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. .

Mobile 94

Mobile Telecommunications Data breaches Identity Theft 94

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 72

Ransomware Antivirus Malware Banking 72

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.

Phishing 90

Phishing Scams Accountability Energy and Utilities 90

Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

that has been tracking down individuals engaged in unauthorized “SIM swaps” — a complex form of mobile phone fraud that is often used to steal large amounts of cryptocurrencies and other items of value from victims. In early July 2018, Ferri was traveling in Europe when he discovered his T-Mobile phone no longer had service.

Mobile 236

Mobile Cryptocurrency Accountability Passwords 236

Krebs on Security

JULY 22, 2020

The hacked forum database shows a user “tankska” registered on OGUsers back in July 2018, but only made one post asking about the price of an older Twitter account for sale. youth whose mom turned him in to the local police in February 2018 when she overheard him talking on the phone and pretending to be an AT&T employee.

Hacking 292

Hacking Accountability Scams Media 292

SecureList

APRIL 27, 2022

We had initially analyzed this Delphi malware in April 2018. This application contains a legitimate program called DeFi Wallet, that saves and manages a cryptocurrency wallet, but also implants a malicious file when executed. We recently discovered a Trojanized DeFi application, compiled in November 2021. Final thoughts.

Malware 130

Malware Firmware Government Phishing 130

Spinone

JANUARY 20, 2020

The most preferred method of ransom payment is cryptocurrency because it is hard to track. That is why hackers use social engineering tricks to pressure victims into paying a ransom. This type of ransomware reached its peak popularity in the years 2013-2018. Don’t provide your passwords to unreliable sites.

Ransomware 59

Ransomware Encryption Antivirus Backups 59

SecureList

MARCH 7, 2024

Cryptocurrency scams Phishing aimed at stealing crypto wallet credentials remained a common money-making tool. Fake pages mimicking popular cryptocurrency sites invited users to sign in with their wallet credentials. Scam sites also used cryptocurrency as bait. The required amount is most likely unattainable.

Phishing 95

Phishing Scams Cryptocurrency Accountability 95

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. When applied to a set of 43 million compromised LinkedIn passwords, it was able to crack them with 27 percent accuracy. An artificially generated “person.”

IoT 130

IoT Artificial Intelligence Technology Scams 130

eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

The document contained a list of pornographic sites, along with passwords for access to said sites and would then spread itself and its NSFW content by emailing the first 50 people in the victim’s contact list. Social engineering attacks soon found use in the digital space. GandCrab burst onto the scene in 2018.

Malware 138

Malware Ransomware Antivirus Internet 138

SecureList

JULY 29, 2021

We were able to trace the WebDav-O implant’s activity in our telemetry to at least 2018, indicating government affiliated targets based in Belarus. In recent operations, the group has focused on cryptocurrency businesses. The purpose of the campaign was to steal passwords stored in the password manager.

Malware 140

Malware Phishing Password Management Social Engineering 140