Security Affairs

OCTOBER 3, 2023

In 2021, that hostname appeared in SMTP messages reported as a “romance scam” in a popular romance and dating scam tracking forum. In fact, since 2019, the hostname has linked a wide range of eCrime activities such as ransomware and data extortions, info-stealing malware spreading, botnet infections, and scams.

Scams 145

Scams Ransomware System Administration Malware 145

The Last Watchdog

JUNE 21, 2020

This quirk made the attack look more trustworthy and added a layer of flexibility to these scams. Balaban This ransomware was doing the rounds over spam generated by the Gameover ZeuS botnet, which had been originally launched in 2011 as a toolkit for stealing victim’s banking credentials and was repurposed for malware propagation.

Ransomware 243

Ransomware Hacking Encryption Penetration Testing 243

eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Cybercrime is a growth industry like no other. There are dozens if not hundreds of types of scams out there, but we’re going to focus on the scams most likely to affect a business, such as phishing or business email compromise (BEC). In 2021 alone, IC3 received 847,376 complaints which amounted to $6.9

Social Engineering 120

Social Engineering Energy and Utilities Phishing Scams 120

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

MAY 8, 2020

Thus, the number of phishing attacks on cloud storages nearly doubled last year, while Internet providers have seen the three-fold increase in the number of phishing scams targeting them. CERT-GIB’s findings indicate that phishing attack perpetrators have revised their so-called target pool.

Phishing 88

Phishing Spyware Banking Malware 88

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.

Cybercrime 308

Cybercrime Banking Small Business Accountability 308

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. Severa was a moderator on the Russian spam community Spamdot[.]biz.

Antivirus 357

Antivirus Cybercrime Identity Theft Scams 357