Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

According to Group-IB’s report findings, Asia is one of the most actively attacked regions in the world, the company presented latest cybercrime trends. In 2017-2018 hackers’ interest in cryptocurrency exchanges ramped up. New cybercrime groups are also expected to start operations in Asia and Latin America. Attacks on Crypto.

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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. The researchers believe that the malware connects the NTP to verify the infected device’s internet connection and confirm it is not operating within a sandbox environment.

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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. Note- Lazarus group aka Guardians of Peace is a Cybercrime group that is being funded by North Korean intelligence- as per US Intelligence.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 17, 2023

The international police organization INTERPOL said last week it had shuttered the notorious 16Shop, a popular phishing-as-a-service platform launched in 2017 that made it simple for even complete novices to conduct complex and convincing phishing scams.

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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

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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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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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 21, 2020

The above-mentioned AIDS Trojan hailing from the distant pre-Internet era was the progenitor of the trend, but its real-world impact was close to zero. The WannaCry and NotPetya outbreaks in May and June 2017, respectively, were the most devastating in history. pharma giant ExecuPharm.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 18, 2022

For the past seven years, an online service known as 911 has sold access to hundreds of thousands of Microsoft Windows computers daily, allowing customers to route their Internet traffic through PCs in virtually any country or city around the globe — but predominantly in the United States. THE INTERNET NEVER FORGETS.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Since the beginning of 2020, Babam has set up numerous auctions on the Russian-language cybercrime forum Exploit , mainly selling virtual private networking (VPN) credentials stolen from various companies. Verified was hacked at least twice in the past five years, and its user database posted online. com (2017).

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

.” New York City-based cyber intelligence firm Flashpoint said the Snatch ransomware group was created in 2018, based on Truniger’s recruitment both on Russian language cybercrime forums and public Russian programming boards. Semen-7907 registered at Tunngle from the Internet address 31.192.175[.]63

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 29, 2020

“CISA, FBI, and HHS have credible information of an increased and imminent cybercrime threat to U.S. Several groups of experts linked both TrickBot and Ryuk threats to cybercrime gangs operating out of Russia. ransomware, that was first spotted in late 2017 and was available for sale on the open market as of August 2018.

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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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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) researchers discovered a new variant of the Zerobot botnet (aka ZeroStresser) that was improved with the capabilities to target more Internet of Things (IoT) devices. SecurityAffairs – hacking, botnet). The IT giant is tracking this cluster of threat activity as DEV-1061.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 23, 2021

Since 2017, host Jack Rhysider has investigated some of the most noteworthy stories related to the darkside of the internet, specifically hacking, data breaches, and cybercrime. Through interviews and research, Ran connects the dots between the early days of cybercrime and today’s stories of data hacks and breaches.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Here are the key facts: This wasn't a breach of any Telstra system No customer account info was included The data includes first/last names and employee email addresses The data is from 2017 — Telstra (@Telstra) October 4, 2022. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Telstra Telecom). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 28, 2022

Launched in 2013, Microleaves is a service that allows customers to route their Internet traffic through PCs in virtually any country or city around the globe. Microleaves works by changing each customer’s Internet Protocol (IP) address every five to ten minutes. io emerged as subsidiaries of Microleaves between 2017 and 2018.

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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.

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Security Affairs

MAY 30, 2022

The researchers attribute the botnet to the cybercrime group Keksec which focuses on DDoS-based extortion. SecurityAffairs – hacking, EnemyBot). The botnet was first discovered by Fortinet in March, the DDoS botnet targeted several routers and web servers by exploiting known vulnerabilities. LFI CVE-2018-16763 Fuel CMS 1.4.1

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

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.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 20, 2022

Law enforcement authorities from Germany, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom all played a role in disrupting the operations of the botnet, which hacked millions of devices around the world. They could then route malicious internet traffic through the compromised device, hiding the true source of traffic.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 11, 2022

Truebot has been active since 2017 and some researchers linked it to the Silence Group , while a recent investigation linked it to threat actor TA505 (aka Evil Corp). SecurityAffairs – hacking, TrueBot). Canada, and Brazil into a botnet.” ” concludes the report that also includes Indicators of Compromise (IoCs).

