Hacker's King

APRIL 1, 2025

Choosing the right cryptocurrency wallet is crucial for everyone involved with digital currencies. eCryptobit.com wallets are digital wallets that aid users in effectively managing their cryptocurrency. Support for Multiple Currencies You can keep several cryptocurrencies in one location with the eCryptobit.com wallets.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 3, 2022

Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, shortly known as METRO in association with City of Los Angeles, are offering a security app to safeguard public Wi-Fi users from cyber threats lurking online. “LA Note- Now, to those who are not aware of the threats lurking in Public Wi-Fi, here’s a gist of them.

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Responsible Cyber

JULY 13, 2024

Introduction Cryptocurrency represents a groundbreaking innovation in the financial sector, offering decentralized, peer-to-peer digital transactions through blockchain technology. However, the allure of these digital assets also attracts malicious actors, making cryptocurrency security paramount.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Perhaps this is supposed to be the first company related to metals and mining that was hit a by a file encrypting malware in the European nation and believably first from the west. News is out that the world’s second largest producer’s IT systems were hit by a ransomware attack disrupting the digital infrastructure to the core.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 24, 2020

But, as Cisco Talos reveals, less intrusive cyber threats can be just as damaging. What is one of the most advantageous qualities for a cyber threat to have According to Cisco Talos, it's the ability to go unnoticed. What is Prometei botnet? And its recent investigation found a botnet that does just that.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 16, 2022

A cyberattack is any action taken by a cyber criminal in an attempt to illegally gain control of a computer, device, network, or system with malicious intent. Cyber criminals may damage, destroy, steal, encrypt, expose, or leak data as well as cause harm to a system. Also read: Mobile Malware: Threats and Solutions.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 20, 2025

infrastructure International Press Newsletter Cybercrime Pixel-Perfect Trap: The Surge of SVG-Borne Phishing Attacks Threat actors misuse Node.js infrastructure International Press Newsletter Cybercrime Pixel-Perfect Trap: The Surge of SVG-Borne Phishing Attacks Threat actors misuse Node.js

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 10, 2021

BleepingComputer provided this list of victims: “The list of impacted clients includes cyber threat intelligence company Bad Packets, provider of free chess server Lichess.org, videogame maker Rust, cryptocurrency exchange Deribit’s blog and docs sites, telecom company AFR-IX, encryption utility VeraCrypt, news outlet eeNews Europe, the art building (..)

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SecureWorld News

JULY 3, 2023

As we rely increasingly on digital technologies for our work, communication, entertainment, and education, we also expose ourselves to more and more cyber risks. But how much do we know about the cyber threats we face daily? Ransomware is malware that encrypts the victim's data and demands a ransom for its decryption.

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Webroot

JANUARY 7, 2022

Stealth ransomware attacks, which would deploy all the necessary elements to control, exfiltrate and encrypt key assets of an organization but do not execute until there is no alternative, will likely continue to proliferate,” says Matt Aldridge, principal solutions consultant at Carbonite + Webroot. Cryptocurrency.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 11, 2018

USB drives are primary vector for destructive threats to industrial facilities. Flaws in several self-encrypting SSDs allows attackers to decrypt data they contain. Group-IB and CryptoIns introduce the worlds first insurance against cyber threats for cryptocurrency exchanges.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

This gives the perpetrator the access needed to launch the ransomware and lock the company out of its own infrastructure or encrypt files until the ransom is paid in cryptocurrency. Keep up on the latest cyber threats and monitor for lookalike/spoofed domains and registrations.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 26, 2025

Halts Hundreds of Attacks in the past 48 hours: Combating Ransomware and Nation-State Cyber Threats Head-On Subscribe to our Newsletters Most Read on the Boulevard 16 Billion Leaked Records May Not Be a New Breach, But They’re a Threat Scattered Spider Targets Aflac, Other Insurance Companies WhatsApp BANNED by House Security Goons — But Why?

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 6, 2023

It’s Testing U.S.

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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

JANUARY 26, 2023

1) One primary design of Godfather malware is to harvest login credentials for various financial applications, including cryptocurrency wallets and exchanges. Figure 10 – Example of C2 URLs stored as encrypted format to increase anti malware evasion. Initial variants were reported beginning of March 2021. (1)

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Security Affairs

MAY 10, 2022

“Frappo” grants cybercriminals the ability to work with stolen data anonymously and in an encrypted format. Frappo” was initially designed to be an anonymous cryptocurrency wallet based on a fork of Metamask and is completely anonymous, it doesn’t require a threat actor to register an account.

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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. AZORult's developers are constantly updating its capabilities.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 31, 2021

Out of 15,000 customers surveyed by the Russian Cybersecurity firm, only 29% of victims stated they recovered back their data from encryption after paying a ransom in cryptocurrency. Having an effective data recovery plan and using a threat monitoring solution do helps.

