Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

Security experts at F-Secure have recently spotted a small spam campaign aimed at Mac users that use Exodus cryptocurrency wallet. ” states the blog post published by F-Secure. The post Mac users using Exodus cryptocurrency wallet targeted by a small spam campaign appeared first on Security Affairs. update.zip.”

Cryptocurrency 70

Cryptocurrency Spyware Advertising Surveillance 70

SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

In an effort to increase their Google search rankings and drive more traffic to fake sites, bad actors are employing a black hat SEO trick that is redirecting users via WordPress websites. Many of them have cryptocurrency and financial themes.".

Malware 76

Malware Cryptocurrency Engineering Authentication 76

Webroot

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Rise in Cryptocurrency Payments : Fraudsters are increasingly asking for payments in cryptocurrency, exploiting its semi-anonymous nature. In 2021, losses to romance scams involving cryptocurrency were reported at $139 million ​​. Expect this to avenue of fraud to consistently escalate as crypto prices and adoption increase.

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Scams Cryptocurrency Media Education 80

Security Affairs

APRIL 22, 2022

The Lemon_Duck cryptomining botnet is targeting Docker servers to mine cryptocurrency on Linux systems. Crowdstrikes researchers reported that the Lemon_Duck cryptomining botnet is targeting Docker to mine cryptocurrency on Linux systems. The LemonDuck also performs lateral movements by searching for SSH keys on the filesystem.

Cryptocurrency 86

Cryptocurrency Malware Internet Internet 86

Krebs on Security

JANUARY 30, 2024

authorities arrested a 19-year-old Florida man charged with wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and conspiring with others to use SIM-swapping to steal cryptocurrency. 12 blog post , the attackers used their access to Mailchimp employee accounts to steal data from 214 customers involved in cryptocurrency and finance.

Social Engineering 319

Social Engineering Mobile Cybercrime Passwords 319

Security Affairs

JUNE 10, 2022

Threat actors are exploiting the recently disclosed CVE-2022-26134 RCE in Atlassian Confluence servers to deploy cryptocurrency miners. CheckPoint researchers have observed threat actors exploiting the recently disclosed CVE-2022-26134 remote code execution vulnerability in Atlassian Confluence servers to deploy cryptocurrency miners.

Cryptocurrency 119

Cryptocurrency Malware Hacking Cybersecurity 119

CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

According to a research made by Google Cloud Platform in 2019, over 86% of cyber threats existing on public clouds are related to cryptocurrency mining software, where hackers induce malware into the cloud platforms and then start using the cloud’s computing resources to mine digital currency such as Bitcoins and Ether.

Cyber threats 91

Cyber threats Threat Detection Cryptocurrency Software 91

Malwarebytes

AUGUST 8, 2023

We previously covered attacks on both consumers and businesses via online searches for popular brands leading to scams or malware. Digital assets such as cryptocurrencies or NFTs are highly coveted by threat actors due to the high gains that can be made, even via a simple phishing attack.

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Phishing Advertising Cryptocurrency Scams 70

Cisco Security

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Potentially related detections include Suspected Cryptocurrency Activity, Watchlist Observations, Unusual Geographic Access, Lateral Movement, Data Hoarding, etc. Cisco Talos has published a series of Indicators of Compromise (IOC’s) including IP addresses of hosts serving malicious payloads in their blog located at: [link].

Cryptocurrency 140

Cryptocurrency Network Security 140

Security Affairs

JULY 24, 2018

According to the Trend Micro blog , “We found a new exploit using port 5555 after detecting two suspicious spikes in activity on July 9-10 and July 15. […] Our data shows that the first wave of network traffic came mainly from China and the US, while the second wave primarily involved Korea.” Pierluigi Paganini.

Cryptocurrency 45

Cryptocurrency IoT Mobile Advertising 45

Troy Hunt

AUGUST 7, 2023

There's no change for 60% of domains that have previously been searched, a negligible cost for the next 10% of them with the remainder paying commensurately more based on their scale. Just one more thing with the domain search API: it only makes sense to hit it after a new breach is loaded. Thanks Brendan!

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Data breaches Accountability Cryptocurrency Banking 228

Security Affairs

MAY 17, 2022

Zagala was accepting payment both in fiat currency and cryptocurrency. Zagala allowed customers to pay for a “license” to use the malware for a certain period of time or to join to an “affiliate program” in exchange for a share of the profits from Ransomware attacks. Our actions today will prevent Zagala from further victimizing users.

