ismael Valenzuela, BlackBerry Vice President of Threat Research and Intelligence, and Cesar Vargas, BlackBerry Director of Applied Research. They share cyberthreat trends impacting our organizations and mitigation strategies to reduce risk.
SANS 2024 Top Attacks and Threats Report
Explore this year’s top new attacks & threats with SANS and BlackBerry Principal Threat Researcher Pedro Drimel. The webinar and related white paper include mitigation strategies and actionable advice on the critical skills, processes, and controls needed to protect enterprises from today’s advanced attacks.
Meet the Global Team Representatives
Ismael Valenzuela
Vice President, Threat Research and Intelligence
Cesar Vargas
Director, Applied Researcher
Thom Ables
Director, Threat Research
Geoff O’Rourke
Senior Technical Lead
Natasha Rohner
Principal Threat Research Publisher
Masaki Kasuya
Principal Threat Researcher
Dean Given
Principal Threat Researcher
Eoin Healy
Principal Threat Researcher
Jacob Faires
Principal Threat Researcher
Alexandra Mozil
Senior Threat Researcher
Dmitry Melikov
Threat Researcher II
Pedro Drimel
Threat Researcher, Consultant
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