Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

On Thursday, US authorities arrested two crooks charging them with stealing $550,000 in cryptocurrency from at least 10 victims using SIM swapping. American law enforcement has declared war to sim swapping scammers and announced the arrest of two individuals for stealing $550,000 in Cryptocurrency. In May, the U.S. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Cryptocurrency Identity Theft Accountability Media 80

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

The FBI reported that US citizens have lost more than $68 million to SIM swapping attacks in 2021, the number of complaints since 2018 and associated losses have increased almost fivefold. Once hijacked a SIM, the attackers can steal money, cryptocurrencies and personal information, including contacts synced with online accounts.

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Mobile Cryptocurrency Authentication Accountability 89

Security Affairs

AUGUST 7, 2018

Group-IB researchers have investigated user data leaks from cryptocurrency exchanges and has analyzed the nature of these incidents. In 2017, when cryptocurrencies were gaining momentum, their record-breaking capitalization and a spike in Bitcoin’s exchange rate led to dozens of attacks on cryptocurrency services.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 5, 2019

Researchers at AT&T Alien Labs have spotted a malware called Xwo that is actively scanning the Internet for exposed web services and default passwords. Experts at AT&T Alien Labs discovered a new piece of malware called Xwo that is actively scanning the Internet for exposed web services and default passwords.

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Internet Internet Passwords Malware 88

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 Affairs

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

Palo Alto Network researchers discovered a new malware, tracked as XBash, that combines features from ransomware, cryptocurrency miners, botnets, and worms. The malicious code combines features from different families of malware such as ransomware, cryptocurrency miners, botnets, and worms. ” continues the analysis.

Cryptocurrency 89

Cryptocurrency Malware Ransomware Cybercrime 89

Krebs on Security

AUGUST 16, 2018

An entrepreneur and virtual currency investor is suing AT&T for $224 million, claiming the wireless provider was negligent when it failed to prevent thieves from hijacking his mobile account and stealing millions of dollars in cryptocurrencies. On June 11, 2017, Terpin’s phone went dead. A copy of his complaint is here (PDF).

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

The password manager service LastPass is now forcing some of its users to pick longer master passwords. But critics say the move is little more than a public relations stunt that will do nothing to help countless early adopters whose password vaults were exposed in a 2022 breach at LastPass.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

million customers, including website administrator passwords, sFTP credentials, and private SSL keys; -December 2022: Hackers gained access to and installed malware on GoDaddy’s cPanel hosting servers that “intermittently redirected random customer websites to malicious sites.”

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Hacking Social Engineering Phishing Scams 258

Krebs on Security

AUGUST 7, 2018

Police in Florida have arrested a 25-year-old man accused of being part of a multi-state cyber fraud ring that hijacked mobile phone numbers in online attacks that siphoned hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies from victims. A WORRIED MOM. GRAND PLANS.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Once hijacked a SIM, the attackers can steal money, cryptocurrencies and personal information, including contacts synced with online accounts. The FBI reported that US citizens have lost more than $68 million to SIM swapping attacks in 2021, the number of complaints since 2018 and associated losses have increased almost fivefold.

Banking 104

Banking Accountability Mobile Cryptocurrency 104

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

The Windows botnet has been active since late 2017, it was mainly used to mine cryptocurrency, but it was also involved in DDoS attacks in 2018. The malware uses exploits for known vulnerabilities and password brute-forcing attacks for self-propagation.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 30, 2022

Those who submitted credentials were then prompted to provide the one-time password needed for multi-factor authentication. 12 blog post , the attackers used their access to Mailchimp employee accounts to steal data from 214 customers involved in cryptocurrency and finance. ” On July 28 and again on Aug. According to an Aug.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 13, 2020

Researchers have discovered a botnet dubbed PgMiner that targets PostgreSQL databases running on Linux servers to install a cryptocurrency miner. Security researchers from Palo Alto Networks have discovered a new botnet, tracked as PgMiner, that targets PostgreSQL databases running on Linux servers to install a cryptocurrency miner.

