Krebs on Security

MAY 23, 2024

Two weeks before Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, a large, mysterious new Internet hosting firm called Stark Industries Solutions materialized and quickly became the epicenter of massive distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks on government and commercial targets in Ukraine and Europe. Image: SentinelOne.com.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

11, when the company’s Twitter account started fielding reports from users who said they were no longer receiving messages. VFEmail’s Twitter account responded that “external facing systems, of differing OS’s and remote authentication, in multiple data centers are down.” Just attack and destroy.”

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Troy Hunt

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

We'd save on Azure Function execution costs, storage account hits and especially egress bandwidth ( which is very expensive ). Note: As of today, HIBP reports over 14 billion breached accounts, the number of unique email addresses is lower as on average, each breached address has appeared in multiple breaches.)

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) DDoS attacks have surged dramatically over the last few years, and will likely continue to pose a threat considering both how easy they are to execute, and how fast botnets (vast networks of compromised devices) are scaling. To stay ahead, organizations must turn to artificial intelligence.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

These web injects allowed malware to rewrite the bank’s HTML code on the fly, and copy and/or intercept any data users would enter into a web-based form, such as a username and password. It also has other options for stalling victims whilst their accounts are drained. You should be able to log in once the countdown timer expires.”

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 7, 2023

Someone leaking, stealing or selling account information can cause a sudden influx of spam emails. They send more messages when they know the account is active and possibly interested. They can use it to trace online activity , find attached accounts and uncover personal data. Check Your Bank Account.

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 10, 2021

The company does not believe the botnet is exploiting vulnerabilities in its software, it’s simply going after weak or default passwords using brute force guessing. In this case, if a password is guessed successfully, the device is infected with malware that will carry out additional attacks on other devices. StealthWorker.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 8, 2024

Collectively in control over millions of spam-spewing zombies, those botmasters also continuously harvested passwords and other data from infected machines. As we’ll see in a moment, Salomon is now behind bars, in part because he helped to rob dozens of small businesses in the United States using some of those same harvested passwords.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 30, 2024

. “This seems like a short sentence when taking into account the gravity of his actions and the life-altering consequences to thousands of people, but it’s almost the maximum the law allows for,” Kurittu said. Kivimäki was 15 years old at the time.

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Security Affairs

JULY 3, 2023

A collective known as Anonymous Sudan (aka Storm-1359) claimed responsibility for the DDoS attacks that hit the company’s services. Threat actors relied on access to multiple virtual private servers (VPS) in conjunction with rented cloud infrastructure, open proxies, and DDoS tools. reads the report published by the company.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Researchers warn of attacks against poorly managed Linux SSH servers that mainly aim at installing DDoS bot and CoinMiner. Researchers at AhnLab Security Emergency Response Center (ASEC) are warning about attacks targeting poorly managed Linux SSH servers, primarily focused on installing DDoS bots and CoinMiners.

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Adam Levin

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

If you have doubts, check it out–go directly to your account or to the source, which you should always independently verify, if the communication refers to anything service or finance related. You go online and you can’t access your cloud account, or you can’t find data stored on a device or in a specific service.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

These criminals are usually after insecure passwords; therefore, the use of modern passwordless authentication methods, like passkeys , is a great way to prevent these scams from happening. The 2024 Imperva DDoS Threat Landscape Report shows that the first half of this year saw 111% more DDoS attacks than the same period in 2023.

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SecureList

APRIL 29, 2025

We identified an odd authorized SSH key for a user called suporte (in a Portuguese-speaking environment, this is an account typically used for administrative tasks in the operating system). Such accounts are often configured to have the same username as the password, which is a bad practice, making it easy for the attackers to exploit them.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 9, 2025

The onboard router that serves crew and passengers has been identified as one of the top cyber vulnerabilities , particularly if administrators neglect routine password changes and firmware updates. An orchestrated DDoS campaign by the pro-Russia group Killnet in 2022 rendered the public websites of more than a dozen U.S.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 24, 2022

Maunder was also found holding sensitive info on his personal computer, including stolen card details and stolen email addresses and passwords related to PayPal accounts in China, the UK, USA, and Germany.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 27, 2024

“According to our IPS telemetry, attackers frequently reuse older attacks, which accounts for the continued spread of the FICORA and CAPSAICIN botnets to victim hosts and infected targets.” The scanner used by the FICORA botnet includes a hard-coded username and password for its brute force attack function.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 4, 2024

For example, this account at Medium has authored more than a dozen blog posts in the past year singing the praises of Tornote as a secure, self-destructing messaging service. Throughout 2023, Tornote was hosted with the Russian provider DDoS-Guard , at the Internet address 186.2.163[.]216. io seem like a legitimate website.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 21, 2023

New ShellBot DDoS bot malware, aka PerlBot, is targeting poorly managed Linux SSH servers, ASEC researchers warn. The ShellBot , also known as PerlBot, is a Perl-based DDoS bot that uses IRC protocol for C2 communications. . LiGhT’s Modded perlbot v2 and DDoS PBot v2.0 ” reads the ASEC’s report.

