Security Affairs

APRIL 23, 2020

A security expert uncovered an old APT operation, tracked Nazar, by analyzing the NSA hacking tools included in the dump leaked by Shadow Brokers in 2017. The analysis of the submissions times in VirusTotal for the artifacts employed in the Nazar campaign allowed the expert to date the campaign between 2010 and 2013.

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Hacking Advertising Malware Engineering 105

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

APT15 has been active since at least 2010, it conducted cyber espionage campaigns against targets worldwide in several industries, including defense, high tech, energy, government, aerospace, and manufacturing. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Uyghurs). Record phone calls. Take pictures. ” concludes the report. Pierluigi Paganini.

Surveillance 91

Surveillance Spyware Malware Mobile 91

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Microsoft sued Thallium North Korea-linked APT for hacking into its customers’ accounts and networks via spear-phishing attacks. Microsoft sued a North Korea-linked cyber espionage group tracked as Thallium for hacking into its customers’ accounts and networks via spear-phishing attacks. 27 in the U.S.

Computers and Electronics 65

Computers and Electronics Phishing Accountability Malware 65

Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2021

Furthermore, attackers used proof-of-concept code to attack SAP systems, but also brute-force attacks to take over high-privileged SAP user accounts. The goal of these attacks was to take full control of an SAP deployment in order to modify configurations and user accounts to exfiltrate business information. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

District Court for the District of New Jersey charging Kovalev with conspiracy to commit bank fraud and eight counts of bank fraud in connection with a series of intrusions into victim bank accounts held at various U.S.-based based financial institutions that occurred in 2009 and 2010, predating his involvement in Dyre or the Trickbot Group.

Banking 84

Banking Ransomware Cybercrime Malware 84

Security Affairs

MARCH 15, 2023

Knowing them, a threat actor could be able to hijack the session and therefore the account. If attackers had access to this key, they could create an admin account and have privileged access to a website. The unidentified hackers allegedly attempted to map the company’s computer system between 2009 and 2010.

Manufacturing 88

Manufacturing Media Accountability Risk 88

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 24, 2020

On May 19, 2010, ZDI published an advisory after that threat actors exploited the flaw in the wild in a campaign tracked as “ Operation PowerFall.” The flaw could allow installing malicious programs, view, change, or delete data, and create new accounts with full user rights. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Windows).

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Hacking Internet Internet Accountability 115

Security Boulevard

MARCH 31, 2021

roundup of UK focused Cyber and Information Security News, Blog Posts, Reports and general Threat Intelligence from the previous calendar month, March 2021. How not to disclosure a Hack. UK fashion retailer FatFace angered customers in its handling of a customer data theft hack.

Energy and Utilities 122

Energy and Utilities Ransomware Banking Hacking 122

Security Affairs

JULY 9, 2019

” Threat actors accessed to files stored in the Literacy Works Information System that are dated back 2009, 2010, and 2014. Exposed data includes first names, last names, social security numbers, dates of birth, city or county of residence, graduation dates and record numbers. ” continues the Department. .

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Data breaches Insurance Advertising Technology 73

Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

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Mobile Engineering Accountability Hacking 52

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 1, 2019

The cluster included multiple databases, two of them contained tax and personally identifiable information about Russian citizens, prevalently from Moscow and the surrounding area. “The first database contained more than 14 million personal and tax records from 2010 to 2016, and the second included over 6 million from 2009 to 2015.”

Identity Theft 73

Identity Theft Scams Advertising Risk 73

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Zhukov, aka Nastra, was arrested in Bulgaria, where he had lived since 2010, in November 2018 and was extradited to the US on January 18. . The experts discovered that crooks used over 60,000 accounts selling ad inventory generating a record of 3 to 12 billion of daily ad bid requests. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Operation Cyclone).

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Advertising Mobile Internet Internet 86

Security Affairs

AUGUST 14, 2019

An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights.” This issue reminds us of the flaw exploited by the Stuxnet malware back in 2010.

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Authentication Advertising Internet Internet 84

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 23, 2019

In other attacks, hackers have compromised plugins used by e-commerce platforms in a classic supply chain attack or have injected software skimmers inside a company’s cloud hosting account that was poorly protected. Security firms have monitored the activities of a dozen groups at least since 2010. .

Social Engineering 46

Social Engineering Advertising Software Firewall 46

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 4, 2022

“Court documents and government contracting records show the agencies tasked with monitoring the Mexican border have spent record sums on car hacking tools, while talking up the extraordinary amount of valuable evidence that can be reaped from onboard computers.” SecurityAffairs – hacking, infotainment systems).

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Surveillance Technology Mobile Hacking 102

Security Affairs

JANUARY 22, 2021

At the time of this writing, the threat actor has deleted its post, as well as its account, and emptied the cryptocurrency wallet used for the sale. The investigation conducted by MyFreeCams revealed that data were stolen in “a security incident that occurred more than ten years ago in June 2010.” Pierluigi Paganini.

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Passwords Marketing Accountability Cryptocurrency 90

Security Affairs

MARCH 31, 2022

The vulnerability was disclosed after a Chinese security researcher published a proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit before deleting its account (helloexp). It was leaked by a Chinese security researcher who, since sharing and/or leaking it, has deleted their Twitter account. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Spring4Shell).

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Accountability Hacking Software Cybersecurity 90

The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

A separate set of startups soon cropped up specifically to handle the provisioning of log on accounts that gave access to multiple systems, and also the de-provisioning of those accounts when a user left the company. Efforts to balance security and productivity sometimes backfired.

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Government Authentication Technology Data breaches 169

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 15, 2019

The APT27 cyber espionage group (aka Emissary Panda , TG-3390 , Bronze Union , and Lucky Mouse ) has been active since 2010, it targeted organizations worldwide, including U.S. “A day earlier, the minister had dismissed reports that millions of Iranian bank accounts had been hacked.” Iran, hacking).

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Cyber Attacks Telecommunications Government Advertising 59