Security Affairs

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Russia-link cyberespionage APT28 leverages COVID-19 as phishing lures to deliver the Go version of their Zebrocy (or Zekapab) malware. Russia-linked APT28 is leveraging COVID-19 as phishing lures in a new wave of attacks aimed at distributing the Go version of their Zebrocy (or Zekapab) malware. ” concludes the report.

Malware 106

Malware Phishing Government Data collection 106

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 27, 2023

The APT28 group (aka Fancy Bear , Pawn Storm , Sofacy Group , Sednit , BlueDelta, and STRONTIUM ) has been active since at least 2007 and it has targeted governments, militaries, and security organizations worldwide. Most of the APT28s’ campaigns leveraged spear-phishing and malware-based attacks. ” reads the report.

Government 108

Government Phishing Accountability Hacking 108

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Google revealed to have sent roughly 50,000 alerts of state-sponsored phishing or hacking attempts to customers since January. Google announced to have sent roughly 50,000 alerts of state-sponsored phishing or hacking attempts to customers during 2021. Most of APT28s’ campaigns leveraged spear-phishing and malware-based attacks.

Phishing 83

Phishing Hacking Government VPN 83

Security Affairs

APRIL 30, 2023

CERT-UA warns of a spear-phishing campaign conducted by APT28 group targeting Ukrainian government bodies with fake ‘Windows Update’ guides. Most of the APT28s’ campaigns leveraged spear-phishing and malware-based attacks. The group was involved also in the string of attacks that targeted 2016 Presidential election.

System Administration 91

System Administration Government Phishing Malware 91

Security Affairs

JANUARY 18, 2022

Trend Micro researchers spotted an elusive threat actor, called Earth Lusca, that targets organizations worldwide via spear-phishing and watering hole attacks. . The Winnti group was first spotted by Kaspersky in 2013, but according to the researchers the gang has been active since 2007. Both clusters served as a C&C server.

Cryptocurrency 110

Cryptocurrency Social Engineering Media Phishing 110

Security Affairs

MARCH 20, 2020

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.

Phishing 135

Phishing Accountability Advertising DNS 135

Google Security

DECEMBER 5, 2022

This is why Safe Browsing ’s phishing and malware protections have been a core part of Chrome since 2007. As a result, Enhanced Protection users are phished 20-35% less than users on Standard Protection. You may have seen these in action if you have ever come across one of our red warning pages.

Phishing 90

Phishing Data privacy Malware Mobile 90

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Most of the APT28s’ campaigns leveraged spear-phishing and malware-based attacks. The group was involved also in the string of attacks that targeted 2016 Presidential election. The group operates out of military unity 26165 of the Russian General Staff Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) 85th Main Special Service Center (GTsSS).

Accountability 104

Accountability Government Phishing Authentication 104

Security Affairs

JUNE 21, 2023

The APT28 group (aka Fancy Bear , Pawn Storm , Sofacy Group , Sednit , BlueDelta, and STRONTIUM ) has been active since at least 2007 and it has targeted governments, militaries, and security organizations worldwide. Most of the APT28s’ campaigns leveraged spear-phishing and malware-based attacks.

Hacking 87

Hacking Government Phishing Malware 87

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 7, 2023

The APT28 group (aka Fancy Bear , Pawn Storm , Sofacy Group , Sednit , BlueDelta, and STRONTIUM ) has been active since at least 2007 and it has targeted governments, militaries, and security organizations worldwide. Most of the APT28s’ campaigns leveraged spear-phishing and malware-based attacks.

Government 109

Government Telecommunications Accountability Phishing 109

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.

Media 94

Media Accountability Government Malware 94

eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

As a matter of fact, the most-reported crime in the 2021 Internet Crime Report report was phishing , a social engineering scam wherein the victim receives a deceptive message from someone in an attempt to get the victim to reveal personal information or account credentials or to trick them into downloading malware. since Q3 of 2007.

Social Engineering 120

Social Engineering Energy and Utilities Phishing Scams 120

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. Justice Department this week indicted seven Chinese nationals for a decade-long hacking spree that targeted more than 100 high-tech and online gaming companies.

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Antivirus Hacking Government Software 353

Malwarebytes

APRIL 8, 2022

The last time I can remember an all-out targeted attack on social media musicians was way back in 2007 during Ye Olde Myspace days. The people behind it didn’t promote malware links, or spam, or phishing. Any compromise can lead to masses of spam or videos leading users off-site to phishing or malware.

Scams 118

Scams Accountability Phishing Malware 118

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 28, 2021

North Korea-linked threat actors posed as Samsung recruiters in a spear-phishing campaign aimed at employees at South Korean security firms. North Korea-linked APT group posed as Samsung recruiters is a spear-phishing campaign that targeted South Korean security companies that sell anti-malware solutions, Google TAG researchers reported.

Malware 124

Malware Phishing Antivirus Hacking 124

Security Affairs

AUGUST 13, 2020

” 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. Most of APT28s’ campaigns leveraged spear-phishing and malware-based attacks.

Malware 137

Malware Advertising IoT Government 137

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

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. Most of APT28s’ campaigns leveraged spear-phishing and malware-based attacks. ” reads the report published by Mandiant.

DDOS 85

DDOS Cyber threats Phishing Hacking 85

Daniel Miessler

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Since 2007 the InfoSec industry has been talking about TheBigOne™—the event that would change cyber threats from annoyances to existential concerns. Once they get in— via RDP or Phishing or Drive-bys —they are not only extorting people who want to get their data back. They called it Cyber Pearl Harbor.

