Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

But clicking the meeting link provided by the scammers prompts the user to run a script that quietly installs malware on macOS systems. KrebsOnSecurity recently heard from a reader who works at a startup that is seeking investment for building a new blockchain platform for the Web.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 21, 2023

If you operate a cybercrime business that relies on disseminating malicious software, you probably also spend a good deal of time trying to disguise or “crypt” your malware so that it appears benign to antivirus and security products. This story explores the history and identity behind Cryptor[.]biz WHO RUNS CRYPTOR[.]BIZ?

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 21, 2023

If you operate a cybercrime business that relies on disseminating malicious software, you probably also spend a good deal of time trying to disguise or "crypt" your malware so that it appears benign to antivirus and security products. The post Why Malware Crypting Services Deserve More Scrutiny appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Frank Angiolelli , vice president of security at Indelible, said rogue notifications can be abused for credential phishing, as well as foisting malware and other unwanted applications on users. “This method is currently being used to deliver something akin to adware or click fraud type activity,” Angiolelli said.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 3, 2024

The term “FUD” in those names stands for “ F ully U n- D etectable,” and it refers to cybercrime resources that will evade detection by security tools like antivirus software or anti-spam appliances. ” A number of questions, indeed. ” A number of questions, indeed.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 18, 2022

re network uses at least two free VPN services to lure its users to install a malware-like software that achieves persistence on the user’s computer,” the researchers wrote. These two software are currently unknown to most if not all antivirus companies.” 2022 closure of LuxSocks , another malware-based proxy network.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 22, 2022

When I first began writing about Vrublevsky in 2009 as a reporter for The Washington Post , ChronoPay and its sister firm Red & Partners (RNP) were earning millions setting up payment infrastructure for fake antivirus peddlers and spammers pimping male enhancement drugs.

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