Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

“According to the indictment, between 2011 and July 2017, Aliaksandr Klimenka, 42, allegedly controlled BTC-e, a digital currency exchange, with Alexander Vinnik and others.” The authorities reported that since 2011, 7 million Bitcoin had gone into the BTC-e exchange and 5.5 ” reads the press release published by DoJ.

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Cryptocurrency Spyware Cybercrime Hacking 100

Security Affairs

APRIL 22, 2024

The threat actors shared a portion of the stolen data with TechCrunch as proof of the hack, it includes records on current and former government officials, diplomats, and politically exposed people. The list also includes criminals, suspected terrorists, intelligence operatives and a European spyware firm.

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Risk Spyware Hacking Accountability 114

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

Experts from Amnesty International uncovered a surveillance campaign that targeted Egyptian civil society organizations with a new version of FinSpy spyware. Since 2011 it was employed in attacks aimed at Human Rights Defenders (HRDs) in many countries, including Bahrain, Ethiopia, UAE, and more. SecurityAffairs – hacking, FinSpy).

Spyware 138

Spyware Surveillance Mobile Advertising 138

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 14, 2020

In September, Amnesty International uncovered a new surveillance campaign that targeted Egyptian civil society organizations with previously undisclosed versions of the infamous FinSpy surveillance spyware. SecurityAffairs – hacking, K-Electric). Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

Surveillance 111

Surveillance Spyware Software Advertising 111

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. They, in turn, let spyware and backdoors move ahead and become the second most popular malware with a 35-percent share.

Phishing 56

Phishing Spyware Banking Malware 56

Security Affairs

MARCH 27, 2023

Lower.exe, a sample of “GCleaner” spyware, historically, this piece of malware was initially faking CCleaner to drop additional malware ( link ). Sqlcmd.exe, an interesting information stealer and dropper leveraging custom ECC cryptography to secure its communication (details below) KiffAppE2.exe,

Malware 83

Malware Social Engineering Encryption Marketing 83