Security Affairs

APRIL 11, 2019

The malware is able to steal information from web browsers, Microsoft accounts, several messenger services, and some other programs. Unfortunately this isn’t the first time that the VSDC site has been hacked. SecurityAffairs – hacking, VSDC). Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Software Hacking Banking Malware 68

Krebs on Security

JULY 28, 2022

The service, which accepts PayPal, Bitcoin and all major credit cards, is aimed primarily at enterprises engaged in repetitive, automated activity that often results in an IP address being temporarily blocked — such as data scraping, or mass-creating new accounts at some service online. Which hints at a possible BOTNET.

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Advertising Software Computers and Electronics Internet 216

The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 28, 2019

The end game for this particular hacking ring is to install crypto currency mining routines on compromised Linux servers. Xbash gets rolling by infecting one device, which then serves as the launch pad for deeper hacking forays limited only by the attacker’s initiative. To be sure, it’s not as if the good guys aren’t also innovating.

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Passwords Password Management Antivirus Internet 196

Security Affairs

JUNE 11, 2021

million Windows systems between 2018 and 2020. Cookies are a precious source of intelligence about victims’ habits and could be abused to access the person’s online accounts of the victims. . The software includes illegal Adobe Photoshop 2018, a Windows cracking tool, and several cracked games.” million computers.

Malware 114

Malware Computers and Electronics Software Financial Services 114

Security Affairs

AUGUST 3, 2020

The GandCrab ransomware-as-a-service first emerged from Russian crime underground in early 2018. The GandCrab was advertised in the Russian hacking community, researchers from LMNTRIX who discovered it noticed that authors was leveraging the RIG and GrandSoft exploit kits to distribute the malware. reads the translation of the ad.

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Ransomware Advertising Malware Hacking 118

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Ransomware accounted for over half of all malicious mailings in H1 2019, Troldesh aka Shade being the most popular tool among cybercriminals. To bypass antivirus systems, hackers send out malicious emails in non-working hours with delayed activation. Links account for 29%, while attachments—for 71%. rar archive files.

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Ransomware Antivirus Malware Banking 71

Security Affairs

APRIL 2, 2021

The threat actors are actively exploiting the following vulnerabilities in Fortinet FortiOS: CVE-2018-13379 ; CVE-2020-12812 ; CVE-2019-5591. Regularly change passwords to network systems and accounts, and avoid reusing passwords for different accounts. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Fortinet FortiOS). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Passwords Government Firmware Accountability 66

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 22, 2018

The Latvian expert Ruslans Bondars (37), who developed and run the counter antivirus service Scan4You has been sentenced to 14 years in prison. Scan4you is a VirusTotal like online multi-engine antivirus scanning service that could be used by vxers to test evasion abilities of their malware against the major antiviruses. billion. .

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Malware Antivirus Retail Advertising 92

Security Affairs

MARCH 19, 2019

rar) spread by #WinRAR exploit ( #CVE -2018-20250). The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2018-20250, was discovered by experts at Check Point in February, it could allow an attacker to gain control of the target system. At the moment of writing, 29 antivirus engines detect JNEC.a a ransomware , hacking ). The post New JNEC.a

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Ransomware Antivirus Encryption Advertising 72

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 4, 2018

Call it targeted Ransomware. · Twitter deletes over 10,000 accounts that aim to influence U.S. Let me inform you that my new book, “Digging in the Deep Web” is online with a special deal. 20% discount. Kindle Edition. Paper Copy. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 23, 2020

Fxmsp gained worldwide fame in May 2019, after it was reported that the networks belonging to leading antivirus software companies had been compromised. Fxmsp included one of his Jabber accounts, in his contact information on the forum which helped Group-IB researchers to establish his presumed identity. Geography and victims.

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Antivirus Advertising Hacking Banking 85

Krebs on Security

APRIL 18, 2019

Investigators believe the intruders were using the ScreenConnect software on the hacked Wipro systems to connect remotely to Wipro client systems, which were then used to leverage further access into Wipro customer networks. In May 2018, Maritz Holdings Inc. , This is remarkably similar to activity that was directed against a U.S.

