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Who’s Behind the NetWire Remote Access Trojan?

Krebs on Security

A Croatian national has been arrested for allegedly operating NetWire , a Remote Access Trojan (RAT) marketed on cybercrime forums since 2012 as a stealthy way to spy on infected systems and siphon passwords. In October 2012, the WorldWiredLabs domain moved to another dedicated server at the Internet address 198.91.90.7,

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Meet Ika & Sal: The Bulletproof Hosting Duo from Hell

Krebs on Security

In 2020, the United States brought charges against four men accused of building a bulletproof hosting empire that once dominated the Russian cybercrime industry and supported multiple organized cybercrime groups. From January 2005 to April 2013, there were two primary administrators of the cybercrime forum Spamdot (a.k.a

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

Security Boulevard

Most of these steps could’ve been blocked with the aid of DNS protection. With cybercrime at record levels, businesses are on guard against a constantly growing number and variety of threats. In 2013, Ariba had known vulnerabilities, and using an SQL injection attack to gain access to the system wouldn’t have been difficult.

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LeakedSource Owner Quit Ashley Madison a Month Before 2015 Hack

Krebs on Security

LeakedSource was advertised on a number of popular cybercrime forums as a service that could help hackers break into valuable or high-profile accounts. us began in September 2013 as a forum for learning and teaching how to hack accounts at Runescape, an MMORPG set in a medieval fantasy realm where players battle for kingdoms and riches.

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DeathStalker targets legal entities with new Janicab variant

SecureList

Janicab was first introduced in 2013 as malware able to run on MacOS and Windows operating systems. Connect to C2 URL over HTTP with GET/POST methods using hidden Internet Explorer instance (called using InternetExplorer.Application). Convert a decimal number (fetch from DDRs) to dotted decimal format (representing the C2 IP address).

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Point-of-Sale (POS) Security Measures for 2021

eSecurity Planet

vSkimmer malware, a successor to Dexter, dates back to 2013. If the infected device isn’t connected to the Internet, the malware waits for a USB device with a specific volume name to be connected, then copies stolen data to that device. Errors to avoid. ” Focusing only on the perimeter: A multi-layered approach is key. “It

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APT trends report Q1 2021

SecureList

Although Lyceum still prefers taking advantage of DNS tunneling, it appears to have replaced the previously documented.NET payload with a new C++ backdoor and a PowerShell script that serve the same purpose. Our telemetry revealed that the threat group’s latest endeavors are focused on going after entities within one country – Tunisia.

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