Darktrace has recently detected a trend of threat actors hiding malicious links within Google Translate domains to avoid detection. In one incident, these links were used to harvest the recipients’ credentials.

Whilst Quantum Ransomware has been characterized by speedy and efficient attacks, Darktrace recently detected a surprising incident where the group used a long dwell time to achieve their goals. This blog explores the effect of this group's change in strategy and DETECT/Network’s coverage over the event.

In this blog, a Darktace analyst explores common email impersonation techniques seen by the SOC team and explains how DETECT/Email is able to identify them.

The current threat landscape is rife with social engineering attempts across email, SMS and digital messaging. Discover why MFA and security awareness alone aren't enough to keep organizations safe from these tactics, and what Self-Learning AI can do to help.

Learn about the prevalence of HTML attachments in phishing emails, as observed by Darktrace’s 24/7 SOC Service.

The escalation of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine has led to fears of a full-scale cyberwar. In this discursive blog, analysts cover the most popular methods of attack in the conflict so far, some of the hacking groups involved, and the observations Darktrace has made in its own customer environments.

Two leaders in their fields discuss the importance of cyber security. Discover the cyber risks in Formula 1, and what it is that separates McLaren from the rest of the pack.

Discover why Lighthouse Global, a technology provider for legal firms and large businesses, relies on Darktrace to protect its email and cloud environment as the organization changes and grows.

Discover the vulnerabilities opened by web-based assets, and how AI can help security teams to detect malicious assets and stay secure.

In the first prediction of our Future of Cyber Security series, Justin Fier explains why IT and communications is now the number one most targeted sector and why he expects the number of cyber-attacks on the software supply chain will only continue to rise in 2022.

Darktrace experts were on the front lines throughout 2021 – a historic year of cyber-attacks. In this blog, those experts look ahead, offering their predictions for cyber security in 2022.

A new part of the McLaren car is created every 15 seconds, with suppliers around the world contributing to the team’s success. From a security perspective, each of these providers represent a potential chink in McLaren’s defensive armor. Learn why the security team chose Darktrace’s AI to protect the organisation from supply chain attacks.

As ‘Bring Your Own Device’ (BYOD) drives digital convergence of our personal and professional lives, Black Friday scams targeting personal inboxes can easily spill over into corporate environments. This, coupled with an increased incidence of ransomware attacks over public holidays, is giving defenders plenty to think about this holiday season.

2021 has been the year of supply chain attacks. But although companies and the media have acted surprised, targeting the supply chain is nothing new.

With Black Hat USA 2021 drawing to a close, this blog post breaks down the six key trends that emerged during the conference.

Complicated by increasing SaaS usage and global supply systems, the supply chain is the most pressing concern facing cyber security. This blog examines how Darktrace detected a phishing email from a trusted third party, which led to a vicious cycle of compromise.

Since the Cobalt Strike source code was leaked on the Dark Web last year, Darktrace has observed various ransomware gangs and APTs using the framework to facilitate their attacks. This blog breaks down what Cobalt Strike is, and how AI can help.

2000 years on from Sun Tzu’s ‘The Art of War’, his tactics of deception and espionage are more pertinent than ever. Modern-day warfare is plagued by the problem of attribution. With cyber-attacks appearing to come from different nations and masquerading as different threats, how can you hope you gain the advantage?

With globalized companies and supply chains, organizations need one solution which works for all emails no matter the time zone, no matter the language. This blog analyses how Antigena Email stopped a series of multi-language phishing attacks, including an Emotet campaign in Japanese.