Security Affairs

APRIL 8, 2021

A threat actor has sold almost 900,000 gift cards and over 300,000 payment cards on a cybercrime forum on the dark web. ” The investigation of the cybercriminal actor selling the gift cards and payment cards revealed that he is a prolific Russian-speaking hacker who was engaged in similar activities since 2010.

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Cybercrime Hacking Banking Information Security 105

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Researchers from mobile security firm Lookout uncovered two long-running surveillance campaigns targeting the Uyghurs minority. The threat actors behind the campaigns used two Android spyware to spy on the victims and steal sensitive information. The malware is able to steal sensitive data, record audio, and download arbitrary files.

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Surveillance Spyware Malware Mobile 90

Security Affairs

AUGUST 6, 2023

The company added that the incident may have impacted those that attended a public institution of higher education in Colorado between 2007-2020, attended a Colorado public high school between 2004-2020, individuals with a Colorado K-12 public school educator license between 2010-2014, participated in the Dependent Tuition Assistance Program from 2009-2013, (..)

Education 84

Education Data breaches Ransomware Hacking 84

BH Consulting

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

He said have only been eight examples of malware specifically written to target operational technology (OT) – as distinct from IT – that runs critical national infrastructure. Stuxnet in 2010 was the first the most recent was CosmicEnergy in 2023. Workers were unable to safely shut down a furnace and it melted to the ground.

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Cybercrime Technology Cybersecurity Engineering 64

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 10, 2021

In 2010, Volvo Cars became a subsidiary of the Chinese manufacturer Geely Holding Group, which confirmed that it “has become aware that one of its file repositories has been illegally accessed by a third party.” Swedish automotive manufacturer Volvo Cars revealed that threat actors have stolen R&D data from its systems.

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Data breaches Ransomware Manufacturing Hacking 127

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Security firms have monitored the activities of a dozen groups at least since 2010. The Magecart group used a generic phishing technique to gather and sell full sets of an individual’s personally identifying information along with financial data (identified with the slang term fullz in the cybercrime underground).

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Phishing Cybercrime Advertising Software 96

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 22, 2019

Security experts linked the Magecart group 5 to the infamous Dridex banking Trojan and the Carbanak cybercrime group. Security firms have monitored the activities of a dozen groups at least since 2010. . SecurityAffairs – Magecart Group 5, cybercrime ). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Cybercrime Phishing Advertising Banking 49

Security Affairs

MAY 21, 2019

The Satan ransomware first appeared in the threat landscape in January 2017 when the independent malware research @Xylit0l discovered it. Since its discovery, the malware was costantly updated, in one of the campaigns monitored by Fortinet, it utilized a cryptominer as an additional payload to maximize its profits. .

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Ransomware Advertising Malware Encryption 80

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. At the start of March 2021, Microsoft rushed out patches for a critical zero-day Vulnerability in Exchange Server (2010, 2013, 2016, and 2019). Stay safe and secure.

Energy and Utilities 122

Energy and Utilities Ransomware Banking Hacking 122

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 5, 2019

Cybercrime gangs under the Magecart umbrella continue to compromise e-commerce platforms to steal payment card data from users worldwide. Security firms have monitored the activities of a dozen groups at least since 2010.

Advertising 74

Advertising Software Hacking Cybercrime 74

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. . million computers with malware, attackers used thousands of servers and more than 10,000 counterfeit websites to impersonate legitimate web publishers. 2—The KOVTER Malware Scheme.

Advertising 84

Advertising Mobile Internet Internet 84

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 23, 2019

The US FBI issued a warning for the US private sector about e-skimming attacks carried out by the Magecart cybercrime groups. E-skimming took place when hackers compromise an e-commerce site and plant a malicious code designed to siphon payment card data or personally identifiable information (PII).

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Social Engineering Advertising Software Firewall 46

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: Welcome to the hacker mind and original podcast from for all secure. Vamosi: Living off the land or fireless malware is a threat actor leveraging the utilities readily available on a system.

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Ransomware Marketing Software Antivirus 52