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U.S. Indicts 2 Top Russian Hackers, Sanctions Cryptex

Krebs on Security

The United States today unveiled sanctions and indictments against the alleged proprietor of Joker’s Stash , a now-defunct cybercrime store that peddled tens of millions of payment cards stolen in some of the largest data breaches of the past decade. A screenshot of a website reviewing PM2BTC.

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E-Crime Rapper ‘Punchmade Dev’ Debuts Card Shop

Krebs on Security

The rapper and social media personality Punchmade Dev is perhaps best known for his flashy videos singing the praises of a cybercrime lifestyle. But until recently, there wasn’t much to support a conclusion that Punchmade was actually doing the cybercrime things he promotes in his songs. Punchmade Dev’s shop.

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8220 Gang Cloud Botnet infected 30,000 host globally

Security Affairs

The gang focuses on infecting cloud hosts to deploy cryptocurrency miners by exploiting known vulnerabilities and conducting brute-force attacks. This month, the experts noticed that the number of infected hosts passed from 2000 to around 30,000. PwnRig cryptocurrency miner execution. ” concludes the report.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 457 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Security Affairs

Ransomware Revenue Down As More Victims Refuse to Pay Energy giant Schneider Electric hit by Cactus ransomware attack Hundreds Of Network Operators’ Credentials Found Circulating In Dark Web Fla.

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Come to the dark side: hunting IT professionals on the dark web

SecureList

Just as any other business, cybercrime needs labor. Changes on the market, layoffs, and pay cuts, too, often prompt them to look for a job on cybercrime websites. Working with underground teams, let alone cybercrime groups, poses serious risks: members can be deanonymized and prosecuted, and even getting paid is not a guarantee.

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FakeSG campaign, Akira ransomware and AMOS macOS stealer

SecureList

This includes the “winnt” folder, which is only present in Windows 2000. What sets it apart is certain similarities with Conti. For example, the list of folders excluded from the encryption process is exactly the same. Another similarity is the string obfuscation function used.

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CSC Research Finds Third Parties Continue to Lay Groundwork for Malicious Activity Among Thousands of COVID-Related Domains

CyberSecurity Insiders

While nearly 1,200 domains registered in 2021 included Omicron as a keyword, 832 were registered (70%) in a two-week timeframe between November 26 and December 9, with numerous domains causing traffic misdirection and redirection, soliciting donations, or promoting cryptocurrency investments.