Heimadal Security

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Outlook and Thunderbird accounts are being targeted by a new info stealer malware known as StrelaStealer. The malware behaves as most info stealers do, meaning they attempt to steal data from various sources, such as browsers, cryptocurrency wallet apps, cloud gaming apps, the clipboard and so on.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 25, 2021

This blog was written by an independent guest blogger. billion in cryptocurrency was stolen by criminals in 2020, a recent report by Finaria reveals. Now, crypto trading bots have become popular in the cryptocurrency world: software that automatically trades on exchanges on your behalf. A staggering $1.9 API security.

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Heimadal Security

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

A new S1deload Stealer malware campaign infects YouTube and Facebook users as hackers try to use their devices for cryptocurrency mining. New Malware Hijacks YouTube and Facebook Accounts appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog. New Malware Hijacks YouTube and Facebook Accounts appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog.

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Heimadal Security

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Cybersecurity researchers spotted a new ‘Ducktail’ phishing campaign that spreads Windows information-stealing malware written in PHP and uses it to steal Facebook accounts, browser data, and cryptocurrency wallets. Using social […].

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Graham Cluley

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

CherryBlos is a rather interesting family of Android malware that can plunder your cryptocurrency accounts - with a little help from your photos. Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Malicious hackers are targeting people in the cryptocurrency space in attacks that start with a link added to the target’s calendar at Calendly , a popular application for scheduling appointments and meetings. The attackers impersonate established cryptocurrency investors and ask to schedule a video conference call.

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Heimadal Security

MARCH 8, 2022

During onboarding, Coinbase checks account applications against lists of sanctioned individuals or entities, including […]. The post Over 25,000 Russian-linked Cryptocurrency Addresses Have Been Blocked by Coinbase appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog. All of the block addresses were also given to the US authorities.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 4, 2023

Threat actors behind the 3CX supply chain attack have targeted a limited number of cryptocurrency companies with a second-state implant. While investigating an attack on a Southeast Asian cryptocurrency company in 2020, the researchers noticed the presence of the AppleJeus backdoor on systems infected with Gopuram backdoor.

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Graham Cluley

AUGUST 2, 2022

The official Instagram account of cricketing legend and former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was hacked yesterday in order to promote a cryptocurrency scam. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 4, 2024

The disclosure revealed a profitable network of phishing sites that behave and look like the real Privnote, except that any messages containing cryptocurrency addresses will be automatically altered to include a different payment address controlled by the scammers. co showing the site did indeed swap out any cryptocurrency addresses.

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The State of Security

JULY 22, 2021

Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog. Police in Spain have arrested a British man in connection with what many consider the worst hack in Twitter's history.

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Graham Cluley

JANUARY 10, 2024

The official Twitter account of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) was hacked yesterday, with scammers posting an unauthorised message to its 660,000+ followers. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 19, 2021

We’ve observed a 419-style scam (also known as an advance fee scam) which combines the promise of cryptocurrency riches with WhatsApp conversation. Folks already involved in cryptocurrency would likely have suspicions raised after reading the below. It’s all about that personal touch in the land of cryptocurrency scams.

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The State of Security

MAY 27, 2021

Are you doing enough to prevent scammers from hijacking your social media accounts? Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog. Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 27, 2023

But O’Connor also pleaded guilty in a separate investigation involving a years-long spree of cyberstalking and cryptocurrency theft enabled by “ SIM swapping ,” a crime wherein fraudsters trick a mobile provider into diverting a customer’s phone calls and text messages to a device they control. I haven’t done anything.”

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Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

LinkedIn knows it has a problem with bots and fake accounts, and has acknowledged this on more than one occasion. In 2018, LinkedIn rolled out a way to automatically detect fake accounts. Accounts with positive detections will be removed before they can be used to reach out to members. What's new?

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Krebs on Security

MAY 14, 2021

The crime gang announced it was closing up shop after its servers were seized and someone drained the cryptocurrency from an account the group uses to pay affiliates. Additionally, the operators will have to find a new way to ‘wash’ the cryptocurrency they earn from ransoms. This word has become dangerous and toxic.”

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Anton on Security

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

This is my completely informal, uncertified, unreviewed and otherwise completely unofficial blog inspired by my reading of our seventh Threat Horizons Report ( full version ) that we just released ( the official blog for #1 report , my unofficial blogs for #2 , #3 , #4 , #5 , #6 , #7 and #8 ).

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Heimadal Security

OCTOBER 27, 2022

A large-scale freejacking campaign is abusing GitHub, Heroku, and Buddy services to mine cryptocurrency at the expense of the provider. The threat actors target multiple free-tier cloud accounts to generate significant profits. The post Massive Freejacking Campaign Abuses Cloud Dev Resources appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog.

