Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Group-IB and Swiss insurance broker ASPIS that owns CryptoIns project, have developed the world’s first scoring model for assessing cryptocurrency exchanges. Based on the risk score, CryptoIns experts have calculated insurance rates for cryptocurrency exchange users who can now insure their accounts against cyber threats.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Europol correctly describes the primary method of SIM-swapping when they say in the press release above, "This is typically achieved by the criminals exploiting phone service providers to do the swap on their behalf, either via a corrupt insider or using social engineering techniques.". How do Phone Company Insiders enable these scams?

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 18, 2018

Group-IB has estimated that crypto exchanges suffered a total loss of $882 million due to targeted attacks between 2017 and 2018. In most cases, cybercriminals, while attacking cryptocurrency exchanges, use traditional tools and methods, such as spear phishing, social engineering, distribution of malware, and website defacement.

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 2, 2022

Current threat actor activity is incentivized by a broad attack surface represented through high volumes of users and systems, and high potential profits represented through the variety of cryptocurrency offerings. It is easy to detect and block things like malicious cryptocurrency apps or crypto-phishing websites.

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SC Magazine

APRIL 8, 2021

For the uninitiated, NFTs are unique tokens that accompany original and collectible digital artwork or videos that can be sold or traded as a form of cryptocurrency, with transactions registered on the blockchain. Many of the earlier NFTs involved illustrations of kittens, but they can take the form of just about anything. billion in 2020.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 27, 2021

Once hijacked a SIM, the attackers can steal money, cryptocurrencies and personal information, including contacts synced with online accounts. The criminals could hijack social media accounts and bypass 2FA services based on SMS used by online services, including financial ones. .

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

According to statistics from the FBI’s 2021 Internet Crime Report , complaints to the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) have been rising since 2017. Then, we’ll go over the basic, foundational techniques most scammers find themselves using, such as social engineering and phishing. Social Tactics.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 31, 2022

In the early afternoon of Friday 12 May 2017, the media broke the news of a global computer security attack carried out through a malicious code capable of encrypting data residing in information systems and demanding a ransom in cryptocurrency to restore them, the Wannacry ransomware.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 6, 2023

The APT group has been active since at least 2017, its campaigns involve persistent phishing and credential theft campaigns leading to intrusions and data theft. ” Since at least December 17, 2022, the group has used a new naming pattern for its domains containing keywords related to information technology and cryptocurrency.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

The agencies have reason to believe cryptocurrency ransom payments from such operations support DPRK's "national-level priorities and objectives". Who can forget WannaCry in 2017, for example, the strain that attacked unpatched Windows systems that remained vulnerable against EternalBlue ? Educate your staff. Patch as soon as you can.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Security firm Group-IB has estimated that in H2 2017-H1 2018 cyber attacks caused $49.4 Group-IB, an international company that specializes in preventing cyber attacks, has estimated that in H2 2017-H1 2018 cyber attacks caused $49.4 In December 2017, Group-IB published the first report on this group: “MoneyTaker: 1.5

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

In 2017, password-protected archives accounted for only 0.08% of all malicious objects. Cybercriminals use social engineering techniques to convince users to click on malicious links or extract archives. In 2018, their number grew to 3.6%, while in H1 2019 saw an unusual rise of up to 27.8%. Financial departments at high risk.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

In another, they were able to compromise a WebLogic server through an exploit for the CVE-2017-10271 vulnerability, which ultimately allowed them to run a script. VileRAT is a Python implant, part of an evasive and highly intricate attack campaign against foreign exchange and cryptocurrency trading companies.

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 23, 2022

To get to their targets, the attackers used social engineering via LinkedIn “hiding behind the ruse of attractive, but bogus, job offers,” ESET said, adding that it was likely part of the Lazarus campaign for Mac and is similar to research done by ESET in May.

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Spinone

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Ransomware Examples WannaCry was one of the major headliners in 2017. Petya was a reason behind many attacks during 2016 and 2017. Ransom is usually demanded in Bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies to hide the identity of the attacker. In 2017, every 40 seconds someone got a ransomware infection. Should You Pay a Ransom?

