Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 3, 2022

I have an embarrassing confession to make: I reuse passwords. I am not a heavy re-user, nothing crazy, I use a password manager to handle most of my credentials but I still reuse the odd password from time to time. It seems obvious and important therefore to tell users not to reuse passwords.

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Schneier on Security

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

From March 2016 to March 2017, we analyzed several black markets to see how hijackers steal passwords and other sensitive data. [.]. Our research tracked several black markets that traded third-party password breaches, as well as 25,000 blackhat tools used for phishing and keylogging. The report.

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Elie

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

Over the course of March, 2016–March, 2017, we identify 788,000 potential victims of off-theshelf keyloggers; 12.4 million potential victims of phishing kits; and 1.9 billion usernames and passwords exposed via data breaches and traded on blackmarket forums.

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Security Affairs

JULY 9, 2021

Threat actors have devised a new trick to disable macro security warning that leverage non-malicious docs in phishing attacks. Most of the phishing attacks leverage weaponized Microsoft Office documents and social engineering techniques to trick recipients into enabling the macros. SecurityAffairs – hacking, phishing).

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Over the last few days, scammers have been sending out phishing mails that disguise bogus URLs with something called Slinks— shortened Linkedin URLs. For example, in February of last year Slinks were being used to send people to IRS and PayPal phishes. How to avoid phishing attacks Block known bad websites.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 17, 2019

Security researchers at Cofense have spotted a phishing campaign aimed at commercial banking customers distributing a new remote access trojan (RAT) tracked as WSH RAT. Within five days, WSH RAT was observed being actively distributed via phishing. Threat actors are using the RAT to deliver keyloggers and information stealers.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Marketplace was introduced by Facebook in 2016 and quickly became a popular platform to sell items to local buyers. Depending on the buyer of the leaked data, both the email addresses and the phone numbers could be used in phishing attacks. Set up a PIN or password on your cellular account.

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Digital Shadows

AUGUST 17, 2021

What is Phish(ing)? But, never mind the dozens of other reports and white papers about phishing that come out every year from security industry leaders, let’s take a look at the 2021 Verizon DBIR. Going back a bit, it was also the top attack vector in 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, and well, hopefully, you get the picture.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 16, 2022

The exposed data include email addresses, password hashes, client IDs, IP addresses, and tokens for business API users, authentication tokens for connected accounts, and non-personal and internal data was compromised. The good news is that passwords are hashed using the BCrypt, a hashing algorithm that is considered robust.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 12, 2018

” Organized cybercrime gangs that coordinate unlimited attacks typically do so by hacking or phishing their way into a bank or payment card processor. million from accounts at the National Bank of Blacksburg in two separate ATM cashouts between May 2016 and January 2017.

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Banking Accountability Retail Phishing 215

Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 1, 2022

In customer guidance released Thursday, Microsoft said it is investigating two reported zero-day flaws affecting Microsoft Exchange Server 2013, 2016, and 2019. ” These web-based backdoors offer attackers an easy-to-use, password-protected hacking tool that can be accessed over the Internet from any browser.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 18, 2021

billion in 2016, for instance. There are simple steps consumers can take today, for free, to lower their overall risk of a cyber attack, including using multi-factor authentication for their accounts and using strong passwords. Also, one of the top ways attackers can target individuals is via social engineering or phishing.

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Hot for Security

JUNE 18, 2021

A recent phishing campaign targeting Windows machines is attempting to infect users with one of the most recent versions of the Agent Tesla remote access Trojan (RAT). Active for over seven years, Agent Tesla has been used frequently in phishing campaigns seeking to steal user credentials, passwords and sensitive information.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 1, 2019

Related: Why not train employees as phishing cops? What this tells me is that the presidential candidates, at least, actually appear to be heeding lessons learned from the hacking John Podesta’s email account – and all of the havoc Russia was able to foment in our 2016 elections. Phishing campaigns directed at election officials.

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Adam Levin

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Make sure your smartphone, tablet and laptop are password-protected, particularly if you’re in the habit of carrying them around wherever you go. Create long and strong passwords. Never use duplicate usernames or passwords across any of your online accounts to limit your exposure in case of a data breach. Lock your devices.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 31, 2022

In 2016, Mac spammers made use of the ability to suggest events found in other apps. Calendar app spam leads to phishing pages. According to Bleeping Computer, it’s been abused to send phishing missives. The phish routine ends with that time honoured process of redirecting the phished individual to a real website afterwards.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Let’s summarize the criminal activities of the man who was arrested in Prague in October 2016 in an international joint operation with the FBI. The Russian man stole roughly 117 million user records, including usernames, passwords, and emails. Source: US Defense Watch.com.

