Krebs on Security

JUNE 21, 2023

If you operate a cybercrime business that relies on disseminating malicious software, you probably also spend a good deal of time trying to disguise or “crypt” your malware so that it appears benign to antivirus and security products. biz , a long-running crypting service that is trusted by some of the biggest names in cybercrime.

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SecureList

JULY 14, 2021

Spain’s Ministry of the Interior has announced the arrest of 16 individuals connected to the Grandoreiro and Melcoz (also known as Mekotio) cybercrime groups. We found the group attacking assets in Chile in 2018 and, more recently, in Mexico. It also includes a Bitcoin wallet stealing module.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 13, 2019

In a recent posting to a Russian-language cybercrime forum, an individual who’s been known to sell access to hacked online accounts kicked off an auction for “the admin panel of a big American ad platform.” ” PASSWORD SPRAYING. “It seemed like [the screenshots were accounts from] past employees.

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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. Ensure secure configurations for devices: Change the default password to a strong one, and block SSH from external access.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

This is the reality for many website owners, and now more than ever, they need to be on alert for cyberattacks in 2018. In Q3 2017, SiteLock discovered alarming cybercrime trends that will likely affect websites for months to come. Popular search engines do their part to help create a safe internet by looking for websites with malware.

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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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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

That leaves 78 percent that only require usernames and passwords to authenticate account users. billion account hijacking attempts using brute-forced stolen passwords. Microsoft is not the only company to reveal that internet users have been reluctant to adopt MFA. There’s low MFA adoption elsewhere, too. percent). .”

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Krebs on Security

MAY 3, 2019

The credit union said the investigation that fueled the lawsuit was prompted by a 2018 KrebsOnSecurity report about glaring security weaknesses in a Fiserv platform that exposed personal and financial details of customers across hundreds of bank Web sites. Brookfield, Wisc. billion in earnings last year.

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Banking Accountability Passwords Technology 188

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. In April 2018 , Schuchman develops a new DDoS botnet alone, it was based on the Qbot malware family.

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IoT DDOS Internet Internet 81

CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 21, 2021

Back in 2018, almost two-thirds of the small businesses suffered from cyber security attacks. . All businesses online and brick-and-mortar must have a cyber security plan in place because it is crucial for keeping your user data including passwords, and credit card numbers, secure and protected. . Protecting your data is very simple.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

“When I tried to reset the account password through Instagram’s procedure, I could see that the email address on the account had been changed to a.ru A review of the neighboring domains that reside at Internet addresses adjacent to julierandallphoto-dot-com ( 196.196.152/153.x email,” Randall told KrebsOnSecurity.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

billion stolen usernames, passwords and other personal data. Related: Massive Marriott breach closes out 2018. The work of these researchers shows how, at the end of the day, much of the stolen personal data eventually spills over into the open Internet, where it is free for the taking by anyone with a modicum of computer skills.

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Small Business Passwords Authentication Accountability 164

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. In April 2018, Schuchman develops a new DDoS botnet alone, it was based on the Qbot malware family.

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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. It uses a list of hardcoded username/password combinations to login into devices in the attempt to access systems using weak or default credentials. LFI CVE-2018-16763 Fuel CMS 1.4.1 LFI CVE-2018-16763 Fuel CMS 1.4.1

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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. It uses a list of hardcoded username/password combinations to login into devices in the attempt to access systems using weak or default credentials. The botnet targets multiple architectures, including arm, bsd, x64, and x86.

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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 Archiveus Trojan from 2006 was the first one to use RSA cipher, but it was reminiscent of a proof of concept and used a static 30-digit decryption password that was shortly cracked.

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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. Do not provide your mobile number account information over the phone to representatives that request your account password or pin.

Banking 105

Banking Accountability Mobile Cryptocurrency 105

SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

In it, we identified the trends, threats, and innovations in cybercrime that small businesses need to know about in order to keep their websites secure. 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.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 1, 2022

A Ukrainian security researcher this week leaked several years of internal chat logs and other sensitive data tied to Conti , an aggressive and ruthless Russian cybercrime group that focuses on deploying its ransomware to companies with more than $100 million in annual revenue. nl — circa October 2018.

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 3, 2022

Welcome to Internet Safety Month, a once-a-year event in which you, the public, are told that anywhere between three and 30 different best practices will simplify your approach to staying safe online. This year, then, for Internet Safety Month, we’re packaging our advice a little differently. Do not trust everything you see online.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 18, 2023

com , a service that sold access to billions of passwords and other data exposed in countless data breaches. 15, 2018, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) charged then 27-year-old Bloom, of Thornhill, Ontario, with selling stolen personal identities online through the website LeakedSource[.]com. A copy of pictrace[.]com

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 22, 2018

Security experts at ESET have recently observed a surge in activity of DanaBot banking Trojan that is now targeting Poland, Italy, Germany, Austria, and as of September 2018, Ukraine. Sniffer plug-in – injects malicious scripts into a victim’s browser, usually while visiting internet banking sites.

