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A Closer Look at the Snatch Data Ransom Group

Krebs on Security

The government says Snatch used a customized ransomware variant notable for rebooting Microsoft Windows devices into Safe Mode — enabling the ransomware to circumvent detection by antivirus or endpoint protection — and then encrypting files when few services are running. ru account and posted as him.

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8 Malware Threats To Watch Out For

SiteLock

This malware focuses on stealing bank account logins, which in turn can be used to steal whatever is in those accounts. It is believed that Zeus alone has been used to steal more than $120 million from compromised accounts. In 2013, the Blackhole Exploit Kit was most commonly used to deliver the Zeus banking Trojan.

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Data Breach: Millions of Phone Numbers, Recordings, and Call Logs Compromised in Ringostat Data Leak

Security Affairs

There was no need for a password or login credentials to access the information, and the data was not encrypted. It was founded in 2013 and operates worldwide but mainly in Ukraine and Russia. A good antivirus program can also aid in protection from malware, trojans, and other dangers. The leak has since been secured.

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How Did Authorities Identify the Alleged Lockbit Boss?

Krebs on Security

According to Constella, this email address was used in 2010 to register an account for a Dmitry Yurievich Khoroshev from Voronezh, Russia at the hosting provider firstvds.ru. Pin was active on Opensc around March 2012, and authored 13 posts that mostly concerned data encryption issues, or how to fix bugs in code. Image: Shutterstock.

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Why We Still Haven’t Learned From the Target Data Breach a Decade Later

Security Boulevard

It would be easy to chalk up this increase to the development and introduction of new advanced types of malware, but the surprising fact is that many of the same threats and exploits used in data breaches in 2013 are still being successfully employed 10 years later. To reiterate, this was not a Target employee but a third-party associate.

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Ransomware Protection in 2021

eSecurity Planet

All of your files are encrypted with RSA-2048 and AES-128 ciphers.” ” Or you might see a readme.txt stating, “Your files have been replaced by these encrypted containers and aren’t accessible; you will lose your files on [enter date] unless you pay $2500 in Bitcoin.” IMPORTANT INFORMATION !!!

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IT threat evolution Q3 2023

SecureList

For most implants, the threat actor uses similar implementations of DLL hijacking (often associated with ShadowPad malware) and memory injection techniques, along with the use of RC4 encryption to hide the payload and evade detection. libssl.dll or libcurl.dll was statically linked to implants to implement encrypted C2 communications.

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