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Jim Walter

Jim Walter is a Senior Threat Researcher at SentinelOne focusing on evolving trends, actors, and tactics within the thriving ecosystem of cybercrime and crimeware. He specializes in the discovery and analysis of emerging cybercrime "services" and evolving communication channels leveraged by mid-level criminal organizations. Jim joined SentinelOne following ~4 years at a security start-up, also focused on malware research and organized crime. Previously, he spent over 17 years at McAfee/Intel running their Threat Intelligence and Advanced Threat Research teams.

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  • January 2024 Cybercrime Update | Exploitation of Known CVEs, Crypto Drainers & Ransomware Updates

    January 2024 Cybercrime Update | Exploitation of Known CVEs, Crypto Drainers & Ransomware Updates

  • The Rise of Drainer-as-a-Service | Understanding DaaS

    The Rise of Drainer-as-a-Service | Understanding DaaS

  • Unseen Threats in Software Development | The Perils of Trojanized NPM Packages

    Unseen Threats in Software Development | The Perils of Trojanized NPM Packages

  • December 2023 Cybercrime Update | Extortion Trends, Identity-Focused Attacks & Counter-Operations

    December 2023 Cybercrime Update | Extortion Trends, Identity-Focused Attacks & Counter-Operations

  • Mallox Resurrected | Ransomware Attacks Exploiting MS-SQL Continue to Burden Enterprises

    Mallox Resurrected | Ransomware Attacks Exploiting MS-SQL Continue to Burden Enterprises

  • Iran-Backed Cyber Av3ngers Escalates Campaigns Against U.S. Critical Infrastructure

    Iran-Backed Cyber Av3ngers Escalates Campaigns Against U.S. Critical Infrastructure

  • Leveraging the Law, Exposing Incriminating Data and Other New Tactics in Cyber Extortion

    Leveraging the Law, Exposing Incriminating Data and Other New Tactics in Cyber Extortion

  • Nov 2023 Cybercrime Update | LLMs, Ransomware and Destructive Wipers Proliferate in Recent Attacks

    Nov 2023 Cybercrime Update | LLMs, Ransomware and Destructive Wipers Proliferate in Recent Attacks

  • C3RB3R Ransomware | Ongoing Exploitation of CVE-2023-22518 Targets Unpatched Confluence Servers 

    C3RB3R Ransomware | Ongoing Exploitation of CVE-2023-22518 Targets Unpatched Confluence Servers

  • Hacktivism in the Israel-Hamas Conflict | Citizen Data Leaked Using Old Malware

    Hacktivism in the Israel-Hamas Conflict | Citizen Data Leaked Using Old Malware

  • Oct 2023 Cybercrime Update | Disinformation, DDoS and Scams as Gangs Look to Exploit Turmoil

    Oct 2023 Cybercrime Update | Disinformation, DDoS and Scams as Gangs Look to Exploit Turmoil

  • Dark Angels | ESXi Ransomware Borrows Code & Victimology From RagnarLocker

    Dark Angels | ESXi Ransomware Borrows Code & Victimology From RagnarLocker