Security Affairs

OCTOBER 2, 2022

Germany’s Bundeskriminalamt (BKA) arrested an individual (24) suspected of having stolen €4,000,000 from internet users via phishing attacks along with a two accomplices who are suspected. “These e-mails were visually and linguistically believable based on real bank e-mails. ” continues the announcement.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 11, 2022

As their cities suffered more intense bombardment by Russian military forces this week, Ukrainian Internet users came under renewed cyberattacks, with one Internet company providing service there saying they blocked ten times the normal number of phishing and malware attacks targeting Ukrainians.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 8, 2024

For example, in 2010 Spamdot and its spam affiliate program Spamit were hacked, and its user database shows Sal and Icamis often accessed the forum from the same Internet address — usually from Cherepovets , an industrial town situated approximately 230 miles north of Moscow. bank accounts. w s, icamis[.]ru ru , and icamis[.]biz.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

L inear eMerge E3 smart building access systems designed by N ortek Security & Control (NSC) are affected by a severe vulnerability (CVE-2019-7256) that has yet to be fixed and attackers are actively scanning the internet for vulnerable devices. Passwords can be found in p roduct documentation and compiled lists available on the Internet.”

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

However, just within hours of its announcement, the Putin led nation seems to have launched a hybrid war in the form of cyber attacks on Ukraine as most of the websites, including banks and defense ministry, were down because of a sophisticated digital attack. But most of the sites in Kyiv were disrupted with denial of service attacks.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 19, 2022

Undersecretary for Digital Transformation Luukas Ilves announced that Estonia was hit by the most extensive wave of DDoS attacks it has faced since 2007. The DDoS attacks targeted both public institutions and the private sector. Attempted DDoS attacks targeted both public institutions and the private sector. (1/4)

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 11, 2022

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs free for you in your email box. If you want to also receive for free the newsletter with the international press subscribe here. Samsung S22 hacked Sophos fixed a critical flaw in its Sophos Firewall version 19.5

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

Global internet monitor working group NetBlocks reported that Twitter has been restricted in Russia amid conflict with Ukraine. February 19 – White House and UK Gov attribute DDoS attacks on Ukraine to Russia’s GRU. The White House has linked the recent DDoS attacks against Ukraine ‘s banks and defense agencies to Russia’s GRU.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 14, 2022

We believe these attacks might have been designed to attack the country's internet infrastructure, and could be related or served to complement the DDoS attacks that were carried out against Ukraine’s Department of Defense and Banks just before Russia invaded the country.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Hear about the smart toaster that got attacked three times within an hour after its IP address first appeared on the Internet? We’re protecting about 220 different brands, everything from companies with two people and an app, to big European banks.” Meanwhile, DDoS attacks are renowned for causing massive outages.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs free for you in your email box. If you want to also receive for free the international press subscribe here. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook. Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – hacking, newsletter).

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Among the latest attacks on Ukraine was a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack. Cyberattacks, such as DDoS attacks, fall under the traditional categories of sabotage, espionage and subversion. Internet access to the management interface of any device is a security risk. Mitigation and detection.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Data from the Brazilian Federation of Banks registered a considerable increase in crime (such as explosions at bank branches to steal money) and cybercrime (increased phishing and social-engineering attacks) against banking customers and banking infrastructure. If not ransomware, then DDoS or possibly both.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 21, 2020

Maze ransomware gang hacked M&A firm Threadstone Advisors LLP Ransomware attack disrupts operations at Australian beverage company Lion Tech firms suspend use of ‘biased facial recognition technology Accessories giant Claires is the victim of a Magecart attack, credit card data exposed Black Kingdom ransomware operators exploit Pulse VPN flaws (..)

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Webroot

MARCH 9, 2021

Pretending to be someone else, these hackers manipulate their victims into opening doors to systems or unwittingly sharing passwords or banking details. Once the criminal redirects internet traffic to malicious websites or takes control of servers, the damage is inevitable.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

fitness chains Town Sports leaked online Group-IB detects a series of ransomware attacks by OldGremlin HOW DO PROVIDERS IMPLEMENT INTERNET BLOCKING IN BELARUS? Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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SecureList

DECEMBER 14, 2022

For instance, according to the New York Times, in 2003, the United States made plans for a huge cyberattack to freeze billions of dollars in Saddam Hussein’s bank accounts and cripple his government before the invasion of Iraq. Taking sides: professional ransomware groups, hacktivists, and DDoS attacks.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 16, 2019

.” Javier Jara, undersecretary of the electronic government department of the telecommunications ministry, confirmed that groups linked to Julian Assange launched “volumetric attacks” that blocked access to the internet.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 30, 2021

It is important to highlight that Africa has the fastest-growing telephone and Internet networks in the world, and it as the widest use of mobile banking services. Member countries have reported a sharp increase in the number of online banking scams, including instances of banking and credit card fraud.

