Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

The malware is cheap compared to similar threats, it is able to steal sensitive data from about 60 applications, including (browsers, cryptocurrency wallets, email and FTP clients). And this goes beyond usernames and passwords to information that can get them immediate financial gain like credit card information and cryptocurrency wallets.”

Cybercrime 91

Cybercrime Malware Cryptocurrency Advertising 91

Security Affairs

MAY 26, 2021

Last week, French authorities have seized the dark web marketplace Le Monde Parallèle, it is another success of national police in the fight against cybercrime. French authorities seized the dark web marketplace Le Monde Parallèle, the operation is another success of national police in the fight against cybercrime activity in the dark web.

Cybercrime 143

Cybercrime Cryptocurrency Banking Mobile 143

Security Affairs

APRIL 28, 2023

CryptBot malware is active since at least 2019, it allows operators to steal sensitive data from the Google Chrome of the infected systems. The malware allows operators to steal login credentials from popular services such as social media platforms and cryptocurrency wallets, then stolen data is sold on cybercrime forums by the operators.

Malware 94

Malware Cybercrime Cryptocurrency Media 94

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 26, 2022

The man is currently being held in the Netherlands, he was charged for his alleged role the international cybercrime operation known as Raccoon Infostealer. The Raccoon stealer was first spotted in April 2019, it was designed to steal victims’ credit card data, email credentials, cryptocurrency wallets, and other sensitive data.

Identity Theft 84

Identity Theft Cryptocurrency Cyber threats Cybercrime 84

SecureList

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic is likely to cause a massive wave of poverty, and that invariably translates into more people resorting to crime, including cybercrime. We should expect more fraud, targeting mostly BTC , because this cryptocurrency is the most popular. Cracking down hard on the cybercrime world. Definitely yes.

Cryptocurrency 107

Cryptocurrency Banking Cybercrime Ransomware 107

Identity IQ

APRIL 2, 2021

The recent Federal Bureau of Investigations Internet Crime Report shows that cybercrime has spiked, leaving hundreds of thousands of victims and costing more than $4 billion. The FBI received a record number of reports last year totaling 791,790, a 69% growth from 2019. billion in 2019 to $4.2 billion in 2020.

Scams 110

Scams Computers and Electronics Phishing Internet 110

Security Affairs

JANUARY 9, 2020

An operation coordinated by Interpol, dubbed Goldfish Alpha, dismantled an illegal cryptocurrency network operating in Southeast Asia. Interpol announced that it has coordinated a successful international operation aimed at removing cryptocurrency miners that infected routers located in Southeast Asia. ” reported Trend Micro.

Cryptocurrency 65

Cryptocurrency Cybercrime Internet Internet 65

Security Affairs

JULY 21, 2022

The gang focuses on infecting cloud hosts to deploy cryptocurrency miners by exploiting known vulnerabilities and conducting brute-force attacks. In a recent campaign, the group targeted i686 and x86_64 Linux systems and uses RCE exploits for CVE-2022-26134 (Atlassian Confluence) and CVE-2019-2725 (WebLogic) for initial access.

Cryptocurrency 92

Cryptocurrency Malware Internet Internet 92

Herjavec Group

OCTOBER 27, 2020

According to Cybersecurity Ventures – cybercrime will cost the world $6 trillion annually by 2021 ! Cybercrime will cost the world $6 trillion annually by 2021 , up from $3 trillion in 2015. Ransomware, the fastest growing type of cybercrime, cost the world $11.5 Cyber Primer for the C-Suite. billion, 6 years of age and older).

Security Awareness 73

Security Awareness Cybersecurity Cybercrime Education 73

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Taiwanese vendor QNAP warns customers of ongoing attacks targeting their NAS devices with cryptocurrency miners. Taiwanese vendor QNAP warns customers of threat actors targeting their NAS devices with cryptocurrency miners. Do not expose your NAS to the internet, or avoid using default system port numbers 443 and 8080.

Cryptocurrency 101

Cryptocurrency Ransomware Malware Passwords 101

Krebs on Security

MAY 13, 2024

This post examines the activities of Khoroshev’s many alter egos on the cybercrime forums, and tracks the career of a gifted malware author who has written and sold malicious code for the past 14 years. was used by a Russian-speaking member called Pin on the English-language cybercrime forum Opensc. Dmitry Yuryevich Khoroshev.

Ransomware 213

Ransomware Cybercrime Accountability Malware 213

Security Affairs

JANUARY 31, 2021

The cybercrime group Rocke is using a new piece of cryptojacking malware called Pro-Ocean to target vulnerable Apache ActiveMQ, Oracle WebLogic, and Redis intalls. The malware is an evolution of a Monero cryptocurrency miner that was first spotted by Unit 42 researchers in 2019. ” continues the analysis.