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Banking Advertising VPN Architecture 86

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

The Iron cybercrime group has been active since at least 2016, is known for the Iron ransomware but across the years it is built various strain of malware, including backdoors, cryptocurrency miners, and ransomware to target both mobile and desktop systems. “In Security Affairs – malware, cybercrime ). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

In October 2018, Brannan pleaded guilty to aggravated identity theft and unauthorized access to a protected computer. “According to court documents, Christopher Brannan, 31, a former teacher at Lee-Davis High School, intentionally accessed without authorization internet and email accounts, including Apple iCloud, Yahoo!

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Security Affairs

APRIL 30, 2019

. “At the same time, we brought in information technology consultants to review the security and stability of our system, change all passwords, and verify the integrity of our databases and other pertinent information.” ” Stec added. “They have determined the breach was limited to only two email accounts.”

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 31, 2021

review Active Directory password policy. He was quoted as saying that he and his co-conspirators would steal the data and if Tesla refused to pay the ransom the company's secrets would be placed on the internet. Cybercrime to cost over $10 Trillion by 2025. conduct employee phishing tests. conduct penetration testing.

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Energy and Utilities Ransomware Banking Hacking 122

The Last Watchdog

MAY 11, 2020

These developments would have, over the next decade or so, steadily and materially reduced society’s general exposure to cybercrime and online privacy abuses. What’s more the FBI reports that Business Email Compromise (BEC) accounted for an estimated $26 billion in cybercrime-related losses over a three year period.

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Computers and Electronics Data privacy Encryption Media 113

Cisco Security

AUGUST 12, 2021

This requires a robust connection to the Internet (Lumen and Gigamon), firewall protection (Palo Alto Networks), segmented wireless network (Commscope Ruckus) and network full packet capture & forensics and SIEM (RSA NetWitness); with Cisco providing cloud-based security and intelligence support. CyberCrime Tracker. urlscan.io.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Ransomware attacks like the ones carried out by OnePercent Group have been crippling businesses across the country since the FBI first reported a 37% uptick in cybercrime in 2018. Ransomware is then downloaded and the breach is underway. Enforce regular employee phishing training.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Winning the ongoing battle against cybercrime and criminals starts with understanding the nature of the threats and how to combat them. And as stated by a Harris Poll conducted in 2018 , more than 60 million Americans are affected by identity theft every year. How high is your business’ cyber threat intelligence ? Learn from the past.

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Cyber threats Mobile B2B Threat Detection 98

Malwarebytes

MARCH 24, 2021

They asked us to download TeamViewer and share the ID and password so they could connect. They typically use the SysKey Windows utility to put a password that only they know. The first thing to do is disconnect your machine from the Internet. In this instance, the scammers asked us to visit zfix[.]tech, Locking up the machine.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

The vulnerability is in MSHTML, the Internet Explorer engine. After 2018, we observed falling detection rates for FinSpy for Windows. In July, the Spanish Ministry of the Interior announced the arrest of 16 people connected to the Grandoreiro and Melcoz (aka Mekotio) cybercrime groups. Grandoreiro and Melcoz arrests.

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Malware Banking Energy and Utilities Accountability 86

Krebs on Security

AUGUST 19, 2020

Time is of the essence in these attacks because many companies that rely on VPNs for remote employee access also require employees to supply some type of multi-factor authentication in addition to a username and password — such as a one-time numeric code generated by a mobile app or text message.

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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. Phishing is one of the most prevalent forms of cybercrime due to minimal effort required and the fact that it really works.

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Banking Phishing Cryptocurrency Malware 94

Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 14, 2023

That reporting was based on clues from an early Russian cybercrime forum in which a hacker named Rescator — using the same profile image that Rescator was known to use on other forums — claimed to have originally been known as “Helkern,” the nickname chosen by the administrator of a cybercrime forum called Darklife.

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Responsible Cyber

APRIL 8, 2020

Small and mid-sized enterprises (SMEs) are increasingly at risk of cyber-attacks, and often serve as a launch pad for larger threat campaigns, according to Cisco’s 2018 SMB Cybersecurity Report. The Internet of Things (IoT) is undeniably the future of technology. IoT Opens Excessive Entry Points. Phishing and Spear Phishing.

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Cybersecurity DDOS Small Business Phishing 98

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

According to Group-IB’s annual “ 2018 H i-Tech Crime Trends ” report, the estimated damage caused by targeted attacks on cryptocurrency exchanges in 2017 and the first three quarters of 2018 amounted to $877 million. Going forward, the list of exchanges where users are eligible for insurance is expected to expand.

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