Identity Theft 105

Identity Theft Cybercrime Advertising Hacking 105

Krebs on Security

AUGUST 19, 2021

“According to this actor, he had originally intended to send his targets—all senior-level executives—phishing emails to compromise their accounts, but after that was unsuccessful, he pivoted to this ransomware pretext,” Hassold wrote. Indeed, perhaps this enterprising Nigerian scammer is just keeping up with current trends.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

This month, SiteLock is supporting Data Privacy Day on January 28, 2016 in an effort to create awareness around the importance of privacy and protecting personal information. Enforce Strong Passwords. The stronger your password, the better protected you are from security breaches, hackers and malicious software.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 25, 2019

The report notes that concerns about the security of these channels is hardly theoretical: In 2010, intruders hijacked ACRE’s election results Web page, and in 2016, cyber thieves successfully breached several county employee email accounts in a spear-phishing attack.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 20, 2020

The group was involved also in the string of attacks that targeted 2016 Presidential election. Most of APT28s’ campaigns leveraged spear-phishing and malware-based attacks, the recent mass scanning activity represents a change in the modus operandi of the group. ” reads the report published by Trend Micro.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The group was involved also in the string of attacks that targeted 2016 Presidential election. Most of the APT28s’ campaigns leveraged spear-phishing and malware-based attacks. The group operates out of military unity 26165 of the Russian General Staff Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) 85th Main Special Service Center (GTsSS).

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NopSec

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

Do you feel confident that everyone in your organization could identify a phishing email that contained ransomware? In today’s post, we share information with the goal that it will help everyone in your organization protect themselves from phishing attacks.

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Security Affairs

JULY 11, 2020

The Russian criminal was arrested in Prague in October 2016 in an international joint operation with the FBI. The Russian man stole roughly 117 million user records, including usernames, passwords, and emails. Source: US Defense Watch.com. The jury verdict was passed on last week in a California court.

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Hacking Cybercrime Data breaches Advertising 78

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 4, 2021

The Hancitor downloader has been active since at least 2016 for dropping Pony and Vawtrak. The Hancitor malware is distributed through phishing emails, or using compromised credentials, exploiting Microsoft Exchange vulnerabilities, or legitimate Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) tools to gain initial access to a victim’s network.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 6, 2023

Reptile Rootkit employed in attacks against Linux systems in South Korea New PaperCut flaw in print management software exposes servers to RCE attacks A cyberattack impacted operations of multiple hospitals in several US states Married couple pleaded guilty to laundering billions in cryptocurrency stolen from Bitfinex in 2016 Malicious packages in (..)

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Hot for Security

JUNE 18, 2021

A recent phishing campaign targeting Windows machines is attempting to infect users with one of the most recent versions of the Agent Tesla remote access Trojan (RAT). Active for over seven years, Agent Tesla has been used frequently in phishing campaigns seeking to steal user credentials, passwords and sensitive information.

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Phishing Malware Spyware Software 52

Security Boulevard

MAY 3, 2021

How Strong is Your Password? Millions of British people are using their pet's name as an online password, despite it being an easy target for hackers to work out, according to a National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) survey. A favourite sports team accounted for 6% of passwords, while a favourite TV show accounted for 5%.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 4, 2022

Before leakware came doxware, which was popular in 2016 and 2017. Email phishing attacks are a common method hackers use to execute leakware. Filtering and analyzing can prevent phishing emails from ever making their way into an employee or executive's inbox. Prioritize employee cybersecurity training.

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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 infamous Locky ransomware was first spotted in the wild in February 2016. None of these early threats went pro.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 22, 2019

In July 2018, email users around the world began complaining of receiving spam which began with a password the recipient used at some point in the past and threatened to release embarrassing videos of the recipient unless a bitcoin ransom was paid. EARLY WARNING SIGNS.

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SecureList

MARCH 31, 2021

Even though, in 2020, we have seen ever more sophisticated cyberattacks, the overall statistics look encouraging: the number of users hit by computer and mobile malware declines, so does financial phishing. Traditionally, the study covers the common phishing threats encountered by users, along with Windows and Android-based financial malware.

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Banking Phishing Malware Mobile 117

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Newspaper Theme on WordPress Access Control (vulnerability CVE-2016-10972). ” Visitors of compromised pages are redirected to malicious sites used to distribute malware and serve phishing pages. WordPress – Yuzo Related Posts. Yellow Pencil Visual Theme Customizer Plugin. WP GDPR Compliance Plugin. Google Code Inserter.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 5, 2022

While looking for threats targeting Ukraine, we identified a group we call “Nigerian Tesla” that has been dabbling into phishing and other data theft activities for a number of years. One of their preferred scams was phishing for Adobe login pages. hackforums.net exploit.in titan.email (.pw pw accounts, various scams).

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

We look at phishing threats commonly encountered by users and companies as well as the prevalence of various Windows and Android-based financial malware. Phishing: In 2021, 8.2% of users were hit by phishing. E-commerce-related phishing continued to exceed banking-related phishing, as it did in 2020, making up 17.6%

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Banking Phishing Cryptocurrency Malware 93

Security Affairs

JULY 19, 2020

“Most of the phishing messages emulate business requests, packages sent over courier services or any other regular corporate subjects, including the COVID-19 pandemic, but always with a corporate appearance.” The attack chain begins with phishing messages containing a link to a downloadable MSI installer.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 27, 2021

There was no need for a password or login credentials to access this information, and the data was not encrypted. We’ve seen some of the buckets were accessible and got archived as back as 2016. This included citizens’ physical addresses, phone numbers, drivers’ licenses, tax documents, and more.

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