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 78

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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. Cyber-Enabled Heists from Banks: Attempts from 2015 through 2019 to steal more than $1.2 million from an Indonesian cryptocurrency company in September 2018; and $11.8

Hacking 97

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Webroot

APRIL 7, 2021

With investors currently bullish on Bitcoin, is its high value is driving cybercriminals to pursue crypto-generating forms of cybercrime like ransomware and illicit miners? The steepest ransom doubled between 2015 and 2020, from $15 million to $30 million. Not necessarily, says threat researcher and cryptocurrency expert Tyler Moffitt.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Phishing attacks are going to become even more sophisticated, since a lot of basic tactics have already been tried this year, and businesses learned to repel those. We can therefore expect that cybercrime groups from either block will feel safe to attack companies from the opposing side.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Park was already indicted back in Septmber 2018 for his involvement in multiple destructive cybercrime attacks, which includes the creation of WannaCry that made headlines in 2017, the Bangladesh Bank cyber heist in 2016, and the attack on Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) in 2015.

Cryptocurrency 87

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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

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

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 -->.

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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. SecurityAffairs – SIM Swapping, Cybercrime). The post U.S.

Identity Theft 81

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

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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

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. ” Kaspersky concludes.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 4, 2018

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 2, 2018

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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.

Scams 80

Scams Data breaches Education Advertising 80

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 28, 2019

The malware was designed to steal victims’ credit card data, email credentials, cryptocurrency wallets, and other sensitive data. The malware was first spotted in April 2019, it is actively distributed via multiple exploit kits, including Fallout and RIG , and phishing campaigns. ” reads the analysis published by Cybereason.

Malware 44

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Attacks on bank customers: The decline of Android Trojans and the triumph of phishing. There has been a significant rise in the number of crimes committed using web phishing and fake websites of banks, payment systems, telecoms operators, online stores and famous brands. Using web phishing, criminals have managed to steal $3.7

Cyber Attacks 81

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Security Affairs

MARCH 5, 2019

“We found that most of the exposed Docker remote API IPs are running a cryptocurrency miner for a currency called Monero. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. ” continues the analys is.

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SecureList

APRIL 27, 2022

We found overlaps in the infrastructure used by a tunneling tool used by the actor and several possible phishing websites set up within the above time frame. This application contains a legitimate program called DeFi Wallet, that saves and manages a cryptocurrency wallet, but also implants a malicious file when executed.

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Malware Firmware Government Phishing 135

eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

The advent of untraceable digital payment methods like cryptocurrency was a boon to hackers looking to extort as much money as they could from their targets without being caught. 2015 saw a ransomware group known as Armada Collective hit three Greek banks with DDoS attacks, demanding a ransom paid in Bitcoin from the banks to cease fire.

Malware 140

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Spinone

OCTOBER 13, 2020

This is a 300% increase over the 1,000 attacks per day seen in 2015. Ransom payments are generally demanded in the form of untraceable cryptocurrency such as Bitcoin. It has been noted that paying a ransom demand only encourages this type of cybercrime and funds it. Just the ransom payment alone can be tremendously expensive.

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