Ransomware 246

Ransomware Government Social Engineering Small Business 246

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

The developers behind the NextGen Gallery plugin have fixed two critical Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities, their exploitation could lead to a site takeover, malicious redirects, spam injection, phishing, and other malicious activities. The plugin receives over 1.5

Social Engineering 110

Social Engineering Firewall Engineering Phishing 110

Security Affairs

APRIL 20, 2021

BMP) image files in a recent spear-phishing campaign targeting entities in South Korea. . Experts from Malwarebytes have uncovered a spear-phishing attack conducted by a North Korea-linked Lazarus APT group that obfuscated a malicious code within a bitmap (.BMP) North Korea-linked Lazarus APT group is abusing bitmap (.BMP)

Phishing 69

Phishing Hacking Cryptocurrency Encryption 69

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 25, 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. The activity of the Lazarus APT group surged in 2014 and 2015, its members used mostly custom-tailored malware in their attacks.

Cryptocurrency 123

Cryptocurrency Malware Hacking Phishing 123

Security Affairs

APRIL 8, 2022

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. Most of APT28s’ campaigns leveraged spear-phishing and malware-based attacks.

Government 110

Government Media Malware Hacking 110

Security Affairs

JANUARY 27, 2022

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.

Malware 77

Malware Hacking Phishing Ransomware 77

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

The Fancy Bear APT group has been active since at least 2007 and it has targeted governments, militaries, and security organizations worldwide. ” The threat actors used phishing messages containing a malicious attachment that launches a long chain of downloaders , ending with a backdoor. dotm hosted at Dropbox.

Advertising 86

Advertising Phishing Malware Hacking 86

Security Affairs

MARCH 22, 2019

The APT28 group has been active since at least 2007 and it has targeted governments, militaries, and security organizations worldwide. FireEye revealed that the two Russia-linked APT groups carried out spear-phishing attacks to trick victims into revealing government information and credentials.

Government 91

Government Advertising Media Phishing 91

Security Affairs

APRIL 19, 2023

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. Most of the APT28s’ campaigns leveraged spear-phishing and malware-based attacks.

Malware 85

Malware Firmware Government Education 85

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 1, 2020

In recent attacks, the kill chain starts with spear-phishing emails that were specially crafted for one specific recipient per target organization, a circumstance that suggests a deep knowledge of the targets that results from a prior reconnaissance. . ” continues the report. To deploy the coin miners, BISMUTH first dropped a .dat

Cryptocurrency 95

Cryptocurrency Antivirus Manufacturing Government 95

Security Affairs

JULY 6, 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.

Retail 96

Retail Advertising Malware Cryptocurrency 96

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. In August, F-Secure Labs experts observed a spear-phishing campaign targeting an organization in the cryptocurrency industry.

Malware 103

Malware Software Cryptocurrency Financial Services 103

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

The attack chain leverage multiple vectors Telegram channels, SMS messages containing a link to the malware, phishing messages, and watering hole attacks involving Iranian websites. Threat actors used a large variety of covers to avoid detection, including: VIPRE Mobile Security – A fake mobile security application.

Surveillance 98

Surveillance Mobile Malware Cyber Attacks 98

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. . The experts discovered the custom backdoor while investigating an incident, it was used by attackers for lateral movements and data exfiltration.

Malware 95

Malware Cryptocurrency Password Management Encryption 95

Krebs on Security

AUGUST 1, 2018

Reddit said the exposed data included internal source code as well as email addresses and obfuscated passwords for all Reddit users who registered accounts on the site prior to May 2007. The incident also exposed the email addresses of some users who had signed up to receive daily email digests of specific discussion threads. SECURITY KEYS.

Authentication 189

Authentication Mobile Passwords Accountability 189

Malwarebytes

JANUARY 22, 2021

Password managers weren’t exactly flying off the shelves back in 2007, your only real options were home grown. Real time phishing protection is the icing on an ever-growing cake. Malware, for example, would specifically target password storage in browsers and plunder everything in sight. Weak password? Chrome 88 can help.

Passwords 77

Passwords Password Management Encryption Malware 77

eSecurity Planet

APRIL 23, 2021

Since 2007 (before podcasting in general had really taken off), Patrick Gray and his co-host Adam Boileau have covered a wide range of InfoSec topics with insight from fellow industry leaders. New episodes of The Privacy, Security, & OSINT Show air weekly on Fridays and are usually about 60 minutes long. Risky Business.

Cybersecurity 141

Cybersecurity InfoSec Cybercrime Hacking 141

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 7, 2018

The APT28 group has been active since at least 2007 and it has targeted governments, militaries, and security organizations worldwide. The Earworm group carried out spear-phishing campaigns aimed at delivering the Trojan.Zekapab downloader and the Backdoor.Zekapab.

Government 87

Government Advertising Hacking Malware 87

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 3, 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. Experts believe APT threat actors carried out spear-phishing attacks against the bank, malicious messages used Windows executable.

Banking 87

Banking Retail Advertising Malware 87

SecureList

APRIL 17, 2023

A short look at QBot The banking Trojan QBot was detected for the first time in 2007. For authenticity, the attackers put the sender’s name from the previous letters in the ‘From’ field; however, the sender’s fraudulent e-mail address will be different from that of the real correspondent.

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Banking Malware Social Engineering Passwords 107