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June 2016 Threat Intelligence Executive Summary Report
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Review last month's significant events and trends in cybersecurity
What you will learn:
- Precautionary Password Resets - Breaches of several major websites and social media portals prompted many unaffected organizations to reset passwords or ban common passwords
- Ubiquity Complicates Patching - Multiple flaws in widely used software, including some in active exploitation, resulted in hurried patches and organizations struggling to identify affected systems
- Ransomware Shifts - TeslaCrypt ransomware developers ceased operations and voluntarily released its decryption keys, but threat actors migrated to CryptXXX (also known as UltraCrypter) and Cerber
- Attackers Expand Operations - Anonymous factions conducted attacks against multiple verticals, and CTU™ researchers discovered that Threat Group-2633 (TG-2633) upgraded one of its key malicious tools
- GDPR Enters Grace Period - Following the termination of the Safe Harbor agreement, the European Union (EU) ratified the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and started its two-year grace period, encouraging organizations to examine their storage and sharing controls
- U.S. House Suspends Access - The U.S. House of Representatives suspended access to Google and Yahoo services pending resolution of security concerns
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