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Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

The.RAR is password protected, with the password being supplied in the YouTube description. In 2018, Fortnite gamers were targeted by scammers pushing Trojan.Malpack files as Fortnite freebies. Target machines are scanned for card details, passwords, cryptocurrency wallets and other forms of data.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 15, 2021

nl — circa October 2018. “On top of the password re-use, the data shows a great insight into her professional and personal Internet usage,” Holden wrote in a blog post on Witte’s arrest. ” According to the DOJ, Witte had access to Trickbot for roughly two years between 2018 and 2020.

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Troy Hunt

JULY 6, 2018

For now though, here's this week's update which talks through many of the issues covered in those tweets not just as it relates to HTTPS, but also beer, MD5 password hashes, giving another party access to your Gmail (hint: it actually gives them access to your Gmail!) pic.twitter.com/MJu9FDphWS — Troy Hunt (@troyhunt) June 30, 2018.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 22, 2021

The Windows botnet has been active since late 2017, it was mainly used to mine cryptocurrency, but it was also involved in DDoS attacks in 2018. “Recently, a new infection vector that cracks Windows machines through SMB password brute force is on the rise” reads the analysis published by AVAST.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 17, 2022

The news wave of attacks aimed at cryptocurrency firms, most of them located in the U.S. TrickBot is a popular Windows banking Trojan that has been around since October 2016, its authors have continuously upgraded it by implementing new features, including powerful password-stealing capabilities.

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Malware DNS Passwords Ransomware 119

Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

In November 2022, the password manager service LastPass disclosed a breach in which hackers stole password vaults containing both encrypted and plaintext data for more than 25 million users. Taylor Monahan is founder and CEO of MetaMask , a popular software cryptocurrency wallet used to interact with the Ethereum blockchain.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 8, 2019

Avast spotted a new strain of Clipsa malware that is used to mine and steal cryptocurrencies along with carrying out brute-force attacks on WordPress sites. Clipsa is a malware that is well known to cyber security community is able to steal cryptocurrency via clipoard hijacking and mine cryptocurrency after installing a miner. .

Malware 87

Malware Cryptocurrency Passwords Internet 87

Security Affairs

MARCH 13, 2019

Security experts at 360 Total Security have discovered a new modular cryptocurrency malware that implements worm capabilities to spread. The Monero cryptocurrency miner uses a worm module (Systemctl.exe) dubbed PsMiner written in the Go language which includes exploit modules used to hack into vulnerable servers.

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Malware Cryptocurrency Advertising Passwords 77

Security Boulevard

MARCH 17, 2022

The estimated value of greater Decentralized Finance and cryptocurrencies surpassed half a trillion dollars in market capitalization in 2018, and then one trillion for the first time in 2021 ( 1 ). Since then, cryptocurrency values reached new records during the pandemic. Cryptocurrencies Are Established Via Blockchain Security.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 11, 2019

Experts observed the STOP ransomware installing the Azorult password-stealing Trojan to steal account credentials, cryptocurrency wallets, and more. The STOP ransomware made the headlines because it is installing password-stealing Trojans on the victims’ machines. ” reads a blog post published by Bleepingcomputer.

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Encryption Ransomware Cryptocurrency Passwords 84

Security Affairs

APRIL 1, 2020

Cybersecurity researchers spotted a crypto-mining botnet, tracked as Vollgar, that has been hijacking MSSQL servers since at least 2018. Researchers at Guardicore Labs discovered a crypto-mining botnet , tracked as Vollgar botnet , that is targeting MSSQL databases since 2018. ” reads the analysis published by Guardicore.

Telecommunications 106

Telecommunications Advertising Passwords Malware 106

Krebs on Security

MAY 10, 2019

From there, the attackers simply start requesting password reset links via text message for a variety of accounts tied to the hijacked phone number. million stealing cryptocurrencies and extorting people for restoring access to social media accounts that were hijacked after a successful SIM-swap.

