Security Affairs

MAY 6, 2024

Alexander Vinnik , a Russian national, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering for his involvement in operating the cryptocurrency exchange BTC-e from 2011 to 2017. In July 2017 law enforcement shut down the virtual currency exchange.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

US authorities have indicted two men for hacking the exchange EtherDelta in December 2017, one of them was also accused of TalkTalk hack. US authorities have indicted two men, Elliot Gunton and Anthony Tyler Nashatka, for hacking the cryptocurrency exchange EtherDelta in 2017. Six days later, on December 19, 2017.

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Hacking DNS Cryptocurrency Accountability 79

Security Affairs

MARCH 29, 2020

The source code of the infamous Dharma ransomware is now available for sale on two Russian-language hacking forums. The source code of one of the most profitable ransomware families, the Dharma ransomware , is up for sale on two Russian-language hacking forums. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 8, 2022

A Ukrainian man was sentenced in the US to 5 years in prison for his criminal activity in the cybercrime group FIN7. for high-level hacking activity in the cybercrime group FIN7 (aka Carbanak Group and the Navigator Group). Iarmak is the third member of the FIN7 cybercrime group to be sentenced in the U.S. in May 2020.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 14, 2024

The company did not share details about the attack or its scope, but a few weeks later the Akira ransomware group claimed to have stolen 100 GB of information from the company. Stolen data included corporate files and personal information Nissan refused to pay the ransom and the cybercrime group published the alleged stolen files.

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Data breaches Identity Theft Financial Services Cybercrime 94

The Last Watchdog

JUNE 21, 2020

The WannaCry and NotPetya outbreaks in May and June 2017, respectively, were the most devastating in history. In many cases, the crooks hack managed service providers (MSPs) first and then use this access to compromise the partnering organizations. Forward outlook Ransomware is a dynamic and increasingly hybrid segment of cybercrime.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 2, 2021

Ticketmaster agreed to pay a $10 million fine for hacking into the computer system of the startup rival CrowdSurge. The attacks aimed at stealing information to gain an advantage over CrowdSurge, which was acquired by Warner Music Group (WMG) in 2017. ” Both Mead and Zaidi were fired by Ticketmaster in 2017.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced sanctions against several organizations over email account hacking. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced sanctions against eight entities belonging to three companies over email account hacking due to cybersecurity failures. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 26, 2024

The activity of the TheMoon botnet was first spotted in 2014, and since 2017 its operators added to the code of the bot at least 6 IoT device exploits. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon Pierluigi Paganini ( SecurityAffairs – Hacking, TheMoon)

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 22, 2022

last week said they dismantled the “ RSOCKS ” botnet, a collection of millions of hacked devices that were sold as “proxies” to cybercriminals looking for ways to route their malicious traffic through someone else’s computer. Authorities in the United States, Germany, the Netherlands and the U.K.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 22, 2022

The Government of Pyongyang focuses on crypto hacking to fund its military program following harsh U.N. “South Korea’s main spy agency, the National Intelligence Service, said North Korea’s capacity to steal digital assets is considered among the best in the world because of the country’s focus on cybercrimes since U.N.

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Cryptocurrency Cybercrime Media Government 128

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 16, 2023

The researchers speculate the originating accounts of the instant messaging applications were compromised through the leaked credentials available on cybercrime forums.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 11, 2023

A variant of the Gafgyt botnet is actively attempting to exploit a vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2017-18368 (CVSS v3: 9.8), impacting the end-of-life Zyxel P660HN-T1A router. Zyxel addressed the vulnerability in 2017 with the release of new firmware, however, the vendor warned that a Gafgyt variant was exploiting the flaw in 2019.

