By Olivia Betts and Adam Price In July 2024, CloudFlare identified that it can take cybercriminals as little as 22 minutes to weaponise a publicly available Proof-of-Concept (PoC) exploit following its release. The IT services management company noted an increase in scanning for disclosed Common and in attempts to weaponise available PoCs across 2023 and 2024.

Welcome to this week’s Cyber Threat Intelligence Summary, where we bring you the latest updates and insights on significant cyber threats. This edition covers a supply-chain attack conducted using Trojanized jQuery, the sale of fake Olympic Games tickets, and a phishing campaign targeting banking users in India.

The UK General Election marks a monumental time in UK politics. There has been a lot of internal tension regarding the future of the Conservatives, with a large majority of individuals voting to ensure that the party did not continue its 14 years in power. On 5 July 2024, Labour won the General Election in a major landslide victory for the party, putting them in power for the first time since 2010.

Welcome to this week’s Cyber Threat Intelligence Summary, where we bring you the latest updates and insights on significant cyber threats. This edition covers alleged access to high-revenue organisations advertised by IntelBroker, TransparentTribe targeting the gaming industry with spyware, and an analysis of the FakeBat loader.