Security Affairs

AUGUST 5, 2018

The ZombieBoy mine leverages several exploits, including: CVE-2017-9073, RDP vulnerability on Windows XP and Windows Server 2003. Once the has established a backdoor in the target system it could deliver other families of malware, such as ransomware, and keyloggers. CVE-2017-0143 , SMB exploit. CVE-2017-0146 , SMB exploit.

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Identity IQ

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

In 2003, customers with eBay and PayPal were hit with phishing emails requesting them to update account information, leading customers to give out log-in information. Phishers create these links to get targets to download ransomware which can lead to spear phishing emails and other cybercrimes. How Does Phishing Work?

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SecureList

DECEMBER 14, 2022

For instance, according to the New York Times, in 2003, the United States made plans for a huge cyberattack to freeze billions of dollars in Saddam Hussein’s bank accounts and cripple his government before the invasion of Iraq. However, the plan was not approved because the government feared collateral damage.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

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Herjavec Group

JUNE 24, 2021

But he also has a day job as Founder and CEO of Herjavec Group — one of the world’s most innovative cybersecurity firms that he founded in 2003. . According to Herjavec, 95% of all ransomware still comes through email. The post Fraud Conference News: Cybercrime in the Age of COVID-19 appeared first on Herjavec Group.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Ransomware, for example, usually doesn’t self-replicate. In 2003, one of the first pieces of malware designed to make money was discovered. The Rise of Ransomware: 2011-2022. The 2010s and early 2020s have been marked by an increased prevalence in ransomware attacks. This isn’t necessarily true of other types of malware.

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ForAllSecure

JULY 6, 2022

Mikko Hypponen joins The Hacker Mind to discuss cybercrime unicorns, the fog of cyber war that surrounds the Ukrainian war with its much larger neighbor, and of course Mikko’s new book, If it’s Smart, it’s Vulnerable. Hypponen: Alright, original sea change for monetizing malware was 2003.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 2, 2023

FIGHTING BADNESS IN THE CLOUD One could convincingly make the case that the world has witnessed yet another historic transfer of wealth and trade secrets over the past decade — in the form of ransomware and data ransom attacks by Russia-based cybercriminal syndicates, as well as Russian intelligence agency operations like the U.S.

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