Krebs on Security

APRIL 6, 2022

The smash-and-grab attacks by LAPSUS$ obscure some of the group’s less public activities, which according to Microsoft include targeting individual user accounts at cryptocurrency exchanges to drain crypto holdings. The group of teenagers who hacked Twitter hailed from a community that traded in hacked social media accounts.

Social Engineering 310

Social Engineering Phishing Accountability Engineering 310

The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 15, 2019

Compromised logins continue to facilitate cyber attacks at all levels, from phishing ruses to credential stuffing to enabling hackers to probe deep inside of a breached network. The hitch, of course, is that password-enabled account logins are too deeply engrained in legacy network infrastructure.

Authentication 164

Authentication Passwords Data breaches Internet 164

SecureList

MAY 12, 2021

In most attacks there are a significant number of actors involved, and a key takeaway is that they supply services to each other through dark web marketplaces. Botmasters and account resellers are tasked with providing initial access inside the victim’s network.

Ransomware 145

Ransomware Encryption Malware Cybercrime 145