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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Security Affairs

JANUARY 31, 2019

Palo Alto Networks discovered a piece of Mac malware dubbed CookieMiner that is targeting browser cookies associated with cryptocurrency exchanges and wallet service websites. The malware targets cookies associated with cryptocurrency exchanges such as Binance , Coinbase, Poloniex, Bittrex, Bitstamp, and MyEtherWallet.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

This allowed them to access many apps and ask for password resets, which often confirm the request is intended for the correct user by sending a "Two Factor Authentication" request in the form of an SMS message. It is unknown at this time if the current cases are further work of "The Community" or its former members.

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Elie

DECEMBER 20, 2018

This post looks at two-factor authentication adoption in the wild, highlights the disparity of support between the various categories of websites, and illuminates how fragmented the two factor ecosystem is in terms of standard adoption. reuse of passwords found in data breaches and phishing attacks. How prevalent is 2FA authentication?

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Rescator, advertising a new batch of cards stolen in a 2014 breach at P.F. Investigators would later determine that a variant of the malware used in the Target breach was used in 2014 to steal 56 million payment cards from Home Depot customers. Chang’s. Pavel Vrublevsky’s former Facebook profile photo.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 12, 2019

Hackers are using the EternalBlue exploit and leveraging advantage of Living off the Land ( LotL ) obfuscated PowerShell-based scripts to deliver malware and a Monero cryptocurrency. “The malware also uses the pass the hash method, wherein it authenticates itself to remote servers using the user’s hashed password.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

Experts at Juniper Threat Labs have discovered a new piece of malware dubbed Masad Stealer that exfiltrate s cryptocurrency wallet files via Telegram. The malware could steals files, browser information, and cryptocurrency wallet data and send them to the botmasters using a Telegram. ” reads the analysis published by the experts.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 26, 2020

platform, an automated set-up wizard allowed the owner to upload the products and services offered through the shop and configure the payment process via cryptocurrency wallets. store used by hackers to offer for sale thousands of compromised accounts, including gamer accounts and PII files containing user names, passwords, U.S.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 6, 2019

Hackers bypassed vein based authentication with a fake hand. Experts show that is easy to hack Hardware-based Cryptocurrency Wallets. wget utility potential leaked password via extended filesystem attributes. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Did Aurora Ransomware infect you?

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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. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

Akamai researcher Larry Cashdollar reported that a cryptocurrency miner that previously hit only Arm-powered IoT devices it now targeting Intel systems. cryptocurrency miner in either x86 32bit or 64bit format,” continues the expert. ” ~ Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

US authorities have indicted two men, Elliot Gunton and Anthony Tyler Nashatka, for hacking the cryptocurrency exchange EtherDelta in 2017. In this way, any incoming calls were silently forwarded to a Google Voice number operated by the two hackers including two-factor authentication (2FA) messages for the EtherDelta account.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 19, 2019

The emails are designed in a way that it appears to be authentic or belonging from a real business or authoritative source. People fell prey for these manipulative emails and provide confidential details like passwords and bank information in their negligence. Use Two Factor Authentication. Protect Your Device and Connection.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Trend Micro researchers spotted a piece of Linux cryptocurrency miner, dubbed Skidmap that leverages kernel-mode rootkits to evade the detection. The crypto-miner set up a secret master password that uses to access any user account on the system. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

The arsenal of attackers includes data stealers, cryptocurrency miners, and ransomware, that literally hit victims from all sides. “ Cybereason is following an active campaign to deliver an arsenal of malware that is able to steal data, mine for cryptocurrency , and deliver ransomware to victims all over the world.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 18, 2019

Expert discovered a new technique bypassing SMS-based two-factor authentication while circumventing Google’s recent SMS permissions restrictions. “We have now discovered malicious apps capable of accessing one-time passwords (OTPs) in SMS 2FA messages without using SMS permissions, circumventing Google’s recent restrictions.”

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Security Affairs

MARCH 13, 2020

Once obtained a new SIM, crooks can operate with the victim’s mobile account, intercepting or initiating calls, accessing SMSs (including authorizations codes sent by bank and cryptocurrency exchanges) and to authorize transactions. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. ”continues Europol.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. . · US Government is asking allies to ban Huawei equipment. · Facebook appeals UK fine in Cambridge Analytica privacy Scandal. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

As part of post-exploitation activities, OldGremlin used Cobalt Strike to move laterally and obtain authentication data of domain administrator. When the work of company’s regional branches had been paralyzed, they demanded about $50,000 in cryptocurrency. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 8, 2019

In 2014, the personal records of some 40 million Target shoppers, including names and credit card numbers, were stolen by hackers. Although some forms of biometric technology can be fallible under the right circumstances, they’re a generally more robust form of security than many others, including passwords. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 30, 2019

You can also limit the password saving option in your browser to further enhance the security of your browser as well as of your accounts. Only install the plug-ins for your browser that are essential and are authentic. She is a small business owner, traveler and investor of cryptocurrencies. Limit Plug-Ins Installation.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 26, 2019

The protocol relies on encryption, authentication and peer-to-peer protocol (PPP) negotiation. In essence, that means it only needs a username, password, and server address to create a connection. Just like OpenVPN, SSTP supports AES 256-bit key encryption, and it uses 2048-bit SSL/TSL certificates for authentication.

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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. The attackers compress stolen files into encrypted and password-protected ZIP archives. The Trojan, once installed, steals account passwords, credit card details, session cookies and more.

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Security Affairs

MAY 29, 2019

This data may include your personal and secretive details like emails, social media accounts, passwords, bank details, and other crucial stuff. Some of these Wi-Fis are secured with a password while others are just open for all. Password protected public Wi-Fi are a bit safer than the open public Wi-Fi and are better to opt for.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 19, 2019

We expect that that other APTs like Silence , MoneyTaker , and Cobalt will stage multiple attacks on cryptocurrency exchanges in the near future,” – says Dmitry Volkov. Users’ logins and passwords from the Government Technology Agency ( [link] [.] Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Identity IQ

JANUARY 17, 2023

When you add this type of data to cloud storage, ensure your account is protected with more than just a password. You should also try to set up two-factor authentication for other accounts – such as your bank login, cryptocurrency platforms, and platforms where you have your personal information stored.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 28, 2020

We suggest to harden and update your SSH server configuring authentication with authorized keys and disabling passwords. 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.

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ForAllSecure

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

But to find that information back in 2014, he had to scan the Internet, the entire internet and that was a very noisy process. So perhaps Bitcoin mining Well, cryptocurrency mining was in their mind. Léveillé: So in the case of Kobalos, there was a password that was required to authenticate.

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