Data Is the New Diamond: Latest Moves by Hackers and Defenders
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Summary
Cyber criminals are targeting the supply chain of Salesforce instances via the Salesloft Drift platform, according to Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 division.
Data theft has become akin to diamond heists for hackers, who see such activity as a lucrative way of stealing customer data from digital platforms including Salesforce.
Recent weeks have seen the emergence of various Telegram channels connected to the Muddled Libra (Scattered Spider) and Bling Libra groups that claim association with the attacks.
The groups have bragged about their data theft activities in the channels, which have since been closed down, and also mentioned a new RaaS tool, ShinySpider, with 1GB per second encryption speeds.
Unit 42 suggests that threat actors are increasingly focusing on exploiting human flaws rather than relying on technological vulnerabilities.
