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🔒 🔒 October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month! 🧠💻
Your digital safety matters — whether you’re studying, streaming, or surfing.
From spotting phishing scams 🎣 to using strong passwords 🔑 and MFA ✅, WRAVEN’s got your back!
💬 Check out our tips to stay secure and level up your cyber hygiene this semester.
WRAVEN is now fiscally sponsored by The Hack Foundation (d.b.a. Hack Club), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit (EIN: 81-2908499).
Help fund student-led threat research & open source tools: wraven.org/donate
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Ransomware attacks in the U.S. are up 49% in 2025.
Small businesses are getting hit hardest—and Michigan isn’t being spared.
We’re tracking groups like Qilin, SafePay, and Akira through our internal dashboard, and they’re not slowing down.
Our latest post breaks down what they’re doing, why it’s working, and how local orgs can respond.
→ Read the full post: wraven.org/blog
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Who’s active in cyber right now?
This week, WRAVEN is tracking three major threat groups:
• Qilin, SafePay, Akira – ransomware crews hitting SMBs hard
• Salt Typhoon – a Chinese state-sponsored actor targeting U.S. telecoms
• RondoDox – a stealthy botnet hiding in plain sight
We’re a student-run cybersecurity research group at Western Michigan University.
More at wraven.org
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WRAVEN is WMU’s student-led cybersecurity research group.
We focus on threat intelligence, tooling, and real-world analysis.
Our website and Discord have been fully updated, streamlined, organized, and built for signal.
→ wraven.org
→ wraven.org/discord
These 4 free training sessions are designed to allow all who participate to take the ISC2 Certified in Cybersecurity examination at the end. The test is free to take, and will award those who pass with the CC credential. The training sessions are hosted by the Director of WRAVEN, Lochlan McElroy, who currently holds both the CC & Security+ certifications. They will take place for 4 weeks, Tuesday at 5:00pm each week March 18th - April 15th. No commitment is required. Small assigments may be handed out for practice purposes, but are not required to be completed. Anyone may participate, even those new to cyber. Late registration is allowed, as long as you complete this form.
🔐 Keep hackers out with one simple step! Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) adds an extra layer of security to your accounts—don’t skip it. Learn why you need 2FA now! 👇🔗
🚨 New Malware Report 🚨
AppleJeus malware is hijacking wallets & stealing funds. Don't be the next victim!
Read the report! 🔗 https://bit.ly/3QoD5hp
