CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 24, 2022

And security researchers from ESET have discovered that the malware was uploaded to the VirusTotal operated system in Brazil and was targeted by a social engineering attack. As BianLian follows the process of dividing the encrypted content in 10 bytes of data, it easily evaded detection by antivirus products.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 31, 2022

In the early afternoon of Friday 12 May 2017, the media broke the news of a global computer security attack carried out through a malicious code capable of encrypting data residing in information systems and demanding a ransom in cryptocurrency to restore them, the Wannacry ransomware. What should we learn from this?

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 31, 2022

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. OpenLink - open a link in the default browser.

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NetSpi Executives

APRIL 27, 2024

Ransomware, a definition Ransomware is a set of malware technologies, hacking techniques, and social engineering tactics that cybercriminals use to cause harm, breach data, and render data unusable. Victims pay ransomware adversaries for decryption keys through cryptocurrency, such as Bitcoin. Unpatched exploits.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

All of them were ordinary people using our free antivirus solution, seemingly unconnected with any organization of interest to a sophisticated attacker of this kind. VileRAT is a Python implant, part of an evasive and highly intricate attack campaign against foreign exchange and cryptocurrency trading companies.

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Spinone

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Ransom is usually demanded in Bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies to hide the identity of the attacker. That’s why organizations in healthcare, finances, and education are the most attractive targets. Ransomcloud is not only a decrypting malware but a complex of social engineering tactics behind it. Seems suspicious?

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Spinone

JANUARY 20, 2020

The most preferred method of ransom payment is cryptocurrency because it is hard to track. That is why hackers use social engineering tricks to pressure victims into paying a ransom. And sometimes, like in healthcare industry cases, this data can literally mean someone’s life. Use antivirus.

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