Threat Intel

Increase of Cyber Threats in Higher Education

Threat Recon Unit Finds Increase in Higher Ed Cyber Threats

The DeepSeas Threat Recon Unit is seeing an increase higher ed cyber threats. In the final few months of 2024, the cybersecurity landscape grew increasingly perilous for colleges and universities. The cyber threat reconnaissance unit at DeepSeas is showing evidence that cyber criminals are refining their tactics to target institutions of higher learning, resulting in a recent surge of ransomware attacks, pre-ransomware activities, and other impactful cyber incidents that threaten operational integrity and sensitive data.

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FAKEUPDATES

Attempted FAKEUPDATES Infection Blocked by DeepSeas

Summary In early October 2024, DeepSeas blocked an attempted download of FAKEUPDATES / SocGhoulish malware by a client in the healthcare industry. The victim was redirected from a website owned by a healthcare organization in Michigan, to edveha[.]com, a site known for hosting FAKEUPDATES / SocGhoulish malware. It is possible

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