Krebs on Security

JULY 20, 2021

.” Over the course of his 15-year cybercriminal career, Severa would emerge as a pivotal figure in the cybercrime underground , serving as the primary moderator of a spam community that spanned multiple top Russian cybercrime forums. Severa was a moderator on the Russian spam community Spamdot[.]biz.

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Antivirus Cybercrime Identity Theft Scams 302

Krebs on Security

MAY 23, 2024

These services can be used in a legitimate manner for several business purposes — such as price comparisons or sales intelligence — but they are also massively abused for hiding cybercrime activity because they can make it difficult to trace malicious traffic to its original source. An ad for war.md, circa 2009.

DDOS 271

DDOS Internet Internet Government 271

Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 5, 2022

It's been active since 2009 and is responsible for many high profile attacks. In January of 2022 the Malwarebytes Intelligence Team uncovered a campaign where Lazarus conducted spear phishing attacks weaponized with malicious documents that used a familiar job opportunities theme. Lazarus Group. Be careful. bloxholder[.]com.

Cryptocurrency 81

Cryptocurrency Malware Scams Cybercrime 81

SecureList

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

SpyEye, developed in 2009 and described as a “bank Trojan with a form grabbing capability”, surged from the eighth most common banking malware tool with a 3.4% We look at phishing threats commonly encountered by users and companies as well as the prevalence of various Windows and Android-based financial malware.

Banking 107

Banking Phishing Cryptocurrency Malware 107

Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Justice Department this month offered a $5 million bounty for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a Russian man indicted for allegedly orchestrating a vast, international cybercrime network that called itself “ Evil Corp ” and stole roughly $100 million from businesses and consumers. LOW FRIENDS IN HIGH PLACES.

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Cybercrime Banking Small Business Accountability 226

SecureList

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Number of data leaks from medical organizations, 2009–2020. Since the start of the pandemic, many companies working in the information security sphere, including Kaspersky, have discussed the fact that medicine has become a more common bait in cybercriminal scams. The HIPAA Journal , which is focused on leaks in the U.S.

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Phishing Healthcare IoT Authentication 128