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Retail Phishing Antivirus Internet 192

eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 30, 2023

0Auth API Misconfigurations Expose User Accounts to Takeover Type of attack: No active attacks are underway, but researchers found (and fixed) common 0Auth implementation errors that exposed millions of customer accounts. account”) failed to verify secret tokens received for authentication before making API requests.

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Authentication Mobile Accountability Software 94

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 4, 2018

. “We also found that the user associated with Kraken ransomware, ThisWasKraken, has a paid account. Paid accounts are not uncommon on underground forums, but usually malware developers who offer services such as ransomware are highly trusted members and are vetted by other high-level forum members.

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Ransomware Advertising Cybercrime Malware 96

Security Affairs

JULY 21, 2018

But for two whole years, until May 2018, Calisto remained off the radar of antivirus solutions, with the first detections on VT appearing only recently.” According to the experts, the malware was uploaded on VirusTotal in 2016 but none noticed it until May 2018. Use antivirus software. Enables screen sharing.

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Antivirus Advertising Malware Accountability 49

Security Affairs

APRIL 4, 2020

The virus avoided detection by antivirus solutions through regular updates from an attacker-controlled command-and-control (C2) infrastructure, and spread through the company’s systems, causing network outages and shutting down essential services for nearly a week.”

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Antivirus Malware Phishing Advertising 116

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 7, 2019

US DoJ charged two Russian citizens for deploying the Dridex malware and for their involvement in international bank fraud and computer hacking schemes. 32) and Igor Turashev (38) for distributing the infamous Dridex banking Trojan , and for their involvement in international bank fraud and computer hacking schemes.

Banking 66

Banking Malware Cybercrime Accountability 66

Security Affairs

MAY 19, 2023

Infected devices were used for multiple malicious activities, including traffic redirections through mobile proxies, info-stealing, click fraud, and social media and online messaging accounts and monetization via advertisements. The only way to remove the threat is to wipe the smartphone and reinstall the OS. 231 banking malware.

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Mobile Advertising Malware Cybercrime 88

Security Boulevard

MARCH 31, 2021

How not to disclosure a Hack. UK fashion retailer FatFace angered customers in its handling of a customer data theft hack. In a series of blog posts , Microsoft said a hacking group operating out of China which it calls Hafnium , was exploiting the vulnerability. . UK Gov to Ramp up Cyber Offenses and Defences.

Energy and Utilities 122

Energy and Utilities Ransomware Banking Hacking 122

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 1, 2023

You need to have a reasonable level of trust in the devices connecting to any network, so any policies you can set to require things like antivirus , updated operating systems and VPNs will protect both the network and its users. Limiting use of a device’s administrator account where possible for greater personal device security.

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Wireless Encryption Authentication IoT 89

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Security experts at Cybaze – Yoroi ZLab have analyzed a new sample of the AdvisorsBot malware, a downloader that was first spotted in August 2018. Other interesting function is “j2aYhH”: Figure 8 – Accounts and emails stealing. This function searches for all email accounts registered on victim machine.

Malware 85

Malware DNS Social Engineering Advertising 85

Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 21, 2019

Antivirus and security giant Avast and virtual private networking (VPN) software provider NordVPN each today disclosed months-long network intrusions that — while otherwise unrelated — shared a common cause: Forgotten or unknown user accounts that granted remote access to internal systems with little more than a password.

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Accountability VPN Software Antivirus 131

eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Here are the top Twitter accounts to follow for the latest commentary, research, and much-needed humor in the ever-evolving information security space. Shah provides her expertise in hacking, software development, and kernel development and advocates for open source initiatives. — Jack Daniel (@jack_daniel) October 10, 2018.

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Accountability Cybersecurity Penetration Testing InfoSec 134

Security Affairs

APRIL 16, 2019

The malware spreads via Trojanized applications disguised as cracked software, or applications posing as legitimate software such as video players, drivers or even antivirus software. According to the experts, the operation is in a consolidation stage, first samples date back to November 2018, with a massive spike in December and January.

Spyware 71

Spyware Adware Malware Accountability 71

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 8, 2018

The unwanted behavior was spotted by a security researcher that goes online with Twitter account Privacy 1st , he discovered that Adware Doctor would gather browsing history from the Safari, Chrome, and the Firefox browsers, the search history on the App Store, and a list of running processes. Antivirus”, and ‘Dr.

