Krebs on Security

JANUARY 8, 2024

From January 2005 to April 2013, there were two primary administrators of the cybercrime forum Spamdot (a.k.a In December 2023, KrebsOnSecurity published new details about the identity of “Rescator,” a Russian cybercriminal who is thought to be closely connected to the 2013 data breach at Target.

Cybercrime 209

Cybercrime Banking Computers and Electronics DDOS 209

Cisco Security

MAY 12, 2022

Threat actors picking sides [1], group members turning against each other [2], some people handing out DDoS tools [3], some people blending in to turn it into profit [4], and many other stories, proving that this new frontier is changing daily, and its direct impact is not limited to geographical boundaries. Gamaredon [7]. Pteranodon [8].

Malware 109

Malware DNS DDOS Phishing 109

Cisco Security

OCTOBER 19, 2021

There are other protection mechanisms, such as Malware Defense , that can block further threats. For example, alerts produced by one firewall under a DDoS attack can easily dwarf the number of alerts generated from a single exploit that hits hundreds of organizations. CVE-2013-2185. CVE-2013-2134. CVE-2018-10562.

Firewall 125

Firewall Authentication DNS Accountability 125

SecureList

APRIL 27, 2022

Disclaimer: when referring to APT groups as Russian-speaking, Chinese-speaking or other-“speaking” languages, we refer to various artefacts used by the groups (such as malware debugging strings, comments found in scripts, etc.) Subsequently, DDoS attacks hit several government websites.

Malware 130

Malware Firmware Government Phishing 130

Security Affairs

MARCH 6, 2019

SI-LAB analyzed this malware and noticed that it does not use sophisticated techniques. Criminals used UPX packer to protect malware code written in Go and a RSA public certificate is hardcoded inside malware to encrypt all user’s target files. This finding results in a simple “key” to encrypt all the infected victims.

Ransomware 80

Ransomware Encryption Malware Cyber Attacks 80

Security Affairs

MARCH 6, 2019

SI-LAB analyzed this malware and noticed that it does not use sophisticated techniques. Criminals used UPX packer to protect malware code written in Go and a RSA public certificate is hardcoded inside malware to encrypt all user’s target files. This finding results in a simple “key” to encrypt all the infected victims.

Ransomware 40

Ransomware Encryption Malware Cyber Attacks 40

Herjavec Group

AUGUST 26, 2021

After being released in 2003, he uses WiFi to commit attacks, program malware and steal credit card information. 2000 — Mafiaboy — 15-year-old Michael Calce, aka MafiaBoy, a Canadian high school student, unleashes a DDoS attack on several high-profile commercial websites including Amazon, CNN, eBay and Yahoo!

Cybercrime 135

Cybercrime Computers and Electronics Banking Hacking 135