Mobile 208

Mobile Identity Theft Cryptocurrency Accountability 208

Security Affairs

MARCH 21, 2022

The Windows botnet has been active since late 2017, it was mainly used to mine cryptocurrency, but it was also involved in DDoS attacks in 2018. Experts defined DirtyMoe as a complex malware that has been designed as a modular system. The executioner loads two modules, a Monero miner and a module for worming replication.

Malware 72

Malware Passwords DDOS Internet 72

SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

The Biggest Cybersecurity Trends of 2018. Throughout 2018, per-day website attack attempts increased by just about 60%, peaking at 80 attacks and averaging at 62 attacks. At the beginning of last year, many predicted that cryptocurrency mining would be one of the year’s biggest cybersecurity risks. What does this mean?

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Cybersecurity Engineering Firewall Malware 98

Krebs on Security

AUGUST 25, 2018

The sextortion email scam last month that invoked a real password used by each recipient and threatened to release embarrassing Webcam videos almost certainly was not the work of one criminal or even one group of criminals. In early June 2018, uscourtsgov-dot-com was associated with a Sigma ransomware scam delivered via spam.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 26, 2021

02, 2020, pitching him as a trustworthy cryptocurrency expert and advisor. From there, the attackers can reset the password for any online account that allows password resets via SMS. Joseph “PlugwalkJoe” O’Connor, in a photo from a paid press release on Sept.

Media 310

Media Hacking Accountability Scams 310

Security Affairs

JANUARY 21, 2019

The attackers coul d exploit the flaw to steal cryptocurrency wallets and SSH keys , According to the researchers Willem de Groot , the cybercrime gang known as Magecart exploited the flaw to inject into shopping sites software skimmer in the October 2018 attacks. was released in June, 2018 and appears safe. Adminer 4.6.3

Passwords 95

Passwords Advertising Cryptocurrency Cybercrime 95

SecureList

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

The research in this report is a continuation of our previous annual financial threat reports ( 2018 , 2019 and 2020 ), providing an overview of the latest trends and key events across the threat landscape. A noticeable development was the prominence of cryptocurrency-related phishing scams. Banking malware for PC.

Banking 94

Banking Phishing Cryptocurrency Malware 94

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 27, 2021

Once hijacked a SIM, the attackers can steal money, cryptocurrencies and personal information, including contacts synced with online accounts. Impacted T-Mobile customers are recommended to change their password, PIN, and security questions. Unfortunately, this isn’t the first data breach suffered by T-Mobile in the past years.

Mobile 90

Mobile Telecommunications Data breaches Identity Theft 90

Security Affairs

MAY 20, 2020

Early last year, it caught the attention of global cybersecurity experts by posting on one of the forums the sale of a database with 773 million e-mail addresses and 21 million unique passwords.” Sanix has been active on the cybercrime underground at least since 2018, he focuses in the sale of stolen data from organizations.

Cybercrime 60

Cybercrime Passwords Advertising Hacking 60

Krebs on Security

AUGUST 22, 2018

have arrested and charged a 19-year-old area man on suspicion hijacking mobile phone numbers as part of a scheme to steal large sums of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. This includes any one-time codes sent via text message or automated phone call that many companies use to supplement passwords for their online accounts.

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Mobile Accountability Cryptocurrency Wireless 129

Approachable Cyber Threats

MARCH 1, 2022

Our 2022 update to our famous password table that’s been shared across the news, internet, social media, and organizations worldwide. Password Strength in 2022 It’s been two years since we first shared our (now famous) password table. Hackers solve this problem by cracking the passwords instead. Keep reading!

Passwords 145

Passwords Software Internet Internet 145

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

The second half of 2018 saw a drop in the number of malicious programs downloaded via browsers reaching its minimum at less than 5%, while in the first half of 2019 only every 19 th download was initiated via means other than email. In 2017, password-protected archives accounted for only 0.08% of all malicious objects.

Ransomware 70

Ransomware Antivirus Malware Banking 70