CSO Magazine

JANUARY 6, 2023

That’s according to a report from the BBC which claimed that children’s SEN information, child passport scans, staff pay scales and contract details have been stolen by notorious cybercrime group Vice Society, known for disproportionately targeting the education sector with ransomware attacks in the UK and other countries.

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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. biz , a long-running crypting service that is trusted by some of the biggest names in cybercrime.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 17, 2023

Operating since September 2011. The post Cybercriminals Offer Apple Themed Discounted Products For Sale On Major Cybercrime Friendly Forum Community – An Analysis appeared first on Security Boulevard. Building a good reputation is one of my values – I will always do my best to surprise and stay reputable. 100% Satisfaction guaranteed.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

is a relatively new cybercrime group, they have already racked up an impressive number of victims. In 2011, hackers compromised the personal information of millions of PlayStation Network users. While Ransomed.vc The group claims to be operating "in strict compliance with GDPR and Data Privacy Laws."

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

I launched Security Affairs for passion in 2011 and millions of readers walked with me. Over the past decade, I have recovered tens of thousand stories focusing mainly on cybercrime, information warfare, hacktivism and computer security.

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Cybercrime Hacking Cybersecurity Data breaches 98

Security Affairs

MAY 29, 2022

The transnational cybercrime ring was engaged in the mass acquisition and sale of fraud-related goods and services, including stolen identities, compromised credit card data, and computer malware. SecurityAffairs – hacking, cybercrime). The fraudulent activities conducted by the gang cost victims more than $568 million dollars. .

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 28, 2022

AWMproxy, the storefront for renting access to infected PCs, circa 2011. In 2011, researchers at Kaspersky Lab showed that virtually all of the hacked systems for rent at AWM Proxy had been compromised by TDSS (a.k.a An example of a cracked software download site distributing Glupteba. Image: Google.com.

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Passwords Malware Internet Internet 229

Krebs on Security

JULY 20, 2021

.” Over the course of his 15-year cybercriminal career, Severa would emerge as a pivotal figure in the cybercrime underground , serving as the primary moderator of a spam community that spanned multiple top Russian cybercrime forums. The government argued that under U.S.

Antivirus 281

Antivirus Cybercrime Identity Theft Scams 281

Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Since the beginning of 2020, Babam has set up numerous auctions on the Russian-language cybercrime forum Exploit , mainly selling virtual private networking (VPN) credentials stolen from various companies. com back in 2011, and sanjulianhotels[.]com The username associated with that account was “ bo3dom.” com (2017).

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Ransomware Passwords Accountability Cybercrime 281

CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 22, 2022

In July 2011, most of the South African countries agreed to employ SIM Registration laws in their regions, respectively, and those countries include Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, and Nigeria. The SIM Registration laws apply to curb digital crimes such as banking fraud and identity theft.

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Mobile Identity Theft Banking Government 111

Security Affairs

APRIL 22, 2024

Curiously, in 2011, Thomson Reuters acquired World-Check, then in October 2018, Thomson Reuters closed a deal with The Blackstone Group. Compromised data vary by individuals and organizations, it includes names, passport numbers, Social Security numbers, online crypto account identifiers and bank account numbers, and more.

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Risk Spyware Hacking Accountability 117

The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 31, 2024

Ghosemajumder “Generative AI cybercrime poses the greatest security challenge of our time,” said Shuman Ghosemajumder, co-founder & CEO of Reken. While billions have been spent on security products, the impact of cybercrime has actually been getting worse. He is also a regular guest lecturer at Stanford.

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Artificial Intelligence Education Cybercrime Social Engineering 100

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. To prevent infections from malware like Cryptbot, Cybercrime Support Network recommends users to Download from well-known and trusted sources.

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Malware Cybercrime Cryptocurrency Media 96

Security Affairs

JUNE 22, 2020

The authorities reported that since 2011, 7 million Bitcoin went into the BTC-e exchange and 5.5 “These funds are likely to reflect the profit gained from the victimisation of thousands, if not hundreds of thousands, of people globally as a result of cybercrime and organised crime,” commissioner Andrew Coster said.

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Cybercrime Advertising Cryptocurrency Hacking 117

Krebs on Security

APRIL 18, 2023

” MRMURZA Faceless is a project from MrMurza , a particularly talkative member of more than a dozen Russian-language cybercrime forums over the past decade. MrMurza’s Faceless advertised on the Russian-language cybercrime forum ProCrd. Image: Darkbeast/Ke-la.com. In 2013, U.S.

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Malware Passwords Accountability Advertising 221

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. The hidden service gained traction in 2011 and then hit the mainstream when a Gawker article about the site was published.

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Identity Theft Cryptocurrency Government Engineering 98

Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Dear blog readers, Do you know a lot about information security cybercrime research OSINT and threat intelligence gathering including cyber threat actors research? Intelligence Community and Law Enforcement agencies and organizations? Intelligence Community and Law Enforcement agencies and organizations?

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 19, 2020

The authorities reported that since 2011, 7 million Bitcoin went into the BTC-e exchange and 5.5 SecurityAffairs – hacking, cybercrime). In 2017, Greek Police arrested the Russian national Alexander Vinnik and they accused the man of running the BTC-e Bitcoin exchange to launder more than US$4bn worth of the cryptocurrency.