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Security Affairs

MAY 14, 2023

ransom Dragon Breath APT uses double-dip DLL sideloading strategy International Press Cybercrime San Bernardino County pays $1.1-million ransom Dragon Breath APT uses double-dip DLL sideloading strategy International Press Cybercrime San Bernardino County pays $1.1-million

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

Below is the video PoC of the zero-day exploitation: According to Resecurity, the vulnerability was identified by the cause of abnormal traffic monitoring which consisted of a network of “honeypot” sensors to emulate common IoT devices developed by Resecurity are to hunt for malice on the internet.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 20, 2018

The seizure notice appearing on the homepage this week of more than a dozen popular “booter” or “stresser” DDoS-for-hire Web sites. ” For one thing, the booter services targeted in this takedown advertised the ability to “resolve” or determine the true Internet address of a target. netstress[.]org.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 14, 2021

Chinese hackers allegedly hit thousands of organizations using Microsoft Exchange REvil Ransomware gang uses DDoS attacks and voice calls to make pressure on the victims Russia-linked APT groups exploited Lithuanian infrastructure to launch attacks Hackers compromised Microsoft Exchange servers at the EU Banking Regulator EBA Microsoft updated MSERT (..)

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Security Affairs

MARCH 1, 2020

Silence Hacking Crew threatens Australian banks of DDoS attacks. New strain of Cerberus Android banking trojan can steal Google Authenticator codes. New strain of Cerberus Android banking trojan can steal Google Authenticator codes. Threat actors scan Internet for Vulnerable Microsoft Exchange Servers.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Internet segmentation Amid growing geopolitical tensions, some web resources have blocked users from certain countries and regions. There are two main reasons for that: political pressure and DDoS attacks. In the other case, organizations use geofencing to protect their resources from DDoS attacks.

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Adam Levin

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

The message could appear be from a government agency, your bank, your place of worship, your gym, a colleague at work. Most likely you didn’t pause before you clicked, and got phished or compromised in some other way–possibly by an internet of things device connected to your home network. Your Finances Glitch.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

The Internet of Things (IoT) has come a long, long way since precocious students at Carnegie Melon University installed micro-switches inside of a Coca-Cola vending machine so they could remotely check on the temperature and availability of their favorite beverages. Related: Companies sustain damage from IoT attacks That was back in 1982.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 13, 2022

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

A mid-sized financial institution reported its online banking platform received a "constant barrage" of login attempts using a variety of credential pairs, indicating that the attack was using bots. Credential stuffing attacks lead to millions in damage. Here is an example of a recent credential stuffing attack investigated by the FBI.

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SecureList

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Back in 2016, the primary focus of our expert was on major cybergangs that targeted financial institutions, banks in particular. Big names such as Lurk , Buhtrap, Metel , RTM, Fibbit and Carbanak boldly terrorized banks nationwide, yet eventually fell apart or ended up behind bars — with our help too. Change of targets.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Simply defined, the internet of things (IoT) is a network of Internet-connected objects able to collect and exchange data. VPNs are the baseline cybersecurity tool to safeguard internet-enabled devices and a home network. The consequences of which are not only born by companies who are the primary targets of cybercrime.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Leaked CURP numbers, in combination with other personal information, could be used to open bank accounts or make unauthorized changes on government websites on behalf of the CURP number holder. IP addresses are used to ensure that internet communications are sent and received by the intended device.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

Last week, the researcher Jim Troutman, consultant and director of the Northern New England Neutral Internet Exchange (NNENIX), revealed that threat actors had been targeting Ubiquity installs exposed online. “To our current knowledge, this issue cannot be used to gain control of network devices or to create a DDoS attack.”

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IT Security Guru

JANUARY 3, 2024

Swarming or DDoS attacks pose a threat to streamers. Multiple devices flooding your internet connection with traffic can cause slowdowns or crashes. A reliable VPN provider always maintains a DDoS-protected server. link] What’s a DDoS attack? Cybercriminals utilize botnets to launch DDoS attacks.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 10, 2019

.” The vulnerability is a critical shell injection vulnerability that could allow a remote attacker to gain “root” permissions on vulnerable equipment, it could be exploited by sending malicious commands across the internet. Cyberoam Firewall protects organizations from DoS , DDoS and IP Spoofing attacks. said the spokesperson.

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SC Magazine

JUNE 9, 2021

million, financial services firms are laser-focused on cloud vulnerabilities, attacks against internet-of-things devices and other prevalent threats. . With data breaches causing an average loss of $4.2 New research shows the sector increasing its security investments again this year, as it continues to fight on multiple fronts.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Q3 2021 brought two new DDoS attack vectors, potentially posing a serious threat, including for major web resources. ris , a new botnet capable of carrying out powerful DDoS attacks. For instance, a DDoS attack on a Cloudflare customer (attributed to M?ris) We won't let our #DDoS stop us doing what we love!

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