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Adware DNS Malware Advertising 49

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Just in 2020, the SolarWinds hack could’ve been prevented for organizations that promptly patch software. This is especially true for your existing intrusion detection and prevention system (IDPS), antivirus, and anti-malware. The Ryuk ransomware family spawned in 2018 from a sophisticated Russia-based cybercrime group.

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Ransomware Backups Software Encryption 97

Security Affairs

APRIL 10, 2019

That file was delivered via malscam campaigns around the world and its source-code is obfuscated in order to evade antivirus detection and complicate its analysis. The latter leverages the WinRar/Ace vulnerability ( CVE-2018-20250 ) dropping the malware itself into the Windows startup folder.

Banking 60

Banking Malware Antivirus Cyber threats 60

Krebs on Security

JULY 8, 2019

But GandCrab far eclipsed the success of competing ransomware affiliate programs largely because its authors worked assiduously to update the malware so that it could evade antivirus and other security defenses. In November 2018, a GandCrab affiliate posted a screenshot on the Exploit[.]in The GandCrab identity on Exploit[.]in

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Ransomware Accountability Cybercrime Passwords 254

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 15, 2019

” The Astaroth Trojan was first spotted by security firm Cofense in late 2018 when it was involved in a campaign targeting Europe and Brazil. According to the experts, LOLbins are very effecting in evading antivirus software. . This trick allows the attackers to bypass content filtering and other network security measures.

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Phishing Malware Encryption Network Security 82

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 28, 2020

A credible threat actor is offering access to the email accounts of hundreds of C-level executives for $100 to $1500 per account. Access to the email accounts of hundreds of C-level executives is available on the Exploit.in for $100 to $1500 per account. SecurityAffairs – hacking, executive). Exploit.in

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Accountability Cybercrime Hacking Retail 106

Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 13, 2021

31, 2021, the HSE’s antivirus software detected the execution of two software tools commonly used by ransomware groups — Cobalt Strike and Mimikatz — on the Patient Zero Workstation. But the antivirus software was set to monitor mode, so it did not block the malicious commands.”

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Healthcare Ransomware Antivirus Software 267

Security Affairs

AUGUST 27, 2020

Most of us already know the importance of using antivirus , anti-malware, and VPNs to secure our computers, phones, and other devices against potential attacks. Taking this percentage into account, we can presume that out of 800,000 internet-connected printers across the world, at least 447,000 are unsecured. Original post: [link].

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Hacking IoT Firmware Internet 144

Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 14, 2023

KrebsOnSecurity began revisiting the research into Rescator’s real-life identity in 2018, after the U.S. The story on the Flashback author featured redacted screenshots that were taken from Ika’s BlackSEO account (see image above). Department of Justice unsealed an indictment that named a different Ukrainian man as Helkern.

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Cybercrime Accountability Advertising Computers and Electronics 225

SecureList

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

The subject of investments gained significant relevance in 2021, with banks and other organizations actively promoting investment and brokerage accounts. Hurry up and lose your account: phishing in the corporate sector. How to make an unprofitable investment with no return. Phishers used various ploys related to COVID-19.

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Phishing Scams Accountability Banking 66

Malwarebytes

MARCH 17, 2021

But over the last few years, credible threats, exploits, and hacks of Apple products have become more persistent. Several effective Mac-facing miners joined the crypto-rush in 2018. Adware accounted for another 22 percent. In fact, news on Apple cyberthreats wasn’t just infrequent—it was inconsequential.

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Malware Adware Software Passwords 103

Security Affairs

JULY 28, 2020

The main income earners and drivers of illicit video streaming and pirated sports video streaming services are bookmakers and online casinos, with partner programs between pirate resources and these two industries accounting for the largest share in pirates’ incomes. SecurityAffairs – hacking, online piracy). million. .

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Marketing Banking Advertising Cybercrime 67

SecureList

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Year on year, stalkerware servers are either hacked or left openly unprotected so that information can be accessed and leaked online. In previous years, we have seen similar incidents with Mobiispy in 2019 and with MSpy in 2018 and 2015. Unique users affected by stalkerware globally from 2018 until 2020 – total per year ( download ).

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Mobile Surveillance Software Passwords 82