Krebs on Security

JUNE 1, 2023

One of Megatraffer’s ads on an English-language cybercrime forum. “Antivirus software trusts signed programs more. That protracted and public conflict formed the backdrop of my 2014 book — “ Spam Nation: The Inside Story of Organized Cybercrime, from Global Epidemic to Your Front Door. Image: Ke-la.com.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 3, 2024

Roughly nine years ago, KrebsOnSecurity profiled a Pakistan-based cybercrime group called “ The Manipulaters ,” a sprawling web hosting network of phishing and spam delivery platforms. In 2019, The Manipulaters failed to renew their core domain name — manipulaters[.]com

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 12, 2021

“A Russian national was sentenced today to 48 months in prison for operating a “crypting” service used to conceal the Kelihos malware from antivirus software, which enabled hackers to systematically infect approximately hundreds of thousands of victim computers around the world with malicious software, including ransomware.”

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Krebs on Security

JULY 18, 2022

These services can be used in a legitimate manner for several business purposes — such as price comparisons or sales intelligence — but they are massively abused for hiding cybercrime activity because they can make it difficult to trace malicious traffic to its original source. su between 2016 and 2019. FORUM ACTIVITY?

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 6, 2023

Antivirus firm Bitdefender released a decryptor for the MegaCortex ransomware allowing its victims to restore their data for free. Antivirus firm Bitdefender released a decryptor for the MegaCortex ransomware , which can allow victims of the group to restore their data for free. The group typically asked ransoms between $20,000 to $5.8

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

GandCrab dissolved in July 2019, and is thought to have become “ REvil ,” one of the most ruthless and rapacious Russian ransomware groups of all time. In April 2020, Truniger was banned from two of the top Russian cybercrime forums, where members from both forums confirmed that Semen7907 was one of Truniger’s known aliases.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 27, 2020

The cybercrime gang also apologized for the damages they have caused their victims. The Shade infections increased during October 2018, keeping a constant trend until the second half of December 2018, taking a break around Christmas, and then resuming in mid-January 2019 doubled in size.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 29, 2019

Experts uncovered a new tool dubbed BIOLOAD used by the FIN7 cybercrime group used as a dropper for a new variant of the Carbanak backdoor. The samples of BIOLOAD loader analyzed by the experts were compiled in March and July 2019, while the samples of BOOSTWRITE were compiled in May. ” Fortinet concludes.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 6, 2023

“The attack is similar to the one in the summer of 2019, when four other hospitals in Romania were targeted. In 2019 other four hospitals in Romania suffered ransomware attacks that were attributed to the PHOBOS extortion group. ” reported the website Romania Insider. I cannot say more at the moment.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

In May 2015, KrebsOnSecurity briefly profiled “ The Manipulaters ,” the name chosen by a prolific cybercrime group based in Pakistan that was very publicly selling spam tools and a range of services for crafting, hosting and deploying malicious email. One of several current Fudtools sites run by The Manipulaters. FAIL BY NUMBERS.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 3, 2020

He had no previous criminal records at the time of the arrest, but it is known to be a member of a cybercrime forum to become an affiliate for the GandCrab ransomware operation. The GandCrab Ransomware-as-a-Service shut down operations in June 2019 and told affiliates to stop distributing the ransomware. million dollars per week.

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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. More than 80% of all malicious files were disguised as .zip rar archive files.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 17, 2019

The latest variant appeared in the cybercrime underground in December 2018, it was named HawkEye Reborn v9. Experts at Talos observed threat actors spreading the malware via malicious email campaigns starting with the second half of 2018 and continuing into 2019. ” reads the analysis published by Talos.

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Identity IQ

AUGUST 20, 2021

Truth be told: cybercrimes against students continue to rise, especially against those who report to university campuses and use university resources. According to BlueVoyant’s Cybersecurity in Higher Education 2021 report , ransomware attacks on colleges increased twofold between 2019 and 2020. Digital Security and Online Privacy.

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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 took his first steps in the cybercrime scene in September 2016 when he registered on an underground forum, fuckav[.]ru. Fxmsp’s public activity culminated in April 2019.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 19, 2020

” According to the experts, the first infections were observed in late 2019, victims reported their files were encrypted by a strain of malware. Operators behind the Pysa ransomware, also employed a version of the PowerShell Empire penetration-testing tool, they were able to stop antivirus products. This new version used the.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 17, 2021

According to the experts, the first infections were observed in late 2019, victims reported their files were encrypted by a strain of malware. New #Mespinoza #Ransomware [link] Ext: locked R/n: Readme.README Affected users, contact the support forum of @BleepinComputer pic.twitter.com/SbKxVEIXUd — Amigo-A (@Amigo_A_) October 25, 2019.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 26, 2022

” GuLoader first appeared on the threat landscape in 2019, it was used by threat actors to download multiple remote access trojans (RATs) such as AgentTesla , FormBook , Nanocore , NETWIRE and the Parallax RAT. Early versions of GuLoader were distributed via spam messages using attachments containing the malicious executable.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Experts revealed that the botnet was used by the TA505 cybercrime gang to distribute the FlawedAmmy RAT and some email stealers. “Amadey is a relatively new botnet , first noted late in Q1 of 2019. . “Amadey is a relatively new botnet , first noted late in Q1 of 2019.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Researchers believe that at least five different merchants and exchanges were used to fund the Glupteba addresses since 2019. We also recommend monitoring DNS logs and keeping the antivirus software up to date to help prevent a potential Glupteba infection.” Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Glupteba botnet).

