Recorded Future Observes 'Concerning' Hacktivism Shift
SearchSecurity, Tuesday, May 7th, 2024
At RSA Conference 2024, Recorded Future detailed alarming trends as nation-state attackers operate under the guise of hacktivism to cover real threats to organizations.
Nation-state threat actors are increasingly masquerading as hacktivist groups to fuel misinformation campaigns and other threats, presenting challenges for security teams to determine which types of activity pose a legitimate risk to the organization.
During an RSA Conference 2024 session Monday, Alexander Leslie, associate threat intelligence analyst at Recorded Future, discussed the progression of hacktivism in recent years, as well as evolving motivations, expanding targets and which groups pose the most significant risk to enterprises. Leslie's research highlighted hacktivism campaigns Recorded Future observed during the Russia-Ukraine and Israel-Palestine wars.