The Last Watchdog

JUNE 20, 2018

Cryptojacking, as defined by the Federal Trade Commission , is the use of JavaScript code to capture cryptocurrencies in users’ browsers without asking permission. LW: So cryptocurrency got discovered as the ideal payment vehicle for ransomware. In 2011, total cryptocurrency value was about $10 billion. Bilogorskiy.

Cryptocurrency 176

Cryptocurrency Passwords Ransomware Malware 176

Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Unbeknownst to Ika at the time, his Pustota forum also had been completely hacked that week, and a copy of its database shared with this author. Much of my reporting on Vrublevsky’s cybercrime empire came from several years worth of internal ChronoPay emails and documents that were leaked online in 2010 and 2011.

Cybercrime 225

Cybercrime Accountability Advertising Computers and Electronics 225

Identity IQ

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

But the dark web is also associated with illegal activities including the trafficking of drugs, weapons, and illegal pornography, hacking and cybercrime, terrorism, and the sale of stolen data or personal information. Transactions on the dark web are typically conducted using cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin to maintain anonymity.

Identity Theft 98

Identity Theft Cryptocurrency Government Engineering 98

ForAllSecure

MARCH 1, 2022

I mean, there are so many positive stories about people who are hacking for a living and doing good things because of it. 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. Don't use familiar passwords seriously. And he had.

Hacking 52

Hacking Mobile Cryptocurrency VPN 52

eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

The document contained a list of pornographic sites, along with passwords for access to said sites and would then spread itself and its NSFW content by emailing the first 50 people in the victim’s contact list. Welcome to [link] Hacked By Chinese!”. The Rise of Ransomware: 2011-2022. However, despite claims from U.S.

Malware 138

Malware Ransomware Antivirus Internet 138

Security Affairs

MARCH 27, 2023

He is a former member of the ANeSeC CTF team, one of the firsts Italian cyber wargame teams born back in 2011. The module also exfiltrates 2FA secrets from Twilio’s Authy local storage.

Malware 83

Malware Social Engineering Encryption Marketing 83

Security Affairs

MAY 8, 2020

Threat actors included the passwords for accessing the archives’ contents in the subject of the email, the name of the archive, or in their subsequent correspondence with the victim. SecurityAffairs – phishing attacks, hacking). Balance of power. Figure 2 The map of major web phishing-hosting countries. Pierluigi Paganini.

Phishing 56

Phishing Spyware Banking Malware 56