Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

The malware was employed in cryptocurrency mining campaigns and to launch denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. The first DDoS attack observed by Akamai targeted a gaming company named FiveM , which allows gamers to host custom private servers for Grand Theft Auto Online. ” Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 10, 2022

Cisco Talos researchers have uncovered a malware campaign targeting Ukraine’s IT Army , threat actors are using infostealer malware mimicking a DDoS tool called the “Liberator.” Liberator is advertised as a DDoS tool to launch attacks against “Russian propaganda websites.” ” continues the report.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 21, 2022

Threat actors compromise WordPress sites to display fake Cloudflare DDoS protection pages to distribute malware. DDoS Protection pages are associated with browser checks performed by WAF/CDN services which verify if the site visitor is a human or a bot. The file poses as a tool required to bypass the DDoS verification.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 22, 2023

Social networks are constantly battling inauthentic bot accounts that send direct messages to users promoting scam cryptocurrency investment platforms. The messages said recipients had earned an investment credit at a cryptocurrency trading platform called moonxtrade[.]com. A DIRECT QUOT The domain quot[.]pw

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

After ChatGPT, Anonymous Sudan took down the Cloudflare website with a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack. The hacktivist group Anonymous Sudan claimed responsibility for the massive distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack that took down the website of Cloudflare. “ To be clear, there was no Cloudflare breach.

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SecureList

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Having been in the field for so long, we have witnessed some major changes in the cybercrime world’s modus operandi. This report shares our insights into the Russian-speaking cybercrime world and the changes in how it operates that have happened in the past five years. Protection systems do not stand still; awareness is growing.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic is likely to cause a massive wave of poverty, and that invariably translates into more people resorting to crime, including cybercrime. We should expect more fraud, targeting mostly BTC , because this cryptocurrency is the most popular. Cracking down hard on the cybercrime world.

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Security Affairs

MAY 15, 2022

Researchers at cybersecurity firm Cyble analyzed a Tor website named named ‘Eternity Project’ that offers for sale a broad range of malware, including stealers, miners, ransomware, and DDoS Bots. The channel was used to share information about malware listings and updates. Eternity Stealer.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Dr. Dennis-Kenji Kipker (the University of Bremen; European Academy for Freedom of Information and Data Protection (EAID)), Arthur Laudrain (The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies), Stefan Soesanto (The Center for Security Studies (CSS) at ETH Zurich) for their scientific and profound contribution. Also, we’d like to thank Prof.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 6, 2022

In May, researchers at cybersecurity firm Cyble analyzed a Tor website named named ‘Eternity Project’ that offers for sale a broad range of malware, including stealers, miners, ransomware, and DDoS Bots. The channel was used to share information about malware listings and updates. Stolen data are exfiltrated via Telegram Bot.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 10, 2022

Experts linked the C2 infrastructure behind an the Abcbot botnet to a cryptocurrency-mining botnet attack that was uncovered in December 2020. Experts linked the infrastructure used by the Abcbot DDoS botnet to the operations of a cryptocurrency-mining botnet that was uncovered in December 2020.

Cryptocurrency 85

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 28, 2023

The malware was employed in cryptocurrency mining campaigns and to launch denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. The first DDoS attack observed by Akamai targeted a gaming company named FiveM , which allows gamers to host custom private servers for Grand Theft Auto Online. ” reads the report published by Akamai.

IoT 88

IoT DDOS Architecture Internet 88

Security Affairs

JUNE 15, 2022

The document updates the information provided in the Dark Web Index 2022 report. The information for a cloned Mastercard (pin included) is passed from $25 (2021) to $20. The huge interest in cryptocurrency is keeping high the price of crypto accounts. Dark Web Index 2022 also lists malware infections and DDoS attacks.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022

builder Over 39K unauthenticated Redis services on the internet targeted in cryptocurrency campaign Hackers stole $160 Million from Crypto market maker Wintermute U.S. gov adds more Chinese Telecom firms to the Covered List Imperva blocked a record DDoS attack with 25.3 Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 4, 2023

Researchers discovered a new Linux malware developed with the shell script compiler ( shc ) that was used to deliver a cryptocurrency miner. The ASEC analysis team recently discovered that a Linux malware developed with shell script compiler ( shc ) that threat actors used to install a CoinMiner. ” reads the report published by ASEC.

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Security Affairs

MAY 20, 2020

The man is known in the cybercrime underground for selling billions of stolen credentials. Sanix has been active on the cybercrime underground at least since 2018, he focuses in the sale of stolen data from organizations. The popular hacker Sanix has been arrested by the Ukrainian Secret Service (SSU).

