SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Tools involved digital media, encrypted communication, cryptocurrency, and secret data handoffs. According to emails we have viewed, the suspect, in this case, was selling a variety of restricted military intelligence with the goal of making $5 million in cryptocurrency. Jonathan Toebbe is 42 years old and lives in Maryland.

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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.

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Security Affairs

MAY 2, 2024

In November 2021, the US Department of Justice charged Vasinskyi, REvil ransomware affiliate, for orchestrating the ransomware attacks on Kaseya MSP platform that took place on July 4, 2021. ” reads the press release published by DoJ.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 8, 2022

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) released a joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) providing details on the top malware strains of 2021. The top malware strains in 2021 included remote access Trojans (RATs), banking Trojans, information stealers, and ransomware.

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SecureList

MAY 26, 2021

The statistics in this report cover the period from May 2020 to April 2021, inclusive. Number of EU users attacked by financial malware, May 2020 – April 2021 ( download ). Geography of banking malware attacks in the EU, May 2020 – April 2021 ( download ). Main figures. Threat geography. Country. %*. Threat geography.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

In January 2021, the cybercrime gang launched a new campaign targeting Kubernetes environments with the Hildegard malware. The discovery of the recent attacks is important because on November 6th, 2021, TeamTNT communicated via Twitter a farewell note. “TeamTNT was highly active between 2020 and 2021.

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SecureList

MAY 10, 2021

Q1 2021 saw the appearance of two new botnets. Cybercriminals exploited several critical vulnerabilities in programs installed on victim devices, including the newly discovered CVE-2021-3007. Botnet operators use infected devices to carry out DDoS attacks or mine cryptocurrency. News overview.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 23, 2021

million ransomware attack attempts were detected by its researchers in May 2021, highlighting the fact that ransomware has become the most profitable cyber weapon for hackers to bank on. Security analysts from SonicWall say they are witnessing a rise in ransomware spread due to an increase in the value of Bitcoins and other cryptocurrencies.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Q3 2021 brought two new DDoS attack vectors, potentially posing a serious threat, including for major web resources. — Infosecurity Magazine (@InfosecurityMag) July 26, 2021. In Q3 2021, the European servers of Final Fantasy XIV were hit. Comparative number of DDoS attacks, Q2 and Q3 2021, and Q3 2020. ris botnet.

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SecureList

JULY 28, 2021

In terms of big news, Q2 2021 was relatively calm, but not completely eventless. Q2 2021 was no exception: in early July researchers at Netscout reported an increase in attacks using the Session Traversal Utilities for NAT (STUN) protocol. As expected, Q2 2021 was calm. DDoS attack duration, Q1 and Q2 2021, and Q2 2020.

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SecureList

AUGUST 10, 2022

VileRAT is a Python implant, part of an evasive and highly intricate attack campaign against foreign exchange and cryptocurrency trading companies. The initial infection and toolset deployment, as we observed them starting in at least late 2021, are schematized below (see Figure 2). VileRAT infection and toolset overview.

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SecureList

MAY 12, 2021

To ensure that their ability to restore encrypted files would never be questioned, they cultivated an online presence, wrote press releases and generally made sure their name would be known to all potential victims. They interact with each other through internet handles, paying for services with cryptocurrency.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 27, 2022

The Exfiltration Phase of The Kill Chain of a Cryptocurrency-Based Attack Provides the Greatest Opportunity to Identify Cybercriminals. Cryptocurrency gained through illicit means is less useable than other assets due to the way cryptocurrency systems currently do not fully protect owner identity and allow for only limited liquidity.

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Security Affairs

MAY 13, 2024

In December 2021, experts at Check Point Research observed the resurgence of the Phorpiex botnet. The ZIP archives contain a compressed executable payload that, if executed, will start the encryption process with LockBit Black ransomware. The new variant, dubbed “Twizt,” could operate without active C2 servers in peer-to-peer mode.

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SecureList

AUGUST 5, 2021

In Q2 2021, corporate accounts continued to be one of the most tempting targets for cybercriminals. In Q2 2021, scammers continued to exploit the theme of pandemic-related compensation. In Q2 2021, cybercriminals diversified their easy-money schemes. or cryptocurrency secured by these resources. Quarterly highlights.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

All of your files are encrypted with RSA-2048 and AES-128 ciphers.” ” Or you might see a readme.txt stating, “Your files have been replaced by these encrypted containers and aren’t accessible; you will lose your files on [enter date] unless you pay $2500 in Bitcoin.” IMPORTANT INFORMATION !!! Statistics.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 12, 2022

The RedLine malware allows operators to steal several information, including credentials, credit card data, cookies, autocomplete information stored in browsers, cryptocurrency wallets, credentials stored in VPN clients and FTP clients. 2021-11-26 04:34:54 2021-11-26 10:05:15 149.154.167.91 154.167.91

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Security Affairs

JUNE 4, 2021

PrivacyAffairs released the Dark Web Index 2021, the document provides the prices for illegal services/products available in the black marketplaces. Cryptocurrencies are represented in hacked accounts to trading sites. Monero is the cryptocurrency of choice, instead, and all communications must be PGP encrypted.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 21, 2022

Vulnerability in Microsoft Exchange Servers is allowing hackers to deploy hive ransomware and other backdoors, including Cobalt Strike Beacon, having capabilities of stealing cryptocurrency from wallets and deploy crypto mining software. High) to 9.8 High) to 9.8

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Security Affairs

JULY 23, 2022

“The Justice Department today announced a complaint filed in the District of Kansas to forfeit cryptocurrency paid as ransom to North Korean hackers or otherwise used to launder such ransom payments. ” In May 2021, threat actors infected the servers of the medical center in the District of Kansas. .