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SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

The government has options, but none of them are easy or fast,” said Michael Daniel, former White House cybersecurity coordinator and current president and CEO of the Cyber Threat Alliance. A less abrasive way to interrupt payments could come at the cryptocurrency level. But there may be ways to cut back on that anonymity.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 2, 2022

Interestingly, victims of the group have not reported encryption of compromised machines or files. However, the threat actors have claimed to steal data and then threaten to sell it on the Dark Web unless they receive a ransom payment. What's more, the Karakurt group appears to be associated with the infamous Conti ransomware gang.

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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. SecureWorld recently interviewed cybersecurity thought leader Chuck Brooks about the cyber threat landscape. We can't afford to not pay it," AISD Board President Alicea Elliott said. "It

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SecureWorld News

MAY 30, 2024

In a Dark Web post earlier today, RansomHub said it had breached the Christie's corporate networks and encrypted servers containing terabytes of confidential data. When it comes to ransomware, or any other cyber threat vector, the best offense is a good defense.

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Digital Shadows

JANUARY 27, 2025

Key Findings 2024 was the year cyber threats got quicker. Cyber attackers really picked up the pace, executing faster, more efficient breaches that pushed traditional defenses to their limits. Affiliates using IABs for access need to have non-traceable cryptocurrency and often a guarantor to facilitate purchase.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 18, 2022

The hijacking of computer resources to mine cryptocurrencies is one of the fastest growing types of cyber-threats globally. In 2023, we are likely to see an increase in cloud-enabled data exfiltration in ransomware scenarios in lieu of encryption. 3 – Crypto-jacking neglect gets dangerous.

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

The fallout from the cyber attack against the UK water system. Despite not encrypting the PCs of its victims, the gang claims to have accessed 5 Terabytes of data during the attack. The SCADA systems were allegedly breached by the Clop ransomware, which threatened to harm the consumers of the UK water supply.

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Spinone

AUGUST 13, 2019

Ransomware is the combination of words “malware” and “ransom” Ransomware virus infects your files with malware that encrypts them, so you can’t access your d ata. To be able to access them, you need a digital key, which you will get after you pay a ransom, usually in cryptocurrency.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

One particularly potent emergent technology for scammers is blockchain and the related cryptocurrency and NFTs. Blockchain supporters have touted it as a fraud prevention tool, but while blockchain can be useful in preventing certain kinds of attacks, it is incredibly vulnerable to others.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 18, 2023

As Bitcoin Week kicks off in Miami today, we are reminded the rise of cryptocurrencies is revolutionizing the financial landscape and providing individuals with unprecedented control over their digital assets.

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Spinone

JANUARY 22, 2020

Although at the end of the 2018 ransomware seemed to be slowing its pace on the cyber threat arena, 2019 has shown that this slowdown wasn’t anything but “the calm before the storm” Ransomware statistics for 2019 vividly illustrated the rapid growth of high-profile ransomware attacks and new, more disrupting ransomware examples.

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Andrew Hay

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Quantum Computing’s Shadow Looms While practical quantum computers remain a few years away, 2025 will bring heightened anxiety about “quantum supremacy” breaking current encryption standards. Collaborative global efforts to dismantle ransomware syndicates and the complexity of attacks will increase.

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Digital Shadows

JULY 5, 2021

Consequently, it makes sense for them to encrypt the compromised networks and demand a ransom to restore them. Based on the correspondence, the affiliates demanded between USD 40,000 and USD 45,000 per individual encrypted file extension. Impact REvil and other ransomware groups are financially motivated.

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Digital Shadows

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Common vulnerabilities in cloud APIs include weak authentication, lack of encryption, insecure endpoints, poor key management, and flawed API logic. They can hijack services for expensive cryptocurrency mining operations or target resources that store sensitive data, leading to brand or operational damage.

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Spinone

MAY 8, 2020

Cyber attacks target data in one way or another. Data can be altered, deleted, encrypted, or stolen based on the intentions and directives of attackers. With these types of cyber threats, the attacker is looking to disrupt the normal business continuity of your organization to benefit in some way.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 22, 2024

Widely-used PuTTY Utility Allows Recovery of Encryption Secret Keys Type of vulnerability: Deterministic cryptographic number generation. that didn’t generate sufficiently random numbers for encryption keys, which could allow an attacker to fully recover keys and impersonate users after obtaining roughly 60 signatures.

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Digital Shadows

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

ReliaQuest recently completed a thorough analysis of customer incident data and scoured cybercriminal forums to identify threat actors’ top tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) from August 1 to October 31, 2024 (“the reporting period”).

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Responsible Cyber

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

This involves measures like encrypting sensitive data and allowing users to control how their data is used. Practical Example: A cryptocurrency exchange, such as Coinbase, uses advanced algorithms to monitor transactions for unusual activity, such as high-volume trades from flagged countries. Key Regulations: GDPR (Europe).

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