Krebs on Security

JANUARY 8, 2024

bank accounts. 2008, wherein he addresses forum members with the salutation, “Hello Gentlemen Scammers.” Those clients included crooks using malware like Zeus , SpyEye , Citadel and the Blackhole exploit kit to build botnets and steal banking credentials. This post is an attempt to remedy that omission.

Cybercrime 283

Cybercrime Banking Computers and Electronics DDOS 283

Herjavec Group

AUGUST 26, 2021

1973 – Embezzlement — A teller at a local New York bank uses a computer to embezzle over $2 million dollars. 2000 — Mafiaboy — 15-year-old Michael Calce, aka MafiaBoy, a Canadian high school student, unleashes a DDoS attack on several high-profile commercial websites including Amazon, CNN, eBay and Yahoo! million credit cards.

Cybercrime 135

Cybercrime Computers and Electronics Banking Hacking 135

Spinone

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

Up until recently, central banks have acted as the metaphorical custodian of trust, employing complex processes that force populations to participate in bank accounts and credit cards to earn trust benefits, like credit scores. Yet, devastating moments such as the 2008 U.S. Yet, devastating moments such as the 2008 U.S.

Technology 40

Technology Energy and Utilities Authentication Cyber Attacks 40

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Attackers often use botnets to send out spam or phishing campaigns to carry out distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks. In 2008, the Kraken botnet with 495,000 bots infected 10% of the Fortune 500 companies. Since 2008, RAM scraping has been a boon for retailers. Banking trojan. DDoS trojan. Clicker trojan.

Malware 105

Malware Adware Spyware Antivirus 105

Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

In the past, the country has been credibly blamed or proven responsible for several cyberattacks against Ukraine and its surrounding neighbors, including DDoS attacks in Estonia in 2007, Georgia in 2008, and Kyrgyzstan in 2009.

Cybersecurity 104

Cybersecurity Ransomware Malware Government 104

The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

From mining cryptocurrency to launching DDoS attacks against networks, there are countless ways in which malware can access and utilize victim’s computers and data. They can be used to launch spam emails and distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks, leveraging hundreds of thousands of compromised computers. Warning signs.

Cyber threats 113

Cyber threats Computers and Electronics Adware Spyware 113

CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 31, 2021

From mining cryptocurrency to launching DDoS attacks against networks, there are countless ways in which malware can access and utilize victim’s computers and data. They can be used to launch spam emails and distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks, leveraging hundreds of thousands of compromised computers.

Malware 107

Malware Computers and Electronics Adware Spyware 107