Herjavec Group

AUGUST 26, 2021

They hack into their teacher’s account and leave messages making fun of him. Air Force research facility, discover a password “sniffer” has been installed onto their network, compromising more than 100 user accounts. 1998-2007 — Max Butler — Max Butler hacks U.S. 1998-2007 — Max Butler — Max Butler hacks U.S.

Cybercrime 135

Cybercrime Computers and Electronics Banking Hacking 135

Malwarebytes

JULY 21, 2021

First spotted in-the-wild in 2007, the earliest known version of the ZeuS Trojan was caught stealing sensitive information from systems owned by the United States Department of Transformation. ZeuS usually arrives via phishing campaigns, spam campaigns, and drive-by downloads. It was believed that ZeuS originated in Eastern Europe.

Banking 123

Banking Malware Encryption Accountability 123

Cisco Security

OCTOBER 19, 2021

For example, alerts produced by one firewall under a DDoS attack can easily dwarf the number of alerts generated from a single exploit that hits hundreds of organizations. Simply looking at the raw numbers in this case would give the false impression that DDoS attacks have a far greater impact across the base of organizations.

Firewall 114

Firewall Authentication DNS Accountability 114

Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Its operators seem to leverage vulnerabilities in external-facing servers while utilizing compromised account credentials to gain access and spread the malware further. Current analyses of HermeticWiper reveal that the malware is being delivered in highly-targeted attacks in Ukraine, Latvia, and Lithuania. But here, the stakes have changed.

Cybersecurity 101

Cybersecurity Ransomware Malware Government 101

eSecurity Planet

JULY 28, 2021

DDoS: Overwhelming the Network. In the age-old denial of service (DDoS) attack, a fleet of attacker devices can overwhelm an organization’s web server, thus blocking access to legitimate users. Attack vectors like phishing , third-party applications, and compromised registration forms remain the most pertinent to crypto traders.

Cybersecurity 135

Cybersecurity Cryptocurrency Technology Energy and Utilities 135

SecureList

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

The attackers obtain initial access to a system by sending a spear-phishing email to the victim containing a Dropbox download link. It sends stolen information as a ZIP archive to the C2 (command-and-control) server, which is protected against DDoS (distributed denial of service) attacks. So-called logs are among the most popular.

Malware 92

Malware Banking Energy and Utilities Accountability 92