Security Affairs

JUNE 9, 2023

Two Russian nationals have been charged with the hack of the cryptocurrency exchange Mt. Russian nationals Alexey Bilyuchenko (43) and Aleksandr Verner (29) have been charged with the hack of the cryptocurrency exchange Mt. Gox ) The post Russians charged with hacking Mt. Gox ) The post Russians charged with hacking Mt.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 5, 2021

On March 2, Microsoft released emergency security updates to plug four security holes in Exchange Server versions 2013 through 2019 that hackers were actively using to siphon email communications from Internet-facing systems running Exchange. The web shell gives the attackers administrative access to the victim’s computer servers.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 30, 2024

Finnish hacker was sentenced to more than six years in prison for hacking into an online psychotherapy clinic and attempted extortion. Threat actors hacked the clinic and stole a database containing information of some 33,000 clients. Kivimäki was deported to Finland and his trial concluded in March 2024.

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Heimadal Security

APRIL 8, 2022

A financial-motivated threat organization that has been active since 2013, FIN7 has targeted the retail, restaurant, and hospitality industries in the United States, often deploying point-of-sale malware to achieve its objectives. Combi Security, a front firm for FIN7, was used to administer a component of the organization.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 13, 2022

A newly detected hacking group named Aoquin Dragon from China has been found infiltrating servers from Southeast Asia and Australia. The post Aoquin Dragon from China hacking Australian Government Servers appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 21, 2020

The epidemic went truly mainstream with the release of CryptoLocker back in 2013, and it has since transformed into a major dark web economy spawning the likes of Sodinokibi, Ryuk, and Maze lineages that are targeting the enterprise on a huge scale in 2020. FBI spoofs 2012 – 2013. File encryption 2013 – 2015.

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Bleeping Computer

JUNE 9, 2022

A previously unknown Chinese-speaking threat actor has been uncovered by threat analysts SentinelLabs who were able to link it to malicious activity going as far back as 2013. [.].

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Schneier on Security

JUNE 29, 2022

Someone hacked the Ecuadorian embassy in Moscow and found a document related to Ecuador’s 2013 efforts to bring Edward Snowden there. If you remember, Snowden was traveling from Hong Kong to somewhere when the US revoked his passport, stranding him in Russia.

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Graham Cluley

DECEMBER 12, 2023

A malicious hacking group, thought to have been operating since at least 2013, may have suffered a significant blow after the arrest of a suspected leading member by Spanish police late last week. Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 29, 2023

Nikita Kislitsin , formerly the head of network security for one of Russia’s top cybersecurity firms, was arrested last week in Kazakhstan in response to 10-year-old hacking charges from the U.S. Kislitsin also was indicted in Nevada in 2013, but the Nevada indictment does not name his alleged victim(s) in that case.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 3, 2019

Below the timeline of the PKPLUG attacks over the years: The first campaign associated with the PKPLUG was observed in November 2013, when the group targeted Mongolian individuals with PlugX RAT. The post 6 cyber-espionage campaigns since 2013 attributed to PKPLUG China-linked group appeared first on Security Affairs.

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Schneier on Security

MARCH 4, 2021

Check Point has evidence that (probably government affiliated) Chinese hackers stole and cloned an NSA Windows hacking tool years before (probably government affiliated) Russian hackers stole and then published the same tool. This allows someone with a foothold on a machine to commandeer the whole box.

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

The title of this blog post is from our 2013 RSA Conference panel presentation on the ethics and business of “hack back”, a stage we shared with CrowdStrike and Trend Micro. The post Is it Whack to Hack Back a Persistent Attack? appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 22, 2022

last week said they dismantled the “ RSOCKS ” botnet, a collection of millions of hacked devices that were sold as “proxies” to cybercriminals looking for ways to route their malicious traffic through someone else’s computer. Authorities in the United States, Germany, the Netherlands and the U.K.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 19, 2021

Currently, the Atomic Energy Research Institute is investigating the subject of the hacking and the amount of damage, etc. ? North Korea-linked cyber espionage group Kimsuky (aka Black Banshee, Thallium , Velvet Chollima) was first spotted by Kaspersky researcher in 2013. SecurityAffairs – hacking, North Korea).

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Malwarebytes

MAY 2, 2024

The Finnish government contemplated expanding the options for individuals to change their social security number in certain circumstances, such as the aftermath of a hacking incident. Despite the conviction, the Vastaamo case is not over as civil court cases are now likely to begin to seek compensation for the victims of the hack.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 13, 2020

SecurityAffairs – hacking, PGminer). The post PgMiner botnet exploits disputed CVE to hack unsecured PostgreSQL DBs appeared first on Security Affairs. It is interesting to note that threat actors have started to weaponize disputed CVEs, not only confirmed ones. ” reads the analysis published by Palo Alto Networks Unit42.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

A Pakistani national has been sentenced to 12 years of prison in the US for his role in a hacking scheme against the telecom giant AT&T. “Later in the conspiracy, Fahd had the bribed employees install custom malware and hacking tools that allowed him to unlock phones remotely from Pakistan. ” Pierluigi Paganini.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 24, 2021

Well, a recent hacking case in Pennsylvania highlights how serious the consequences can be and what hackers can gain. Hack leads to stolen identities and fraud. After so many data breaches in the news, many end-users begin to wonder if it really matters when their personal information or user credentials are taken.

