Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

The Russian man stole roughly 117 million user records, including usernames, passwords, and emails. Nikulin used data stolen from Linkedin to launch spear-phishing attacks against employees at other companies, including Dropbox. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

Identity Theft 104

Identity Theft Cybercrime Advertising Hacking 104

Security Affairs

AUGUST 3, 2018

Industrial sector hit by a surgical spear-phishing campaign aimed at installing legitimate remote administration software on victims’ machines. Attackers personalized the content of each phishing email reflecting the activity of the target organization and the type of work performed by the employee to whom the email is sent.

Phishing 45

Phishing VPN Passwords Software 45

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

JULY 26, 2020

The company is also aware that a threat actor is attempting to sell the Dave user records in the cybercrime underground, it hired security firm CrowdStrike to investigate the security breach. Dave is notifying customers of the security breach, it also forced a password reset in response to the incident. ” continues Cyble.

Banking 116

Banking Advertising Education Cybercrime 116

Malwarebytes

JULY 25, 2022

Back in 2014, “tens of millions” of Neopets accounts were said to have been traded on underground forums. We strongly recommend that you change your Neopets password. If you use the same password on other websites, we recommend that you also change those passwords. (2/3) What does this mean in practice?

Data breaches 78

Data breaches Accountability Passwords Password Management 78

Krebs on Security

JULY 18, 2023

com , a service that sold access to billions of passwords and other data exposed in countless data breaches. KrebsOnSecurity has learned that the owner of Defiant Tech, a 32-year-old Ontario man named Jordan Evan Bloom , was hired in late 2014 as a developer for the marital infidelity site AshleyMadison.com.

Hacking 190

Hacking Accountability Data breaches Marketing 190

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 80

Cryptocurrency Scams Cybercrime Phishing 80

Security Affairs

JULY 19, 2020

The Brazilian cybercrime underground is recognized as the most focuses on the development and commercialization of banking trojans. Both Guildma and Javali employ a multi-stage attack chain and were distributed using phishing messages using compressed email attachments (e.g.,VBS,LNK) File types vary from Visual Basic Script to LNK.”

Banking 102

Banking Malware Phishing Advertising 102

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

The malicious code was initially advertised on many hacking forums for up to $300, later other threat actors started offering it for less than $80 in the cybercrime underground. Now researchers spotted phishing messages targeting the employees of a large U.S. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

Manufacturing 78

Manufacturing Phishing Advertising Malware 78

Security Affairs

AUGUST 2, 2020

Use two-factor authentication with strong passwords. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Consider installing and using a VPN. Keep computers, devices, and applications patched and up-to-date. Pierluigi Paganini.

Ransomware 131

Ransomware VPN Advertising Government 131

SecureList

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

For example, the startup Proteus Digital Health back in 2014 created sensor-enabled pharmaceuticals that received hundreds of millions of dollars in investments. The graph below shows the changes in the number of vulnerabilities in the MQTT protocol from 2014 to 2021. Try not to use services that do not care about data safety.

Phishing 116

Phishing Healthcare IoT Authentication 116

Security Affairs

AUGUST 21, 2020

Voice phishing is a form of criminal phone fraud, using social engineering over the telephone system to gain access to private personal and financial information for the purpose of financial reward. . Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

Social Engineering 116

Social Engineering VPN Phishing Authentication 116

Security Affairs

AUGUST 4, 2020

NetWalker ransomware operators continue to be very active, according to McAfee the cybercrime gang has earned more than $25 million since March 2020. This tactic is becoming very common in the cybercrime ecosystem and many companies decided to pay to avoid having their name listed on the site and their data leaked online.

Ransomware 94

Ransomware VPN Cybercrime Advertising 94

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

The popular cybercrime gang is demanding a $4.5 Use two-factor authentication with strong passwords. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. ” reads the statement. Consider installing and using a VPN.

Ransomware 106

Ransomware VPN Data breaches Advertising 106

SecureWorld News

AUGUST 4, 2022

Department of Justice (DOJ) says Argishti Khudaverdyan, 44, was found guilty of 14 federal criminal charges for the scheme he ran from 2014 to 2019 that netted $25 million in criminal proceeds. The former store owner used various phishing techniques to steal T-Mobile employee credentials. How was he unlocking these phones?

Mobile 86

Mobile Identity Theft Social Engineering Retail 86

Security Affairs

AUGUST 4, 2020

NetWalker ransomware operators continue to be very active, according to McAfee the cybercrime gang has earned more than $25 million since March 2020. This tactic is becoming very common in the cybercrime ecosystem and many companies decided to pay to avoid having their name listed on the site and their data leaked online.

Ransomware 74

Ransomware VPN Cybercrime Advertising 74

Security Affairs

JUNE 13, 2020

The world of cybercrime is changing, and more and more malware variants have spread every day. The malware gathers login information, like usernames and passwords stored on web-browsers, which it sends to another system via email. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. h/t: abuse.ch.

Internet 108

Internet Internet Malware Banking 108

The Last Watchdog

JUNE 21, 2020

The Archiveus Trojan from 2006 was the first one to use RSA cipher, but it was reminiscent of a proof of concept and used a static 30-digit decryption password that was shortly cracked. The newsmaking emergence of CTB-Locker in 2014 and the CryptoWall ransomware in 2015 fully demonstrated this multi-pronged shift.

