MOVEit Repackaged and Recycled
The largest repackage and re-post of an old leak In November 2024, a hacker known as “Nam3L3ss” allegedly released previously undisclosed data from the MOVEit breach in May 2023. This leak consisted of millions of records, including sensitive employee and big brand corporate information, significantly escalating the breach’s impact. Digging into this story reveals that […]
Flare Raises $30M Series B Led by Base 10 Partners to Continue Growth in Security Intelligence and Threat Exposure Management Markets
Today, we at Flare announced our USD $30M Series B Round led by Base10 Partners with participation from Inovia Capital, White Star Capital, and Fonds de solidarité FTQ. We have raised CAD $9.5M to this point, and plan for this fresh round of capital to accelerate our growth. We’ve seen consistent traction with triple digit […]
Infostealer Malware: An Introduction
Infostealer malware represents one of the most underrated threats to corporate and consumer information security today. These sophisticated remote access Trojans (RATs) silently infect computers and systematically exfiltrate massive amounts of sensitive information from the host to threat actors’ command and control (C2) infrastructure. Their primary targets include: Once the information has been exfiltrated, it […]
6 Things to Know About Improving Threat Intelligence Collection
Flare recently hosted our first Threat Intel Workshop with Senior Threat Intelligence Researcher Tammy Harper. Below are some of the questions Tammy covered in improving threat intelligence collection practices. 1. How does the disruption to Telegram affect threat actors? After the arrest of Telegram CEO in August 2024, the messaging platform that has been popular […]
Dark Web Forum Arrests, Columbus Ransomware Attack Updates, and American Background Info Data Leak
Keeping up with the world of cybercrime is important but can often feel overwhelming for security practitioners. Leaky Weekly is a podcast hosted by security researcher Nick Ascoli as he dives into the most pressing stories on data leaks, cybercrime, and the dark web in the last week or so. On this episode of Leaky […]
Flare and GDPR Compliance: A Quick Guide
At Flare, we take all forms of security seriously, including the protection of your personal data. This includes compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) when processing personal data on behalf of our customers. To learn more, take a look at our Legal Center, specifically the Privacy Policy and Data Processing Addendums. For 16 […]
Cybercrime Current Events: AWS Takeover Campaign, Ransomware Attack on Columbus, and City of Columbus Sues Ransomware Researcher Whistleblower
There’s so much to keep up with in the world of cybercrime…especially for security practitioners. Leaky Weekly is a bi-weekly podcast hosted by security researcher Nick Ascoli as he dives into the most pressing stories on data leaks, cybercrime, and the dark web in the last week or so. On this episode of Leaky Weekly, […]
Actualités cybercriminelles: une brèche de sécurité pour une agence de vérification d'antécédents, une reprise de possession de blogue rançongiciel, une querelle entre forums et la double arrestation de "J.P. Morgan"
There’s so much to keep up with in the world of cybercrime…especially for security practitioners. Leaky Weekly is a bi-weekly podcast hosted by security researcher Nick Ascoli as he dives into the most pressing stories on data leaks, cybercrime, and the dark web in the last week or so. On this episode of Leaky Weekly, […]
Lancement de Leaky Weekly avec Flare, podcast sur l'actualité de la cybercriminalité
There’s so much to keep up with in the world of cybercrime…especially for security practitioners. Leaky Weekly is a bi-weekly podcast hosted by security researcher Nick Ascoli as he dives into the most pressing stories on data leaks, cybercrime, and the dark web in the last week or so. Tune in for current events every […]
Rencontrons-nous à la Hacker Week à Las Vegas !
The Flare team will be in Vegas this week for Hacker Week! If you are attending BSides Las Vegas or DEFCON, come meet our team either at the Flare booth or around the venue. There’s a chance to win a free bottle of scotch! BSides Vegas Booth #9, August 6-7 Come by our booth for […]
