SecureList

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

The year 2021 was eventful in terms of digital threats for organizations and individuals, and financial institutions were no exception. share in 2020 to the second most common in 2021 with 12.2%. The mass change in cybercriminals’ objectives and methods seen in 2020 continued in 2021. Phishing: In 2021, 8.2%

Banking 95

Banking Phishing Cryptocurrency Malware 95

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

The FBI reported that US citizens have lost more than $68 million to SIM swapping attacks in 2021, the number of complaints since 2018 and associated losses have increased almost fivefold. In 2021, IC3 received 1,611 SIM swapping complaints with adjusted losses of more than $68 million.”

Mobile 90

Mobile Cryptocurrency Authentication Accountability 90

Krebs on Security

MAY 4, 2023

government this week put a $10 million bounty on the head of a Russian man who for the past 18 years operated Try2Check , one of the cybercrime underground’s most trusted services for checking the validity of stolen credit card data. That Bankir account was registered from the Internet address 193.27.237.66 In 2017, U.S.

Marketing 235

Marketing Cybercrime Accountability Cryptocurrency 235

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The Federal Criminal Police Office in Germany (BKA) and the internet-crime combating unit of Frankfurt (ZIT), along with law enforcement agencies from multiple countries (United States, Switzerland, Moldova, and Ukraine), conducted an operation that resulted in the seizure of the dark web marketplace Kingdom Market.

Marketing 106

Marketing Cryptocurrency Accountability Banking 106

Krebs on Security

MAY 22, 2023

Social networks are constantly battling inauthentic bot accounts that send direct messages to users promoting scam cryptocurrency investment platforms. The messages said recipients had earned an investment credit at a cryptocurrency trading platform called moonxtrade[.]com. “On Twitter, more spam and crypto scam.”

Scams 243

Scams DDOS Cryptocurrency Accountability 243

Security Affairs

JUNE 13, 2021

The Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) revealed that the number of phishing websites peaked at record levels in the first quarter of 2021. The Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) has published its new Phishing Activity Trends Report related to the first quarter of 2021. Reported Phishing Websites for Q1 2021.

Phishing 102

Phishing Advertising Cryptocurrency Encryption 102

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 19, 2022

The Glupteba botnet is back, researchers reported a surge in infection worldwide after Google disrupted its operation in 2021. In December 2021, Google announced it has taken down the infrastructure operated by the Glupteba botnet, it also sued Russian nationals Dmitry Starovikov and Alexander Filippov for creating and operating the botnet.

DNS 97

DNS Antivirus Cryptocurrency Software 97

SecureList

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Then we will go through the key events of 2021 relating to attacks on financial organizations. Analysis of forecasts for 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. MageCart attacks moving to the server side.

Cryptocurrency 106

Cryptocurrency Banking Cybercrime Ransomware 106

Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Since then, cybercrime group specialists from the North Rhine-Westphalia State Criminal Police Office (LKA NRW), together with the Cybercrime Central and Contact Point (ZAC NRW), carried out another targeted strike against people associated with the criminal network. How to avoid ransomware Block common forms of entry.

Ransomware 120

Ransomware Backups Cryptocurrency Cybercrime 120

SecureWorld News

JULY 19, 2022

Stay away from cryptocurrencies—for now. While none of them appear to be "going to the moon" like we all thought or hoped they might back in 2021, they have also become a primary source of revenue for scammers looking to take advantage of the popularity of crypto. A total of 244 victims have been identified, with approximately $42.7

Cryptocurrency 81

Cryptocurrency Scams Cybercrime Accountability 81

Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

million in cryptocurrency sent to another REvil affiliate, and that the U.S. Prosecutors say Vasinskyi was involved in a number of REvil ransomware attacks, including the July 2021 attack against Kaseya , Miami-based company whose products help system administrators manage large networks remotely. The DOJ also said it had seized $6.1

Ransomware 298

Ransomware Cybercrime System Administration Passwords 298

Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 5, 2022

In December 2021, Google filed a civil lawsuit against two Russian men thought to be responsible for operating Glupteba , one of the Internet’s largest and oldest botnets. ” A report from the Polish computer emergency response team (CERT Orange Polksa) found Glupteba was the biggest malware threat in 2021.

Cybercrime 234

Cybercrime Malware Internet Internet 234

Krebs on Security

MAY 9, 2023

They accept payment via PayPal, Google Wallet, and/or cryptocurrencies, and subscriptions can range in price from just a few dollars to several hundred per month. computer crime laws — wasn’t properly tested in the courts until September 2021. But the government’s core claim — that operating a booter site is a violation of U.S.

DDOS 219

DDOS Cybercrime Internet Internet 219

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 141

Cybercrime Cryptocurrency Banking Mobile 141

Security Affairs

APRIL 28, 2023

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. CryptBot distributors spread the malware through modified versions of legitimate software such as Google Earth Pro and Google Chrome.

Malware 91

Malware Cybercrime Cryptocurrency Media 91

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. The attack chain starts with the creation of a container on a vulnerable host using an exposed Docker REST API.

Cryptocurrency 99

Cryptocurrency Malware Cybercrime Architecture 99

SecureList

AUGUST 23, 2021

billion USD in 2021, which is slightly less than the total revenue in 2020 but still significantly above the pre-pandemic figures. billion to $120 billion of the revenue in 2021, which is more than half of the estimated gaming industry value. billion in the first half of 2021. billion in the first half of 2021.

Adware 113

Adware Mobile Phishing Malware 113

eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Cybercrime is a growth industry like no other. According to statistics from the FBI’s 2021 Internet Crime Report , complaints to the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) have been rising since 2017. In 2021 alone, IC3 received 847,376 complaints which amounted to $6.9 billion in reported losses. Individuals.