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Security Affairs

JULY 17, 2023

In April, the FBI seized the Genesis Market , a black marketplace for stolen credentials that was launched in 2017. As reported by BleepingComputer , on June 28, the alleged admin of Genesis Market (GenesisStore) announced on a cybercrime forum that the platform was available for sale.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Alexander Vinnik allegedly headed the Bitcoin exchange BTC-e, he is charged with different hacking crimes in Russia, France, and the United States. In 2017, Greek Police arrested the Russian national Alexander Vinnik and they accused the man of running the BTC-e Bitcoin exchange to launder more than US$4bn worth of the cryptocurrency.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 13, 2021

The news was first reported by TheRecord website, the master decryption keys work for victims that were infected between July 2017 and early 2021. “The keys have been verified as authentic by Michael Gillespie , a malware analyst at security firm Emsisoft and the creator of the ID-Ransomware service.” Pierluigi Paganini.

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Ransomware Authentication Malware Hacking 138

Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2022

The seizure of the Hydra Market is the result of an international investigation conducted by the Central Office for Combating Cybercrime (ZIT) in partnership with U.S. “Hydra quickly rose to become the most prominent Russian-language darknet market after the closure of a key competitor in 2017. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Hydra).

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Marketing Cybercrime Advertising Hacking 90

Security Affairs

AUGUST 12, 2021

CrowdStrike recently observed a malicious activity associated with Magniber ransomware , a threat that has been active since 2017. “CrowdStrike recently observed new activity related to a 2017 ransomware family, known as Magniber, using the PrintNighmare vulnerability on victims in South Korea. ” CrowdStrike concludes.

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Ransomware Cybercrime Encryption Hacking 115

Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2022

The seizure of the Hydra Market is the result of an international investigation conducted by the Central Office for Combating Cybercrime (ZIT) in partnership with U.S. Hydra quickly rose to become the most prominent Russian-language darknet market after the closure of a key competitor in 2017. SecurityAffairs – hacking, cybercrime).

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Marketing Cybercrime Advertising Hacking 103

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

The man was extradited from Canada to the United States on April 12, 2023. “According to his plea agreement, from February 2017 until at least July 2017, Simon-Ebo conspired with others to perpetrate a BEC scheme.” According to the US authorities, fraudulent activities caused losses of more than $6 million to the victims.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

The analysis of a malicious email revealed a possible raising interest of the TA505 cybercrime gang in system integrator companies. The domain validtree.com is registered through namecheap.com on 2017-12-07T15:55:27Z but recently renewed on 2019-10-16T05:35:18Z. I am a computer security scientist with an intensive hacking background.

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Cybercrime Computers and Electronics Penetration Testing Malware 42

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 29, 2020

The government agencies receive information about imminent attacks, threat actors are using the TrickBot botnet to deliver the infamous ransomware to the infected systems. “CISA, FBI, and HHS have credible information of an increased and imminent cybercrime threat to U.S. SecurityAffairs – hacking, ransomware).

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Healthcare Ransomware Cybercrime Advertising 142

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Narelle Devine, the company’s chief information security officer for the Asia Pacific region, added that no customer account information was stored on the third-party platform. It seems that the security breach also impacted other companies. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Telstra Telecom). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Data breaches Telecommunications Accountability Information Security 87

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 12, 2021

Koshkin was arrested in California in September 2019 , while Tsurkan was arrested in April 2017. At the time the FBI dismantled the Kelihos botnet, in 2017, the malicious infrastructure was composed of at least 50,000 compromised devices around the world. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Kelihos Botnet). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Antivirus Malware Cybercrime Cyber threats 86

Security Affairs

JULY 14, 2020

million users who stayed at MGM Resorts hotels have been published on a hacking forum this week. “The new finding came to light over the weekend after a hacker put up for sale the hotel’s data in an ad published on a dark web cybercrime marketplace.” SecurityAffairs – hacking, data breach). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Data breaches Advertising Hacking Cybercrime 117

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 30, 2022

The Darknet marketplace was a crucial service for drug trafficking in the cybercrime underground for several years. . As a result, the darkweb marketplace was shut down in 2017 by the BKA also arrested its operator and sentenced him to seven years in prison in 2018. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Deutschland im Deep Web).

