Security Affairs

MARCH 26, 2020

that is hosting various cybercrime products and services were being sold. 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. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

MAY 20, 2020

The man is known in the cybercrime underground for selling billions of stolen credentials. Early last year, it caught the attention of global cybersecurity experts by posting on one of the forums the sale of a database with 773 million e-mail addresses and 21 million unique passwords.” Pierluigi Paganini.

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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 would then convert the profit made from selling financial details online into cryptocurrency , and store these in multiple accounts.”

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Security Affairs

MARCH 13, 2020

European authorities dismantled two cybercrime organizations responsible for stealing millions through SIM hijacking. European authorities managed to dismantle the operations of two cybercrime gangs responsible for stealing millions through SIM hijacking. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

Banking 114

Banking Cybercrime Mobile Accountability 114

Security Affairs

MARCH 12, 2020

“Shai Alfasi, found and analyzed this malware that had weaponized coronavirus map applications in order to steal credentials such as user names, passwords, credit card numbers and other sensitive information that is stored in the users’ browser.” Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Herjavec Group

OCTOBER 27, 2020

According to Cybersecurity Ventures – cybercrime will cost the world $6 trillion annually by 2021 ! Cybercrime will cost the world $6 trillion annually by 2021 , up from $3 trillion in 2015. Ransomware, the fastest growing type of cybercrime, cost the world $11.5 The world needs to cyber protect 300 billion passwords this year.

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Security Affairs

MAY 6, 2020

Europol announced another success in the fight against cybercrime, today it has arrested five Polish hackers who were members of the Infinity Black hacking group. The agents seized electronic equipment, external hard drives and hardware cryptocurrency wallets, all worth around €100 000. ” concludes the Europol.

Computers and Electronics 74

Computers and Electronics Hacking Cryptocurrency Accountability 74

Security Affairs

JANUARY 21, 2019

The attackers coul d exploit the flaw to steal cryptocurrency wallets and SSH keys , According to the researchers Willem de Groot , the cybercrime gang known as Magecart exploited the flaw to inject into shopping sites software skimmer in the October 2018 attacks. However, it can be lured to disclose arbitrary files. Adminer 4.6.3

Passwords 96

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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.

Social Engineering 54

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Security Affairs

JULY 30, 2018

Malware researchers at Proofpoint spotted a new version of the AZORult Spyware in the wild, it was involved in a large email campaign on July 18, just 24 hours it appeared in cybercrime forums on the Dark Web. For example: if there are cookies or saved passwords from mysite.com, then download and run the file link[.]com/soft.exe.

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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. 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.

Hacking 79

Hacking DNS Cryptocurrency Accountability 79

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 2, 2018

The Gazorp builder allows generating for free the malicious code to steal passwords, payment information, cryptocurrency wallet data and more. Gazorp is designed for building binaries of the popular malware, Azorult, an infostealer used for stealing user passwords, credit card information, ” states CheckPoint. and 3.2).

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Malware Advertising Spyware Passwords 81

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Crooks use email addresses and cracked passwords obtained through phishing attacks and data breaches to send out scam emails to potential victims pretending to be in possession of videos showing them while watching explicit videos. The scammer demands a payment in cryptocurrency for not sharing the video. 30, 2018 through Oct.

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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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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Here’s a look at some of the more notable cybercrime stories from the past year, as covered by KrebsOnSecurity and elsewhere. Super Bowl Sunday watchers are treated to no fewer than a half-dozen commercials for cryptocurrency investing. I will also continue to post on LinkedIn about new stories in 2023. agencies]. .”

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

The first half of 2019 saw a 10-fold increase in the number of password-protected objects, such as documents and archive files, being used to deliver malware. In 2017, password-protected archives accounted for only 0.08% of all malicious objects. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

Ransomware 72

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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 -->.

Banking 80

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 16, 2018

Imagine connecting to an airport’s Wi-Fi network where you saw two options with similar names and even passwords. About Author: Susan Alexandra is a small business owner, traveler, and investor of cryptocurrencies. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

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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.

Cybercrime 225

Cybercrime Accountability Advertising Computers and Electronics 225

Security Affairs

APRIL 28, 2020

Based on our findings, there are some similarities in both techniques and architectures with another cybercrime group, which appeared in the wild around 2012, most probably Romanian. We suggest to harden and update your SSH server configuring authentication with authorized keys and disabling passwords. Technical Analysis.

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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.

Malware 58

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Security Affairs

MAY 8, 2020

Threat actors included the passwords for accessing the archives’ contents in the subject of the email, the name of the archive, or in their subsequent correspondence with the victim. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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