Ransomware 88

Ransomware Cybercrime VPN Malware 88

Security Affairs

AUGUST 8, 2019

Avast spotted a new strain of Clipsa malware that is used to mine and steal cryptocurrencies along with carrying out brute-force attacks on WordPress sites. Clipsa is a malware that is well known to cyber security community is able to steal cryptocurrency via clipoard hijacking and mine cryptocurrency after installing a miner. .

Malware 88

Malware Cryptocurrency Passwords Internet 88

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

The websites were proposing discussions related to cryptocurrency and blockchain. Unlike previous campaigns, this last one also uses redirects through Bing search results URLs and through Twitter short t.co “On some infected sites we also find a similarly obfuscated injection in files like wp- blog-header.php.

Malware 78

Malware DDOS Cryptocurrency Hacking 78

Krebs on Security

JUNE 2, 2020

But it may also signal that ransomware purveyors are searching for new ways to profit from their crimes as victim businesses struggle just to keep the lights on during the unprecedented economic slowdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. . A partial screenshot from the REvil ransomware group’s Dark Web blog.

Ransomware 297

Ransomware Backups Encryption Internet 297

Security Affairs

MAY 1, 2023

“Around this same time, similar infection chains were observed in the security community with commonalities of users searching for legitimate software downloads that ended up getting served illegitimate software from promoted ads from Google [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ].” ” reads the report published by Elastic Security Labs.

Malware 87

Malware Cybercrime Banking Software 87

Security Affairs

MAY 15, 2023

SHARP (37) was arrested in December 2021, in March he pleaded guilty to posing as an anonymous hacker and a whistleblower to extort almost $2 million worth of cryptocurrency while working at Ubiquiti.

Marketing 91

Marketing Cybercrime Cryptocurrency Hacking 91

Malwarebytes

MAY 11, 2022

Think of all the really common, very mundane things you search for of a tech nature. Some of the above have many issues already with bogus search engine results and tech support scams. What’s left is sites which look a bit like blogs and loop visitors round, with no download in site. A broken photocopier.

Scams 117

Scams Internet Internet Cryptocurrency 117

Malwarebytes

JANUARY 9, 2023

This blog post was authored by Jérôme Segura. Digging further into the skimmer's infrastructure on Russian-based hosting provider DDoS-Guard, we came across a digital crime haven for cryptocurrency scams, Bitcoin mixers, malware distribution sites and much more. mx, a service to mix cryptocurrencies. 181) as 2xdepp[.]com

DDOS 82

DDOS Scams Cryptocurrency Phishing 82

The Last Watchdog

MAY 8, 2019

Just recently, for instance, the search giant removed 50 malicious apps , installed 30 million times, from the official Google Play Store, including fitness, photo-editing, and gaming apps. This happened as most of the cryptocurrencies increased in value. This column originally appeared on Avast Blog.) .

Adware 176

Adware Spyware Mobile Banking 176

Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 1, 2021

The particular malicious apps the ThreatFabric researchers found were disguised to look like apps that an Android user might normally search for, such as QR scanners, PDF scanners, cryptocurrency wallets, and fitness monitors. “Actors behind it took care of making their apps look legitimate and useful.

Malware 115

Malware Banking Authentication Cryptocurrency 115

Digital Shadows

JULY 5, 2021

Researchers initially attributed this attack to ransomware gang “REvil” (aka Sodinokibi), whose members claimed responsibility in a press release on their dark-web data-leak site, Happy Blog. Useful resources As we mentioned earlier, we will continue to update this blog to reflect the most up-to-date details pertaining to this campaign.

Ransomware 52

Ransomware Encryption Cryptocurrency System Administration 52

Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Since then, a steady trickle of six-figure cryptocurrency heists targeting security-conscious people throughout the tech industry has led some security experts to conclude that crooks likely have succeeded at cracking open some of the stolen LastPass vaults. “The victim profile remains the most striking thing,” Monahan wrote.

Cryptocurrency 349

Cryptocurrency Passwords Encryption Accountability 349

Security Boulevard

APRIL 26, 2022

In 2021, the main attack vector used by this threat actor was credential phishing attacks through emails, posing as Naver, the popular South Korean search engine and web portal. Some details about this campaign were published in this Korean blog, however they did not perform the threat attribution. Figure 4: Email sent to the victim.

