Security Affairs

AUGUST 7, 2018

Group-IB researchers have investigated user data leaks from cryptocurrency exchanges and has analyzed the nature of these incidents. In 2017, when cryptocurrencies were gaining momentum, their record-breaking capitalization and a spike in Bitcoin’s exchange rate led to dozens of attacks on cryptocurrency services.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

This involved using an “unsecured group email account as the root user to access confidential private keys and critically sensitive data for the FTX Group companies around the world…” About $740 million in cryptocurrency has been placed into new cold wallets. Also read : The Link Between Ransomware and Cryptocurrency.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 19, 2020

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 2, 2020

The Poloniex cryptocurrency exchange is forcing users to reset their passwords following a data leak. . Another bad news for the community of the virtual currencies communities, the Poloniex cryptocurrency exchange has forced its users to reset their passwords following a data leak. . Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Department of Justice charged Park over WannaCry and 2014 Sony Pictures Entertainment Hack. billion of money and cryptocurrency from financial institutions and companies, to create and deploy multiple malicious cryptocurrency applications, and to develop and fraudulently market a blockchain platform.” sanctions. .

Cryptocurrency 76

Cryptocurrency Banking Hacking Ransomware 76

Security Affairs

AUGUST 24, 2019

West carried out phishing scams against hundreds of companies since 2015, he stole financial data of tens of thousands of customers and then sold that information on cybercrime underground forums. He predominately used ‘phishing’ email scams to obtain the financial data of tens of thousands of customers. .”

Cryptocurrency 84

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 1, 2019

Facebook and Twitter warn of malicious SDK harvesting personal data from its accounts. Full(z) House Magecart group mix phishing and MiTM in its attacks. Upbit cryptocurrency exchange hacked, crooks stole $48.5 Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. million worth of ETH.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 7, 2022

The Justice Department said that in Dragonfly’s first stage between 2012 and 2014, the defendants hacked into computer networks of industrial control systems (ICS) companies and software providers, and then hid malware inside legitimate software updates for such systems. energy facilities. ” HYDRA. . ” HYDRA. .

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Security Affairs

MAY 8, 2019

Hackers steal $41 Million worth of Bitcoin from Binance, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange. The hack of another cryptocurrency exchange made the headlines, hackers steal $41 Million worth of Bitcoin (over 7,000 bitcoins ) from Binance. There may also be additional affected accounts that have not been identified yet.”

Cryptocurrency 76

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

A 20-year-old college student that has stolen more than $5 million worth of cryptocurrency through SIM swapping attacks gets a 10 years jail sentence. Joel Ortiz, a young hacker (20) who stole more than $5 million worth of cryptocurrency by hijacking victims’ phone numbers has pleaded guilty for “ SIM swapping ” attacks.

Cryptocurrency 83

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Security Affairs

MARCH 13, 2020

Attackers obtain victims’ information by launching a phishing campaign, or by purchasing them in the underground market. Crooks used the duplicates to receive directly to their phones the second-factor authentication codes used by banks to confirm fraudulent transfers to accounts under theirs control. ”continues Europol. .

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 23, 2020

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 26, 2019

Threat actors are carrying out spear-phishing attacks against election officials, in some cases, they are using stolen credentials purchased on the dark web. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

Banking 90

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 8, 2022

We’ve noted the gradual emergence of Bitcoin ATMs in scams previously; here, cryptocurrency ATMs are more popular as a payment method to SSNDOB than other dubious online services. Joker’s Stash, trading since 2014 , received more than $100,000 in Bitcoin from SSNDOB. The threat of stolen PII.

DDOS 110

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 2, 2018

The Loki Bot attacks started in July and aimed at stealing passwords from browsers, messaging applications, mail and FTP clients, and cryptocurrency wallets. “The malware’s key objective is to steal passwords from browsers, messaging applications, mail and FTP clients, and cryptocurrency wallets.

Social Engineering 62

Social Engineering Cryptocurrency Advertising Malware 62

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

The attack chain starts with COVID19-themed spear-phishing messages that contain either a malicious Word attachment or a link to one hosted on company servers. . Next, the attackers logged in to the web interface using a privileged root account. ” reads the press release published by Kaspersky.

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Security Affairs

MAY 11, 2019

million worth of the cryptocurrency through SIM Swapping attacks. Attackers obtain victims’ information by launching a phishing campaign, or by purchasing them in the underground market. million worth of cryptocurrency to wallets under the control of the group. The latter group helped the hackers to steal roughly $2.5

Identity Theft 88

Identity Theft Mobile Cryptocurrency Advertising 88

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 24, 2019

The Raccoon stealer was first spotted in April, it was designed to steal victims’ credit card data, email credentials, cryptocurrency wallets, and other sensitive data. IMG file hosted on a Dropbox account under their control. ” ~ Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

As the initial vector of their attacks, OldGremlin use spear phishing emails, to which the group adopted creative approach. In other instances, the gang exploited the COVID-19 theme and anti-government rallies in Belarus in their phishing emails. Up-to-date phishing. 1 Phishing email sent on behalf of a Belarusian plant.

