Security Affairs

JULY 29, 2019

According to experts at Sonicwall, scanning of random ports and the diffusion of encrypted malware are characterizing the threat landscape. Most of the attacks targeted non-standard ports and experts observed a spike in the number of encrypted malware. million encrypted malware attacks, +27% over the previous year. .”

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Security Affairs

MARCH 17, 2020

Operators behind a new piece of ransomware dubbed Nefilim have started threatening victims to release stolen data like other cybercrime gangs. Nefilim will encrypt a file using AES-128 encryption, then the AES encryption key is encrypted using an RSA-2048 public key that is embedded in the ransomware executable.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 30, 2019

The United Nations on Friday have approved a Russian-sponsored and China-backed resolution to create a new convention on cybercrime. The United Nations on Friday has approved a Russian-sponsored and China-backed resolution to create a new convention on cybercrime. It will only serve to stifle global efforts to combat cybercrime.”

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 23, 2018

. “There are quite a few changes in this newly witnessed variant, the most prominent ones being a new encryption method of the embedded C&C domain string, a new connection method to the C&C and improvement of the Crypto currency wallets stealer and loader.” Pierluigi Paganini. Securi ty Affairs – Azorult , malware).

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Security Affairs

MAY 11, 2020

Researchers warn of a new feature implemented in the Sodinokibi ransomware, the threat can now encrypt open and locked files. The Sodinokibi ransomware (REvil) continues to evolve, operators implemented a new feature that allows the malware to encrypt victim’s files, even if they are opened and locked by another process.

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Webroot

MARCH 12, 2025

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

ShadowPad is a modular backdoor considered a hallmark of China-linked APT groupssince at least 2015. The NailaoLocker ransomware does not scan network shares, cannot stop services or processes that could prevent the encryption of certain important files, and does not control if it is being debugged. The ransomware appends the .

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

Threat actors are distributing the GravityRAT remote access trojan masqueraded as an end-to-end encrypted chat application named SoSafe Chat. Threat actors are distributing the GravityRAT RAT masqueraded as an end-to-end encrypted chat application named SoSafe Chat. ” Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook.

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Security Affairs

JULY 31, 2018

The researchers that have tracked Bitcoin addresses managed by the crime gang discovered that crooks behind the SamSam ransomware had extorted nearly $6 million from the victims since December 2015 when it appeared in the threat landscape. Million since late 2015. Million since late 2015 appeared first on Security Affairs.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

The stated intent was to recruit “intelligent individuals” by presenting a series of puzzles to be solved; no new puzzles were published on January 4, 2015. Since June, the operators behind Cicada3301 have started recruiting affiliates on the RAMP cybercrime forum. ” reported Truesec.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 2, 2019

The malicious code executes a small program, just before starting the encryption process, to disable security tools running on the infected systems that could detect its operations. These are encrypted under the suffix. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 31, 2020

The REvil ransomware gang (aka Sodinokibi) claims to have stolen info from the systems at the company before encrypting them. The cybercrime gang published some screenshots showing directories and files from the systems of the breached company. “Absolutely all servers and working computers of the company are hacked and encrypted.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 5, 2020

DeathRansom was considered fake ransomware due to the fact that it did not implement an effective encryption process, but now things are changing. DeathRansom is a ransomware family that was initially classified as a joke because it did not implement an effective encryption scheme. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 20, 2018

The developers of the GandCrab ransomware have released the decryption keys for all Syrian victims in an underground cybercrime forum. The authors of the infamous GandCrab ransomware have released the decryption keys for all Syrian victims in an underground cybercrime forum. Security Affairs – GandCrab ransomware, cybercrime ).

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

The Maze cybercrime gang is shutting down its operations, it was considered one of the most prominent and active ransomware crew since it began operating in May 2019. The gang was the first to introduce a double-extortion model in the cybercrime landscape at the end of 2019. ” states BleepingComputer. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 26, 2019

Even though encryption should be taken seriously by businesses of all sizes, only a small fraction of the corporate sector puts their back on it. According to Juniper Research , up to 13% of the cybercrime market thrives because of the small business. Why is Encryption a Feasible Option against Digital Threats? Final Thoughts.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 2, 2018

GandCrab operates like a classic ransomware, it encrypts all user files and drops some ransom notes on the infected machine. to allow the code to encrypt the files opened by these applications. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Securi ty Affairs – ransomare, cybercrime).

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Security Affairs

JULY 28, 2020

The activity of the Lazarus Group surged in 2014 and 2015, its members used mostly custom-tailored malware in their attacks. “It’s obvious the group cannot match the efficiency of other cybercrime gangs with their hit-and-run approach to targeted ransomware.”

