Malwarebytes

APRIL 24, 2025

The tech giant may have used this data for targeted advertising, according to Blue Shield, which is one of the largest health insurers in the US. In this case, a simple misconfiguration shared data with an entitythat already knows so much about usthat then used the information for targeted advertising. Change your password.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 24, 2025

” Fake file converters and download tools may perform advertised tasks but can provide resulting files containing hidden malware, giving criminals access to victims’ devices. They can also steal personal data, banking details, cryptocurrency info, emails, and passwords by scraping the files the users upload.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

” Scylla gathered reams of evidence showing the SMS Bandits used email addresses and passwords stolen through its services to validate a variety of account credentials — from PayPal to bank accounts and utilities providers. One of the pricing plans available to OTP Agency users.

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Phishing Telecommunications Advertising Mobile 359

Krebs on Security

MAY 5, 2021

After a user logs in, the link prompts them to install a malicious but innocuously-named app that gives the attacker persistent, password-free access to any of the user’s emails and files, both of which are then plundered to launch malware and phishing scams against others. Image: Proofpoint.

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Accountability Advertising Passwords Phishing 350

Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Booking.com said it now requires 2FA , which forces partners to provide a one-time passcode from a mobile authentication app (Pulse) in addition to a username and password. .” The phony booking.com website generated by visiting the link in the text message.

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Phishing Accountability Artificial Intelligence Cybercrime 276

Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

In addition, the government seized the domain names for two popular anonymity services that were heavily advertised on Cracked and Nulled and allowed customers to rent virtual servers: StarkRDP[.]io The DOJ said the law enforcement action, dubbed Operation Talent , also seized domains tied to Sellix , Cracked’s payment processor.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 18, 2023

For less than a dollar per day, Faceless customers can route their malicious traffic through tens of thousands of compromised systems advertised on the service. Notices posted for Faceless users, advertising an email flooding service and soliciting zero-day vulnerabilities in Internet of Things devices. Image: Darkbeast/Ke-la.com.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 10, 2025

In August 2024, Russian crooks advertised a macOS malware called BANSHEE Stealer that can target both x86_64 and ARM64 architectures. Researchers at Elastic Security Labs who first analyzed the malware confirmed it can steal keychain passwords and data from multiple browsers.

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Troy Hunt

APRIL 6, 2020

Keep reading the definition until you understand then proceed: Spamming is the use of messaging systems to send an unsolicited message, especially advertising Alrighty, so it's an unsolicited message (I certainly didn't ask for it) and it's intended to advertise your work. kthanksbye!

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 10, 2020

District Court for the Southern District of California allege Firsov was the administrator of deer.io, an online platform that hosted more than 24,000 shops for selling stolen and/or hacked usernames and passwords for a variety of top online destinations. ” A Google Translate version of that advertisement is here (PDF).

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 15, 2021

com , a wildly popular service that sold access to more than 12 billion usernames and passwords stolen from thousands of hacked websites. For several years, WeLeakInfo was the largest of several services selling access to hacked passwords. According to DomainTools [an advertiser on this site] Wli[.]design

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Passwords Accountability Hacking Data breaches 350

Krebs on Security

JUNE 19, 2020

Hundreds of popular websites now offer some form of multi-factor authentication (MFA), which can help users safeguard access to accounts when their password is breached or stolen. When the two of them sat down to reset his password, the screen displayed a notice saying there was a new Gmail address tied to his Xbox account.

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Authentication Accountability Passwords Mobile 363

Schneier on Security

JUNE 23, 2021

Its spyware is also said to be equipped with a keylogger, which means every keystroke made on an infected device — including passwords, search queries and messages sent via encrypted messaging apps — can be tracked and monitored.

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Manufacturing Spyware Surveillance Marketing 287

Malwarebytes

MARCH 25, 2025

In 2023, not only did the company suffer a major data breach , it also placed some of the blame on the victims who, according to 23andMe, negligently recycled and failed to update their passwords. SCAN NOW If your data was exposed in the 23andMe breach, here is what you can do: Change your password. Watch out for fake vendors.

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Passwords Accountability Data breaches Phishing 122

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

The Saim Raza group run multiple marketplaces that advertised and facilitated the sale of hacking and fraud tools, including malware, phishing kits and email extractors. The HeartSender group advertised its tools as fully undetectable by antispam software. These tools are essential components to build and run fraud operations.

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SecureList

MARCH 11, 2025

Attackers create fake accounts or use stolen ones, then upload videos advertising cheats, cracks, gaming bots and similar software. In the video description is a download link to the product supposedly being advertised. Conclusion Kaspersky products detect the above-described samples with the verdict Backdoor.MSIL.DCRat.

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Passwords Malware Advertising Software 92

Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 2, 2020

The hack was acknowledged by the forum’s current administrator, who assured members that their passwords were protected with a password obfuscation technology that was extremely difficult to crack. Roughly a week ago, the OGUsers homepage was defaced with a message stating the forum’s user database had been compromised.

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Accountability Hacking Scams Media 351

Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

The latest, major threats to Mac computers can steal passwords and credit card details with delicate precision, targeting victims across the internet based on their device, location, and operating system. On these websites, cybercriminals advertise a piece of high-demand software and trick users into a download.

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Malware Software Passwords Cryptocurrency 135

Krebs on Security

MARCH 20, 2023

AT&T said the data exposed did not include sensitive information, such as credit card or Social Security numbers, or account passwords, but was limited to “Customer Proprietary Network Information” (CPNI), such as the number of lines on an account. ” Is your mobile Internet usage covered by CPNI laws?

