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FBI: Compromised US academic credentials available on various cybercrime forums

Security Affairs

The FBI warns organizations in the higher education sector of credentials sold on cybercrime forums that can allow threat actors to access their networks. In May 2021, cybercriminals offered more than 36,000 login credentials for.edu email accounts and advertised the data on an instant messaging platform. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Cybercrime underground flooded with offers for initial access to shipping and logistics orgs

Security Affairs

Experts warn of the availability in the cybercrime underground of offers for initial access to networks of players in global supply chains. In August 2021 , an affiliate of the Conti ransomware gang claimed access to corporate networks belonging to a U.S. In October 2021 , a threat actor claimed access to the network of a U.S.-based

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New ‘Karakurt’ cybercrime gang focuses on data theft and extortion

Security Affairs

Accenture researchers detailed the activity of a new sophisticated cybercrime group, called Karakurt, behind recent cyberattacks. The activity of the group was first spotted in June 2021, but the group has been more active in Q3 2021. In June 2021 the gang registered the domains hosting its leak sites, karakurt[.]group

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The newer cybercrime triad: TrickBot-Emotet-Conti

Security Affairs

“Most likely because no other groups were able to replicate such capabilities, after leaving cyberspace in January 2021, Emotet left a vacuum that was not filled even with MASSLOADER, also known as Hancitor. “Emotet’s return is not coincidental, it is caused by major shifts in the overall cybercrime domain.

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Wazawaka Goes Waka Waka

Krebs on Security

In January, KrebsOnSecurity examined clues left behind by “ Wazawaka ,” the hacker handle chosen by a major ransomware criminal in the Russian-speaking cybercrime scene. 26, 2020, a new user named Biba99 registered on the English language cybercrime forum RaidForums. ” Around Apr.

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UNC2447 cybercrime gang exploited SonicWall Zero-Day before it was fixed

Security Affairs

UNC2447 cybercrime gang exploited a zero-day in the Secure Mobile Access (SMA), addressed by SonicWall earlier this year, before the vendor released a fix. “In January and February 2021, Mandiant Consulting observed a novel rewrite of DEATHRANSOM—dubbed FIVEHANDS—along with SOMBRAT at multiple victims that were extorted.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 474 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Security Affairs

Ticketmaster confirms data breach impacting 560 million customers Critical Apache Log4j2 flaw still threatens global finance Crooks stole more than $300M worth of Bitcoin from the exchange DMM Bitcoin ShinyHunters is selling data of 30 million Santander customers Over 600,000 SOHO routers were destroyed by Chalubo malware in 72 hours LilacSquid APT (..)