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FBI Senior Analyst: More Cyber Attacks Now Originate from ‘Legitimate Credentials;’ Blend in with Normal Network Behavior

FBI Senior Analyst: More Cyber Attacks Now Originate from ‘Legitimate Credentials;’ Blend in with Normal Network Behavior
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Recent trends in malicious cybersecurity activity show that hackers are becoming much more adept at breaching networks using acquired “legitimate” credentials (such as outdated test log-in accounts to VPNs) and “blending in” with normal network behavior, according to FBI Cyber Division Senior Intelligence Analyst Kristen Lane.Speaking at Via Satellite’s Cybersat Summit in Tyson’s Corner, Va., Lane told attendees that the agency has identified satellite and aerospace networks as part of a “critical assets” category that is increasingly being targeted by…

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