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

. “On July 28, 2020, Mattel discovered that it was the victim of a ransomware attack on its information technology systems that caused data on a number of systems to be encrypted. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. ” reads the 10-Q form. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 11, 2020

The actors behind FONIX RaaS advertised several products on various cybercrime forums. “Notably, FONIX varies somewhat from many other current RaaS offerings in that it employs four methods of encryption for each file and has an overly-complex post-infection engagement cycle.” ” concludes the report.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 19, 2020

” According to the experts, the first infections were observed in late 2019, victims reported their files were encrypted by a strain of malware. locked to the filename of the encrypted files. “On one of the compromised information systems, experts found encrypted files with the extension “ newversion.”

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Security Affairs

MAY 27, 2020

Human-operated ransomware is a technique usually employed in nation-state attacks that is becoming very popular in the cybercrime ecosystem. The PonyFinal ransomware usually adds the “ enc” extension to the names of the encrypted files, it drops a ransom note (named README_files.txt) on the infected systems.

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Security Affairs

MAY 22, 2019

Security experts at Emsisoft released a new decrypted in a few days, it could be used for free by victims of the GetCrypt ransomware to decrypt their files encrypted by the malware. The GetCrypt ransomware is served through the RIG exploit kit , it leveragesSalsa20 and RSA-4096 to encrypt the victims’ files. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 16, 2020

The security breach exposed name, email addresses, encrypted/hashed passwords, IP addresses, App IDs (32-character strings used to make requests to our service) associated with users’ accounts, personal and/or business names and addresses for some users, country of residence (if provided, website address (if provided).

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Security Affairs

APRIL 14, 2020

Once executed, the ransomware binary contacts the C2 server to download an image that serves as the main ransomware infection notification displayed the victim’s device, then it gathers the host details and transmits it to the C2 to create a custom key to encrypt the files on the system’s desktop with a “ locked20” extension.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 29, 2020

.” reads the post published by “This, in turn, would result in the broader proliferation among multiple cybercrime groups, and an eventual surge in attacks.” Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. ” concluded ZDNet. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 10, 2020

Microsoft is warning of human-operated ransomware, this kind of attack against businesses is becoming popular in the cybercrime ecosystem. Human-operated ransomware is a technique usually employed in nation-state attacks that is becoming very popular in the cybercrime ecosystem. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 28, 2020

Visa declined to comment for this story, but pointed to a series of alerts it issued in November and December 2019 about cybercrime groups increasingly targeting fuel dispenser merchants. Visa says for merchants who have completed the chip upgrade, counterfeit fraud dollars dropped 81 percent in June 2019 compared to September 2015.

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Security Affairs

JULY 27, 2019

The website includes 89 decryptors that could allow decrypting for free files encrypted by 109 pieces of malware. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. SecurityAffairs – ransomware, cybercrime). Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 28, 2020

If you use the legacy email and password login, your passwords are encrypted, but we highly encourage that you change it. ” The Korean Hackers group recently hacked Indian video on demand giant ZEE5 attackers and threatened to sell the database on the cybercrime underground markets.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 9, 2020

million ransom to decrypt its files after being encrypted by the infamous Sodinokibi ransomware. “As part of this attack, the operators behind the Sodinokibi ransomware told BleepingComputer that they had encrypted the company’s entire network, deleted backup files, and copied more than 5GB of personal data.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 19, 2019

The victims of the Maze Ransomware are facing another risk, after having their data encrypted now crooks are threatening to publish their data online. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. SecurityAffairs – Maze ransomware, cybercrime). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 12, 2019

Researchers discovered a dump containing 6,840,339 records associated with StockX user accounts that surfaced in the cybercrime underground. A threat actor stole details of 6 million users, the stolen data includes user names, email addresses, addresses, shoe size, purchase history, and encrypted passwords (salted MD5).

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Security Affairs

MARCH 1, 2020

Raccoon Malware, a success case in the cybercrime ecosystem. Kr00k Wi-Fi Encryption flaw affects more than a billion devices. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. FBI recommends using passphrases instead of complex passwords. Lampion malware v2 February 2020. Pierluigi Paganini.

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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. Unfortunately for some users, leaked data also includes encrypted payment card data and Social Security numbers. ” continues Cyble.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 15, 2020

This attack is based on” ransomware “(ransomware), malicious software that blocks access to a computer or files by encrypting them, while demanding that the victim be paid a ransom,” the city said. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 19, 2020

. “It is possible that an attack was conducted but failed to encrypt any devices.” ” Data Breach Notification service UnderTheBreach noticed that on April 11, an operator in the cybercrime underground offered for sale the access to a big enterprise, they speculate the big organizations could be Cognizant.

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