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Russia-linked APT28 has been scanning vulnerable email servers in the last year

Security Affairs

The APT28 group (aka Fancy Bear , Pawn Storm , Sofacy Group , Sednit , and STRONTIUM ) has been active since at least 2007 and it has targeted governments, militaries, and security organizations worldwide. The group was involved also in the string of attacks that targeted 2016 Presidential election. ” continues the report.

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IT threat evolution Q3 2021

SecureList

The attackers obtain initial access to a system by sending a spear-phishing email to the victim containing a Dropbox download link. The vulnerability is in MSHTML, the Internet Explorer engine. The malware steals passwords from browsers and from the device’s memory, providing remote access to capture internet banking access.

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QakBot technical analysis

SecureList

It was found in the wild in 2007 and since then it has been continually maintained and developed. Cookie Grabber – collects cookies from popular browsers (Edge, Firefox, Chrome, Internet Explorer). Main description. QakBot, also known as QBot, QuackBot and Pinkslipbot, is a banking Trojan that has existed for over a decade.

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Cyber CEO: The History Of Cybercrime, From 1834 To Present

Herjavec Group

1988 — The Morris Worm — Robert Morris creates what would be known as the first worm on the Internet. 1998-2007 — Max Butler — Max Butler hacks U.S. In 2007, he is arrested and eventually pleads guilty to wire fraud, stealing millions of credit card numbers and around $86 million of fraudulent purchases.