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The Agency , a London-based film , TV , and theatre talent management firm representing the estate of Paddington Bear author Michael Bond , has been held for ransom by Rhysida . The attack occurred the same day as the launch of the recent Paddington movie .
Josh Jacobson , Director of Professional Services at HackerOne , said : “ The timing of this attack is just the kind of publicity ransomware groups thrive on – leveraging urgency and pressure to maximise their impact . It ’ s reminiscent of the Lazarus Group ’ s attack on Sony Pictures , which gained widespread attention due to its connection with the release of The Interview .
“ While this breach may not have the same scale and financial impact , the timing ensures that it will be forever linked to the latest Paddington film , amplifying its visibility . It ’ s not clear whether the breach was intentionally timed with the film ’ s release or just coincidence , but ransomware groups have proven their abilities time and again to connect the dots and strike when the spotlight is brightest .”
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Between January 20 and 24 , the town of Davos-Klosters ,
Switzerland , hosted the annual World Economic Forum ( WEF ). Among the key highlights drawing media attention were several special addresses by prominent political figures . NETSCOUT ’ s ASERT team of engineers and researchers specialising in information security observed an increased volume of distributed denial of service ( DDoS ) attacks shortly before and during at least one of these addresses .
The analysis of the DDoS landscape in Switzerland highlights the importance of network visibility and sophisticated DDoS defence , such as NETSCOUT ’ s Adaptive DDoS Protection and curated ATLAS Threat Intelligence Feed ( AIF ). It underlines that service provider networks must be on alert during events of international significance .
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