Security Affairs

DECEMBER 31, 2021

The Have I Been Pwned data breach notification service now includes credentials for 441K accounts that were stolen by RedLine malware. The service now includes credentials for 441K accounts stolen by the popular info-stealer. RS is the key source of identity data sold on online criminal forums since its initial release in early 2020.

Accountability 133

Accountability Malware Data breaches Passwords 133

Security Affairs

JUNE 4, 2020

Hackers hijacked one of the domains of the Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck and used it for spear-phishing attacks. The Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck announced that threat actors have accessed their account at the Oname.com domain registrar and hijacked one of its domain names. 5/29 ???????????????

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Accountability Phishing DNS Cryptocurrency 95

Security Affairs

APRIL 15, 2020

Google has removed 49 new Chrome browser extensions from its official Web Store that hide the code to hijack cryptocurrency wallets. Google has removed 49 new Chrome browser extensions from its official Web Store that contain the code to steal sensitive information and hijack cryptocurrency wallets. ” continues the expert.

Cryptocurrency 94

Cryptocurrency Advertising Phishing Passwords 94

Security Affairs

JANUARY 2, 2022

The cyberattacks against the cryptocurrency industry are a profitable business for threat actors, according to the experts, $12.1 billion worth of cryptocurrencies have been stolen in the last decade. “Cryptocurrency crime stands in direct proportion to the size of the cryptocurrency market. Threat actors stole $3.18

Cryptocurrency 106

Cryptocurrency Scams Marketing Hacking 106

Security Affairs

JANUARY 5, 2021

Researchers uncovered a large scale operation targeting cryptocurrency users with a previously undetected multiplatform RAT named ElectroRAT. Security researchers from Intezer uncovered a large scale operation targeting cryptocurrency users with a previously undetected RAT named ElectroRAT. ” Intezer concludes.

Cryptocurrency 61

Cryptocurrency Media Advertising Marketing 61

Security Affairs

APRIL 14, 2024

Australian Federal Police reported that an Australian man and a man based in the US will appear in court, following the international investigation that began in 2020. When informed that the target had significant cryptocurrency and project files, Chakhmakhchyan agreed to sell the Hive RAT. ” reported the DoJ.

Computers and Electronics 111

Computers and Electronics Advertising Cryptocurrency Malware 111

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

In October 2020, the US Justice Department charged a Ukrainian national, Mark Sokolovsky (28), with computer fraud for allegedly infecting millions of computers with the Raccoon Infostealer. The Raccoon Infostealer operator, Mark Sokolovsky , was extradited to the US from the Netherlands to appear in a US court. in the stolen data.

Identity Theft 95

Identity Theft Cryptocurrency Cybercrime Hacking 95

Krebs on Security

APRIL 20, 2023

In many cases, the phony profiles spoofed chief information security officers at major corporations , and some attracted quite a few connections before their accounts were terminated. Researchers at ESET say this job offer from a phony HSBC recruiter on LinkedIn was North Korean malware masquerading as a PDF file.

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Malware Software Technology Accountability 281

Security Affairs

JUNE 23, 2021

On October 6, 2020, McAfee was arrested in Spain over tax evasion charges while he was about to board a plane to Turkey. . According to the indictment , the expert earned millions in income from promoting cryptocurrencies, consulting work, speaking engagements, and selling the rights to his life story for a documentary.

Cryptocurrency 132

Cryptocurrency Banking Accountability Antivirus 132

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

. “The Federal Bureau of Investigation is issuing this announcement to inform mobile carriers and the public of the increasing use of Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) swapping by criminals to steal money from fiat and virtual currency accounts.” Use a variation of unique passwords to access online accounts.

Mobile 92

Mobile Cryptocurrency Authentication Accountability 92

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

The North Korea-linked APT group Lazarus has stolen more than $240 million worth of cryptocurrency since June 2023, researchers warn. The group is also suspected to have recently stolen $31 million from the professional global cryptocurrency exchange CoinEx. The Stake.com and CoinEx exploits account for 78% of September’s total.”

Social Engineering 118

Social Engineering Cryptocurrency Hacking Engineering 118

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Threat actors execute malicious scripts to deploy Monero cryptocurrency miners, perform container-to-host escape using well-known techniques, and scan the Internet for exposed ports from other compromised containers. Then a malicious image is downloaded from Docker Hub accounts under the control of the threat actors.

