Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

The Mylobot malware includes more than 1,000 hard-coded and encrypted domain names, any one of which can be registered and used as control networks for the infected hosts. BitSight researchers found significant overlap in the Internet addresses used by those domains and a domain called BHproxies[.]com. The website BHProxies[.]com

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Security Affairs

MARCH 10, 2023

The NetWire Remote Access Trojan (RAT) is available for sale on cybercrime forums since 2012, it allows operators to steal sensitive data from the infected systems. DomainTools further shows this email address was used to register one other domain in 2012: wwlabshosting[.]com, ” reads the press release published DoJ.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 1, 2022

ScarCruft has been active since at least 2012, it made the headlines in early February 2018 when researchers revealed that the APT group leveraged a zero-day vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player to deliver malware to South Korean users. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Dolphin backdoor). ” reads the post published by ESET.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 8, 2024

As detailed in my 2014 book, Spam Nation , Spamdot was home to crooks controlling some of the world’s nastiest botnets, global malware contagions that went by exotic names like Rustock , Cutwail , Mega-D , Festi , Waledac , and Grum. And there were many good reasons to support this conclusion. w s, icamis[.]ru ru , and icamis[.]biz.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Samide and other experts say what’s coming next is very likely to be a series of varied attacks as combatants on all sides leverage footholds gained from ongoing intelligence gathering and malware planting. It’s notable that hacks to gain access to, and maintain control of, industrial control systems are a recurring theme in cyber warfare.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 18, 2022

For the past seven years, an online service known as 911 has sold access to hundreds of thousands of Microsoft Windows computers daily, allowing customers to route their Internet traffic through PCs in virtually any country or city around the globe — but predominantly in the United States. THE INTERNET NEVER FORGETS.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 18, 2021

North Korea-linked InkySquid group leverages two Internet Explorer exploits to deliver a custom implant in attacks aimed at a South Korean online newspaper. APT37 has been active since at least 2012, it mainly targeted government, defense, military, and media organizations in South Korea. SecurityAffairs – hacking, InkySquid).

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 31, 2021

Shadowsocks is a free and open-source encryption protocol project, widely used in China to circumvent Internet censorship. It was created in 2012 by a Chinese programmer named “ clowwindy “, and multiple implementations of the protocol have been made available since. SecurityAffairs – hacking, China).

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Below is the list of vulnerabilities exploited by V3G4: CVE-2012-4869 : FreePBX Elastix Remote Command Execution Vulnerability Gitorious Remote Command Execution Vulnerability CVE-2014-9727 : FRITZ!Box Upon execution, the bot prints xXxSlicexXxxVEGA. to the console. If a botnet process already exists, the botnet client will and exit.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 8, 2019

Ministry of Internal Affairs announced that Belarusian police have seized and shutdown XakFor, one of the largest hacking forums on the internet. net), a popular hacking forum a place frequented by hackers, malware authors, scammers and cybercriminals. SecurityAffairs – XakFor forum , malware). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 13, 2022

Researchers from Palo Alto Networks defined the PingPull RAT as a “difficult-to-detect” backdoor that leverages the Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) for C2 communications. However, the group has been active at least since 2012. SecurityAffairs – hacking, APT). To nominate, please visit:?. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 10, 2020

Necurs botnet is one of the largest spam botnet , it has been active since at least 2012 and was involved in massive campaigns spreading malware such as the Locky ransomware , the Scarab ransomware , and the Dridex banking Trojan. SecurityAffairs – malware, Necurs botnet). million spam messages to more than 40.6

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

In a report published at the end of 2012 on the growing hacking threat to websites, research firm Frost and Sullivan found that of all cyber security vulnerabilities, more than 98% were discovered by third-party researchers , while less than 2% were discovered by the people who made the applications that contained the vulnerabilities.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 16, 2018

A 21-year-old Kentucky man has pleaded guilty to authoring and distributing a popular hacking tool called “ LuminosityLink ,” a malware strain that security experts say was used by thousands of customers to gain unauthorized access to tens of thousands of computers across 78 countries worldwide.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Technological advancements have come a long way – from when internet utility was very limited to when internet connection was achieved only through internet protocol (IP) version 4 (IPv4) addresses to this modern age where IPv6 is the next big thing. This helps to provide necessary security and anonymity for the internet user.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 25, 2020

The APT41 has been active since at least 2012, it was involved in both state-sponsored espionage campaigns and financially-motivated attacks since 2014. Unlike other China-based actors, the group used custom malware in cyber espionage operations, experts observed 46 different malware families and tools in APT41 campaigns.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 5, 2020

ZLab malware researchers analyzed the attack chain used to infect Italian speaking victims with the Netwire malware. Info stealer malware confirms to be one of the most adopted weapons of cyber actors. In this case, the malware downloads the “image01.jpg” Hacking Tool #1: Patching the AmsiScanBuffer. Introduction.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 14, 2019

The list of flaws addressed by the tech giant doesn’t include zero-days or publicly disclosed vulnerabilities, 29 issues were rated as ‘Critical’ and affect Microsoft’s Edge and Internet Explorer web browsers, Windows, Outlook and Office. This issue reminds us of the flaw exploited by the Stuxnet malware back in 2010.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Infiltrating a cybercriminal operation can provide valuable data about different types of malicious activities, including DDoS attacks , malware distribution, and more. They’re relatively easy to take down and there are far larger botnets powered by newer technologies such as the Internet of Things (IoT). How we found the IRC botnet.