Ransomware 243

Ransomware Hacking Encryption Penetration Testing 243

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

Attackers obtain victims’ information by launching a phishing campaign, or by purchasing them in the underground market. These could be phishing attempts by scammers looking to get personal information to access your cellular, bank, credit or other accounts. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

Cryptocurrency 81

Cryptocurrency Identity Theft Accountability Media 81

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 23, 2019

A Texas man found guilty of hacking the Los Angeles Superior Court (LASC) computer system and used it to send out phishing emails. A Texas man, Oriyomi Sadiq Aloba (33), was found guilty of hacking the Los Angeles Superior Court (LASC) computer system and abusing it to send out roughly 2 million phishing messages. Pierluigi Paganini.

Hacking 50

Hacking Phishing Identity Theft Advertising 50

Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2019

Facebook admitted to have stored millions of Instagram users passwords in plaintext. Operator of Codeshop Cybercrime Marketplace Sentenced to 90 months in prison. Google is going to block logins from embedded browsers against MitM phishing attacks. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

Computers and Electronics 60

Computers and Electronics Spyware Data breaches Advertising 60

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 13, 2019

According to the new alert issued by the PFD, in the first incident crooks compromised compromise a North American fuel dispenser merchant using a phishing email to deliver a Remote Access Trojan (RAT) to the target network. “The threat actors compromised the merchant via a phishing email sent to an employee. Pierluigi Paganini.

Cyber Attacks 64

Cyber Attacks Malware Cybercrime Advertising 64

Security Affairs

AUGUST 13, 2020

As with all subsequent campaigns, the initial compromise vector was a well-written phishing email. The spear-phishing email content was always carefully drafted. To do so, RedCurl uses the LaZagne tool, which extracts passwords from memory and from files saved in the victim’s web browser. Who are you, Mr. Pentester?

Phishing 139

Phishing Social Engineering Banking Advertising 139

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 54

Social Engineering Cryptocurrency Advertising Malware 54

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

Brannan also gained access to victims’ accounts by using phishing email accounts to send fraudulent email addresses designed to look like legitimate security accounts from Apple, misrepresenting to the victims that the emails had come from Apple in order to obtain username and password information for the victims’ internet accounts.”

Identity Theft 80

Identity Theft Accountability Hacking Advertising 80

SiteLock

OCTOBER 20, 2021

It’s distributed by a cybercrime group called Indrik Spider, which has been in operation since 2014. DoppelPaymer ransomware is typically delivered through phishing or spam emails—and within the emails are attachments or links containing malicious code. A strain of malware called Emotet is downloaded onto the victim’s system.

Software 52

Software Ransomware Backups Malware 52

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. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

Scams 82

Scams Data breaches Education Advertising 82

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 2, 2018

Million Atrium Health patients. · Dell data breach – Dell forces password reset after the incident. · Dissecting the Mindscrew-Powershell Obfuscation. · Knock-Knock Docker!! . · Uber fined nearly $1.2 Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. 20% discount. Kindle Edition.

Data breaches 51

Data breaches Advertising Ransomware Phishing 51

Security Affairs

JANUARY 5, 2020

The operator was involved in campaigns distributing multiple password stealers, including Vidar, Azorult , Evrial , 1ms0rryStealer, and miners like SupremeMiner. According to the experts, the same individual was responsible for phishing attacks and scam attempts on his forum mates.” ru website. .” Pierluigi Paganini.

Encryption 64

Encryption Ransomware Malware Scams 64

BH Consulting

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

He analysed ten years of ransomware and found the problem, in terms of volume and frequency, was in 2014. “So Detective Inspector Gerard Doyle of the Garda Siochana National Cybercrime Bureau urged victims not to pay the ransom. Passwords – and people’s tendency to reuse them – aren’t keeping people secure enough.

Social Engineering 59

Social Engineering Insurance CISO Ransomware 59

Security Affairs

MARCH 24, 2019

phishing ads. Facebook passwords stored in plain text, hundreds of millions users affected. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Could Beto ORourke become the first US President with a past of hacking?

Hacking 61

Hacking Advertising Encryption Accountability 61

Security Affairs

APRIL 30, 2019

According to the investigation conducted by the FBI and Brunswick police, hackers broke into the parish’s email system, likely via a phishing attack. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. . ” Stec added.

Insurance 76

Insurance Banking Advertising Accountability 76

Security Boulevard

JULY 28, 2022

Emotet is a Windows-based malware loader operated by the cybercrime group TA542 ( 1 ), also referred to as Mummy Spider ( 2 ). Emotet is primarily distributed through phishing campaigns ( 1 ). The document uses multiple passwords protected worksheets, with these worksheets containing ‘CHAR’ formulas returning a text character.

Encryption 59

Encryption Malware Phishing Cybercrime 59

Security Affairs

MAY 29, 2019

The intercepted attack starts with a spear-phishing email embedding a spreadsheet. The “-p” parameter, indeed, specify the password of the archive to be extracted. After the reconstruction of the full infection chain, we noticed strong similarities with a recent spear-phishing attack campaign against an unspecified US retail company.

Retail 66

Retail Banking Advertising Encryption 66

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Group-IB , an international company that specializes in preventing cyberattacks , has conducted high-tech cybercrimes research based on an analysis of responses to information security incidents carried out by Group-IB Incident Response team in 2018. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

Banking 75

Banking Marketing Cybercrime Information Security 75

Security Affairs

AUGUST 7, 2018

Based on data obtained from the Group-IB Threat Intelligence (cyber intelligence) system, experts from the international company Group-IB have analyzed the theft of 720 user accounts (logins and passwords) from the 19 largest cryptocurrency exchanges. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

Cryptocurrency 49

Cryptocurrency Passwords Authentication Accountability 49

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. 24, Russia invades Ukraine, and fault lines quickly begin to appear in the cybercrime underground. I will also continue to post on LinkedIn about new stories in 2023.

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Cryptocurrency Cybercrime Computers and Electronics Scams 229