Malwarebytes

MAY 1, 2025

Phishing In phishing scams, cybercriminals trick people and businesses into handing over sensitive information like credit card numbers or login details for vital online accounts. Lured in by similar color schemes, company logos, and familiar layouts, victims log in to their account by entering their username and password.

Small Business 87

Small Business Cybersecurity Scams Passwords 87

The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Marketing efforts will increasingly highlight these autonomous AI models as the next frontier, touting their ability to detect, respond to, and even mitigate threats in real-time – all without human input. AI-powered cryptocurrency attacks will automate phishing and exploit vulnerabilities.

Risk 173

Risk Threat Detection Technology Phishing 173

SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

And 2025 will be no different, as increasingly sophisticated online hackers seek to take advantage of Valentine's themed email traffic, social media advertisements, or marketing campaigns, and exploit heightened emotions and a desire to connect. Last year saw a 110% rise in cybercrime in the lead up to Valentine's Day.

Scams 84

Scams Cybercrime Phishing Social Engineering 84

SecureWorld News

JANUARY 27, 2025

With the global website accessibility software market valued at $10.6 Court System and the State of Indiana, whose visitors' devices were parasitized to mine cryptocurrency behind the scenes through Coinhive service. Accessible websites are less likely to introduce usability errors which, in turn, can lead to vulnerabilities.

Cybersecurity 110

Cybersecurity Risk Technology Authentication 110

Security Affairs

JUNE 22, 2025

CISA adds Apple products, and TP-Link routers flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog Attackers target Zyxel RCE vulnerability CVE-2023-28771 India-based car-sharing company Zoomcar suffered a data breach impacting 8.4M

Data breaches 66

Data breaches DDOS Internet Internet 66

SecureWorld News

JULY 27, 2025

Wholesalers and so-called fraud shops clean and index those records, advertising credit card dumps or "fullz" (full identity packages) on dozens of multilingual darknet markets. Types of valuable stolen data and their monetization The prices that stolen data fetches on darknet markets hinge on freshness, completeness, and demand.

Phishing 59

Phishing Marketing Cybercrime Encryption 59

Digital Shadows

JANUARY 27, 2025

In a BreachForums post on December 4, 2024, a user claimed to have used infostealers to identify 21 Zabbix accounts vulnerable to CVE-2024-42327 (see Figure 2). How Specialized Affiliates and Smarter Tactics Are Accelerating Ransomware The RaaS market is growing, both in the number of publicly named victims and in diversity.

Scams 76

Scams Ransomware Accountability Social Engineering 76

Digital Shadows

MARCH 12, 2025

These fake accounts promote fraudulent offers like free event tickets or gambling top-ups, exploiting user trust and luring victims into phishing scams. A breach leaking unfinished content, such as video game prototypes or film footage, can derail marketing campaigns and cause significant financial losses.

Cyber threats 65

Cyber threats Cryptocurrency IoT Ransomware 65

Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

At the end of 2023, malicious hackers learned that many large companies had uploaded huge volumes of sensitive customer data to Snowflake accounts that were protected with little more than a username and password (no multi-factor authentication required). government agencies and first responders. “The rest is just ransom.”

Cybercrime 306

Cybercrime Mobile Media Telecommunications 306

Digital Shadows

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Key Points Phishing incidents rose during the reporting period (August 1 to October 31, 2024), accounting for 46% of all customer incidents. Cloud services alerts increased by 20% due to rising cloud account usage, while malicious file alerts in phishing attacks remain high, exploiting users’ tendencies to open files.

Cyber Attacks 59

Cyber Attacks Phishing Ransomware Cyber Insurance 59

Hacker's King

APRIL 1, 2025

Choosing the right cryptocurrency wallet is crucial for everyone involved with digital currencies. In this article, we will determine why eCryptobit.com wallets stand out compared to others in the market, delve into their unique features, and discuss their potential benefits. These wallets seek to maximize convenience and security.

Cryptocurrency 52

Cryptocurrency Backups Mobile Encryption 52

Webroot

OCTOBER 31, 2024

The market share of ransomware attacks on business with under 100 employees is now almost 40%. While the media headlines of record breaking ransoms against fortune 500 companies will always take center stage, the small to mid market has always been the bread and butter for cybercriminals.

