Security Affairs

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Mandiant researchers warn of a significant shift from Ursnif ‘s original purpose, the malware initially used in banking frauds is now used to deliver next-stage payloads and steal sensitive data. The new variant, first observed in June 2022 and dubbed LDR4, is not a banking trojan, but a generic backdoor. . Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 30, 2021

for his key role in the distribution of the Gozi virus that infected more than a million computers from 2007 to 2012. Paunescu was charged with computer intrusion and banking fraud in the Southern District Court of New York, he is accused of being a member of a gang behind the Gozi virus. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Gozi ).

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 21, 2021

The Evil Corp cybercrime group (aka the Dridex gang Indrik Spider , the Dridex gang, and TA505 ) has been active in cybercrime activities since 2007. 32) and Igor Turashev (38) for distributing the infamous Dridex banking Trojan , and for their involvement in international bank fraud and computer hacking schemes.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 8, 2024

For example, in 2010 Spamdot and its spam affiliate program Spamit were hacked, and its user database shows Sal and Icamis often accessed the forum from the same Internet address — usually from Cherepovets , an industrial town situated approximately 230 miles north of Moscow. bank accounts.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 19, 2022

Undersecretary for Digital Transformation Luukas Ilves announced that Estonia was hit by the most extensive wave of DDoS attacks it has faced since 2007. Yesterday, Estonia was subject to the most extensive cyber attacks it has faced since 2007. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Estonia). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

In 2021, the exclusive Russian cybercrime forum Mazafaka was hacked. “Hiding with purely technical parameters will not help in a serious matter,” Djamix advised Maza members in September 2007. “In order to ESCAPE the law, you need to KNOW the law. This is the most important thing.

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Quick Heal Antivirus

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

QBot, also known as Qakbot, QuackBot, and Pinkslipbot, is a Banking Trojan that was first observed in 2007. The post QBOT – A HTML Smuggling technique to target victims appeared first on Quick Heal Blog | Latest computer security news, tips, and advice.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 11, 2021

court on Thursday sentenced the Russian hacker Andrei Tyurin to 12 years in prison for his role in an international hacking campaign. The man was arrested in Georgia at the request of US authorities, he was charged with multiple conspiracy counts, including wire fraud, aggravated identity theft and four counts of computer hacking.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 3, 2020

“ Two Chinese nationals were charged with laundering over $100 million worth of cryptocurrency from a hack of a cryptocurrency exchange. The group is considered responsible for the massive WannaCry ransomware attack, a string of SWIFT attacks in 2016, and the Sony Pictures hack. million from another exchange.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Brovko pleaded guilty in February to conspiracy to commit bank and wire fraud, he was an active member of several elite Russian-speaking underground forums. Brovko was involved in the illegal practice between 2007 and 2019. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Aleksandr Brovko). ” reads the press release published by the DoJ.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 24, 2020

This group has been active since at least 2007, in December 2019, the U.S. 32) and Igor Turashev (38) for distributing the infamous Dridex banking Trojan , and for their involvement in international bank fraud and computer hacking schemes. SecurityAffairs – hacking, WastedLocker). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Schneier on Security

APRIL 20, 2018

In 2007, the states of California and Ohio conducted audits of their electronic voting machines. Because we have to securely separate the election-roll system that determines who can vote from the system that collects and tabulates the votes, we can't use the security systems available to banking and other high-value applications.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

The US Treasury placed sanctions on three North Korea-linked hacking groups, the Lazarus Group, Bluenoroff, and Andarial. The US Treasury sanctions on three North Korea-linked hacking groups, the Lazarus Group , Bluenoroff , and Andarial. In conducted multiple attacks aimed at stealing bank card information and on ATMs.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 18, 2023

Afterward, cybercriminals leaked data of thousands of the company’s employees onto the dark web, including social security numbers and bank account details of employees involved in the R&D of infrastructure products.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

The Evil Corp cybercrime group (aka the Dridex gang Indrik Spider , the Dridex gang, and TA505 ) has been active in cybercrime activities since 2007. 32) and Igor Turashev (38) for distributing the infamous Dridex banking Trojan , and for their involvement in international bank fraud and computer hacking schemes.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 28, 2022

Looking back at 2007, Estonia fell victim to a powerful cyber-attack that shut down government services, telecommunications, and banks in the country. SecurityAffairs – hacking, non-state actors). The attack was launched in response to the Estonian government’s removal of a Soviet war monument from downtown Tallinn.

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Security Affairs

JULY 6, 2020

In the past, the APT targeted banks and cryptocurrency exchanges , according to the experts the overall operations allowed the group to earn $2 billion. “Sansec has found proof of global skimming activity that has multiple, independent links to previously documented, North Korea attributed hacking operations. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Herjavec Group

AUGUST 26, 2021

1834 — French Telegraph System — A pair of thieves hack the French Telegraph System and steal financial market information, effectively conducting the world’s first cyberattack. 1870 — Switchboard Hack — A teenager hired as a switchboard operator is able to disconnect and redirect calls and use the line for personal usage. .

