Krebs on Security

JANUARY 8, 2024

Collectively in control over millions of spam-spewing zombies, those botmasters also continuously harvested passwords and other data from infected machines. As we’ll see in a moment, Salomon is now behind bars, in part because he helped to rob dozens of small businesses in the United States using some of those same harvested passwords.

Cybercrime 209

Cybercrime Banking Computers and Electronics DDOS 209

SecureList

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

The first-ever large-scale malware attacks on IoT devices were recorded back in 2008, and their number has only been growing ever since. Attack vectors There are two main IoT infection routes: brute-forcing weak passwords and exploiting vulnerabilities in network services. Unfortunately, users tend to leave these passwords unchanged.

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IoT DDOS Passwords Malware 86

SecureList

OCTOBER 25, 2023

In particular, the system.img file serves as the authentic payload archive used for initial Windows system infections. This information includes website login usernames and passwords, as well as personal autofill data such as name, address, phone number, company, and job title. This may be a bug; the authors probably meant 169.254.0.0/16

Malware 107

Malware DNS Encryption Cryptocurrency 107

Security Boulevard

JUNE 15, 2023

The malware targets more than 70 web browser extensions for cryptocurrency theft and uses the same functionality to target two-factor authentication (2FA) applications. Prior to this date, in 2021, the domain was registered and hosted by a previous owner, with DNS resolution observed through October of 2021. Trojan.Mystic.KV

Cryptocurrency 52

Cryptocurrency Password Management Malware DNS 52

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Organizations can help prevent their computers from becoming part of a botnet by installing anti-malware software, using firewalls , keeping software up-to-date, and forcing users to use strong passwords. Always change the default passwords for any IoT devices you install before extended use. Examples of Botnet Malware Attacks.

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Malware Adware Spyware Antivirus 105

Cisco Security

MAY 26, 2022

In 2005, I was lucky enough to become a Senior Editor at Tom’s Hardware Guide and attended Black Hat as accredited press from 2005 to 2008. were applied, as well as a standard WPA2 SSID for the devices that the device vendor had set up (we gave them the name of the SSID and Password). Network Visibility.

Wireless 93

Wireless Mobile Engineering Firewall 93

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. She connects him to any phone number he requests for free.

Cybercrime 135

Cybercrime Computers and Electronics Banking Hacking 135