Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 14, 2023

For many years, Ika held a key position at one of Russia’s largest Internet service providers, and his (mostly glowing) reputation as a reliable provider of web hosting to the Russian cybercrime community gave him an encyclopedic knowledge about nearly every major player in that scene at the time. ru under the handle “ r-fac1.”

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Cybercrime Accountability Advertising Computers and Electronics 232

Krebs on Security

MARCH 9, 2023

A Croatian national has been arrested for allegedly operating NetWire , a Remote Access Trojan (RAT) marketed on cybercrime forums since 2012 as a stealthy way to spy on infected systems and siphon passwords. In October 2012, the WorldWiredLabs domain moved to another dedicated server at the Internet address 198.91.90.7, ” Mr.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 4, 2023

law enforcement seized the cryptocurrency exchange BTC-e , and the Secret Service said those records show that a Denis Kulkov from Samara supplied the username “ Nordexin ,” email address nordexin@ya.ru, and an address in Samara. That Bankir account was registered from the Internet address 193.27.237.66 In 2017, U.S.

Marketing 244

Marketing Cybercrime Accountability Cryptocurrency 244

Hot for Security

JANUARY 25, 2021

The perp claims to have stolen usernames, emails, clear text passwords, and MFC Token balances of 2 million Premium and Diamond members. The threat actor made a pretty penny, based on his cryptocurrency wallet analysis that showed 49 Bitcoin transactions, equating to more than $22,000. Stop guessing what the internet knows about you.

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Passwords Accountability Cryptocurrency Internet 52

Krebs on Security

MAY 13, 2024

used the password 225948. According to Constella, this email address was used in 2010 to register an account for a Dmitry Yurievich Khoroshev from Voronezh, Russia at the hosting provider firstvds.ru. Therefore, decryptors appear on the Internet, and with them the hope that files can be decrypted without paying a ransom.

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Adam Levin

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Ransomware was a relatively obscure form of malware until the early 2010s , but it has increased in scope and the amount of damage it has caused year after year, aided by a proliferation of botnets , cryptocurrencies , and sophisticated criminal enterprises. households had an estimated 11 internet-connected devices per household.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

On the modern Internet, malware is a near-constant presence. Department of Defense’s Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (ARPANET), the precursor of the modern Internet we know, love, and sometimes hate. Worms and the Dawn of the Internet Age: 1987-2000. Going Mobile and Going Global: 2001-2010.

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