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Heimadal Security

APRIL 7, 2022

FFDroider, a recently discovered information stealer malware, steals credentials and cookies saved in web browsers in order to hijack targets’ Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter accounts. These verified accounts become […].

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SecureList

JULY 5, 2023

The higher the global popularity of cryptocurrencies and the more new ways of storing them, the wider the arsenal of tools used by malicious actors who are after digital money. This story covers two fundamentally different methods of email attacks on the two most popular ways of storing cryptocurrency: hot and cold wallets. ripple.com.

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 13, 2023

While Zoom is used by millions of people around the world, these campaigns are likely targeting victims who are into cryptocurrencies as well as corporate users, in order to gain access to company networks. Advertiser profiles The threat actors are using a number of fake identities to create multiple advertiser accounts.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Responding to a recent surge in AI-generated bot accounts, LinkedIn is rolling out new features that it hopes will help users make more informed decisions about with whom they choose to connect. For example, on October 10, 2022, there were 576,562 LinkedIn accounts that listed their current employer as Apple Inc.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 27, 2022

Wait a minute… ” Sadly, it isn’t him but rather an army of bots, all bearing the same current profile picture of the Tesla CEO as his official Twitter account. ” Musk must have taken the leap into longform blogging and is now a Medium author. Appealing—if you’re a big cryptocurrency user.

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Heimadal Security

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Currently, one of the TikTok challenges, Invisible Challenge, is being exploited to install malware on thousands of devices and steal their passwords, Discord accounts, and even cryptocurrency wallets. The post Trending TikTok Challenge Used to Deploy Malware appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog. This […].

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 30, 2022

In a blog post earlier this month, Cloudflare said it detected the account takeovers and that no Cloudflare systems were compromised. 4 it became aware of unauthorized access to information related to a limited number of Twilio customer accounts through a sophisticated social engineering attack designed to steal employee credentials.

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Heimadal Security

APRIL 5, 2022

Threat actors managed to get access to internal customer support and account management systems at MailChimp, the email marketing company reported on Sunday. MailChimp Data Breach: What Happened Owners of Trezor hardware cryptocurrency wallets who got phishing messages suggesting the business had […].

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

Security experts at F-Secure have recently spotted a small spam campaign aimed at Mac users that use Exodus cryptocurrency wallet. The messages were sent by accounts associated with the domain “update-exodus[.]io”, ” states the blog post published by F-Secure. update.zip.” Their standard offering costs $79.95

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 18, 2023

New research shows the attackers behind one such scheme have developed an ingenious way of keeping their malware from being taken down by security experts or law enforcement: By hosting the malicious files on a decentralized, anonymous cryptocurrency blockchain. Previously, the group had stored its malicious update files on Cloudflare, Guard.io

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 16, 2023

According to the FBI: “The malicious apps enable theft of personally identifiable information (PII) , financial account access, or device takeover.” In an earlier warning the FBI focused on scammers that haunt forums and comments sections, looking for victims who have lost cryptocurrency to fraud, scams, and theft.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 20, 2023

A threat actor successfully used compromised employee credentials to gain access to 133 accounts on Mailchimp, the mainstream Intuit-owned email marketing platform, in a security incident that recently came to light. "On The blog further asserts the company's compromise had not affected other Intuit systems or other Mailchimp customer data.

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Graham Cluley

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Or were they masterminding a "sophisticated fraud" that would net them millions of pounds worth of cryptocurrency? A British teenager who, under under lockdown from his bedroom, created a fake website which stole account details from unsuspecting internet users has had £2.1 million) worth of cryptocurrency seized by the police.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 10, 2019

From there, the attackers simply start requesting password reset links via text message for a variety of accounts tied to the hijacked phone number. million stealing cryptocurrencies and extorting people for restoring access to social media accounts that were hijacked after a successful SIM-swap.

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Security Affairs

MAY 2, 2023

“Web resources offered users anonymous exchange of cryptocurrencies. Such services were provided to facilitate the legalization and laundering of money obtained illegally.” ” states the press release published by the Ukraine’s Cyber Police. based servers used in the scheme were taken offline by U.S. authorities.”

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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 malware is active since at least 2019, it allows operators to steal sensitive data from the Google Chrome of the infected systems.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 30, 2024

authorities arrested a 19-year-old Florida man charged with wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and conspiring with others to use SIM-swapping to steal cryptocurrency. 12 blog post , the attackers used their access to Mailchimp employee accounts to steal data from 214 customers involved in cryptocurrency and finance.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 14, 2022

The CFO commonly carries out such tasks and arranges a wire transfer using the account information provided on the invoice. In actuality, the request is coming from a BEC fraud ring, and the payment details direct the funds to an account controlled by the attackers. Scenario 2. Scenario 3. Planned attacks.

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