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Spinone

OCTOBER 10, 2019

Their main focus is on cybercrime investigations. The range of topics highlighted is wide: ransomware protection, antivirus software, blockchain technologies in security, and much more. Secure Blitz In the Secure Blitz blog, you can find the latest cybersecurity news, useful tips, and in-depth cybercrime insights.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2019

Locked Shields 2019 – Chapeau, France wins Cyber Defence Exercise. CVE-2019-0803 Windows flaw exploited to deliver PowerShell Backdoor. Operator of Codeshop Cybercrime Marketplace Sentenced to 90 months in prison. Avast, Avira, Sophos and other antivirus solutions show problems after.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 20, 2022

The malware was first spotted in 2019 by security experts at Kaspersky, the name BRAT comes from ‘Brazilian RAT Android,’ because at the time it was used to spy on Brazilian users. The developers behind the BRATA Android malware have implemented additional features to avoid detection. ” concludes the report.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

The researchers provided evidence that the threat actors sold the purchased certificates to a cybercrime gang that used them to spread malware. The verification is done using a public antivirus scanning service, then the threat actors use the file scan record as “a clean bill of health” for potential buyers.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 26, 2020

Citrix releases permanent fixes for CVE-2019-19781 flaw in ADC 11.1 Chinese hackers exploited a Trend Micro antivirus zero-day used in Mitsubishi Electric hack. Bot list with Telnet credentials for more than 500,000 servers and IoT devices leaked online. Hackers patch Citrix servers to deploy their own backdoor. Govn Agency.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 31, 2021

PA Unit 42 found that the average ransom paid by organisations nearly tripled over the past year, from $115,123 in 2019 to $312,493. Between 2015 and 2019, the largest-known individual ransom demand was $15 million. Cybercrime to cost over $10 Trillion by 2025. High-end ransoms have gone up significantly too.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 18, 2023

” The Lockbit gang has been active since at least 2019 and today it is one of the most active ransomware groups offering a Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) model. It also supports a Safe Mode feature to bypass endpoint antivirus and detection. “LockBit 3.0 and LockBit.” The LockBit 3.0

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Security Affairs

JUNE 12, 2019

“During the period of March to May 2019, Morphisec Labs observed a new, highly sophisticated variant of the ShellTea / PunchBuggy backdoor malware that attempted to infiltrate a number of machines within the network of a customer in the hotel-entertainment industry.” ” reads the analysis published by Morphisec.

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IT Security Guru

JULY 19, 2021

Although cybercrime as a whole has seen a rise during the pandemic, arguably ransomware has been one of the more successful and lucrative attack types. Our own research report, the State of Encrypted Attacks Report 2020 , found that there had been a 500 per cent rise in ransomware compared to 2019.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 22, 2021

The PRODAFT Threat Intelligence Team has published a report (pdf) that gives an unusually clear look at the size and structure of organized cybercrime. EvilCorp is the name of a vast, international cybercrime network. It also found evidence of WastedLocker malware and other TTPs that matched with both EvilCorp and SolarWinds.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 26, 2022

” GuLoader first appeared on the threat landscape in 2019, it was used by threat actors to download multiple remote access trojans (RATs) such as AgentTesla , FormBook , Nanocore , NETWIRE and the Parallax RAT. Early versions of GuLoader were distributed via spam messages using attachments containing the malicious executable.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 28, 2022

” Microleaves has long been classified by antivirus companies as adware or as a “potentially unwanted program” (PUP), the euphemism that antivirus companies use to describe executable files that get installed with ambiguous consent at best, and are often part of a bundle of software tied to some “free” download.

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Fox IT

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

TA505 is a sophisticated and innovative threat actor, with plenty of cybercrime experience, that engages in targeted attacks across multiple sectors and geographies for financial gain. In the Netherlands, TA505 is notorious for their involvement on the Maastricht University incident in December 2019. Week 42, 14-20 of October 2019.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

181024 CVE-2019-19824 TOTOLINK Realtek SDK based routers, this affects A3002RU through 2.0.0, BotenaGo was written in Golang (Go) and at the time of the report published by the experts, it had a low antivirus (AV) detection rate (6/62). Ax with firmware 1.04b12 and earlier CVE-2016-1555 Netgear WN604 before 3.3.3 A2pvI042j1.d26m

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Security Affairs

APRIL 10, 2019

SI-LAB detected hundreds of users that were impacted by this malware between March 18th and 26th of 2019. The last days of March 2019 are making headlines due to a targeted cyber attack involving a new variant of infamous EMOTET malware. EMOTET spread in Chile targeted financial and banking services. Technical Analysis.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 17, 2022

In 2019, Zagala moved on to create a new "Private Ransomware Builder," which he called Thanos, a reference to the popular Marvel villain who destroyed half of all life in the universe with a snap of his fingers. Zagala said "i f the user kills the ransomware too many times, then it's clear he won't pay so better erase the whole hard drive.".

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 17, 2019

Microsoft Patch Tuesday updates for February 2019 fixes IE Zero-Day. Astaroth Trojan relies on legitimate os and antivirus processes to steal data. Experts found a way to create a super-malware implanted in SGX-enclaves. Hacker deleted all data from VFEmail Servers, including backups. Malicious PDF Analysis.

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