Malwarebytes

MARCH 19, 2024

A 42-year-old manager at an unnamed telecommunications company has admitted SIM swapping customers at his store. Armed with an email and password—which are easily bought online— and the 2FA code, an attacker could take over the victim’s online accounts. Contact the account provider if you find you no longer have access yourself.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

. “The Federal Bureau of Investigation is issuing this announcement to inform mobile carriers and the public of the increasing use of Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) swapping by criminals to steal money from fiat and virtual currency accounts.” Use a variation of unique passwords to access online accounts.

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Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

The intruder used this to access some of the employee’s accounts, including LinkedIn, as well as their work account. In 2022, Octo Tempest began selling SIM swaps to other criminals and performing account takeovers of high-net-worth individuals in order to steal their cryptocurrency.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 27, 2023

In a security blog about Octo Tempest Microsoft states: “Octo Tempest monetized their intrusions in 2022 by selling SIM swaps to other criminals and performing account takeovers of high-net-worth individuals to steal their cryptocurrency.”

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 31, 2024

The list of targets includes multiple Fortune 500 companies operating in various industry sectors, such as: Global government and military departments National telecommunications companies Defense contractors Technology firms Banking, finance, and accounting institutions Worldwide consulting services Aerospace, aviation, and engineering entities After (..)

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

And the targets in this case are widespread: banks, ATMs, cryptocurrency exchanges, online casinos, movie studios such as Sony Pictures, and theater chains such as AMC. million from an Indonesian cryptocurrency company in September 2018; and $11.8 It shows the nation-state's sweeping efforts to steal $1.3 The list goes on.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 19, 2024

This comes in the form of get-rich-quick schemes, cryptocurrency related advice, stock investment, financial planning, or just about anything people can do to make money. Unless their account falls into the wrong hands. Protect your social media accounts by using Cyrus, powered by Malwarebytes.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 27, 2023

According to the DOJ , the HIVE ransomware network had been operating for several years, using the "ransomware-as-a-service" model to target a wide range of businesses and critical infrastructure sectors, including government facilities, telecommunication companies, manufacturing, information technology, and healthcare and public health.

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Hacker Combat

JULY 8, 2022

“Roughly 12 billion compromised accounts have been published on the Dark Web as of late.” A renowned cryptocurrency exchange company said it had tightened its verification procedures to stop fraud schemes like using the stolen information to get into other people’s financial records.

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

While the resource was down, cryptocurrency newbies were invited to download a copy of Bitcoin Core via a torrenting service. Cybercriminals used the names of well-known APT groups to intimidate victims, demanded ransoms in cryptocurrency, and carried out demonstration attacks to back up their threats. Botnet distribution by country.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 3, 2022

The LAPSUS$ group is a relative newcomer to the ransomware scene, but it has made a name for itself by bringing down big targets like Impresa, the largest media conglomerate in Portugal, Brazil’s Ministry of Health, and Brazilian telecommunications operator Claro. Image courtesy of The Verge.

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SecureList

MAY 12, 2021

Botmasters and account resellers are tasked with providing initial access inside the victim’s network. Finally, negotiations with the victims may be handled by yet another team and when the ransom is paid out, a whole new set of skills is needed to launder the cryptocurrency obtained.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Using a malicious script, the attackers redirected their targets’ incoming email to an email address controlled by the attackers, gathering data from the compromised accounts. It determined that the injection point was situated within the connection between two Egyptian telecommunication providers. Drone hacking!

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 7, 2023

ECC is used for email encryption, cryptocurrency digital signatures, and internet communication protocols. For example, The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requires security features such as encryption to protect patients’ health information.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The story on the Flashback author featured redacted screenshots that were taken from Ika’s BlackSEO account (see image above). The day after that story ran, Ika posted a farewell address to his mates, expressing shock and bewilderment over the apparent compromise of his BlackSEO account. ru under the handle “ r-fac1.”

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SecureList

MAY 10, 2021

Botnet operators use infected devices to carry out DDoS attacks or mine cryptocurrency. Ransomwarers were likely spurred on by the upward movement of cryptocurrency prices, which continued in Q1 2021. Several cryptocurrency exchanges could not cope with the resulting influx of sign-ups and suffered downtime. Attack geography.

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