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Three men who admitted to being the authors of the Mirai botnet avoided the jail after helping the FBI in other cybercrime investigations. Now three individuals who admitted to being the authors of the infamous botnet avoided the jail after helping feds in another cybercrime investigations. District Judge Timothy M. “On Dec.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 19, 2023

Kaspersky released a new decryptor for Conti-based ransomware US govt agencies released a joint alert on the Lockbit 3.0 Kaspersky released a new decryptor for Conti-based ransomware US govt agencies released a joint alert on the Lockbit 3.0

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 1, 2022

The attack chain starts with scans for the Redis server exposing port 6379 to the internet, then threat actors attempt to connect and run the following Redis commands: INFO command – this command allows adversaries to receive information about our Redis server. ” reads the analysis published by AquaSec.

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Malware DDOS Architecture Cryptocurrency 142

Security Affairs

MAY 9, 2021

Experts found critical authentication bypass flaw in HPE Edgeline Infrastructure Manager UNC2529, a new sophisticated cybercrime gang that targets U.S.

Data breaches 87

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 11, 2022

Samsung S22 hacked Sophos fixed a critical flaw in its Sophos Firewall version 19.5 Samsung S22 hacked Sophos fixed a critical flaw in its Sophos Firewall version 19.5

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

In March, a mental health startup disclosed that it inadvertently had been exposing personally identifiable information about more than 3 million people to third-party entities. There are two main reasons for that: political pressure and DDoS attacks. We expect such attacks to become a trend in the near future.

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VPN Scams Education Internet 91

Security Affairs

JANUARY 23, 2022

Pay attention to Log4j attacks, Dutch National Cybersecurity Centre (NCSC) warns Vulnerabilities in Control Web Panel potentially expose Linux Servers to hack US Treasury Department sanctions 4 Ukrainian officials for working with Russian intelligence A bug in McAfee Agent allows running code with Windows SYSTEM privileges Experts warn of anomalous (..)

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Group-IB assisted Paxful, an international peer-to-peer cryptocurrency marketplace, in countering web-bot and social engineering attacks. They are a big headache for eCommerce businesses today, with cybercriminals using them to steal money, brute-force user credentials or carry out DDoS attacks.

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Cryptocurrency Social Engineering eCommerce Engineering 58

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 17, 2019

Experts warn of spike in TCP DDoS reflection attacks targeting Amazon, SoftLayer and telco infrastructure. TA505 Cybercrime targets system integrator companies. DDoS-for-Hire Services operator sentenced to 13 months in prison. Two men arrested for stealing $550,000 in cryptocurrency with Sim Swapping.

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

While the resource was down, cryptocurrency newbies were invited to download a copy of Bitcoin Core via a torrenting service. Cybercriminals used the names of well-known APT groups to intimidate victims, demanded ransoms in cryptocurrency, and carried out demonstration attacks to back up their threats.

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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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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Maybe one of your employees clicks on a phishing email and accidentally gives away his work email login information. Some criminals use ransomware techniques to exploit business computers for cryptocurrency mining. Cyberattacks disrupt and even destroy businesses. Either way, now your databases haves been encrypted by attackers.

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SecureList

MAY 10, 2021

Botnet operators use infected devices to carry out DDoS attacks or mine cryptocurrency. In Q1 2021, cybercriminals also found a host of new tools for amplifying DDoS attacks. RDP servers listening on UDP port 3389 were used to amplify DDoS attacks. The vendor released a patch when they learned about the problem.

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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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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

Hundreds of thousands of fake warnings of cyberattacks sent from a hacked FBI email server GravityRAT returns disguised as an end-to-end encrypted chat app Intel and AMD address high severity vulnerabilities in products and drivers New evolving Abcbot DDoS botnet targets Linux systems Retail giant Costco discloses data breach, payment card data exposed (..)

Spyware 53

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Q4 2021 saw the appearance of several new DDoS botnets. In October, the botnet was upgraded with DDoS functionality. This is further evidence that the same botnets are often used for mining and DDoS. Once on the device, Moobot waits for a command from the C2 server before launching a DDoS attack.

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DDOS Cryptocurrency Marketing Accountability 104

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

The websites were proposing discussions related to cryptocurrency and blockchain. ” Recently, the threat actors moved all their domains from Cloudflare to the Russian bulletproof hosting services provider DDoS-Guard. Since January 2023, over 2,600+ sites have been detected. All these domains can now be found on IP 190[.]115[.]26.9.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

However, the truth is that businesses of all sizes hold valuable data in their hands, and cybercriminals work to create new sophisticated attack methods to acquire this information. This makes stealthy attacks incredibly popular in the cybercrime community. Cybercriminals won’t become complacent, and that means you shouldn’t, either.

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