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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Ransomware Antivirus Malware Banking 72

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. “ “The password database was leaked shortly before the attack. SecurityAffairs – Pysa ransomware, cybercrime). The malicious code appended the extension.

Government 108

Government Ransomware Encryption Penetration Testing 108

Identity IQ

MAY 7, 2021

It’s one of the fastest-growing cybersecurity threats today, growing a staggering 300% since 2019 and leading to consumer losses of $3.5 Given that 52% of people use the same password for multiple accounts, compromising one account can give a criminal access to a vast range of personal data. Selling Stolen Data.

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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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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 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

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. ransomware, then a password argument is mandatory during the execution of the ransomware.” “LockBit 3.0 and LockBit.” The LockBit 3.0

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Ransomware Penetration Testing Encryption Accountability 84

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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Phishing Social Engineering Malware Advertising 83

Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2019

Locked Shields 2019 – Chapeau, France wins Cyber Defence Exercise. CVE-2019-0803 Windows flaw exploited to deliver PowerShell Backdoor. Facebook admitted to have stored millions of Instagram users passwords in plaintext. Operator of Codeshop Cybercrime Marketplace Sentenced to 90 months in prison.

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Computers and Electronics Spyware Data breaches Advertising 63

Security Boulevard

MARCH 31, 2021

review Active Directory password policy. 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.

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Energy and Utilities Ransomware Banking Hacking 122

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 17, 2019

Password Checkup Chrome extension warns users about compromised logins. Microsoft Patch Tuesday updates for February 2019 fixes IE Zero-Day. Astaroth Trojan relies on legitimate os and antivirus processes to steal data. New Linux coin miner kills competing malware to maximize profits. Malicious PDF Analysis.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 21, 2020

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. In November 2019, the criminals behind a ransomware species called Maze started a new trend that is currently gaining momentum on the dark web.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Here’s a look at some of the more notable cybercrime stories from the past year, as covered by KrebsOnSecurity and elsewhere. This bold about-face dumbfounded many longtime Norton users because antivirus firms had spent years broadly classifying all cryptomining programs as malware.

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Cryptocurrency Cybercrime Computers and Electronics Scams 228

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Ransomware frequently contains extraction capabilities that can steal critical information like usernames and passwords, so stopping ransomware is serious business. This is especially true for your existing intrusion detection and prevention system (IDPS), antivirus, and anti-malware. Update Anti-Ransomware Software. Offline Backups.

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

In 2019, we created a special alert that notifies users if stalkerware is installed on their phones. This is possible if the device either has no pin, pattern, or password to protect it or alternatively, the abuser knows the victim/survivor personally. Whereas in 2019, 67,500 unique users were affected globally.

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Mobile Surveillance Software Passwords 80

Krebs on Security

JULY 8, 2019

The crooks behind an affiliate program that paid cybercriminals to install the destructive and wildly successful GandCrab ransomware strain announced on May 31, 2019 they were terminating the program after allegedly having earned more than $2 billion in extortion payouts from victims. in , where the group recruited many of its distributors.

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Ransomware Accountability Cybercrime Passwords 251

SecureList

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

We started detecting some suspicious backdoored installer packages (including TeamViewer, VLC Media Player and WinRAR); then in the middle of 2019 we found a host that served these installers along with FinSpy Mobile implants for Android. logins, passwords, etc.), Grandoreiro and Melcoz arrests. Gamers beware. In version 16.80.0

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Malware Banking Energy and Utilities Accountability 86

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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Cybercrime Accountability Advertising Computers and Electronics 221

eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 3, 2021

lazydocker : A simple terminal UI for both docker and docker-compose : [link] pic.twitter.com/HsK17rzg8m — Binni Shah (@binitamshah) July 1, 2019. Brian Krebs is an independent investigative reporter known for his coverage of technology, malware , data breaches , and cybercrime developments. Brian Krebs | @briankrebs.

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Accountability Cybersecurity Penetration Testing InfoSec 138

Security Affairs

JULY 8, 2020

Turchin obtained credentials to target networks by launching spear-phishing attacks and brute-forcing the passwords of remote desktop servers exposed online. Once the hacker gained access to the network, the deployed password-stealing malware and remote access trojans (RATs) to harvest credentials and establish persistence in the system.

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Hacking Antivirus Advertising Cybercrime 75

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 28, 2020

The news reported by ZDnet is not surprising, I have discovered several times such kind of offer, but it is important to raise awareness on the cybercrime-as-a-service model that could rapidly enable threat actors to carry out malicious activities. Exploit.in

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Accountability Cybercrime Hacking Retail 107

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

A recently discovered cybercrime gang, tracked as Epic Manchego , is using a new technique to create weaponized Excel files that are able to bypass security checks. ” The library can generate files in multiple spreadsheet formats, it also supports Excel 2019. ” reads the analysis published by NVISO.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 28, 2021

Overall cybercrime costs are expected to reach $10.5 Bitglass secured Series D funding of $70 million in August 2019 bringing its total venture capital funding to $150 million. Cybereason offers endpoint detection and response (EDR), antivirus and managed detection and response services. billion in funding in 2020. Cybereason.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 9, 2020

It’s worth noting that.rar also became the second commonly used format to deliver archived malware in H1 2019 and accounted for 25% of all archived malicious files detected by Group-IB’s CERT in the first half of 2019.

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SecureList

APRIL 10, 2023

The offers presented in this report were published between 2019 and 2023 and were collected from the nine most popular forums for the purchase and sale of goods and services related to malware and unwanted software. It is also clear of alerts from Google Protect and built-in antivirus on devices from different vendors.

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Malware Encryption Mobile Accountability 98

Spinone

OCTOBER 13, 2020

In 2019, Trend Micro found a 77% surge in ransomware attacks during the first half of 2019 from the previous year. In IBM’s Cost of a Data Breach Report 2019 cited the following: Lost business is the biggest contributor to data breach costs The average cost of lost business in 2019 was $1.42

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Though polite, the Creeper was still an annoyance to some, and in 1971, Ray Tomlinson developed the first antivirus software , called Reaper. One of the first pieces of antivirus software , McAfee’s VirusScan, was released in 1987. It also would actively shut down antivirus processes to evade detection and removal.

Malware 140

Malware Ransomware Antivirus Internet 140

Adam Levin

DECEMBER 7, 2020

As with any potential cybercrime, deterrence here will be aided by an awareness of what deepfakes are, how they work, and what they can and can’t do. These concerns were apparently validated by a 2019 incident where deepfaked audio technology was used to scam a CEO out of $243,000. There are plenty of low-tech ways to fool people.

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IoT Artificial Intelligence Technology Scams 130