Security Affairs

OCTOBER 19, 2020

The Russian citizen Alexander Vinnik goes on trial in Paris for having defrauded nearly 200 victims across the world of 135 million euros using ransomware. The Russian man Alexander Vinnik goes on trial in Paris for having defrauded nearly 200 victims across the world of 135M euros using ransomware. million withdrawn.

Advertising 136

Advertising Hacking Cybercrime Cryptocurrency 136

SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

A new ransomware group called Ransomed.vc 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. is claiming to have breached all of Sony's systems and is selling the data on the Dark Web.

Hacking 109

Hacking Data privacy Cybercrime Advertising 109

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.

Ransomware 92

Ransomware Backups Education Cyber Insurance 92

Security Affairs

MARCH 14, 2023

Cyber security researcher Luca Mella analyzed the Makop ransomware employed in a recent intrusion. Executive summary Insights from a recent intrusion authored by Makop ransomware operators show persistence capability through dedicated.NET tools. Everything is freeware software maintained by Voidtools.

Ransomware 98

Ransomware Software System Administration Encryption 98

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 8, 2020

The man went on trial in Paris for having defrauded nearly 200 victims across the world of 135M euros using ransomware. 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

Cryptocurrency 119

Cryptocurrency Hacking Ransomware Cybercrime 119

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Introduction Digging into ransomware infections always provides valuable insights. Technical Details Evidence from the field At some point, the Lockbit incident investigation landed at a very interesting point: the ransomware affiliate conducted the data exfiltration phase through an FTP channel tunneled over a TLS connection.

Scams 145

Scams Ransomware System Administration Malware 145

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.

Penetration Testing 98

Penetration Testing Ransomware Firewall Social Engineering 98

Security Affairs

MAY 6, 2024

Alexander Vinnik , a Russian national, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering for his involvement in operating the cryptocurrency exchange BTC-e from 2011 to 2017. Alexander Vinnik, a Russian operator of virtual currency exchange BTC-e pleaded guilty to participating in a money laundering scheme.

Cryptocurrency 132

Cryptocurrency Computers and Electronics Identity Theft Hacking 132

eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Cybercrime is a growth industry like no other. Given how lucrative and necessary both sectors are to daily life, they make prime targets for ransomware. In 2020 alone, 79 ransomware attacks were conducted against government entities in the U.S., In 2021 alone, IC3 received 847,376 complaints which amounted to $6.9

Social Engineering 120

Social Engineering Energy and Utilities Phishing Scams 120

SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

The evolution of Iran's cybercrime objectives. This does not mean actors are not actively seeking to up their technological impact, including aggressively pursuing ransomware methods. According to a New York City federal court, the attack campaign is believed to have started around late 2011 and ramped up quickly. and Israel.

Government 98

Government Social Engineering DDOS Engineering 98

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.

Identity Theft 98

Identity Theft Cryptocurrency Government Engineering 98

Security Affairs

AUGUST 8, 2018

Ramnit is one of the most popular banking malware families in existence today, it was first spotted in 2010 as a worm, in 2011, its authors improved it starting from the leaked Zeus source code turning the malware into a banking Trojan. DDoS attacks, ransomware-based campaigns, cryptocurrency mining campaigns). Pierluigi Paganini.

Malware 73

Malware DNS Encryption Banking 73

Security Affairs

MAY 8, 2020

H2 2019 has proved the tendency of past several years: mail remains the main method of delivering ransomware, spyware, backdoors and other malware, being used by cyber crooks in 94 percent of cases. Malware delivery: what’s on the menu? Figure 3 Top-10 threats hiding in phishing emails in H2 2019 and extension of attached malicious files.

Phishing 87

Phishing Spyware Banking Malware 87

Fox IT

JUNE 23, 2020

WastedLocker is a new ransomware locker we’ve detected being used since May 2020. Evil Corp were previously associated to the Dridex malware and BitPaymer ransomware, the latter came to prominence in the first half of 2017. The new WastedLocker ransomware appeared in May 2020 (a technical description is included below).

Ransomware 44

Ransomware Encryption Malware Architecture 44

SecureWorld News

APRIL 29, 2021

And with the staggering rise in ransomware attacks in 2020 and 2021, most hackers demand ransom payment to be made in Bitcoin. It's an effective way to try and hide from the government and carry out their operations without having to leave their desk.

Identity Theft 55

Identity Theft Cryptocurrency Advertising Internet 55

Security Affairs

MARCH 27, 2023

The majority of the data extracted from the victims will likely reach the underground dark markets soon, but for this latest portion of infected hosts the risk is even higher: the operator will likely try to sell access to these servers and enterprise machines to even more dangerous thirds parties, including well-known ransomware operators.

Malware 98

Malware Social Engineering Encryption Marketing 98

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.

Malware 283

Malware Antivirus Cybercrime Hacking 283

Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 14, 2023

That reporting was based on clues from an early Russian cybercrime forum in which a hacker named Rescator — using the same profile image that Rescator was known to use on other forums — claimed to have originally been known as “Helkern,” the nickname chosen by the administrator of a cybercrime forum called Darklife.

Cybercrime 304

Cybercrime Accountability Advertising Computers and Electronics 304

Krebs on Security

JULY 16, 2019

For at least the past decade, a computer crook variously known as “ Yalishanda ,” “ Downlow ” and “ Stas_vl ” has run one of the most popular “bulletproof” Web hosting services catering to a vast array of phishing sites, cybercrime forums and malware download servers.

Cybercrime 232

Cybercrime Phishing Banking Malware 232

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. In what way, remains to be seen.

Cybersecurity 92

Cybersecurity Artificial Intelligence Social Engineering Engineering 92

eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Ransomware, for example, usually doesn’t self-replicate. The Rise of Ransomware: 2011-2022. The 2010s and early 2020s have been marked by an increased prevalence in ransomware attacks. Copycat ransomware like TorrentLocker and CryptoWall starting springing up. This isn’t necessarily true of other types of malware.

Malware 140

Malware Ransomware Antivirus Internet 140

Malwarebytes

JULY 21, 2021

In the context of cybercrime though, ZeuS (aka the Zbot Trojan) is a once-prolific malware that could easily be described as one of a handful of information stealers ahead of its time. In 2011, the source code for ZeuS 2.0.8.9 According to SecureWorks, ZeuS 1.3.4.x, The “fall” of ZeuS Trojan. was leaked.

Banking 134

Banking Malware Encryption Accountability 134

Krebs on Security

MARCH 25, 2022

prison for his role in at least 13 ransomware attacks that caused losses of approximately $53 million. After Berezan was extradited to the United States in December 2020, investigators searching his electronic devices said they found “significant evidence of his involvement in ransomware activity.” Department of Justice.

Ransomware 313

Ransomware Banking Cybercrime Hacking 313

Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

The crackdown — the second closure of major card fraud shops by Russian authorities in as many weeks — comes closely behind Russia’s arrest of 14 alleged affiliates of the REvil ransomware gang , and has many in the cybercrime underground asking who might be next. K’s message for Trump’s Dumps users.

Cybercrime 313

Cybercrime Identity Theft Marketing Retail 313

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. BTC-e processed over $9 billion in transactions and served over one million users globally, including many in the United States.

Cryptocurrency 74

Cryptocurrency Computers and Electronics Identity Theft Ransomware 74

Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

Created by Congress in 2011 to be a clearinghouse of consumer complaints, the CFPB has sued some of the nation’s largest financial institutions for violating consumer protection laws. At least in theory, one can negotiate with ransomware purveyors. CONSUMER PROTECTION?

Consumer Protection 317

Consumer Protection Government Cryptocurrency Media 317