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Marketing Cybercrime Mobile Internet 94

Security Affairs

MAY 30, 2022

The researchers attribute the botnet to the cybercrime group Keksec which focuses on DDoS-based extortion. Please vote for Security Affairs and Pierluigi Paganini in every category that includes them (e.g. sections “The Underdogs – Best Personal (non-commercial) Security Blog” and “The Tech Whizz – Best Technical Blog”).

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Malware DDOS IoT Cybercrime 142

Security Affairs

APRIL 12, 2024

TA547 is a financially motivated threat actor that has been active since at least November 2017, it was observed conducting multiple campaigns to deliver a variety of Android and Windows malware, including DanaBot , Gootkit , Lumma stealer , NetSupport RAT , Ursnif , and ZLoader. ” The report includes Indicators of compromise (IoCs).

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Malware Social Engineering Retail Engineering 102

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 26, 2022

government computers; stolen account login credentials for social media accounts and bank accounts; stolen credit card information; stolen personally identifiable information; illegal drugs; botnets; and computer hacking tools.” ’s National Crime Agency (NCA) in February 2017. government agencies,” said U.S.

Marketing 87

Marketing Government Hacking Accountability 87

Security Affairs

APRIL 10, 2023

MERCURY (aka MuddyWater , SeedWorm and TEMP.Zagros ) has been active since at least 2017, in January 2022 the USCYBERCOM has officially linked the Iran-linked APT group to Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS). Threat actors masqueraded the attacks as a standard ransomware operation.

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Ransomware Cybercrime VPN Education 87

Security Affairs

JUNE 13, 2021

SecurityAffairs – hacking, newsletter). The post Security Affairs newsletter Round 318 appeared first on Security Affairs. If you want to also receive for free the international press subscribe here. million customers impacted. million customers impacted. million customers impacted. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Data breaches Hacking Cryptocurrency Scams 61

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Alexander Vinnik allegedly headed the Bitcoin exchange BTC-e, he is charged with different hacking crimes in Russia, France, and the United States. The French court acquitted Vinnik of charges of extortion and association with a cybercrime organization. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Alexander Vinnik). Pierluigi Paganini.

Cryptocurrency 92

Cryptocurrency Hacking Ransomware Cybercrime 92

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 12, 2023

The Balada injector is a malware family that has been active since 2017. “Doctor Web has discovered a malicious Linux program that hacks websites based on a WordPress CMS. The malware supports multiple attack vectors and persistence mechanisms. The malicious code was first discovered in December 2022 by AV firm Doctor Web.

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Malware Hacking Accountability Cybercrime 115

Security Affairs

APRIL 17, 2022

The researchers attribute the botnet to the cybercrime group Keksec which focuses on DDoS-based extortion. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Enemybot). The post Enemybot, a new DDoS botnet appears in the threat landscape appeared first on Security Affairs. The botnet targets multiple architectures, including arm, bsd, x64, and x86.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 25, 2024

Pierluigi Paganini Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon ( SecurityAffairs – hacking, mixer) million in fees for Whirlpool transactions and $1.1 million for Ricochet transactions.

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Cryptocurrency Marketing Mobile Hacking 90

Security Affairs

MAY 20, 2019

The LeakedSource website was launched in late 2015, in January 2017 the popular data breach notification website has been raided by feds. “I am immensely proud of this outcome as combatting cybercrime is an operational priority for us.” SecurityAffairs – cybercrime, LeakedSource). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Cybercrime Data breaches Advertising Passwords 66

Security Affairs

JUNE 26, 2020

On August 2018, Schuchman has been indicted on federal computer hacking charges after rival hackers fingered him as the creator of a Mirai variant dubbed Satori that infected at least 500,000 internet routers around the word. Schuchman, Vamp, and Drake created the Satori botnet in between July and August 2017. Pierluigi Paganini.

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DDOS IoT Advertising Internet 144