Phishing 52

Phishing DNS Cryptocurrency Accountability 52

Security Affairs

JANUARY 16, 2022

The malicious code searches for files with hundreds of different extensions, then overwrites their contents with a fixed number of 0xCC bytes and renames each file with a seemingly random four-byte extension. MSTIC will update this blog as we have additional information to share.” In the second stage, Stage2.exe

Malware 102

Malware Government Ransomware Encryption 102

Security Boulevard

AUGUST 3, 2022

Spamming with the aim of, for example, disseminating information related to cryptocurrency or the stock market. NOTES: *CloudSEK inspected the mobile apps uploaded to its BeVigil security search engine for mobile apps. . Spearheading malware attacks through verified accounts passed on among legitimate followers. Related Posts.

Mobile 98

Mobile Authentication Accountability Identity Theft 98

Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 6, 2022

DanaBot is a malware-as-a-service platform discovered in 2018 that is designed to steal sensitive information that may be used for wire fraud, conduct cryptocurrency theft, or perform espionage related activities. This is a companion blog post to a set of IDA Python scripts that Zscaler ThreatLabz is releasing on our Github page.

Engineering 52

Engineering Malware Cryptocurrency Advertising 52

CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

This blog was written by an independent guest blogger. Cryptocurrency payments are also becoming increasingly common. On the other, providers take great care to use the most state-of-the-art scanning systems to search for spammers, hackers and viruses.”

Retail 111

Retail eCommerce Cyber Attacks Authentication 111

The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Yet Bitcoin, Ethereum and other cryptocurrencies are mere pieces of the puzzle. In essence, paths in Wildland are like tags, which allow you to organize, sort, search through, etc., LW: There has been endless discussions about the potential for cryptocurrencies to materially disrupt legacy fiat currencies.

Internet 223

Internet Internet Cryptocurrency Software 223

SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

After searching seven properties, authorities arrested the two suspects, seized $375,000 in cash and two luxury vehicles, and froze $1.3 million worth of cryptocurrency. Another victory that SecureWorld covered was the FBI's successful takedown of the REvil ransomware gang's "Happy Blog," which it used to publish stolen information.

Ransomware 84

Ransomware Cryptocurrency Phishing Malware 84

SecureList

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

These sites referenced public figures and humanitarian groups, offering to accept cash in cryptocurrency, something that should have raised a red flag in itself. By getting the user’s secret phrase, cybercriminals could get access to their cryptocurrency balance. Scammers created a page on the telegra.ph

Phishing 94

Phishing Scams Accountability Energy and Utilities 94

ForAllSecure

JUNE 30, 2020

” As for bug bounties, “Cryptocurrency programs will also reward bugs that could cause chain splits. link] and [link] are my to go websites for searching code. Ethereum has had a few of those bugs, where the two most popular clients would interpret a crafted smart contract differently. gdb for analyzing crashes.

Education 52

Education Software Cryptocurrency Engineering 52

ForAllSecure

JUNE 30, 2020

” As for bug bounties, “Cryptocurrency programs will also reward bugs that could cause chain splits. link] and [link] are my to go websites for searching code. Ethereum has had a few of those bugs, where the two most popular clients would interpret a crafted smart contract differently. gdb for analyzing crashes.

Education 52

Education Software Cryptocurrency Engineering 52

ForAllSecure

JUNE 30, 2020

” As for bug bounties, “Cryptocurrency programs will also reward bugs that could cause chain splits. link] and [link] are my to go websites for searching code. Ethereum has had a few of those bugs, where the two most popular clients would interpret a crafted smart contract differently. gdb for analyzing crashes.

Education 52

Education Software Cryptocurrency Engineering 52

Pentester Academy

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

It targets the Windows operating system by encrypting data and demanding ransom payments in the form of cryptocurrency (Bitcoin). Lab Walkthrough — The WannaCry Ransomware was originally published in Pentester Academy Blog on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.

Ransomware 52

Ransomware Encryption Cryptocurrency Banking 52

Krebs on Security

JANUARY 26, 2024

A search on the handle GustaveDore at the cyber intelligence platform Intel 471 shows this user created a ransomware affiliate program in November 2021 called Sugar (a.k.a. The third result when one searches for shtazi[.]ru A search for this email at DomainTools.com shows it was used to register just one domain name: millioner1[.]com.

Cybercrime 234

Cybercrime Ransomware Retail Insurance 234

Security Boulevard

APRIL 28, 2022

location, cryptocurrency or financial activity, on a corporate network, specific software installed, etc.) The sample analyzed for this blog post was configured with campaign ID 27 which maps to WW_P_7. Some campaigns are also interested in a victim's cryptocurrency and banking activity. cryptoWallets cold. cryptoWallets_part1.

Encryption 52

Encryption Malware Banking Cryptocurrency 52