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SecureList

MARCH 1, 2021

In their campaigns to infect mobile devices, cybercriminals always resort to social engineering tools, the most common of these passing a malicious application off as another, popular and desirable one. It stole credentials for various financial systems including online banking applications and cryptocurrency wallets in Brazil.

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Pen Test

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Victims are instructed to pay a ransom payment, usually demanded in cryptocurrency, in exchange for the decryption key. WannaCry and NotPetya ransomware worms, in 2017, illustrated how quickly ransomware could spread through networks and cause global disruption. CryptoLocker, in 2013, pioneered the use of strong encryption algorithms.

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ForAllSecure

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Here's the crazy thing: prior to 2017 Prior to attending DEF CON 25 Stoke never tried his hand at bug bounty. Stok : DEF CON that that summer for hacker summer camp and got invited or more or less kind of social engineer myself into a hacker one live hacking event used to be at the bar. Then you heard about this.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Cybercriminals often leverage social engineering tactics like phishing and spear-phishing to propagate sophisticated malware. From mining cryptocurrency to launching DDoS attacks against networks, there are countless ways in which malware can access and utilize victim’s computers and data.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 31, 2021

Cybercriminals often leverage social engineering tactics like phishing and spear-phishing to propagate sophisticated malware. From mining cryptocurrency to launching DDoS attacks against networks, there are countless ways in which malware can access and utilize victim’s computers and data.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

In 2017, more than 300,000 WordPress websites were affected by a malicious plugin that allowed an attacker to place embedded hidden links on victim websites. CISA reported that LokiBot “employs Trojan malware to steal sensitive information such as usernames, passwords, cryptocurrency wallets, and other credentials.”

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SecureList

JULY 29, 2021

In recent operations, the group has focused on cryptocurrency businesses. In this campaign, BlueNoroff used a malicious Word document exploiting CVE-2017-0199, a remote template injection vulnerability. APT groups mainly use social engineering to gain an initial foothold in a target network. Final thoughts.

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SecureList

AUGUST 5, 2021

or cryptocurrency secured by these resources. Exploits for CVE-2017-11882 (4.07%), an Equation Editor vulnerability popular with cybercriminals, gave ground and dropped to fourth place. Offers of quick earnings with minimal effort remain one of the most common types of fraud. These Trojans, like Badun, are gaining popularity.

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SecureList

APRIL 27, 2022

This application contains a legitimate program called DeFi Wallet, that saves and manages a cryptocurrency wallet, but also implants a malicious file when executed. The OOXML files have an external reference to the attacker’s server and download an RTF document exploiting the CVE-2017-11882 vulnerability. Final thoughts.

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Lenny Zeltser

JULY 25, 2018

Scammers use a variety of social engineering tactics when persuading victims to follow the desired course of action. ” A variation of this technique was documented by Stu Sjouwerman at KnowBe4 in 2017. The scammer demands payment in exchange for suppressing the “compromising evidence.”

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Spinone

JANUARY 20, 2020

The most preferred method of ransom payment is cryptocurrency because it is hard to track. The example – NotPetya cyberattack against Ukraine in 2017. That is why hackers use social engineering tricks to pressure victims into paying a ransom. Most antiviruses don’t protect against ransomware.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

And an official confirmation says that the attack was launched by notorious North Korean Lazarus hacking group that is known for its social engineering attacks such as the Wannacry 2017. And all the expenses are borne by the Kim Jung UN led nation who steals cryptocurrency to fund its nuclear programs.

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

These sites referenced public figures and humanitarian groups, offering to accept cash in cryptocurrency, something that should have raised a red flag in itself. By getting the user’s secret phrase, cybercriminals could get access to their cryptocurrency balance. Now, attackers have started collecting Bitcoin for charity.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Social engineering attacks soon found use in the digital space. 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. One of the first instances was the Love Letter virus of 2000.

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Adam Levin

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Many of the contact tracing scams of 2020 similarly followed social engineering scripts that have been used in taxpayer identity theft schemes since the 1990s as well. 2020 saw a record number of ransomware attacks, and we can expect more of the same in 2021.

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

The screenshot below shows a common example: scammers masquerade as victims of cryptocurrency fraud, offering help from “noble hackers” who they claim helped them recover their losses. Lottery scams Lottery win notification scams share many similarities with “Nigerian” scams. .> > Reply-To: @gmail.com Hello.,

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