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Security Affairs

MAY 19, 2020

Experts note that the exploit is only effective for authenticated sessions and the affected devices are End of Life (EOL) from 2012. SecurityAffairs – Symantec Web Gateways, hacking). In the case of Mirai, the bot is able to propagate via either credential brute-forcing or exploitation of the Symantec Web Gateways exploit.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 1, 2019

Malware written in Go programming language has roots almost a decade ago, few years after its first public release back in 2009: starting from InfoStealer samples discovered since 2012 and abused in cyber-criminal campaigns, to modern cyber arsenal like the Sofacy one. Introduction. Figure 1: Go Build ID signature. Conclusion.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

The bad side of all of these adventure is, now I have my research materials scattering around all over the internet during these past three years (smile). Windows related malware posts. Linux related malware posts. Mac OSX related malware posts. Other malware reports. SecurityAffairs – MalwareMustDie, malware).

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Microsoft today released updates to plug nearly 100 security holes in various versions of its Windows operating system and related software, including a zero-day vulnerability in Internet Explorer (IE) that is actively being exploited. It could be used to install malware just by getting a user to browse to a malicious or hacked Web site.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 4, 2019

Necurs botnet is currently the second largest spam botnet , it has been active since at least 2012 and was involved in massive campaigns spreading malware such as the Locky ransomware , the Scarab ransomware , and the Dridex banking Trojan. SecurityAffairs – Necurs botnet, hacking). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 9, 2019

In June 2018, experts at Kaspersky were investigating attacks against government and military entities in South and Southeast Asian countries, The experts tracked the campaign as EasternRoppels, they speculate it may have started as far back as 2012. After that, the malware starts receiving commands. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Inova has been operating since 2012 and has handled thousands of cases since then. Although your data may not have been found by anyone else, in case any ill-intentioned hacker discovered it, here are some of the risks people exposed could face: Phishing Scams and Malware. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Data Breach).

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Schneier on Security

JULY 9, 2019

Their goal, the researchers believe, is to obtain and download rolling records on the target from the cell provider's database without having to deploy malware on each target's device. [.]. From there, the hackers continued to exploit each machine they found by stealing credentials to gain deeper access.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 5, 2022

The last time we saw a bug of this scope was Heartbleed , the infamous attack on OpenSSL that lay undetected for two years (originating in 2012 and remaining unknown until 2014). Because OpenSSL is everywhere, infiltrating it is like hitting the hacking jackpot. It did not require sophisticated malware, and it was easy to replicate.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 2, 2019

SI-LAB captured a piece of the FlawedAmmyy malware that leverages undetected XLM macros as an Infection Vehicle to compromise user’s devices. The threat is only detected later when an MSI file (Windows installer) drops and execute the first infection stage of the malware. macro) embedded that is not detectable by AV engines.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The malware used in the Target breach included the text string “ Rescator ,” which also was the handle chosen by the cybercriminal who was selling all of the cards stolen from Target customers. For starters, the text string “Rescator” was found in some of the malware used in the Target breach.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 24, 2022

One of the first hacks to ever get widespread public attention occurred on the night of April 27, 1986. RELATED: Original HBO Hack ]. To some, the ability to hack a satellite broadcast was unsettling. They then gained access to a customer service database and uploaded malware to capture sensitive information. and Vietnam.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 10, 2018

This trend aimed at reducing threats from banking Trojans for PCs has been continuing in Russia since 2012. An exception to this is the malware Banks in Your Hand. At present, only three criminal groups— Buhtrap2 , RTM , and Toplel —steal money from the accounts of legal entities in Russia. New Android Trojans— Easy, Exobot 2.0,

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 28, 2021

The APT group has been active since 2012, experts linked the group to the Hezbollah militant group. ClearSky experts linked the Lebanese Cedar group to intrusions at telco companies, internet service providers, hosting providers, and managed hosting and applications companies. CVE-2012-3152). ” continues the report.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 29, 2020

One of the first hacks to get widespread public attention in the United States and Canada occurred on the night of April 27, 1986. Related: Original HBO Hack ]. To some, the ability to hack a satellite broadcast was unsettling. Damages: leaked accounts could be hacked. How could someone do that , the world asked?

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Security Affairs

MAY 16, 2023

MustangPanda has been active since at least 2012, it targeted American and European entities such as government organizations, think tanks, NGOs , and even Catholic organizations at the Vatican. Upon opening the reports, the infection process starts leading to the deployment of malware on the victim’s system.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 11, 2021

court on Thursday sentenced the Russian hacker Andrei Tyurin to 12 years in prison for his role in an international hacking campaign. The man was arrested in Georgia at the request of US authorities, he was charged with multiple conspiracy counts, including wire fraud, aggravated identity theft and four counts of computer hacking.

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ForAllSecure

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Such a scenario isn’t fantasy; something like this actually existed between 2012 and 2014. It’s about challenging our expectations about people who hack for a living. I got my start writing about malware, this was back even before the term malware existed. The internet, has some source sites.

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