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Security Affairs

JUNE 30, 2024

Russia-linked APT group, reportedly APT29, is suspected to be behind a hack of TeamViewer ‘s corporate network. The Winnti group was first spotted by Kaspersky in 2013, according to the researchers, the nation-state actor has been active since at least 2007.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 12, 2021

Tyurin has been sentenced to 144 months in prison for " computer intrusion, wire fraud, bank fraud, and illegal online gambling offenses in connection with his involvement in a massive computer hacking campaign targeting U.S. Morgan Chase Bank, E*Trade, Scottrade, and the Wall Street Journal , as well as others.

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Security Affairs

MAY 17, 2019

The Winnti group was first spotted by Kaspersky in 2013, according to the researchers the gang has been active since 2007. A recent article warns, “TeamViewer users have had their bank accounts emptied by hackers gaining full-system access”. SecurityAffairs – TeamViewer, hacking). ” wrote the company. .

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 1, 2020

The wisdom of proactively purging stored data was driven home by the hack of Capital One bank. The accused hacker stole personal data for 106 bank patrons, including customer data from credit card applications dating back to 2005. This is the time to purge those data sets.” Egnyte is in a good position to champion the cause.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 16, 2019

This threat actor has been active since at least 2009, possibly as early as 2007, and it was involved in both cyber espionage campaigns and sabotage activities aimed to destroy data and disrupt systems. At the end of 2018, the group was involved in several attacks aimed at stealing millions from ATMs across Asia and Africa.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

This threat actor has been active since at least 2009, possibly as early as 2007, and it was involved in both cyber espionage campaigns and sabotage activities aimed to destroy data and disrupt systems. that is requested to visit particular government and banking domains. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Lazarus).

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

The APT28 group has been active since at least 2007 and it has targeted governments, militaries, and security organizations worldwide. This caused disruption including to the Kyiv metro, Odessa airport, Russia’s central bank and 2 Russian media outlets.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 17, 2020

This threat actor has been active since at least 2009, possibly as early as 2007, and it was involved in both cyber espionage campaigns and sabotage activities aimed to destroy data and disrupt systems. SecurityAffairs – Operation In(ter)reception , hacking). ” continues the report. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

MAY 22, 2019

According to research conducted by experts at IssueMakersLab, since 2007 and up to 2018, North Korea linked attacks exploited a large number of zero-day flaws in commonly used ActiveX. SecurityAffairs – ActiveX, hacking). The security reported the issue to the Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA) in early February. .

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SecureList

JUNE 26, 2023

One of the methods often utilized to hack into employees’ smartphones is so-called “ smishing ” (a combination of SMS and phishing). A “personal” banking service These scammers disguise themselves as a financial institution. Finally, the Trojan can install other malware, such as ransomware.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 24, 2018

This threat actor has been active since at least 2009, possibly as early as 2007, and it was involved in both cyber espionage campaigns and sabotage activities aimed to destroy data and disrupt systems. Securi ty Affairs – APT, hacking). ” ~ Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 12, 2019

The usage of document properties section to hide the malicious payload has also been used by the Emotet banking malware , one of the most aggressive malware threats against companies and users all around the world. Figure 4: Payload stored in “Company” tag of document metadata.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

APRIL 18, 2023

We reviewed password data breaches from 2007 to present, reported through HaveIBeenPwned , to see what attackers have actually been trying to crack and whether that changed over time. That is a pretty big deal assuming people reuse the same passwords on more sensitive sites like banking, government, private messaging, email, and social media.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

APRIL 18, 2023

We reviewed password data breaches from 2007 to present, reported through HaveIBeenPwned , to see what attackers have actually been trying to crack and whether that changed over time. That is a pretty big deal assuming people reuse the same passwords on more sensitive sites like banking, government, private messaging, email, and social media.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 25, 2019

Bogachev led a band of criminals that used the Gamover Zeus banking Trojan to steal more than $100 million from banks and businesses worldwide. The Obama sanctions ultimately linked both Bogachev and Belan to the hack of the Democratic National Committee and several other organizations at the center of the 2016 U.S.

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Security Affairs

MAY 6, 2021

A taste of the latest release of QakBot – one of the most popular and mediatic trojan bankers active since 2007. The malware QakBot , also known as Qbot , Pinkslipbot , and Quakbot is a banking trojan that has been made headlines since 2007. SecurityAffairs – hacking, QakBot). Final Thoughts. Pierluigi Paganini.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 20, 2022

million with the same investors, bringing the total funding to $18 million, which will be used to accelerate product development and expand marketing and sales worldwide beyond the current 100-plus customers that include some of the world’s largest banks. The financing follows a series A round in July 2020 of $5.5

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

The Office of Science & Technology Policy also released three reports: " Technical Evaluation for a US Central Bank Digital Currency System " (58 pages). " Climate and Energy Implications of Crypto-Assets in the United States " (46 pages). " Technical Design Choices for a US Central Bank Digital Currency System " (33 pages). .

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ForAllSecure

JULY 6, 2022

Centre for Defence: In 2007, a struggle over a divisive Soviet statutes set the standard for a new form of Russian interference in the affairs of foreign states. It’s about challenging our expectations about the people who hack for a living. The second largest company in the USA was not hacked yesterday. That's not news.

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