Malware 117

Malware Ransomware Healthcare Passwords 117

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Per 6sense, McAfee Cloud Security makes up 12.47% of the worldwide antivirus market share. McAfee benefits organizations wanting features like social media privacy, personal data monitoring, and scans of old internet accounts. Bank transaction monitoring: This feature alerts customers if suspicious activity is found in their accounts.

Antivirus 67

Antivirus Identity Theft VPN Spyware 67

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Alexander Vinnik , a Russian national, in May 2024 pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering for his involvement in operating the cryptocurrency exchange BTC-e from 2011 to 2017. Vinnik set up numerous such shell companies and financial accounts across the globe to allow BTC-e to conduct its business.

Cryptocurrency 78

Cryptocurrency Computers and Electronics Identity Theft Ransomware 78

Centraleyes

JULY 13, 2025

The Profile covers the following core functions: Govern: Risk governance, accountability, and oversight. This category assumes the gross cyber risk exposure of an institution or service categorized as Tier 1 would have the most potential adverse impact to the overall stability of a national economy, and potentially, the global market.

Financial Services 52

Financial Services Cyber Risk Banking Risk 52

Krebs on Security

MARCH 11, 2024

Borrowing from the playbook of ransomware purveyors, the darknet narcotics bazaar Incognito Market has begun extorting all of its vendors and buyers, threatening to publish cryptocurrency transaction and chat records of users who refuse to pay a fee ranging from $100 to $20,000. “And yes, this is an extortion!!!!

Marketing 355

Marketing Scams Cryptocurrency Cybercrime 355

Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

authorities today announced criminal charges and financial sanctions against two Russian men accused of stealing nearly $17 million worth of virtual currencies in a series of phishing attacks throughout 2017 and 2018 that spoofed websites for some of the most popular cryptocurrency exchanges. Separately, the U.S.

Cryptocurrency 363

Cryptocurrency Phishing Accountability Cybercrime 363

Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 21, 2020

Fraudsters redirected email and web traffic destined for several cryptocurrency trading platforms over the past week. And in May of this year, GoDaddy disclosed that 28,000 of its customers’ web hosting accounts were compromised following a security incident in Oct. 2019 that wasn’t discovered until April 2020. PST on Nov.

Cryptocurrency 364

Cryptocurrency Scams Social Engineering VPN 364

Krebs on Security

APRIL 7, 2022

involving computers not directly connected to ICS/SCADA equipment) of the Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation (Wolf Creek) in Burlington, Kansas, which operates a nuclear power plant,” the DOJ’s account continues. ” HYDRA. . ” HYDRA. Federation Tower, Moscow. Image: Evgeniy Vasilev. billion euros in 2020 alone.

Marketing 328

Marketing Energy and Utilities Malware Ransomware 328

Krebs on Security

JANUARY 18, 2021

Joker’s Stash , by some accounts the largest underground shop for selling stolen credit card and identity data, says it’s closing up shop effective mid-February 2021. Those “partner” customers will be given the opportunity to cash out their accounts. and European authorities seized a number of its servers.

Marketing 337

Marketing Cybercrime Accountability Cryptocurrency 337

Krebs on Security

JANUARY 6, 2022

Norton 360 , one of the most popular antivirus products on the market today, has installed a cryptocurrency mining program on its customers’ computers. According to the FAQ posted on its site , “ Norton Crypto ” will mine Ethereum (ETH) cryptocurrency while the customer’s computer is idle.

Cryptocurrency 359

Cryptocurrency Computers and Electronics Antivirus Identity Theft 359

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The German police seized the dark web marketplace Kingdom Market as a result of an international law enforcement operation. The Kingdom Market was established in March 2021, the offer of the dark web marketplace included drugs, malware, stolen data, and forged documents. ” reads a press release published by BKA.

Marketing 136

Marketing Cryptocurrency Accountability Banking 136

Krebs on Security

JULY 21, 2022

“It’s run by a fraud ring of cryptocurrency scammers who mine dating apps and other social media for victims and the scam is becoming alarmingly popular.” Many of these platforms include extensive study materials and tutorials on cryptocurrency investing. The now-defunct homepage of xtb-market[.]com,

Scams 346

Scams Cryptocurrency Marketing Internet 346

Security Affairs

AUGUST 3, 2020

million worth of cryptocurrency from cryptocurrency investment accounts. . Hackers stole roughly €1.183 million worth of cryptocurrency from investment accounts of 2gether, 26.79% of overall funds stored by the accounts. – The hack affects crypto investment accounts.

