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A member of the FIN7 group was sentenced to 10 years in prison

Security Affairs

The Ukrainian national Fedir Hladyr (35), aka “das” or “AronaXus,” was sentenced to 10 years in prison for having served as a manager and systems administrator for the financially motivated group FIN7 , aka Carbanak. Between 2014 and 2016 the group used a new custom malware dubbed Carbanak that is considered a newer version of Anunak.

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FIN7 sysadmin behind “billions in damage” gets 10 years

Malwarebytes

Hladyr is the systems administrator for the FIN7 hacking group, and is considered the mastermind behind the Carbanak campaign , a series of cyberattacks said to stolen as much as $900 million from banks in early part of the last decade. The conviction. According to acting US Attorney Tessa M.

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FireEye experts found source code for CARBANAK malware on VirusTotal?

Security Affairs

Starting from 2016 the group developed a new custom malware using Cobalt Strike, a legitimate penetration testing framework. MB) [link] — Nick Carr (@ItsReallyNick) April 22, 2019. Hladyr is suspected to be a system administrator for the group. link] [link]. kb3r1p.rar 879 files (15.03

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FireEye experts found source code for CARBANAK malware on VirusTotal?

Security Affairs

Starting from 2016 the group developed a new custom malware using Cobalt Strike, a legitimate penetration testing framework. MB) [link] — Nick Carr (@ItsReallyNick) April 22, 2019. Hladyr is suspected to be a system administrator for the group. link] [link]. kb3r1p.rar 879 files (15.03

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Top Cybersecurity Accounts to Follow on Twitter

eSecurity Planet

lazydocker : A simple terminal UI for both docker and docker-compose : [link] pic.twitter.com/HsK17rzg8m — Binni Shah (@binitamshah) July 1, 2019. Facebook Plans on Backdooring WhatsApp [link] — Schneier Blog (@schneierblog) August 1, 2019. — Jason Haddix (@Jhaddix) July 27, 2019. Brian Krebs | @briankrebs.

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Russian-speaking cybercrime evolution: What changed from 2016 to 2021

SecureList

To make matters worse, with the development of penetration-testing tools and services, the dark market saw the rise of new malicious tools. These tools are developed and used for legitimate services, such as assessing clients’ security infrastructure and potential for successful network penetration.