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The Wages of Password Re-Use: Your Money or Your Life

Krebs on Security

When normal computer users fall into the nasty habit of recycling passwords, the result is most often some type of financial loss. Our passwords can say a lot about us, and much of what they have to say is unflattering. Interestingly, one of the more common connections involves re-using or recycling passwords across multiple accounts.

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Accused ‘Raccoon’ Malware Developer Fled Ukraine After Russian Invasion

Krebs on Security

A 26-year-old Ukrainian man is awaiting extradition from The Netherlands to the United States on charges that he acted as a core developer for Raccoon , a popular “malware-as-a-service” offering that helped paying customers steal passwords and financial data from millions of cybercrime victims. The Raccoon v.

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Ask Fitis, the Bear: Real Crooks Sign Their Malware

Krebs on Security

This post is a deep dive on “ Megatraffer ,” a veteran Russian hacker who has practically cornered the underground market for malware focused code-signing certificates since 2015. More recently, it appears Megatraffer has been working with ransomware groups to help improve the stealth of their malware. WHO IS MEGATRAFFER?

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Google: YouTubers’ accounts hijacked with cookie-stealing malware

Bleeping Computer

Google says YouTube creators have been targeted with password-stealing malware in phishing attacks coordinated by financially motivated threat actors since at least late 2019. [.].

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The Hidden Cost of Ransomware: Wholesale Password Theft

Krebs on Security

Organizations in the throes of cleaning up after a ransomware outbreak typically will change passwords for all user accounts that have access to any email systems, servers and desktop workstations within their network. In mid-November 2019, Wisconsin-based Virtual Care Provider Inc. ” WHOLESALE PASSWORD THEFT.

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New Russia Malware targets firewall appliances

CyberSecurity Insiders

A new malware developed by Sandworm hacking group has targeted appliances that are fire walled and reports are in that the military intelligence of the Russian Federation developed the malicious software. Now some statistic facts about malware. billion malware attacks.

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Google issued 40,000 alerts of State-Sponsored attacks in 2019

Security Affairs

Google announced to have warned users of almost 40,000 alerts of state-sponsored phishing or malware attacks during 2019. Google shared data on alerts related to state-sponsored attacks, the tech giant revealed that it issued almost 40,000 alerts of state-sponsored phishing or malware attacks to its users during 2019.

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