Cryptocurrency 145

Cryptocurrency Accountability Hacking Advertising 145

CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 25, 2021

billion in cryptocurrency was stolen by criminals in 2020, a recent report by Finaria reveals. Fortunately, despite the growth of the crypto market, crypto crime has decreased by 57% since 2019, dropping to $1.9 Strengthening cybersecurity when using trading bots is key to protecting your accounts and money from hackers.

Cryptocurrency 142

Cryptocurrency Risk Cybersecurity Marketing 142

Security Affairs

MARCH 23, 2024

The German police seized the infrastructure of the darknet marketplace Nemesis Market disrupting its operation. The law enforcement confiscated about 94,000 euros worth of cryptocurrencies. The Nemesis Market recently reached over 150,000 users and over 1,100 seller accounts registered worldwide.

Marketing 136

Marketing Cybercrime DDOS Cryptocurrency 136

Security Affairs

JUNE 17, 2024

Federal authorities charged two individuals with operating the dark web marketplace Empire Market that facilitated over $430 million in illegal transactions. currency on AlphaBay before starting Empire Market. “They began operating Empire Market on Feb. Conspiracy to distribute controlled substances through Empire Market.

Marketing 135

Marketing Cryptocurrency DDOS Scams 135

eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Cryptocurrency Fuels Ransomware. One constant in all this will be cryptocurrency, the coin of the realm when it comes to ransomware. Cryptocurrency really is fueling this in a sense. … If you were to take cryptocurrency away from that, they don’t have a convenient digital platform.

Cryptocurrency 140

Cryptocurrency Ransomware Cybercrime Social Engineering 140

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. A single bitcoin is trading at around $45,000.

Cryptocurrency 331

Cryptocurrency Cybercrime Computers and Electronics Scams 331

Security Affairs

JANUARY 10, 2024

Threat actors hacked the X account of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and used it to publish the fake news on the Bitcoin ETF approval. Hackers hijacked the X account of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and used it to publish fake news on the Bitcoin ETF approval. ” Gensler wrote.

Accountability 134

Accountability Hacking Cryptocurrency Surveillance 134

Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Attorney for the Western District of Texas unsealed an indictment last week that named Mark Sokolvsky as the core developer for the Raccoon Infostealer business, which was marketed on several Russian-language cybercrime forums beginning in 2019. A selfie pulled from Mark Sokolovsky’s iCloud account. According to the U.S.

Malware 354

Malware Identity Theft Cybercrime Accountability 354

Malwarebytes

JANUARY 10, 2024

We have seen several high-profile accounts that were taken over on X (formerly Twitter) only to be used for cryptocurrency related promotional activities, like expressing the approval of exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The @SECGov X account was compromised, and an unauthorized post was posted. You’re all set.

Accountability 111

Accountability Scams Hacking Cryptocurrency 111

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Malicious actors continue to target organizations in the cryptocurrency industry, the last victim in order of time is crypto trading firm Wintermute. ” Threat actors breached the company and performed multiple transactions that transferred multiple cryptocurrencies to a wallet under their control. ” reported Forbes.

Marketing 111

Marketing Cryptocurrency Accountability Hacking 111

SecureList

JANUARY 13, 2022

Also, we have previously reported on cryptocurrency-focused BlueNoroff attacks. It appears that BlueNoroff shifted focus from hitting banks and SWIFT-connected servers to solely cryptocurrency businesses as the main source of the group’s illegal income.

Cryptocurrency 145

Cryptocurrency Malware Accountability Banking 145

Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

The government also indicted and sanctioned a top Russian cybercriminal known as Taleon , whose cryptocurrency exchange Cryptex has evolved into one of Russia’s most active money laundering networks. A 2016 screen shot of the Joker’s Stash homepage. The links have been redacted. A screenshot of a website reviewing PM2BTC.

Cryptocurrency 333

Cryptocurrency Cybercrime Government Retail 333

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.

Phishing 355

Phishing Mobile Authentication Accountability 355

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Threat actors have stolen $130 million worth of cryptocurrency assets from the Cream Finance decentralized finance (DeFi) platform. Threat actors have stolen $130 million worth of cryptocurrency assets from the decentralized finance (DeFi) platform. v1 lending markets were exploited and liquidity was removed on October 27, 1354 UTC.

Cryptocurrency 104

Cryptocurrency Marketing Hacking Financial Services 104