Cryptocurrency 101

Cryptocurrency Malware Cybercrime Architecture 101

Security Affairs

JANUARY 10, 2024

According to DoJ, ShinyHunters posted sales of hacked data from more than 60 companies between April 2020 and July 2021. He stole people’s cryptocurrency. ShinyHunters leaked the stolen data on multiple dark web forums, including RaidForums, EmpireMarket, and Exploit. Raoult’s motive was pure greed. He sold hacked data.

Identity Theft 107

Identity Theft Hacking Cryptocurrency Advertising 107

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 15, 2020

million Texas drivers Biotech research firm Miltenyi Biotec hit by Mount Locker ransomware CISA Chief Chris Krebs expects to be fired by the White House Schneider Electric published a security advisory on Drovorub Linux Malware.

Data breaches 103

Data breaches Hacking Ransomware Malware 103

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

billion of money and cryptocurrency from financial institutions and companies, to create and deploy multiple malicious cryptocurrency applications, and to develop and fraudulently market a blockchain platform.” ransomware in May 2017, and carried out extortion and attempted extortion from 2017 through 2020. sanctions. .

Cryptocurrency 75

Cryptocurrency Banking Hacking Ransomware 75

Security Affairs

JANUARY 21, 2021

QNAP is warning customers of a new piece of malware dubbed Dovecat that is targeting NAS devices to mine cryptocurrency. Taiwanese vendor QNAP has published a security advisory to warn customers of a new piece of malware named Dovecat that is targeting NAS devices. ” reads the security advisory published by the vendor.

Cryptocurrency 115

Cryptocurrency Firmware Malware Passwords 115

Security Affairs

AUGUST 31, 2021

Crooks have stolen more than $19 million in cryptocurrency assets from Cream Finance, a decentralized finance (DeFi) platform. Threat actors have stolen more than $19 million in cryptocurrency assets from Cream Finance, a decentralized finance (DeFi) platform. increase from 2020. DeFi-related fraud continues to rise, as well.

Cryptocurrency 106

Cryptocurrency Hacking Financial Services Marketing 106

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

Organizations have paid more than $600 million in cryptocurrency during 2021, nearly one-third to the Conti ransomware gang. According to a report published by the blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis, organizations have paid $602 million in cryptocurrency during 2021. Last week, cybersecurity agencies from the U.K., added the company.

Ransomware 90

Ransomware Cryptocurrency Cybercrime Malware 90

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 27, 2021

Once hijacked a SIM, the attackers can steal money, cryptocurrencies and personal information, including contacts synced with online accounts. The criminals could hijack social media accounts and bypass 2FA services based on SMS used by online services, including financial ones. .

Mobile 94

Mobile Telecommunications Data breaches Identity Theft 94

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Europol investigators revealed that the cybercrime organization stole more than $100 million worth of cryptocurrency using SIM Swapping attacks. The National Crime Agency revealed that the SIM swapping attacks targeted numerous victims throughout 2020, including well-known influencers, sports stars, musicians, and their families.

Cybercrime 83

Cybercrime Cryptocurrency Accountability Authentication 83

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 7, 2021

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. For example, the site dont.farm was used to sell access to compromised Google and Facebook advertising account.

Backups 113

Backups Advertising Accountability Malware 113

Security Affairs

MAY 13, 2020

“On May 12, 2020, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Department of Defense (DoD) released three Malware Analysis Reports (MARs) on malware variants used by the North Korean government.” May 12, 2020: Malware Analysis Report (1028834-1.v1)

Malware 119

Malware Advertising Government Cryptocurrency 119

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

According to the press release published by the Department of State , the Lockbit ransomware operators carried out over 2,000 attacks against victims worldwide since January 2020. LockBit ransomware attacks have resulted in ransom payments exceeding $144 million for recovery. reads the press release published by DoJ.

Energy and Utilities 93

Energy and Utilities Ransomware Manufacturing Financial Services 93

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Crooks were able to hijack traffic and email to various cryptocurrency-related websites as a result of a DNS hijacking attack on domains managed by GoDaddy. ” states a security notice published by the company. ” states a security notice published by the company.

Social Engineering 101

Social Engineering Engineering DNS Data breaches 101

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

North Korea-linked Lazarus APT group has targeted the defense industry with the custom-backdoor dubbed ThreatNeedle since 2020. North Korea-linked Lazarus APT group has targeted the defense industry with the backdoor dubbed ThreatNeedle since early 2020. ” reads the press release published by Kaspersky.