Malware 87

Malware Cryptocurrency Firewall Cybercrime 87

Krebs on Security

MARCH 14, 2023

Prosecutors say they tied Singh to the government portal hack because he connected to it from an Internet address that he’d previously used to access a social media account registered in his name. A screenshot of the website for the cybercriminal group “ViLE.” ” Image: USDOJ.

Hacking 248

Hacking Government Media Accountability 248

Security Affairs

MARCH 3, 2019

CVE-2019-9019 affects British Airways Entertainment System on Boeing 777-36N(ER). ICANN warns of large-scale attacks on Internet infrastructure. Recently disclosed Drupal CVE-2019-6340 RCE flaw exploited in the wild. CoinHive Cryptocurrency Mining Service will shut down on March 8, 2019. Kindle Edition. Paper Copy.

Wireless 57

Wireless Banking Advertising Cybercrime 57

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.

Banking 96

Banking Phishing Cryptocurrency Malware 96

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The IPStorm botnet was first uncovered in May 2019 while targeting Windows systems, not experts from Intezer reported that the bot evolved to infect other platforms, including Android, Linux, and Mac devices. Makinin controlled these infected devices as part of an extensive botnet, which is a network of compromised devices.”

Hacking 93

Hacking Cryptocurrency Cyber Attacks Advertising 93

SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Our most recent cybersecurity research is now available in the “ Cybersecurity Trends in 2019: Protecting Websites in the Age of Stealth Attacks ” report. 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.

Cybersecurity 98

Cybersecurity Engineering Firewall Malware 98

Security Affairs

JULY 29, 2019

One of the most active drug sellers on the Dark Web was charged by law authorities and ordered to forfeit over $4 million in cryptocurrency. . ” Castro was accepting payments in Bitcoin (BTC), that were distributed in seven cryptocurrency wallets. .” in cryptocurrency. . SecurityAffairs – Dark Web, cybercrime).

Cryptocurrency 68

Cryptocurrency Marketing Internet Internet 68

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 19, 2022

The botnet was involved in stealing users’ credentials and data, mining cryptocurrencies abusing victims’ resources, and setting up proxies to funnel other people’s internet traffic through infected machines and routers. Botnet operators use to spread the malware via cracked or pirated software and pay-per-install (PPI) schemes.

DNS 100

DNS Antivirus Cryptocurrency Software 100

SecureList

MARCH 29, 2023

Meanwhile, cryptocurrency became a prominent target for those seeking monetary gain. The amount of cryptocurrency-related phishing grew significantly in 2022, and with an endless array of new coins, NFT and other DeFi projects, scammers are continuously duping users. Now we see that APT actors have also switched to crypto.

Banking 73

Banking Phishing Cryptocurrency Mobile 73

Security Affairs

JULY 5, 2019

The internet connects you with the world. StopSextortion [link] pic.twitter.com/W9E5CJ6PvT — FBI (@FBI) July 3, 2019. The FBI has seen an increase in sexual exploitation & sextortion against children who use the internet, ages 10-17. link] pic.twitter.com/ES7oeE1HSd — FBI (@FBI) June 25, 2019.

Scams 91

Scams Internet Internet Advertising 91

Security Affairs

AUGUST 28, 2020

The Lemon_Duck cryptomining malware was first spotted in June 2019 by researchers from Trend Micro while targeting enterprise networks. Lemon_Duck miner uses a port scanning module that searches for Internet-connected Linux systems listening on the 22 TCP port used for SSH Remote Login, then launches SSH brute force attacks.

Malware 141

Malware Authentication Passwords Internet 141

Schneier on Security

JULY 26, 2021

Now, it’s become the criminal business model of the internet for two reasons. This is where the suggestion to ban cryptocurrencies as a way to “solve” ransomware comes from. In this light, banning cryptocurrencies like bitcoin is an obvious solution. The second is a safe way of collecting ransoms: bitcoin.

Ransomware 363

Ransomware Cryptocurrency Banking Accountability 363

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.

Cybercrime 223

Cybercrime Accountability Advertising Computers and Electronics 223

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

The internet is fraught with peril these days, but nothing strikes more fear into users and IT security pros than the threat of ransomware. For access to the decryption key, the victim must make prompt payment, often in cryptocurrency shielding the attacker’s identity. Bring-Your-Own-Device (BYOD)Restrictions. Recent attacks.