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 8, 2019

In the wake of Equifax’s epic 2017 data breach impacting some 148 million Americans, many people did freeze their credit files at the big three in response. SSN and DOB data is widely available for sale in the cybercrime underground on almost all U.S. Data Broker Giants Hacked by ID Theft Service. Consumers in every U.S.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 22, 2019

A 22-year-old man was sentenced for his involvement in an extortion attempt against Apple, he threatened to mass-hack iCloud accounts. In March 2017, crooks claimed to have over 627 millions of iCloud credentials and threatened to wipe date from iPhones, iPads and Macs if Apple did not pay $150,000 within two weeks. reported the NCA.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 17, 2022

The researchers attribute the botnet to the cybercrime group Keksec which focuses on DDoS-based extortion. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Enemybot). Researchers from Fortinet discovered a new DDoS botnet, tracked as Enemybot, that has targeted several routers and web servers by exploiting known vulnerabilities. To nominate, please visit:?

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Security Affairs

MARCH 3, 2019

Usatyuk developed and operated other DDoS-for-hire services with a co-conspirator between August 2015 and November 2017. 12, 2017, an advertising on the ExoStresser website ( exostress.in) said that the booter service alone had launched 1,367,610 DDoS attacks, and caused targeted victim computer systems to suffer 109,186.4

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Security Affairs

JULY 27, 2019

In August 2017, he was arrested in Las Vegas after attending the Def Con hacking conference and was detained by the FBI in the state of Nevada. In August 2017, Marcus Hutchins pleaded not guilty to charges of creating and selling malware at a hearing in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. SecurityAffairs – Marcus Hutchins, cybercrime).

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 26, 2018

million in restitution for repeatedly using Mirai to take down Internet services at Rutgers University , his former alma mater. In January 2017, almost a year before Jha’s arrest and guilty plea, KrebsOnSecurity identified Jha as the likely co-author of Mirai — which sprang to notoriety after a record-smashing Sept.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 20, 2019

In August 2017, he was arrested in Las Vegas after attending the Def Con hacking conference and was detained by the FBI in the state of Nevada. In August 2017, Marcus Hutchins pleaded not guilty to charges of creating and selling malware at a hearing in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Security Affairs – Marcus Hutchins, cybercrime ).

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Security Affairs

JUNE 18, 2022

Department of Justice, together with law enforcement partners in Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, have dismantled the infrastructure of a Russian botnet known as RSOCKS which hacked millions of computers and other electronic devices around the world.” SecurityAffairs – hacking, RSOCKS). ” continues DoJ.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 31, 2021

The cybercrime group Rocke is using a new piece of cryptojacking malware called Pro-Ocean to target vulnerable Apache ActiveMQ, Oracle WebLogic, and Redis intalls. In our analysis, we found Pro-Ocean targeting Apache ActiveMQ (CVE-2016-3088), Oracle WebLogic (CVE-2017-10271) and Redis (unsecure instances).” Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Three men who admitted to being the authors of the Mirai botnet avoided the jail after helping the FBI in other cybercrime investigations. Now three individuals who admitted to being the authors of the infamous botnet avoided the jail after helping feds in another cybercrime investigations. District Judge Timothy M. “On Dec.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 15, 2020

Mark Rogers , one of several people helping to manage the CTI League’s efforts, told Reuters the top priority of the group is working to combat hacks against medical facilities and other frontline responders to the pandemic, as well as helping defend communication networks and services that have become essential as more people work from home.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

CVE-2017-6077 NETGEAR DGN2200 devices with firmware through 10.0.0.50 Affected models that are end-of-support: NSA210, NSA220, NSA220+, NSA221, NSA310, NSA310S, NSA320, NSA320S, NSA325 and NSA325v2 CVE-2017-18368 ZyXEL P660HN-T1A v1 TCLinux Fw $7.3.15.0 SecurityAffairs – hacking, BotenaGo). Beta, R6400 before 1.0.1.18.Beta,

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 13, 2021

The TinyNuke malware was first spotted in 2017, but its activity reached its peak in 2018. Once installed, the TinyNuke loader can be used to steal sensitive data and credentials with form-grabbing and webinject capabilities for popular browsers (Firefox, Internet Explorer, and Chrome), and to install additional payloads. .

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 18, 2018

According to the EC3, the joint operation was conducted in September 2017, it involved more than a dozen law enforcement agencies from Europe, the US, and Australia. to more than 6,000 customers, he also helped them to hack computers worldwide. Our modern society is dependent on computers, mobile devices, and the use of the internet.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Society’s dependence on internet-based technologies means security professionals must defend against cyberattacks as well as more traditional threats, such as robbers or disgruntled employees. Data from 2017 found only 27 percent of nonprofits broke even that year. Here are four of them: 1. Health Care. No Industry Is Immune.

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