Security Affairs

JANUARY 18, 2022

According to the security firm, the group is financially motivated, its cyberespionage campaign hit high value targets such as government and educational institutions, religious movements, pro-democracy and human rights organisations in Hong Kong, Covid-19 research organisations, gambling and cryptocurrency companies, and the media.

Cryptocurrency 111

Cryptocurrency Social Engineering Media Phishing 111

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Microsoft warns of Vietnam-linked Bismuth group that is deploying cryptocurrency miner while continues its cyberespionage campaigns. Researchers from Microsoft reported that the Vietnam-linked Bismuth group, aka OceanLotus , Cobalt Kitty , or APT32 , is deploying cryptocurrency miners while continues its cyberespionage campaigns.

Cryptocurrency 95

Cryptocurrency Antivirus Manufacturing Government 95

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. SecurityAffairs – North Korea, hacking). ” continues the US Treasury. .

Cyber Attacks 82

Cyber Attacks Cryptocurrency Hacking Banking 82

Security Affairs

APRIL 14, 2019

The malware was developed to steal credentials, financial data, personal information, then the crooks offered them on the dark web marketplaces. The crooks used malicious emails purporting to be legitimate from such entities as Western Union, Norton AntiVirus and the IRS to spread the malware. Gaughan in the Northern District of Ohio.

Cryptocurrency 90

Cryptocurrency Identity Theft Advertising Accountability 90

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.

Retail 96

Retail Advertising Malware Cryptocurrency 96

Security Affairs

APRIL 11, 2019

The activity of the Lazarus Group (aka BlueNoroff and Hidden Cobra ) surged in 2014 and 2015, its members used mostly custom-tailored malware in their attacks and experts that investigated on the crew consider it highly sophisticated. Seven of these files are proxy applications that mask traffic between the malware and the remote operators.

Malware 83

Malware Advertising Cryptocurrency Passwords 83

Security Affairs

APRIL 20, 2021

The activity of the Lazarus APT group surged in 2014 and 2015, its members used mostly custom-tailored malware in their attacks. 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.

Phishing 70

Phishing Hacking Cryptocurrency Malware 70

Security Affairs

JANUARY 16, 2019

The activity of the Lazarus Group surged in 2014 and 2015, its members used mostly custom-tailored malware in their attacks and experts that investigated on the crew consider it highly sophisticated. The group is considered responsible for the massive WannaCry ransomware attack, a string of SWIFT attacks in 2016, and the Sony Pictures hack.

Malware 76

Malware Banking Media Advertising 76

Security Affairs

AUGUST 29, 2020

The BeagleBoyz APT group surged in 2014 and 2015, its members used mostly custom-tailored malware in their attacks. 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.

Banking 133

Banking Malware Advertising Hacking 133

Security Affairs

AUGUST 24, 2018

North Korea-linked Lazarus APT group leveraged for the first time on a MacOS variant of the Fallchill malware in a cryptocurrency exchange attack. According to Kaspersky, the North Korea-linked Lazarus group used a macOS malware to target a cryptocurrency exchange in a recent attack.

Cryptocurrency 43

Cryptocurrency Malware Advertising Software 43

SecureList

MAY 9, 2024

Careto is a highly sophisticated threat actor that has been seen targeting various high-profile organizations since at least 2007. Our private report provided a detailed description of these activities, focusing on how the actor performed the initial infections, lateral movement, malware execution, and data exfiltration activities.

Malware 130

Malware Government DDOS Cryptocurrency 130