Security Affairs

JULY 2, 2023

WordPress sites using the Ultimate Member plugin are under attack LockBit gang demands a $70 million ransom to the semiconductor manufacturing giant TSMC Avast released a free decryptor for the Windows version of the Akira ransomware Iran-linked Charming Kitten APT enhanced its POWERSTAR Backdoor miniOrange’s WordPress Social Login and Register plugin (..)

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 27, 2022

11 ) Like many other cybercriminal operators, Deadbolt’s threat actors demanded payment in cryptocurrency in exchange for the decryption key, ( 10 , 11 ) forcing victims to choose between paying the ransom or losing access to their backups. 10 ) Asustor NAS devices were also found to be vulnerable to Deadbolt infections. (

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 17, 2022

Cryptocurrency wallet attacks. People new to cryptocurrency often gravitate to services which take the hassle out of setting everything up. Some folks may feel the above process isn’t as secure as storing their cryptocurrency on standalone devices. Below, we dig into a few of those. Ransomware supply chain triple-threat.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

The similarities in code, class name, and registry key strings, led the experts into assessing with high confidence that the MortalKombat ransomware belongs to the Xorist family The malware campaign is targeting individuals, small businesses, and large organizations with the end goal of stealing or demanding ransom payments in cryptocurrency.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 7, 2021

The botnet was involved in stealing users’ credentials and data, mining cryptocurrencies abusing victims’ resources, and setting up proxies to funnel other people’s internet traffic through infected machines and routers. Botnet operators use to spread the malware via cracked or pirated software and pay-per-install (PPI) schemes.

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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. Unfortunately, contemporary events seem to confirm this.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 5, 2019

The malicious code combines features from different families of malware such as ransomware, cryptocurrency miners, botnets, and worms. Www backup paths. The malware was attributed to a popular crime gang tracked as the Iron Group. Tomcat default credentials and misconfigurations. Default SVN and Git paths. PhpMyAdmin details.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 3, 2022

The systems at the company were infected with the Phoenix Locker, a variant of ransomware tracked as Hades that was part of the arsenal of the cybercrime group known as Evil Corp. Because the tool was too slow, the company used its backups to restore the systems.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 8, 2022

It has been sold on underground hacker forums for stealing browser data, user credentials, and cryptocurrency information. LokiBot LokiBot is a Trojan malware for stealing sensitive information, including user credentials, cryptocurrency wallets, and other credentials. physically disconnected) backups of data. Enforce MFA.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 13, 2024

This post examines the activities of Khoroshev’s many alter egos on the cybercrime forums, and tracks the career of a gifted malware author who has written and sold malicious code for the past 14 years. was used by a Russian-speaking member called Pin on the English-language cybercrime forum Opensc. Dmitry Yuryevich Khoroshev.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

For access to the decryption key, the victim must make prompt payment, often in cryptocurrency shielding the attacker’s identity. Offline Backups. While virtual backups are great, if you’re not storing data backups offline, you’re at risk of losing that data. Also Read: Best Encryption Tools & Software for 2021.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Cybercrime is a growth industry like no other. One particularly potent emergent technology for scammers is blockchain and the related cryptocurrency and NFTs. When a scenario like that occurs, it’s important to have triage and backup procedures in place to minimize the overall damage a cyber attack can deal to your business.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 31, 2020

During an emergency Athens ISD board of trustees meeting Wednesday, the board voted to pay the ransom amount of $50,000 in cryptocurrency. There's a lot of extradition issues with countries, so cybercrime has really grown. Athens ISD does have insurance coverage for cyberattacks and a claim is being processed.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Support anonymous cryptocurrency payments such as Ethereum, Monero, Bitcoin, or Zcash. Backup plans. Although its extent is hard to quantify, most security experts believe bulletproof hosting supports a significant portion of cybercrime. Typical services include: . DoS protection. Domain name registration.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 25, 2021

Indian cryptocurrency exchange Buyucoin suffered a security incident, threat actors leaked sensitive data of 325K users. A new incident involving a cryptocurrency exchange made the headlines, the India-based cryptocurrency exchange suffered a security incident, threat actors leaked sensitive data of 325K users on the Dark Web.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Here’s a look at some of the more notable cybercrime stories from the past year, as covered by KrebsOnSecurity and elsewhere. Super Bowl Sunday watchers are treated to no fewer than a half-dozen commercials for cryptocurrency investing. I will also continue to post on LinkedIn about new stories in 2023. agencies]. .”

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

This ranges from Secret Service agents discussing elements of cyber hygiene with those they protect to tracking down cybercrime fugitives. Within that, it's four categories: preparation, updates, protection, and backups. We still have things to figure out when it comes to cryptocurrency. What's at stake is disruption.

