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Happy 13th Birthday, KrebsOnSecurity!

Krebs on Security

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. agencies].

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Drawing the RedLine – Insider Threats in Cybersecurity

Security Boulevard

RedLine is a malware service available for purchase on underground forums that specifically targets the theft of sensitive information: passwords, credit cards, execution environment data, computer name, installed software, and more recently, cryptocurrency wallets and related files. Data collection from FTP clients, IM clients.

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Good game, well played: an overview of gaming-related cyberthreats in 2022

SecureList

Additionally, we looked at the phishing activity around gaming, specifically that related to cybersports tournaments, bookmakers, gaming marketplaces, and gaming platforms, and found numerous examples of scams that target gamers and esports fans. Trojan-PSW.Win32.Convagent Convagent and Trojan-PSW.Win32.Stealer

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Mystic Stealer

Security Boulevard

Stealers" are a kind of malware designed to run on an endpoint post-compromise, while their primary features center on the theft of user data. Key Mystic Stealer functions include its ability to extract data from web browsers and cryptocurrency wallets. All data is encrypted with RC4. But it doesn't stop there.