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 4, 2023

Several domain names tied to Genesis Market , a bustling cybercrime store that sold access to passwords and other data stolen from millions of computers infected with malicious software, were seized by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) today. ” a cybercrime forum ad for Genesis enthused. Image: KrebsOnSecurity.

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Marketing Cybercrime Passwords Banking 363

Malwarebytes

MARCH 17, 2025

While Google searches are probably one of the most common tasks for any vacation planning, the results that people see can be manipulated through a type of cybercrime called malvertising , short for “malicious advertising. Use a password manager and 2FA. Your most sensitive accounts shouldnt just have a unique password.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 3, 2021

More commonly, that access is purchased from a cybercriminal broker who specializes in acquiring remote access credentials — such as usernames and passwords needed to remotely connect to the target’s network. Full disclosure: DomainTools is a frequent advertiser on this website.]. ” in the United Kingdom.

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Ransomware Accountability Passwords Cybercrime 354

Krebs on Security

JUNE 28, 2022

In a typical PPI network, clients will submit their malware—a spambot or password-stealing Trojan, for example —to the service, which in turn charges per thousand successful installations, with the price depending on the requested geographic location of the desired victims. AWM Proxy’s online storefront disappeared that same day.

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Passwords Malware Advertising Internet 321

Krebs on Security

MAY 20, 2025

The Aisuru botnet comprises a globally-dispersed collection of hacked IoT devices, including routers, digital video recorders and other systems that are commandeered via default passwords or software vulnerabilities. best user dashboard, instructing customers to use their saved passwords for the old website on the new one.

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Adam Shostack

JANUARY 2, 2025

Their first example is fascinating: the code hardcodes a password, and they say its safe to ignore. I think its not safe, the sample code should show how to get the password from a secret store API. AI meets Appsec Static analysis tool Semgrep announced a GPT-4 integration.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Unlike any other season in America, election season might bring the highest volume of advertisements sent directly to people’s homes, phones, and email accounts—and the accuracy and speed at which they come can feel invasive. The reasons could be obvious. Instead, it may point to how people interpret “cyber interference.

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Scams Identity Theft Cybercrime Accountability 142

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

The proxy server allows attackers to access the traffic and capture the target’s password and the session cookie. Authors advertise Rockstar 2FA as a phishing-as-a-service toolkit that bypasses 2FA, harvests cookies, and features FUD links, antibot tools, and custom themes. ” reads the report published by Trustwave.

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Phishing Accountability Authentication Advertising 113

Zero Day

JUNE 6, 2025

Also: Massive data breach exposes 184 million passwords for Google, Microsoft, Facebook, and more Individually, any one of those pieces of data can be exploited by the wrong people. The hackers say that the dates of birth and social security numbers were originally encrypted but have since been decrypted and are now visible in plain text.

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Password Management Passwords Software Artificial Intelligence 98

Bleeping Computer

JULY 15, 2024

Cybercriminals use Facebook business pages and advertisements to promote fake Windows themes that infect unsuspecting users with the SYS01 password-stealing malware. [.]

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Malware Advertising Passwords 138

Krebs on Security

JUNE 1, 2023

.” Constella Intelligence , a company that tracks exposed databases, finds that 774748@gmail.com was used in connection with just a handful of passwords, but most frequently the password “ featar24 “ Pivoting off of that password reveals a handful of email addresses, including akafitis@gmail.com. ru in 2008.

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Troy Hunt

JULY 31, 2024

The sender then attached a text file with 197 lines of email addresses and passwords belonging to users of Scott's pride and joy. Most with the same password too, because a normal person obviously owns this email address. Financial and reputational damage due to security breaches. Here are just the first ten: Google.

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Scams Passwords Malware Accountability 362

Krebs on Security

AUGUST 3, 2020

A California company that helps telemarketing firms avoid getting sued for violating a federal law that seeks to curb robocalls has leaked the phone numbers, email addresses and passwords of all its customers, as well as the mobile phone numbers and other data on people who have hired lawyers to go after telemarketers.

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Mobile Marketing Consumer Protection Wireless 361

Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Recently, these scammers have branched out into offering fake streaming services for nearly any kind of event advertised on Facebook. But as luck would have it, sometime last year the administrator of apkdownloadweb.com managed to infect their Windows PC with password-stealing malware.

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Scams DNS Internet Internet 64

Krebs on Security

JULY 8, 2019

That domain registration record included the Russian phone number +7-951-7805896 , which mail.ru’s password recovery function says is indeed the phone number used to register the hottabych_k2 email account. advertise Dedserver and include images watermarked with the nickname “oneillk2.” Vpn-service[.]us

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Ransomware Accountability Cybercrime Passwords 279

Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 31, 2022

A 26-year-old Ukrainian man is awaiting extradition from The Netherlands to the United States on charges that he acted as a core developer for Raccoon , a popular “malware-as-a-service” offering that helped paying customers steal passwords and financial data from millions of cybercrime victims. stolen with the help of Raccoon.

Malware 341

Malware Identity Theft Cybercrime Accountability 341

Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Facebook said it targeted a number of accounts tied to key sellers on OGUsers, as well as those who advertise the ability to broker stolen account sales. Any accounts that you value should be secured with a unique and strong password, as well the most robust form of multi-factor authentication available. THE MIDDLEMEN. WHAT YOU CAN DO.

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Accountability Hacking Media Mobile 329

Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

One of dozens of FedEx-themed phishing sites currently being advertised via SMS spam. ” After clicking “Pay Now,” the visitor is prompted to verify their identity by providing their Social Security number, driver’s license number, email address and email password.

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