Security Affairs

MAY 30, 2024

Since 2011, Wang and his co-conspirators had been distributing malware through malicious VPN applications, including MaskVPN, DewVPN, PaladinVPN, ProxyGate, ShieldVPN, and ShineVPN. The law enforcement also arrested its administrator, the 35-year-old Chinese national YunHe Wang, in Singapore. ” reads the press release published by DoJ.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 28, 2023

The malware allows operators to steal login credentials from popular services such as social media platforms and cryptocurrency wallets, then stolen data is sold on cybercrime forums by the operators. CryptBot malware is active since at least 2019, it allows operators to steal sensitive data from the Google Chrome of the infected systems.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

Tropic Trooper spies on government entities in the Middle East The threat actor Tropic Trooper, active since 2011, has historically targeted government, healthcare, transportation and high-tech sectors in Taiwan, the Philippines and Hong Kong. This approach allows the group to more effectively deliver and disguise the malicious payload.

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Webroot

MAY 12, 2021

“What Bitcoin was to 2011, NFTs are to 2021.”. Since cryptocurrencies were, are and will continue to be impactful technologies, surely NFTs are a topic worth exploring. NFTs use the same blockchain ledger technology to verify uniqueness that cryptocurrencies rely on to prove ownership.

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Identity IQ

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Transactions on the dark web are typically conducted using cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin to maintain anonymity. You probably use the deep web all the time — examples may include bank accounts, your email, and login-restricted content such as news or streaming entertainment. From 2011 to 2013, the Silk Road hosted 1.2

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SecureList

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

SmokeLoader (aka Smoke) is a modular malware that has been known since 2011, distributed via phishing emails and drive-by downloads. RedLine’s main purpose is to steal credentials and information from browsers, in addition to stealing credit card details and cryptocurrency wallets from the compromised machine. SmokeLoader.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

To this end, some impressive technology has been created to combat the technological side of the issue, to keep hackers and similar bad actors from accessing data and account privileges they shouldn’t. One particularly potent emergent technology for scammers is blockchain and the related cryptocurrency and NFTs.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 29, 2021

The Department of Justice (DOJ) describes his crimes like this: "Bitcoin Fog was the longest-running cryptocurrency 'mixer,' gaining notoriety as a go-to money laundering service for criminals seeking to hide their illicit proceeds from law enforcement. Over the course of its decade-long operation, Bitcoin Fog moved over 1.2

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Security Affairs

MAY 8, 2020

In the second half of 2019, ransomware remained the most frequent “stuffing” of phishing emails, accounting for 47 percent of the total number of malicious attachments. Figure 3 Top-10 threats hiding in phishing emails in H2 2019 and extension of attached malicious files.

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Elie

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Performing a longitudinal analysis highlights that the adoption rate of 2FA (two-factor authentication) has been mostly stagnant over the last five years, despite the ever increasing number of accounts hijacked due to the. in 2011 almost 10 years ago. reuse of passwords found in data breaches and phishing attacks. in 2005 and TOTP in.

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SecureList

MARCH 1, 2021

In particular, advertisers can display targeted offerings, and attackers can access accounts with various services, such as online banking. It stole credentials for various financial systems including online banking applications and cryptocurrency wallets in Brazil. Attacks on personal data. Their enduring relevance is a surprise.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 27, 2023

The threat actor abused Bitly shortener and an ad hoc BlogSpot account to protect the malicious code, lastly stored in an encrypted zip archive hosted on Mega.nz. He is a former member of the ANeSeC CTF team, one of the firsts Italian cyber wargame teams born back in 2011.

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ForAllSecure

MARCH 1, 2022

In 2011, there a was user in a chat room by the name of altoid, like the mint. Anyone talking about it in 2011 most likely had inside information. This can be from your personal checking account or business account. For that you're going to need cryptocurrency. This is cryptocurrency laundering. And he had.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The story on the Flashback author featured redacted screenshots that were taken from Ika’s BlackSEO account (see image above). The day after that story ran, Ika posted a farewell address to his mates, expressing shock and bewilderment over the apparent compromise of his BlackSEO account. ru under the handle “ r-fac1.”

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Security Affairs

JUNE 23, 2021

The company was purchased by Intel in 2011 for more than $7.6bn. According to the indictment , the expert earned millions in income from promoting cryptocurrencies, consulting work, speaking engagements, and selling the rights to his life story for a documentary.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 11, 2023

The term was first used by Brian Krebs in 2011 after a proof of concept was conducted at DEF CON by Wall of Sheep. There are crawlers that can search your phone for personally identifiable information (PII), account credentials, banking-related or credit card data in seconds.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 21, 2023

From the first Roomba in 2002 to the first virtual assistant (Siri) in 2011, AI has slowly and steadily penetrated the consumer technology market, often with little comprehension from buyers that artificial intelligence is actually powering the functionality behind their favorite devices.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

It could install a keylogging program, allowing the hacker to gain access to sensitive information like bank account details, passwords, and physical addresses as long as the victim typed that information into their computer at any point. The Rise of Ransomware: 2011-2022.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 25, 2022

Prosecutors say the accused also enjoyed a lengthy career of “cashing out” access to hacked bank accounts worldwide. ” Cashouts refer to using stolen payment card data to make fraudulent purchases or to withdraw money from bank accounts without authorization. The DirectConnection cybercrime forum, circa 2011.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Alexander Vinnik , a Russian national, in May 2024 pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering for his involvement in operating the cryptocurrency exchange BTC-e from 2011 to 2017. Vinnik set up numerous such shell companies and financial accounts across the globe to allow BTC-e to conduct its business.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

But a team of reporters at The New York Times found the math that could back up those checks is marred with accounting errors, incorrect assumptions, outdated data and other mistakes. Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee also have released a comprehensive account (PDF) of Musk’s various conflicts of interest.

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