Security Affairs

MARCH 6, 2021

A suspicious wave of attacks resulted in the hack of four cybercrime forums Verified, Crdclub, Exploit, and Maza since January. Since January, a series of mysterious cyberattacks that resulted in the hack of popular Russian-language cybercrime forums. No other information looked to be compromised in the attack.”

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 1, 2024

The MultiLogin endpoint endpoint is an internal mechanism that allows the synchronization of Google accounts across services. This endpoint receives a vector containing account IDs and auth-login tokens for efficiently handling concurrent sessions or seamlessly transitioning between user profiles. ” continues the report.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 27, 2024

ThreatFabric researchers identified a new Android malware called Brokewell, which implements a wide range of device takeover capabilities. ThreatFabric researchers uncovered a new mobile malware named Brokewell, which is equipped with sophisticated device takeover features. ” reads the report published by ThreatFabric.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 13, 2021

The fire at the OVH datacenter in Strasbourg also impacted the command and control infrastructure used by several nation-state APT groups and cybercrime gangs. The servers were used by cybercrime gangs and APT groups, including Iran-linked Charming Kitten and APT39 groups, the Bahamut cybercrime group, and the Vietnam-linked OceanLotus APT.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 4, 2024

An internet outage impacted Orange Spain after a hacker gained access to the company’s RIPE account to misconfigure BGP routing. The hacker, who uses the moniker ‘Snow’, gained access to the RIPE account of Orange Spain and misconfigured the BGP routing causing an internet outage. I have fixed your RIPE admin account security.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

Ukrainian national Vyacheslav Igorevich Penchukov has pleaded guilty to his key roles in the Zeus and IcedID malware operations. Vyacheslav Igorevich Penchukov was a leader of two prolific malware groups that infected thousands of computers with malicious software.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 1, 2023

Researchers spotted a Python variant of the NodeStealer that was designed to take over Facebook business accounts and cryptocurrency wallets. The malicious code was designed to take over Facebook business accounts and steal funds from cryptocurrency wallets. environment. The author used Node.js

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 15, 2022

Experts spotted a PHP version of an information-stealing malware called Ducktail spread as cracked installers for legitimate apps and games. Zscaler researchers discovered a PHP version of an information-stealing malware tracked as Ducktail. The end goal is to hijack Facebook Business accounts managed by the victims.

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Security Affairs

JULY 9, 2020

More than 15 billion username and passwords are available on cybercrime marketplaces, including over 5 billion unique credentials, states the experts. The credentials are sold for an average of $15.43, the most expensive pairs relate to banking and financial services accounts, with an average price of nearly $71. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 23, 2023

The LockBit ransomware claims to have hacked accountancy firm Xeinadin threatens to leak the alleged stolen data. The LockBit ransomware claims responsibility for hacking the Xeinadin accountancy firm and threatens to disclose the alleged stolen data. Account balances. Client legal information. Customer financials.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 10, 2020

Microsoft has uncovered Zerologon attacks that were allegedly conducted by the infamous TA505 Russia-linked cybercrime group. Microsoft spotted a series of Zerologon attacks allegedly launched by the Russian cybercrime group tracked as TA505 , CHIMBORAZO and Evil Corp. states Microsoft. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 11, 2023

The experts pointed out that while the majority of zero-days they have discovered in the past were used by APT groups, this zero-day was exploited by a sophisticated cybercrime group. This group is known to have used similar CLFS driver exploits in the past that were likely developed by the same author.

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Security Affairs

MAY 3, 2023

Threat actors are using the promise of generative AI like ChatGPT to deliver malware, Facebook parent Meta warned. Threat actors are taking advantage of the huge interest in generative AI like ChatGPT to trick victims into installing malware, Meta warns. ” reads the Meta’s Q1 2023 Security Reports.

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Security Affairs

MAY 1, 2023

The previously undetected LOBSHOT malware is distributed using Google ads and gives operators VNC access to Windows devices. Researchers from Elastic Security Labs spotted a new remote access trojan dubbed LOBSHOT was being distributed through Google Ads. ” reads the report published by Elastic Security Labs.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 11, 2024

The X account of cybersecurity firm Mandiant was likely hacked through a brute-force password attack, the company revealed. Last week, threat actors hacked the X account of cybersecurity firm Mandiant and used it to impersonate the Phantom crypto platform and share a cryptocurrency scam. and “Check bookmarks when you get account back.”

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Security Affairs

MARCH 24, 2024

surfaces in the threat landscape Pokemon Company resets some users’ passwords Ukraine cyber police arrested crooks selling 100 million compromised accounts New AcidPour wiper targets Linux x86 devices. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. Is it a Russia’s weapon?

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Security Affairs

JULY 6, 2021

The alleged perpetrator, who turned out to be a citizen of Morocco, was arrested in May by the Moroccan police based on the data about his cybercrimes that was provided by Group-IB. The post Operation Lyrebird: Group-IB assists INTERPOL in identifying suspect behind numerous cybercrimes worldwide appeared first on Security Affairs.

