July 30, 2024 at 10:00AM BlackBerry reports that a threat actor, known as SideWinder, has been targeting ports and maritime facilities in the Indian Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. The actor has been active since 2012, primarily targeting government, military, and businesses in various countries for cyberespionage. The attacks rely on spear-phishing emails and malicious documents … Read more
June 11, 2024 at 12:39PM BlackBerry’s cybersecurity firm Cylance confirmed that the data being sold on the Dark Web doesn’t pose a threat to customers. They believe the information is related to marketing data before BlackBerry’s acquisition, and it came from an undisclosed third-party platform. Cylance also stated that their systems remain secure. The validity … Read more
June 11, 2024 at 09:03AM BlackBerry is investigating a potential data breach involving Cylance data being sold on the dark web. The company states that the data appears to be old and not from their own systems. No current Cylance customers seem to be affected, and the data was accessed from a third-party platform unrelated … Read more
April 17, 2024 at 04:44PM FIN7 targeted a U.S. car maker with spear-phishing emails to infect IT systems with the Anunak backdoor. The attack involved living-off-the-land binaries, scripts, and libraries and relied on a malicious URL impersonating legitimate software. The attack did not spread beyond the initial infected system. BlackBerry recommends defenses including MFA, training, … Read more
December 12, 2023 at 03:27AM BlackBerry reverses its plan to split into two companies, choosing instead to create two independent divisions: cyber security and IoT. Following a review called Project Imperium, the company will separate these businesses and streamline its operations to focus on profitable and cashflow-positive operations, alongside a new CEO appointment, John J. … Read more
October 12, 2023 at 05:06PM BlackBerry has announced two new Unified Endpoint Management (UEM) innovations – BlackBerry UEM at the edge and BlackBerry UEM for IoT. BlackBerry UEM at the edge enhances enterprise productivity by placing workloads close to the end user, resulting in ultra-low latency connectivity. BlackBerry UEM for IoT enables organizations to manage … Read more