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Advertising Cybercrime Hacking Cryptocurrency 118

Security Affairs

JANUARY 28, 2023

The recent Hive infrastructure takedown as well as other major gangs dissolution such as Conti in 2022, is making room in the cybercrime business The Lockbit locker leaked a few months ago in the underground, is increasing its popularity and adoption among micro-criminal actors.

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Penetration Testing Ransomware Firewall Social Engineering 94

Security Affairs

AUGUST 6, 2023

CDHE provides free access to the identify theft monitoring Experian IdentityWorks SM for 24 months. At the time of this writing, no ransomware group has claimed responsibility for the security breach.

Education 90

Education Data breaches Ransomware Hacking 90

Security Affairs

MAY 23, 2020

The source code of the Zeus Trojan is available in the cybercrime underground since 2011 allowing crooks to develop their own release since. Experts found multiple variants in the wild, many of them belonging to the Terdot Zbot/Zloader malware family.

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Banking Advertising Malware Cybercrime 134

Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Other cybercrimes that specifically target accounts are spear phishing, social engineering attacks, and password sprays —basic password attack tactics that nation-states carry out against target companies and governments. Google introduced 2FA to Gmail in 2011. billion account hijacking attempts using brute-forced stolen passwords.

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Authentication Social Engineering Passwords Accountability 73

Security Affairs

JULY 26, 2019

According to FBI, between February of 2011 and July 2013, Silk Road managed $1.2 SecurityAffairs – Dark Web, cybercrime). billion worth of transactions for 957,079 users, the total earning for Ulbricht was nearly $80 million. Silk Road was an online black market of unprecedented scope.” Pierluigi Paganini.

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Marketing Advertising Cybercrime Information Security 72

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 16, 2021

FinCEN analyzed a data set composed of 2,184 SARs filed between 1 January 2011 and 30 June 2021 and identified 177 CVC (convertible virtual currency) wallets addresses that were used in ransomware operations associated with the above ransomware variants.

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Ransomware Cryptocurrency Hacking Cybercrime 110

Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Justice Department this month offered a $5 million bounty for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a Russian man indicted for allegedly orchestrating a vast, international cybercrime network that called itself “ Evil Corp ” and stole roughly $100 million from businesses and consumers. LOW FRIENDS IN HIGH PLACES.

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Cybercrime Banking Small Business Accountability 208

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 8, 2020

The French court acquitted Vinnik of charges of extortion and association with a cybercrime organization. The authorities reported that since 2011, 7 million Bitcoin went into the BTC-e exchange and 5.5 million withdrawn.

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Cryptocurrency Hacking Ransomware Cybercrime 96

Krebs on Security

AUGUST 26, 2020

O’Neill said he opened the investigation into Ngo’s identity theft business after reading about it in a 2011 KrebsOnSecurity story, “ How Much is Your Identity Worth? Ngo said he started taking classes again back in Vietnam, but soon found he was spending most of his time on cybercrime forums.

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Identity Theft Computers and Electronics Accountability Hacking 330

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 19, 2022

The blockchain-enabled botnet has been active since at least 2011, researchers estimated that the Glupteba botnet was composed of more than 1 million Windows PCs around the world as of December 2021.

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DNS Antivirus Cryptocurrency Software 101

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 7, 2021

The blockchain-enabled botnet has been active since at least 2011, researchers estimate that the Glupteba botnet is currently composed of more than 1 million Windows PCs around the world.

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Backups Advertising Accountability Malware 113

SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Protect your website from hackers and cybercrime. According to The Intercept, the publication that first reported the WikiLeaks data, the surveillance was alleged to start no later than 2011 and there was no indication that the eavesdropping had stopped. on German and French government officials.

Cybersecurity 52

Cybersecurity Surveillance Cyber Attacks Government 52

Security Affairs

JUNE 29, 2022

Aparat is an Iranian video-sharing site that was founded in 2011. A Google image search using the icon returned some results with the same image. All the results were under the domain aparat[.]com. The image matched was used as a profile picture for a user on the site. The profile page provided a link to a Twitter account.”

Malware 98

Malware Authentication Software Accountability 98

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 6, 2018

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Advertising Marketing Cybercrime Hacking 87

Malwarebytes

JANUARY 15, 2023

The real world impact of cybercrime rears its head once more, with word that 14 schools in the UK have been caught out by ransomware. According to the BBC, the data includes: Passport scans of both pupils and parents which date back to 2011. Contractual offers made to members of staff. Special Educational Needs (SEN) data.

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Ransomware Backups Education VPN 77

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 2, 2018

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Spyware Banking Data breaches Mobile 42

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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Cybercrime Malware Antivirus Banking 37

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 21, 2019

The authorities reported that since 2011, 7 million Bitcoin went into the BTC-e exchange and 5.5 SecurityAffairs – cybercrime, hacking). million withdrawn. According to the Greek media outlet the Daily Thess, the FBI tracked Alexander Vinnik for more than a year. . Pierluigi Paganini.

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Advertising Media Hacking Government 60

Webroot

MAY 12, 2021

“What Bitcoin was to 2011, NFTs are to 2021.”. NFT theft and a new brand of cybercrime. That’s a claim from the highly respected “techno-geek” bible Ars Technica in it’s wonderful explainer on NFTs, or non-fungible tokens. It’s certainly been speculated that they’re driving up the price of Etherium.

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Cryptocurrency Marketing Phishing Authentication 92