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Security Affairs

MAY 4, 2023

Facebook discovered a new information-stealing malware, dubbed ‘NodeStealer,’ that is being distributed on Meta. NodeStealer is a new information-stealing malware distributed on Meta that allows stealing browser cookies to hijack accounts on multiple platforms, including Facebook, Gmail, and Outlook.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 9, 2024

The malware supports multiple capabilities, including bypassing anti-viruses and covertly launching hidden applications, browsers, and keyloggers. Another malware developed by the same group is called S500 RAT. A hacker group that calls itself Anonymous Arabic is distributing a stealthy remote access trojan called Silver RAT.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 28, 2024

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Here are the top Twitter accounts to follow for the latest commentary, research, and much-needed humor in the ever-evolving information security space. Brian Krebs is an independent investigative reporter known for his coverage of technology, malware , data breaches , and cybercrime developments.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 18, 2020

Multiple members of QQAAZZ multinational cybercriminal gang were charged for providing money-laundering services to high-profile malware operations. According to law enforcement bodies, the gang provides services to multiple malware operations, including Dridex , GozNym , and Trickbot. ” states the DoJ.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 8, 2020

There’s an old adage in information security: “Every company gets penetration tested, whether or not they pay someone for the pleasure.” ” Many organizations that do hire professionals to test their network security posture unfortunately tend to focus on fixing vulnerabilities hackers could use to break in.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 24, 2022

“We found samples of the Raspberry Robin malware spreading in telecommunications and government office systems beginning September.” “The main payload itself is packed with more than 10 layers for obfuscation and is capable of delivering a fake payload once it detects sandboxing and security analytics tools.”

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Security Affairs

APRIL 14, 2024

Crooks manipulate GitHub’s search results to distribute malware BatBadBut flaw allowed an attacker to perform command injection on Windows Roku disclosed a new security breach impacting 576,000 accounts LastPass employee targeted via an audio deepfake call TA547 targets German organizations with Rhadamanthys malware CISA adds D-Link multiple (..)

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Security Affairs

APRIL 24, 2023

It is interesting to note that the domain was also hosting malware a variant of the TrueBot malware. .” The researchers noticed that the domain hosting the tools employed in the attack, windowservicecemter[.]com, com, was registered on April 12, 2023.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 22, 2021

FIN7 is a Russian criminal group that has been active since mid-2015, it focuses on restaurants, gambling, and hospitality industries in the US to harvest financial information that was used in attacks or sold in cybercrime marketplaces. SecurityAffairs – hacking, cyber security). ” concludes the report.

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Security Affairs

MAY 26, 2024

million individuals North Korea-linked Kimsuky used a new Linux backdoor in recent attacks International Press – Newsletter Cybercrime Healthcare company WebTPA discloses breach affecting 2.5 Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. Fix it now!

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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. Experts from Check Point Research uncovered a new ZLoader malware campaign in early November 2021. banking Trojan and was used to spread Zeus-like banking trojan (i.e. Zeus OpenSSL).

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

A suspected leader of the Zeus cybercrime gang, Vyacheslav Igorevich Penchukov (aka Tank), was arrested by Swiss police. Swiss police last month arrested in Geneva Vyacheslav Igorevich Penchukov (40), also known as Tank, which is one of the leaders of the JabberZeus cybercrime group. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 16, 2023

Microsoft warns of a new Remcos RAT campaign targeting US accounting and tax return preparation firms ahead of Tax Day. Tax Day, Microsoft has observed a new Remcos RAT campaign targeting US accounting and tax return preparation firms. Ahead of the U.S. The phishing attacks began in February 2023, the IT giant reported.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 4, 2023

Researchers discovered a new Linux malware developed with the shell script compiler ( shc ) that was used to deliver a cryptocurrency miner. The ASEC analysis team recently discovered that a Linux malware developed with shell script compiler ( shc ) that threat actors used to install a CoinMiner. ” concludes the report.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 1, 2023

Threat actors are targeting Italian organizations with a phishing campaign aimed at delivering a new malware called WikiLoader. WikiLoader is a new piece of malware that is employed in a phishing campaign that is targeting Italian organizations. Thus, user interaction is required to begin the malware installation.”

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 28, 2020

A credible threat actor is offering access to the email accounts of hundreds of C-level executives for $100 to $1500 per account. Access to the email accounts of hundreds of C-level executives is available on the Exploit.in for $100 to $1500 per account. Exploit.in ” reported ZDNet.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Researchers spotted a new malware, dubbed BloodyStealer, that could allow stealing accounts for multiple gaming platforms. stealing a wide range of sensitive information, including cookies, passwords, bank cards, as well as sessions from various applications. ” reads the analysis published by Kaspersky.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

A recently discovered threat actor, tracked as TA886 by security firm Proofpoint, is targeting organizations in the United States and Germany with new malware dubbed Screenshotter. The malware is able to take JPG screenshots of the victim’s desktop and submitting it to a remote C2 via a POST to a hardcoded IP address.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 22, 2023

A tainted version of the legitimate ChatGPT extension for Chrome, designed to steal Facebook accounts, has thousands of downloads. Guardio ’s security team uncovered a new variant of a malicious Chat-GPT Chrome Extension that was already downloaded by thousands a day. Left: The “FakeGPT” Variant on Chrome Store.

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