Ransomware 109

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

A bug in Instagram exposed user accounts and phone numbers. France and Germany will block Facebooks Libra cryptocurrency. Crooks hacked other celebrity Instagram accounts to push scams. taxpayers hit by a phishing campaign delivering the Amadey bot. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 22, 2019

If you’re waiting for a flight what better way to pass the time than logging onto your favourite website, checking your bank account or even doing a bit of online shopping? She is a small business owner, traveler and investor of cryptocurrencies. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

VPN 91

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 14, 2022

The platform is a part of Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency. The hackers were able to make off with $190 million in crypto by swapping account numbers. billion in stolen cryptocurrency in DeFi (decentralized finance) projects this year. It can actually be done using simple email intrusions like phishing and spoofing.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

To infiltrate critical infrastructure networks hackers will continue to use phishing as one of their main tools, but the focus of attacks might shift to vulnerable network equipment connecting the network to the Internet. In 2017-2018 hackers’ interest in cryptocurrency exchanges ramped up. Attacks on Crypto. About the author Group-IB.

Cybercrime 88

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 25, 2019

5 Common Phishing Attacks and How to Avoid Them? Twitter bans 936 accounts that attempted to sow political discord in Hong Kong. Employees abused systems at Ukrainian nuclear power plant to mine cryptocurrency. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. million Bitcoin illegally earned.

Small Business 52

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 20, 2019

Your IP address represents your digital identity online, hacking it not only allows attackers to access your device or your accounts, but it may cause even bigger damage. It does not allow a hacker to access your device or your accounts but it may cause even bigger damage. Use Strong Passwords. Pierluigi Paganini.

Hacking 98

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 13, 2019

Proofpoint analyzed two strains of malware tracked as ServHelper and FlawedGrace distributed through phishing campaigns by the TA505 crime gang. Security researchers at Proofpoint researchers discovered two strains of malware tracked as ServHelper and FlawedGrace distributed through phishing campaigns by the TA505 crime gang.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 10, 2018

They were helped in one of their attacks by members of the group Anunak , which had not conducted at attack of this kind since 2014. Attacks on bank customers: The decline of Android Trojans and the triumph of phishing. Using web phishing, criminals have managed to steal $3.7 They account for 80% of all financial phishing sites.

Cyber Attacks 88

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2022

You just knew 2022 was going to be The Year of Crypto Grift when two of the world’s most popular antivirus makers — Norton and Avira — kicked things off by installing cryptocurrency mining programs on customer computers. A single bitcoin is trading at around $45,000.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 19, 2019

Phishing is one of the oldest methods of cyberattacks. Types of Phishing Attacks. There are different types of phishing attacks and each is deceiving and manipulative in its own unique way. The most common type is phishing is carried out through fraudulent email receptionist. Another targeted phishing practice is Whaling.

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SecureList

AUGUST 5, 2021

In Q2 2021, corporate accounts continued to be one of the most tempting targets for cybercriminals. A fake notification about a Microsoft Teams meeting or a request to view an important document traditionally takes the victim to a phishing login page asking for corporate account credentials. Quarterly highlights.

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Security Affairs

MAY 8, 2020

Group-IB, a Singapore-based cybersecurity company, observed the growth of the lifespan of phishing attacks in the second half of 2019. Figure 1 The distribution of web-phishing among target categories . CERT-GIB’s findings indicate that phishing attack perpetrators have revised their so-called target pool. Target reshuffle.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 25, 2023

APT38 appears to be a North Korea-linked group separate from the infamous Lazarus group, it has been active since at least 2014 and it has been observed targeting over 16 organizations across 11 countries. According to Proofpoint the group is targeting cryptocurrencies since at least 2017. ” concludes the report.

Cryptocurrency 85

Cryptocurrency Phishing Healthcare Malware 85

eSecurity Planet

JULY 28, 2021

Since blockchain’s arrival, cryptocurrency has framed the technology as permissionless, or a public blockchain. The razzmatazz of cryptocurrency hasn’t helped blockchain’s adoption as a technology beyond finance. The Intersection of Cryptocurrency and Cybersecurity. Cryptocurrency Risks for Coins. Chronicled.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

VileRAT is a Python implant, part of an evasive and highly intricate attack campaign against foreign exchange and cryptocurrency trading companies. First, the threat actor sends a spear-phishing email to the potential victim with a lure to download additional documents. RedLine also comes with a cryptocurrency miner.

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Elie

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Performing a longitudinal analysis highlights that the adoption rate of 2FA (two-factor authentication) has been mostly stagnant over the last five years, despite the ever increasing number of accounts hijacked due to the. reuse of passwords found in data breaches and phishing attacks. dongleauth.info. dongleauth.info.

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Security Affairs

JULY 16, 2020

The social media platform Twitter suffered one of the biggest cyberattacks in its history, multiple high-profile accounts were hacked. All the accounts were compromised simultaneously and threat actors used them to promote a cryptocurrency scam. “You send $1,000, I send you back $2,000.”

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

And the targets in this case are widespread: banks, ATMs, cryptocurrency exchanges, online casinos, movie studios such as Sony Pictures, and theater chains such as AMC. million from an Indonesian cryptocurrency company in September 2018; and $11.8 million from an Indonesian cryptocurrency company in September 2018; and $11.8

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