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Cyber Risks · Unit 42 Palo Alto Networks

Unit 42: A New Era In Threat Intelligence

Summary: Palo Alto Networks introduced Unit 42, a new threat intelligence team led by Chief Security Officer Rick Howard, and released its first research paper, 419 Evolution. The report traces attacks first detected in May 2014 to Nigerian actors previously active in 419 scams, who have adopted Remote Administration Tools including the commercially available NetWire RAT.

Key Takeaway: Unit 42's assessment is that these actors, while far less sophisticated than top cyber crime and espionage groups, represent an emerging threat to businesses - a reminder that commodity tools like a commercially available RAT are enough to move a scam operation into malware-driven attacks.

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