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Webroot

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

This is a scam that’s been around for years and since no one can reverse a cryptocurrency transaction, it’s very likely here to stay. To learn more about hacker personas and strategies to protect against their various attacks, check out our eBook, Hacker Personas: A Deeper Look Into Cybercrime.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

Prosecutors reported that Savandi and Mansouri used Iranian Bitcoin exchanges to exchange the cryptocurrency into Iranian rial. The crooks used the Tor network to avoid being tracked, exports noticed that also encrypted data backups to prevent victims from recovering their encrypted files.

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Security Affairs

MAY 15, 2022

The botnet also supports scanning capabilities for WordPress configuration files and their backups, the feature allows operators to access sensitive data, including database credentials. A remote attacker could send specially-crafted requests to vulnerable systems to gain arbitrary code execution.

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Webroot

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Cybercrime is no longer a punishment-free crime.”. The deepfake showcased a bogus discussion of an obscure cryptocurrency that helped to bolster financial gains for the currency. Milbourne also remarked last year that, “Deepfakes are going to become a major threat. A very clever technique,” says Milbourne. Infrastructure as a target.

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Spinone

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Ransom payments are generally demanded in the form of untraceable cryptocurrency such as Bitcoin. As is often the case, the cost of restoring files from backups can amount to more than paying the ransom. It has been noted that paying a ransom demand only encourages this type of cybercrime and funds it.

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SecureList

MAY 12, 2021

Finally, negotiations with the victims may be handled by yet another team and when the ransom is paid out, a whole new set of skills is needed to launder the cryptocurrency obtained. They interact with each other through internet handles, paying for services with cryptocurrency. Monero (XMR) cryptocurrency is used for payment.

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

The botnet can also install proxy servers on infected devices, mine cryptocurrency and conduct DDoS attacks. In addition, Glupteba uses the Bitcoin blockchain to store the addresses of backup C2 servers, making it harder to defeat. Glupteba consists of a million infected IoT devices and Windows computers. fold increase.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

AUGUST 11, 2021

Even the most critical damages caused by ransomware are repairable as long as you have a solid backup strategy. Successful attacks against high-profile organizations propel this cybercrime model the most. The rule of thumb says that no demands set by ransomware must be satisfied. Although the U.S.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 21, 2022

To apply more pressure, the attacker might also encrypt backup files to render them inaccessible. This note will provide instructions on how to pay the ransom, usually through difficult-to-trace means like cryptocurrency. And immutable backups are a particularly important ransomware protection.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 25, 2021

Colonial eventually paid almost $5 million (75 Bitcoins) to the attackers for the decryption key, which turned out to decrypt so slowly that the company had to rely on its own backups to restore service. The federal government has become increasingly involved in pushing back against cybercrime, particularly ransomware.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

The attacks, which originated from more than 30,000 different IP addresses, targeted websites including a gaming provider, cryptocurrency companies, hosting providers, and cloud computing platforms. “At the same time, expect the cybercrime underground to become even better organized and funded in its pursuit of hard-hitting attacks.”

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SecureList

JULY 28, 2022

We found links to previously observed cybercrime activities, new, formerly unknown samples used by the attackers during post-exploitation activities, a wealth of recent information about C2 infrastructure and the latest samples distributed to compromise victims. Based on the domain naming scheme, we call this campaign NaiveCopy.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

The agencies have reason to believe cryptocurrency ransom payments from such operations support DPRK's "national-level priorities and objectives". This should include restoring from backups, client outreach, and reporting to law enforcement among others. Backup your files. Educate your staff. Get an EDR solution.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 11, 2021

Yes, these organized cybercrime groups have been known to offer 24/7 technical support, subscriptions, quality assurance, affiliate schemes, and online forums just like legitimate SaaS companies. Wait a minute, this sounds like SaaS (Software as a Service) with the exception of mal-intent and ‘R’ prefix instead of ‘S’ ?

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

I noticed the PHP problem by accident, and I'm the only one with a decentralized infrastructure with different servers, so I was able to quickly figure out how the attack happened, if I didn't have backup servers that didn't have PHP on them, I probably wouldn't have figured out how the hack happened.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 8, 2021

At the same time, at the Aspen Cyber Summit, Monaco announced two initiatives aimed at forcing government contractors to disclose when they have been attacked and targeting the role of cryptocurrency in ransomware campaigns. Cryptocurrency Needs to Be Addressed. Without cryptocurrency, there would be no ransomware,” Bambenek said.

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