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SecureList

MAY 31, 2021

According to Kaspersky Security Network, in Q1 2021: Kaspersky solutions blocked 2,023,556,082 attacks launched from online resources across the globe. At the end of last year, the number of users attacked by malware designed to steal money from bank accounts gradually decreased, a trend that continued in Q1 2021. Quarterly figures.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 7, 2022

Like first stealing data from the servers of the victim and then encrypting the entire database until a ransom is paid. NOTE 1- All the encrypted PCs hit by Gwisin are termed as Gwisin Ghosts. NOTE 2- According to 2021 research conducted by Cisco Talos, each month around 13 new ransomware variants are detected.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2022

You just knew 2022 was going to be The Year of Crypto Grift when two of the world’s most popular antivirus makers — Norton and Avira — kicked things off by installing cryptocurrency mining programs on customer computers. The now-defunct and always phony cryptocurrency trading platform xtb-market[.]com,

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Security Affairs

JULY 15, 2022

The Holy Ghost ransomware gang has been active since June 2021 and it conducted ransomware attacks against small businesses in multiple countries. The Holy Ghost ransomware appends the file extension.h0lyenc to filenames of encrypted files. The group maintains an.onion site, which is used by the group to interact with their victims.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 15, 2021

G7 that comprises countries like the USA, UK, Canada, Japan, Italy, Germany, and France has decided to launch a committed fight against the spread of ransomware that was being facilitated by the price rise in Cryptocurrency.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Britain-based data security firm NCC Group has released a report that most of the double extortion attacks launched in November 2021 were driven by PYSA ransomware aka Mespinoza. As usual, PYSA ransomware first steals data and then encrypts the victimized database until a ransom is paid. Everest Ransomware works a bit differently.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 20, 2022

The Justice Department today announced a complaint filed in the District of Kansas to forfeit cryptocurrency paid as ransom to North Korean hackers or otherwise used to launder such ransom payments. The FBI started responding to incidents involving Maui in May 2021. Maui ransomware. Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. New at the time.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Cryptocurrency investigators use specialized strategies to track down criminals. Although cryptocurrency is anonymous, that doesn't mean it's untraceable. Since March of 2021, DoppelPaymer has been missing from our monthly ransomware reviews , and the last known leak site address we had on record for them has been taken offline.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Cryptocurrency prices were dropping from the end of 2021 and throughout the first half of 2022. Apart from cryptocurrency theft they extort digital money or illicitly mine it using victim’s devices instead of their own. Monero (XMR) is the most popular cryptocurrency for malicious mining. Ways of propagation.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 31, 2021

From mining cryptocurrency to launching DDoS attacks against networks, there are countless ways in which malware can access and utilize victim’s computers and data. Ransomware programs gain access to a computer’s file system and execute a payload to encrypt all data. Warning Signs of Malware Infection. Computer Viruses. Trojan Horse.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 10, 2022

Ragnar Locker Ransomware, notorious hacking group that spreads file encrypting malware to large-scale organizations, has hit a security firm this time and stole data to prove it’s worth. The post Ragnar Locker Ransomware strikes a cybersecurity firm appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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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. We should expect more fraud, targeting mostly BTC , because this cryptocurrency is the most popular. In April 2021, the Andariel group attempted to spread custom Ransomware.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 5, 2022

On December 21st, 2021, US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency aka CISA released a playbook that helps businesses in patching information that could be exposed due to Apache Log4J flaw. Usually, such gangs steal data and then encrypt a database until a ransom is paid in Cryptocurrency.

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SecureList

JANUARY 28, 2021

How are governments and enterprises going to react to this in 2021? Apple has publicly clashed with Facebook claiming it has to protect its users’ privacy, while the latter is wrestling with regulators to implement end-to-end encryption in its messaging apps.

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SecureList

OCTOBER 20, 2021

We investigated 200 cases for clients in Russia in 2020, and already over 300 in the first nine months of 2021. In 2021, browsers are much safer, with some of them updating automatically, without any user participation, while browser developers continually invest in vulnerabilities assessment.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 31, 2021

Note 2- A ransomware is a kind of malware attack where hackers steal data and then encrypt the entire database until a ransom is paid. Earlier, the threat actors only used to lock down the database until a ransom in cryptocurrency was paid.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

. “This advisory highlights TTPs and IOCs DPRK cyber actors used to gain access to and conduct ransomware attacks against Healthcare and Public Health (HPH) Sector organizations and other critical infrastructure sector entities, as well as DPRK cyber actors’ use of cryptocurrency to demand ransoms.” Obfuscate Identity.

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