Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

In 2013, Kurittu worked on investigation involving Kivimaki’s use of the Zbot botnet, among other activities Kivimaki engaged in as a member of the hacker group Hack the Planet. A Twitter account by that name was verified by Kivimaki’s attorney as his, and through that account he denied being involved in the Vastaamo extortion.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 17, 2023

With cybercrime at record levels, businesses are on guard against a constantly growing number and variety of threats. But even as companies race to increase cybersecurity spending and awareness, data breaches have actually become much more (not less) likely. In truth, we may never know.

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Data breaches DNS Malware Phishing 52

Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

.” New York City-based cyber intelligence firm Flashpoint said the Snatch ransomware group was created in 2018, based on Truniger’s recruitment both on Russian language cybercrime forums and public Russian programming boards. was also used to register an account at the online game stalker[.]so ru account and posted as him.

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Ransomware Accountability Cybercrime Backups 218

Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Since the beginning of 2020, Babam has set up numerous auctions on the Russian-language cybercrime forum Exploit , mainly selling virtual private networking (VPN) credentials stolen from various companies. The username associated with that account was “ bo3dom.” All of these domains date back to between 2012 and 2013.

Ransomware 296

Ransomware Passwords Accountability Cybercrime 296

Krebs on Security

JULY 18, 2023

com , a service that sold access to billions of passwords and other data exposed in countless data breaches. LeakedSource was advertised on a number of popular cybercrime forums as a service that could help hackers break into valuable or high-profile accounts. An administrator account Xerx3s on Abusewithus.

Hacking 192

Hacking Accountability Data breaches Marketing 192

Krebs on Security

JULY 28, 2022

Microleaves claims its proxy software is installed with user consent, but data exposed in the breach shows the service has a lengthy history of being supplied with new proxies by affiliates incentivized to distribute the software any which way they can — such as by secretly bundling it with other titles.

Advertising 216

Advertising Software Computers and Electronics Internet 216

SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Now headlines about ransomware, cyberattacks and data breaches pour into social media feeds at a steady drumbeat. Cybersecurity Ventures predicts that cybercrime will cost the world $6 trillion annually by the end of 2021. SecureWorld now takes a look at some of the largest data breaches to ever occur.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), losses due to BEC scams since 2013 total around $28 billion dollars and it is the most profitable cybercrime there is. In the Account Compromise and Data Theft variants, containment should follow existing CIRP procedures. BEC-IRP Section 5: Recovery.

Scams 84

Scams Cybercrime Accountability Banking 84

Krebs on Security

JANUARY 28, 2020

27, a popular fraud bazaar known as Joker’s Stash began selling card data from “a new huge nationwide breach” that purportedly includes more than 30 million card accounts issued by thousands of financial institutions across 40+ U.S. In the 2013 megabreach at Target Corp. , On the evening of Monday, Jan.

Retail 308

Retail Banking Malware Accountability 308

Krebs on Security

AUGUST 6, 2020

A group of thieves thought to be responsible for collecting millions in fraudulent small business loans and unemployment insurance benefits from COVID-19 economic relief efforts gathered personal data on people and businesses they were impersonating by leveraging several compromised accounts at a little-known U.S.

Accountability 345

Accountability Identity Theft Hacking Insurance 345

Malwarebytes

APRIL 27, 2021

The malware—currently referred to as Moserpass—stole system information and Passwordstate data and then delivered it back to the servers that were controlled by the cybercriminals responsible for the attack. According to Bleeping Computer , the CDN servers used in the attack are no longer active. That attack, which resulted in an $18.5

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Password Management Passwords Malware Retail 93

SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

In its annual Data Breach Investigations Report , published at the beginning of 2013, Verizon revealed that businesses with fewer than 100 employees made up the single largest group of victims of data breaches. Early in 2013, Chinese hackers were easily able to breach the extensive defenses the Times had in place.

Cybercrime 87

Cybercrime Small Business Antivirus Malware 87

Security Boulevard

MARCH 31, 2021

At the start of March 2021, Microsoft rushed out patches for a critical zero-day Vulnerability in Exchange Server (2010, 2013, 2016, and 2019). Cybercrime to cost over $10 Trillion by 2025. FBI Internet Crime Report 2020: Cybercrime Skyrocketed, with Email Compromise Accounting for 43% of Losses. Stay safe and secure.

Energy and Utilities 122

Energy and Utilities Ransomware Banking Hacking 122

Schneier on Security

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Their data has been harvested and analyzed by these companies without their knowledge or consent. They cannot improve the security of their personal data, and have no control over how vulnerable it is. The Canadian Broadcast Corporation reported that 100,000 Canadians had their data stolen in the Equifax breach.

Computers and Electronics 211

Computers and Electronics Identity Theft Internet Internet 211

eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Here are the top Twitter accounts to follow for the latest commentary, research, and much-needed humor in the ever-evolving information security space. Brian Krebs is an independent investigative reporter known for his coverage of technology, malware , data breaches , and cybercrime developments. Culturally, what changed?

Accountability 134

Accountability Cybersecurity Penetration Testing InfoSec 134

The Last Watchdog

JULY 18, 2022

Dataprot reports that 59 percent of Americans have experienced cybercrime in the past. An estimate stated that $6 trillion worth of damage was caused by cybercrime in 2022, making it vital for businesses to securely destroy data. It isn’t simply a matter of data security. Cybersecurity poses a risk to all businesses.

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Cybercrime Identity Theft Data breaches Risk 223

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 9, 2018

According to the FBI , the number of business email account (BEC) and email account compromise (EAC) scam incidents worldwide reached 78,000 between October 2013 and May 2018. If these passwords have been reused for corporate accounts, this may leave organizations at risk to account takeovers.”

Scams 81

Scams Accountability Hacking Passwords 81

Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

One of the cybercrime underground’s more active sellers of Social Security numbers, background and credit reports has been pulling data from hacked accounts at the U.S. consumer data broker USinfoSearch , KrebsOnSecurity has learned. After much badgering, on Nov.

Accountability 232

Accountability Cybercrime Mobile Advertising 232

Krebs on Security

JULY 13, 2023

The message included links to files containing highly sensitive information, including snippets of leaked user account data, maps of internal AshleyMadison company servers, employee network account information, company bank account data and salary information. A selfie that William B. com website.

Hacking 184

Hacking Accountability Engineering Media 184

Herjavec Group

AUGUST 26, 2021

We can learn a lot from the cybercrime of the past…the history of cybercrime is a glimpse into what we can expect in the future. In the past 18 months, we’ve experienced the beginning of an era that has seen cybersecurity and cybercrime at the center of it all. Dateline Cybercrime . Robert Herjavec.

Cybercrime 135

Cybercrime Computers and Electronics Banking Hacking 135

Security Affairs

JULY 22, 2018

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