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Malware Cryptocurrency Password Management Encryption 96

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 13, 2021

However, experts pointed out that the botnet uses more than 20 cryptocurrencies in total, for this reason the total financial gains could be greater than $24M. Avast researchers reported that since 2019, MyKings operators have amassed at least $24 million in the Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Dogecoin.

Cryptocurrency 104

Cryptocurrency Encryption Malware Hacking 104

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

The attacks also aimed at carrying out other criminal activities, such as the deployment of ransomware and cryptocurrency malware. The August 2020 indictment charges charged Jiang Lizhi (???), warrants issued in August 2020. According to the indictment announced in August 2019, Zhang Haoran (???), 35, and Tan Dailin (???),

Identity Theft 102

Identity Theft Advertising Government Technology 102

Security Affairs

MARCH 4, 2023

FiXS, a new ATM malware that is targeting Mexican banks BidenCash leaks 2.1M stolen credit/debit cards Pegasus spyware used to spy on a Polish mayor Hundreds of thousands of websites hacked as part of redirection campaign MQsTTang, a new backdoor used by Mustang Panda APT against European entities Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0

Spyware 84

Spyware Data breaches Retail Ransomware 84

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

In wider action coordinated by Europol, two LockBit actors have been arrested this morning in Poland and Ukraine, over 200 cryptocurrency accounts linked to the group have been frozen.” on January 5, 2020. LockBit is a prominent ransomware operation that first emerged in September 2019.

Energy and Utilities 102

Energy and Utilities Ransomware Manufacturing Financial Services 102

Security Affairs

JANUARY 30, 2022

The US agency received over 95,000 reports from US consumers victims of social media frauds, this marks an 18-fold increase over 2017 reported losses and more than double compared to 2020. Scammers tricked people into sending money, often cryptocurrency, on promises of huge returns. Check if you can opt out of targeted advertising.

Media 88

Media Scams Cryptocurrency Marketing 88

Security Affairs

MAY 6, 2020

. “On 29 April 2020, the Polish National Police (Policja) searched six locations in five Polish regions and arrested five individuals believed to be members of the hacking group InfinityBlack.” The agents seized electronic equipment, external hard drives and hardware cryptocurrency wallets, all worth around €100 000.

Computers and Electronics 74

Computers and Electronics Hacking Cryptocurrency Accountability 74

Security Affairs

APRIL 19, 2021

The new variant also implements new features for data-stealing focused on cryptocurrency apps. XCSSET is a Mac malware that was discovered by Trend Micro in August 2020, it was spreading through Xcode projects and exploits two zero-day vulnerabilities to steal sensitive information from target systems and launch ransomware attacks.

Malware 113

Malware Cryptocurrency Architecture Engineering 113

Security Affairs

MAY 26, 2021

The black marketplace was active since early 2020, sellers were offering any kind of legal product and service, including stolen card data, drugs, fake documents, and weapons. The crooks behind the dark web marketplaces addition were also operating a support forum.

Cybercrime 143

Cybercrime Cryptocurrency Banking Mobile 143

SecureWorld News

MAY 27, 2021

In this case, the audit found that employees were opening the space agency to cyber threats like never before: "According to NASA data, the Agency identified 1,785 cyber incidents in 2020. Further, improper use continued to be the top attack vector type in 2020.". 6 key areas where NASA's information security is failing.

Cyber Risk 61

Cyber Risk Risk Architecture Cyber threats 61

Security Affairs

APRIL 29, 2023

ViperSoftX is a JavaScript-based Remote Access Trojan (RAT) and cryptocurrency stealer that was first analyzed by Fortinet in February 2020. The researchers pointed out that the pace of ViperSoftX’s development is slow compared to other types of information stealers. ” reads the analysis published by Trend Micro.

Encryption 88

Encryption Malware Cryptocurrency Software 88

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

3 (@pancak3lullz) October 15, 2020. KPOT Stealer is a “stealer” malware that focuses on exfiltrating account information and other data from web browsers, instant messengers, email, VPN, RDP, FTP, cryptocurrency, and gaming software. #KPOT source code up for sale! pic.twitter.com/fJ3BwlaHsR — ??????3

Ransomware 137

Ransomware Malware Advertising Cybercrime 137

Security Affairs

APRIL 26, 2020

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