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Schneier on Security

JANUARY 17, 2023

I wrote about it for the Guardian in 2013, an essay that reads so dated in light of what we’ve learned since then.) Without the FBI deploying some form of surveillance technique, or Al-Azhari using another method to visit the site which exposed their IP address, this should not have been possible.

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Security Affairs

JULY 23, 2020

depending on the Windows version), SharePoint Enterprise Server 2013 Service Pack 1, SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016 , SharePoint Server 2010 Service Pack 2, SharePoint Server 2019, Visual Studio 2017 version 15.9, SecurityAffairs – hacking, CVE-2020-1147). The CVE-2020-1147 vulnerability impacts.NET Core 2.1,NET NET Framework 2.0

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

In 2013, Kurittu worked on an investigation involving Kivimäki’s use of the Zbot botnet, among other activities Kivimäki engaged in as a member of the hacker group Hack the Planet (HTP).” The DDoS-for-hire service allegedly operated by Kivimäki in 2012.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 2, 2021

Ticketmaster agreed to pay a $10 million fine for hacking into the computer system of the startup rival CrowdSurge. The intrusions into the competitor’s systems took place repeatedly between 2013 and 2015. The intrusions into the competitor’s systems took place repeatedly between 2013 and 2015. Pierluigi Paganini.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Looking to hack into someone else’s website or steal their data? That will cost you around $20 for 1,000 computers and $250 to infect 15,000 computers. Need someone to develop a Trojan to plant on those infected computers? That can cost as little as $50. Hire a hacker to do the job for as little as $100.

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The Hacker News

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Cybersecurity researchers on Monday said they uncovered evidence of attempted attacks by a Russia-linked hacking operation targeting a Ukrainian entity in July 2021. In November 2021,

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

CVE-2013-6282 : Linux Kernel – The get_user and put_user API functions of the Linux kernel fail to validate the target address when being used on ARM v6k/v7 platforms. CVE-2013-2596 Linux Kernel – Linux kernel fb_mmap function in drivers/video/fbmem.c SecurityAffairs – hacking, CISA). Pierluigi Paganini.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Well, a recent hacking case in Pennsylvania highlights how serious the consequences can be and what hackers can gain. Hack leads to stolen identities and fraud. After so many data breaches in the news, many end-users begin to wonder if it really matters when their personal information or user credentials are taken.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 31, 2024

It was operating between 2008 and 2013. In 2013, the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) shut down the website due to concerns related to copyright infringement. According to German media , one of the two operators was also involved in the operations of the site mega-downloads.net.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

they impact Exchange Server 2013, 2016, and 2019, an authenticated attacker can trigger them to elevate privileges to run PowerShell in the context of the system and gain arbitrary or remote code execution on vulnerable servers. It's perhaps just Exchange 2013 that requires a tweak. SecurityAffairs – hacking, ProxyNotShell).

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 6, 2023

Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon Pierluigi Paganini ( SecurityAffairs – hacking, data breach) The post Colorado Department of Higher Education (CDHE) discloses data breach after ransomware attack appeared first on Security Affairs.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Last week, KrebsOnSecurity broke the news that one of the largest cybercrime services for laundering stolen merchandise was hacked recently, exposing its internal operations, finances and organizational structure. Cyber intelligence firm Intel 471 says Fearlless first registered on Verified in February 2013.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Previously, it was acquired by FireEye in December 2013 for $1 billion and in March this year, the internet juggernaut announced it will acquire the security firm for $5.4 Note- Mandiant rose to fame in Feb’13 when it discovered and revealed to the world the espionage activities taken up by China.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 1, 2022

In customer guidance released Thursday, Microsoft said it is investigating two reported zero-day flaws affecting Microsoft Exchange Server 2013, 2016, and 2019. ” These web-based backdoors offer attackers an easy-to-use, password-protected hacking tool that can be accessed over the Internet from any browser.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 15, 2021

.” “ MAB5 was described in gushing terms and with incredible detail, even naming the military leader – a Lieutenant Colonel (Lt Col) in the Royal Corps of Signals, who was awarded the MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List 2013 when he was a Major. SecurityAffairs – hacking, cybercrime). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 10, 2022

A malware campaign spreads ZLoader malware by exploiting a Windows vulnerability that was fixed in 2013 but in 2014 Microsoft revised the fix. The threat actors exploit a vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2013-3900, that was discovered and fixed in 2013 but in 2014 Microsoft revised the fix. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Zloader).

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

By that time, Kivimäki was no longer in Finland, but the Finnish government nevertheless charged Kivimäki in absentia with the Vastaamo hack. A lengthy history of the commands run by that user show they used krebsonsecurity-dot-org to host hacking and scanning tools. “This sends an important message: online crime does not pay.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 20, 2022

The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-22620 , was fixed for the first time in 2013, but in 2016 experts discovered a way to bypass the fix. CVE-2022-22620 was initially fixed in 2013, reintroduced in 2016, and then disclosed as exploited in-the-wild in 2022.” SecurityAffairs – hacking, Apple Safari). Pierluigi Paganini.

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