Ransomware 97

Ransomware Backups Software Encryption 97

Krebs on Security

JUNE 7, 2021

The funds had been sent to DarkSide , a ransomware-as-a-service syndicate that disbanded after a May 14 farewell message to affiliates saying its Internet servers and cryptocurrency stash were seized by unknown law enforcement entities. ” A message from the DarkSide and REvil ransomware-as-a-service cybercrime affiliate programs.

Ransomware 298

Ransomware Cybercrime Cryptocurrency Healthcare 298

SecureList

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

While the resource was down, cryptocurrency newbies were invited to download a copy of Bitcoin Core via a torrenting service. Cybercriminals used the names of well-known APT groups to intimidate victims, demanded ransoms in cryptocurrency, and carried out demonstration attacks to back up their threats.

DDOS 130

DDOS Cryptocurrency Marketing Internet 130

Security Affairs

MARCH 19, 2019

In January 2019, Group-IB specialists obtained information about previously unknown malware sample used in this attack, dubbed by Group-IB RATv3.ps We expect that that other APTs like Silence , MoneyTaker , and Cobalt will stage multiple attacks on cryptocurrency exchanges in the near future,” – says Dmitry Volkov. Have you been pwned?

Banking 81

Banking Government Passwords Marketing 81

Krebs on Security

AUGUST 5, 2021

Reinvention is a basic survival skill in the cybercrime business. After acknowledging someone had also seized their Internet servers, DarkSide announced it was folding. ” The Business Club was a notorious Eastern European organized cybercrime gang accused of stealing more than $100 million from banks and businesses worldwide.

Ransomware 313

Ransomware Cybercrime Malware System Administration 313

SecureList

MAY 10, 2021

Botnet operators use infected devices to carry out DDoS attacks or mine cryptocurrency. Maltese Internet service provider Melita was also hit by ransomware: a showcase DDoS attack disrupted services. Ransomwarers were likely spurred on by the upward movement of cryptocurrency prices, which continued in Q1 2021.

DDOS 98

DDOS Cryptocurrency Media Marketing 98

Malwarebytes

JUNE 30, 2022

Cryptocurrency wallets, cookies, passwords, browser autofill data, and credit card data: pretty much anything is up for grabs. Since 2019, Raccoon stealer has been lifting data from the unwary. Credit card data, autofill, browser passwords, and a big slice of cryptocurrency wallets are once more targets for Raccoon Stealer.

Cryptocurrency 81

Cryptocurrency Malware Data collection Passwords 81

Security Affairs

MAY 8, 2020

Group-IB, a Singapore-based cybersecurity company, observed the growth of the lifespan of phishing attacks in the second half of 2019. It should be noted that some of the tech companies provide a wide range of Internet-related services and some of them, like cloud storages and email services, form separate categories.

Phishing 57

Phishing Spyware Banking Malware 57

SecureList

MAY 12, 2021

Finally, negotiations with the victims may be handled by yet another team and when the ransom is paid out, a whole new set of skills is needed to launder the cryptocurrency obtained. They interact with each other through internet handles, paying for services with cryptocurrency. Access sellers. Part II: The darknet shenanigans.

Ransomware 125

Ransomware Encryption Malware Cybercrime 125

SecureList

DECEMBER 7, 2021

But how did we get here and what has changed about the ransomware landscape since it was first our story of the year in 2019? Arguably, it all started at the end of 2019, when Maze became a “pioneer” of the modern ransomware landscape. This ransomware group first appeared in 2019 and was quite prolific in 2020.

Ransomware 123

Ransomware B2B B2C Government 123

Security Affairs

APRIL 1, 2021

In May 2019, the Police seized the DeepDotWeb website and arrested its operators for their business in facilitating the access to darkweb marketplaces and vendors. DDW was seized by federal authorities in April 2019, and Prihar has agreed to forfeit $8,414,173.” ” reads the press release published by the DoJ.

Banking 108

Banking Accountability Marketing Cybercrime 108

Krebs on Security

JULY 22, 2020

In a direct message exchange on OGUsers from November 2019, lol is asked for help from another OGUser member whose Twitter account had been suspended for abuse. . “I have a twitter contact who I can get users from (to an extent) and I believe I can get verification from,” lol explained. CONSPIRACY.

Hacking 290

Hacking Accountability Scams Media 290

SecureList

AUGUST 23, 2021

Last year’s lockdowns gave a boost to the mobile market, with users downloading thirty percent more mobile games per week in Q1 2021 than in Q4 2019 globally, reaching over one billion weekly downloads. Analysts predict that mobile gaming will account for $90.7 Global consumer spending on mobile games reached $44.7

Adware 114

Adware Mobile Phishing Malware 114