Security Affairs

APRIL 17, 2023

The APT41 group, aka Winnti , Axiom, Barium , Blackfly, HOODOO) is a China-linked cyberespionage group that has been active since at least 2007. The attack took place in October 2022, threat actors sent phishing emails that contained links to a password-protected file hosted in Drive. ” continues the report.

Media 90

Media Accountability Government Malware 90

SecureList

JUNE 26, 2023

Below is a brief description of the most popular types of threats that SMB employees encountered in January–May 2023: Exploits The biggest threat to SMBs in the first five months of 2023 were exploits , which accounted for 483,980 detections. If an employee enters their credentials, the scammers get access to their account.

Cybercrime 90

Cybercrime Phishing Banking Malware 90

Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

The government alleges the men used malware-laced phishing emails and “supply chain” attacks to steal data from companies and their customers. ” Once inside of a target organization, the hackers stole source code, software code signing certificates, customer account data and other information they could use or resell.

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Antivirus Hacking Government Software 359

eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

To this end, some impressive technology has been created to combat the technological side of the issue, to keep hackers and similar bad actors from accessing data and account privileges they shouldn’t. Phishing complaints were reported over 300,000 times in 2021 to IC3, the only Internet crime to crack 100,000+ complaints.

Social Engineering 117

Social Engineering Energy and Utilities Phishing Scams 117

Herjavec Group

AUGUST 26, 2021

1962 — Allan Scherr — MIT sets up the first computer passwords, for student privacy and time limits. Student Allan Scherr makes a punch card to trick the computer into printing off all passwords and uses them to log in as other people after his time runs out. 1998-2007 — Max Butler — Max Butler hacks U.S.

Cybercrime 135

Cybercrime Computers and Electronics Banking Hacking 135

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

The attack chain starts with COVID19-themed spear-phishing messages that contain either a malicious Word attachment or a link to one hosted on company servers. . Next, the attackers logged in to the web interface using a privileged root account. ” reads the report published by the experts.

Malware 92

Malware Cryptocurrency Password Management Encryption 92

Spinone

OCTOBER 16, 2019

The Absence of a Password Policy for Employees – About 81% of company data breaches happened due to poor passwords One of the main O365 security concerns is password carelessness. According to the Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report, more than 70% of workers reuse passwords. How to make passwords secure: 1.

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Passwords Data breaches Backups Authentication 40

SecureList

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

It was found in the wild in 2007 and since then it has been continually maintained and developed. logins, passwords, etc.), In some cases, the emails were delivered with Microsoft Office documents (Word, Excel) or password-protected archives with the documents attached. Procedure that collects passwords from different sources.

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Passwords Encryption Banking Malware 134

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. The malware steals passwords from browsers and from the device’s memory, providing remote access to capture internet banking access. It also includes a Bitcoin wallet stealing module. Gamers beware.

Malware 92

Malware Banking Energy and Utilities Accountability 92