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Why Malware Crypting Services Deserve More Scrutiny

Krebs on Security

JUNE 21, 2023

If you operate a cybercrime business that relies on disseminating malicious software, you probably also spend a good deal of time trying to disguise or “crypt” your malware so that it appears benign to antivirus and security products. This story explores the history and identity behind Cryptor[.]biz ” Crypt[.]guru’s

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Ask Fitis, the Bear: Real Crooks Sign Their Malware

Krebs on Security

JUNE 1, 2023

This post is a deep dive on “ Megatraffer ,” a veteran Russian hacker who has practically cornered the underground market for malware focused code-signing certificates since 2015. One of Megatraffer’s ads on an English-language cybercrime forum. “Antivirus software trusts signed programs more.

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U.S., U.K. Sanction 7 Men Tied to Trickbot Hacking Group

Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Authorities in the United States and United Kingdom today levied financial sanctions against seven men accused of operating “ Trickbot ,” a cybercrime-as-a-service platform based in Russia that has enabled countless ransomware attacks and bank account takeovers since its debut in 2016. companies and government entities.

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Spam Kingpin Peter Levashov Gets Time Served

Krebs on Security

JULY 20, 2021

A federal judge in Connecticut today handed down a sentence of time served to spam kingpin Peter “Severa” Levashov , a prolific purveyor of malicious and junk email, and the creator of malware strains that infected millions of Microsoft computers globally. The government argued that under U.S.

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Breach Exposes Users of Microleaves Proxy Service

Krebs on Security

JULY 28, 2022

” Microleaves has long been classified by antivirus companies as adware or as a “potentially unwanted program” (PUP), the euphemism that antivirus companies use to describe executable files that get installed with ambiguous consent at best, and are often part of a bundle of software tied to some “free” download.

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Mariposa Botnet Author, Darkcode Crime Forum Admin Arrested in Germany

Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 1, 2019

A Slovenian man convicted of authoring the destructive and once-prolific Mariposa botnet and running the infamous Darkode cybercrime forum has been arrested in Germany on request from prosecutors in the United States, who’ve recently re-indicted him on related charges. issued international arrest warrant for his extradition.

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Cyber Security Roundup for April 2021

Security Boulevard

MARCH 31, 2021

At the start of March 2021, Microsoft rushed out patches for a critical zero-day Vulnerability in Exchange Server (2010, 2013, 2016, and 2019). Cybercrime to cost over $10 Trillion by 2025. FBI Internet Crime Report 2020: Cybercrime Skyrocketed, with Email Compromise Accounting for 43% of Losses. Stay safe and secure.

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Ten Years Later, New Clues in the Target Breach

Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The malware used in the Target breach included the text string “ Rescator ,” which also was the handle chosen by the cybercriminal who was selling all of the cards stolen from Target customers. For starters, the text string “Rescator” was found in some of the malware used in the Target breach.

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Who’s Behind the GandCrab Ransomware?

Krebs on Security

JULY 8, 2019

But GandCrab far eclipsed the success of competing ransomware affiliate programs largely because its authors worked assiduously to update the malware so that it could evade antivirus and other security defenses. It remains unclear how many individuals were active in the core GandCrab malware development team. of GandCrab.

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The History of Computer Viruses & Malware

eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

If you’ve used a computer for more than 5 minutes, you probably know a thing or two about computer viruses and malware. On the modern Internet, malware is a near-constant presence. Though often conflated with one another, malware and computer viruses aren’t necessarily the same thing. Looking to Protect Yourself Against Malware?

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EP 49: LoL

ForAllSecure

JUNE 21, 2022

So I started thinking about other ways to hide messages or even how to get malware onto a system without it being detected. Vamosi: Living off the land or fireless malware is a threat actor leveraging the utilities readily available on a system. Why don't I use the trusted ones that I'll get by antivirus. I'm Robert Vamosi.

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Former Russian Cybersecurity Chief Sentenced to 22 Years in Prison

Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Sergei Mikhailov , formerly deputy chief of Russia’s top anti-cybercrime unit, was sentenced today to 22 years in prison. In 2013, Vrublevsky was convicted of hiring his most-trusted spammer and malware writer to launch a crippling distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack against one of his company’s chief competitors.

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New Cyberthreats for 2021

Adam Levin

DECEMBER 7, 2020

In April 2020, Google reported 18 million instances per day of malware and phishing email sent via its Gmail service using Covid-related topics as a lure. As with any potential cybercrime, deterrence here will be aided by an awareness of what deepfakes are, how they work, and what they can and can’t do. At the beginning of 2020, U.S.

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Why Malware Crypting Services Deserve More Scrutiny

Ask Fitis, the Bear: Real Crooks Sign Their Malware

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U.S., U.K. Sanction 7 Men Tied to Trickbot Hacking Group

Spam Kingpin Peter Levashov Gets Time Served

Breach Exposes Users of Microleaves Proxy Service

Mariposa Botnet Author, Darkcode Crime Forum Admin Arrested in Germany

Cyber Security Roundup for April 2021

Ten Years Later, New Clues in the Target Breach

Who’s Behind the GandCrab Ransomware?

The History of Computer Viruses & Malware

EP 49: LoL

Former Russian Cybersecurity Chief Sentenced to 22 Years in Prison

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