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Anton on Security

JANUARY 3, 2023

Weak passwords continued to be the most common factor at 41% of observed compromises. BTW, our advice here includes this gem: “Create IAM permissions that segment the access and roles needed for creation, deletion, and changes to backups , thereby ensuring that account compromises do not create a direct pathway to move to the backups.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 9, 2018

In late 2016, the world witnessed the sheer disruptive power of Mirai , a powerful botnet strain fueled by Internet of Things (IoT) devices like DVRs and IP cameras that were put online with factory-default passwords and other poor security settings. no password). Hangzhou Xiongmai Technology Co., BLANK TO BANK.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 7, 2022

Greek intelligence service used surveillance malware to spy on a journalist, Reuters reports Slack resets passwords for about 0.5% of its users due to the exposure of salted password hashes Twitter confirms zero-day used to access data of 5.4 Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – hacking, newsletter).

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 16, 2024

To make matters worse, geopolitical tensions are driving a dramatic increase in Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks. In its 2024 DDoS Threat Landscape Report , Imperva revealed a 111% increase in the attacks it mitigated from H1 2023 to 2024. The modern internet's interconnected nature also threatens data security. The result?

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Security Affairs

MARCH 19, 2022

In some cases, the gang also threatened and conducted distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks during negotiations. In some cases, AvosLocker negotiators also threaten and launche distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks during negotiations, likely when the victims are not cooperating, to convince them to comply with their demands.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Source: Cybernews Usernames Names Government ID numbers (CURP) Phone numbers Email addresses Home addresses Dates of Birth Gender KYC status IP addresses used to register for an account IP addresses used to log in Deposit amounts Withdrawal amounts Notes on users, submitted by admins and customer support agents.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 13, 2024

used the password 225948. According to Constella, this email address was used in 2010 to register an account for a Dmitry Yurievich Khoroshev from Voronezh, Russia at the hosting provider firstvds.ru. “Installing SpyEYE, ZeuS, any DDoS and spam admin panels,” NeroWolfe wrote. and admin@stairwell.ru “P.S.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 20, 2023

Researchers warn of an ongoing Tsunami DDoS botnet campaign targeting inadequately protected Linux SSH servers. Researchers from AhnLab Security Emergency response Center (ASEC) have uncovered an ongoing hacking campaign, aimed at poorly protected Linux SSH servers, to install the Tsunami DDoS botnet (aka Kaiten).

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Penetration Testing

JUNE 17, 2025

KG has released critical security updates for its WAGO Device Manager after researchers uncovered serious vulnerabilities that could allow unauthenticated remote attackers to access sensitive system files and server resources.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 6, 2021

In February, the administrator of the cybercrime forum Crdclub discloses a cyber attack that resulted in the hack of the administrator’s account. usernames, partially obfuscated password hashes, email addresses). That was a lie, and resulted in an unknown amount of money being diverted from the forum.” Source FlashPoint.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 5, 2022

RapperBot has limited DDoS capabilities, it was designed to target ARM, MIPS, SPARC, and x86 architectures. “Unlike the majority of Mirai variants, which natively brute force Telnet servers using default or weak passwords, RapperBot exclusively scans and attempts to brute force SSH servers configured to accept password authentication.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

The Mozi botnet accounted for 90% of the IoT network traffic observed between October 2019 and June 2020, IBM reported. The Mozi botnet was spotted by security experts from 360 Netlab, at the time of its discovered it was actively targeting Netgear, D-Link, and Huawei routers by probing for weak Telnet passwords to compromise them.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

DECEMBER 28, 2020

How Hackers Steal and Use Your Passwords. You’re probably annoyed with everyone telling you to have a long, complex, unique password for every website, device, and account you own. How Am I Supposed to Remember All These Passwords? The password system is broken. Enter the password manager. #4. Massive U.S.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 2, 2023

Apple fixes actively exploited vulnerability and introduces new features Steer clear of this EE phish that wants your card details 3 tips to raise your backup game 3 tips for creating backups your organization can rely on when ransomware strikes Stay safe!

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

The infamous Mirai botnet self-replicated by seeking out hundreds of thousands of home routers with weak or non-existent passwords. Mirai ultimately was used to carry out massive Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks. This includes refraining from using a work email to sign up for random online accounts or web apps.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Antivirus Software WiFi 6 Routers Virtual Private Networks Password Managers Email Security Software Web Application Firewall Bot Management Software. Password Managers. A password manager improves internet security by helping users create diverse, secure passwords for each account they own. Antivirus Software.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

.” The analysis of the bot revealed that it supports seven functions: reverse shell, self-uninstall, gather process’ network information, gather Bot information, execute system commands, run encrypted files specified in URLs, DDoS attack, etc.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

The botnet was created to launch DDoS attacks and to insert advertisements in the legitimate HTTP traffic of the victims, most of which are in China (96%). Qihoo 360’s Netlab Cybersecurity researchers discovered a huge botnet, tracked as Pink, that already infected over 1.6 million devices.

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