Social Engineering 118

Social Engineering Energy and Utilities Phishing Scams 118

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. Also Read: Best Encryption Tools & Software for 2021.

Ransomware 97

Ransomware Backups Software Encryption 97

The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

The internet has drawn comparisons to the Wild West, making ransomware the digital incarnation of a hold-up. They could be on the other side of the globe, part of a cybercrime regime that will never be discovered, much less brought to justice. Prevalence. million in adjusted losses. The impact of ransomware.

Ransomware 124

Ransomware Education Financial Services Phishing 124

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 billion, 6 years of age and older).

Security Awareness 73

Security Awareness Cybersecurity Cybercrime Education 73

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

The development team behind the Jenkins server disclose a security breach, threat actors deployed a cryptocurrency miner on one of its servers. The development team behind the Jenkins Project disclosed a security breach after threat actors compromised one of their internal servers and installed a cryptocurrency miner.

Hacking 92

Hacking Cryptocurrency Authentication Internet 92

Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Europol has released an extensive report into serious and organized crime, including how these groups use the internet to aid in their criminal behaviour. Of course, we’re interested from a cybercrime point of view. Cybercrime. Cryptocurrencies remain an important means of payment for criminal services and products.

Cybercrime 102

Cybercrime Encryption Cryptocurrency Advertising 102

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

AquaSec researchers observed the cybercrime gang TeamTNT hijacking servers to run Bitcoin solver since early September. In the first week of September, AquaSec researchers identified at least three different attacks targeting their honeypots, the experts associated them with the cybercrime gang TeamTNT. ” continue the experts.

Encryption 94

Encryption Cybercrime Hacking Malware 94

SecureList

MAY 6, 2024

Methodology In this report, we present an analysis of financial cyberthreats in 2023, focusing on banking Trojans and phishing pages that target online banking, shopping accounts, cryptocurrency wallets and other financial assets. Cryptocurrency phishing saw a 16% year-on-year increase in 2023, with 5.84 million in 2022.

Phishing 81

Phishing Banking Mobile Scams 81

Security Affairs

MAY 26, 2021

“Most of the compromised nodes were from China and the US identified in the ISP (Internet Service Provider) list, which had Chinese and US-based providers as the highest hits, including some CSPs (Cloud Service Providers).” The malware deploys the XMRig mining tool to mine Monero cryptocurrency. aws/credentials and ~/.aws/config

Cryptocurrency 132

Cryptocurrency Malware Internet Internet 132

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 72

Banking Phishing Cryptocurrency Mobile 72

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. “While the group has operated for years, by mid 2021, the botnet was observed operating with roughly 2000 hosts globally. PwnRig cryptocurrency miner execution.

Cryptocurrency 89

Cryptocurrency Malware Internet Internet 89

Malwarebytes

MARCH 17, 2022

The linked article focuses on misconfiguration, phishing issues, limiting data share, and the ever-present Internet of Things. Cryptocurrency wallet attacks. People new to cryptocurrency often gravitate to services which take the hassle out of setting everything up. Below, we dig into a few of those.

Cryptocurrency 120

Cryptocurrency Backups Phishing Password Management 120

SecureList

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

We can therefore expect that cybercrime groups from either block will feel safe to attack companies from the opposing side. In 2023, we might see a slight decline in ransomware attacks, reflecting the slowdown of the cryptocurrency markets. I believe cybercrime is the biggest threat to end-users, but mainly in an indirect fashion.

Cybersecurity 122

Cybersecurity Cyber Insurance Cybercrime IoT 122

Security Boulevard

MARCH 22, 2022

The FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (ic3.gov) gov) has released their 2021 Internet Crime Report. The number of complaints increased by 7% to 847,376 from 2020 to 2021, however the reported losses increased by 64% year over year to $6.9 2021 Losses. 2021 Victims. But this year, we had a change!

Scams 98

Scams Artificial Intelligence Identity Theft Data breaches 98

SecureWorld News

JUNE 2, 2022

The Karakurt gang is a relatively new cybercrime group on the block, with researchers reporting it first emerged in late 2021. The website is no longer accessible on the open internet, but has been reported to be located elsewhere in the deep web and on the dark web. What is the Karakurt group?

Ransomware 86

Ransomware Cybercrime Hacking Cryptocurrency 86

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. — Shane Huntley (@ShaneHuntley) December 7, 2021. users were warned via Safe Browsing.

Backups 111

Backups Advertising Accountability Malware 111

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Once hijacked a SIM, the attackers can steal money, cryptocurrencies and personal information, including contacts synced with online accounts. The FBI reported that US citizens have lost more than $68 million to SIM swapping attacks in 2021, the number of complaints since 2018 and associated losses have increased almost fivefold.

Banking 106

Banking Accountability Mobile Cryptocurrency 106

Security Affairs

MARCH 10, 2022

The downloaded file is actually an information stealer that infects the unwitting victim with malware designed to dump credentials and cryptocurrency-related information.” Talos experts believe this is an opportunistic campaign, the same IP address is has been distributing Phoenix since November 2021. 35) on port 6666.

DDOS 83

DDOS Digital transformation Malware Advertising 83

Malwarebytes

JANUARY 19, 2022

According to its own website before it was taken down, VPNLab said it was a service providing your security on the Internet by using encryption of original traffic. “Our service is designed for a broad spectrum of clients who care about their personal security. What is double VPN? The impact.

VPN 74

VPN Encryption Cybercrime Technology 74

SecureList

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

For these purposes, we analyzed threat statistics from Kaspersky Security Network (KSN), a system for processing anonymized cyberthreat-related data shared voluntarily by Kaspersky users, for the period between January 2021 and June 2022. Top game titles by number of related threats.

Mobile 97

Mobile Passwords Software Accountability 97