Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

The malware is cheap compared to similar threats, it is able to steal sensitive data from about 60 applications, including (browsers, cryptocurrency wallets, email and FTP clients). And this goes beyond usernames and passwords to information that can get them immediate financial gain like credit card information and cryptocurrency wallets.”

Cybercrime 89

Cybercrime Malware Cryptocurrency Advertising 89

SecureWorld News

JULY 3, 2023

According to PurpleSec, 98% of cybercrime relies on social engineering to accomplish it. Ransomware is malware that encrypts the victim's data and demands a ransom for its decryption. Cryptocurrency and the Metaverse pose new cybersecurity threats. Cybercrime is a highly profitable business. trillion annually by 2025.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 7, 2019

million Ripple coins (XRP), worth nearly $10 million, from the users of the GateHub cryptocurrency wallet service. million Ripple coins (XRP), worth nearly $10 million, from the users of the GateHub cryptocurrency wallet service. Cyber criminals stole 3.2 A new cyber heist made the headlines, crooks stole 3.2 Pierluigi Paganini.

Cryptocurrency 82

Cryptocurrency Accountability Advertising Encryption 82

Security Affairs

JANUARY 12, 2022

The RedLine malware allows operators to steal several information, including credentials, credit card data, cookies, autocomplete information stored in browsers, cryptocurrency wallets, credentials stored in VPN clients and FTP clients. The malicious code can also act as a first-stage malware. Pierluigi Paganini.

Malware 132

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 6, 2023

Reptile Rootkit employed in attacks against Linux systems in South Korea New PaperCut flaw in print management software exposes servers to RCE attacks A cyberattack impacted operations of multiple hospitals in several US states Married couple pleaded guilty to laundering billions in cryptocurrency stolen from Bitfinex in 2016 Malicious packages in (..)

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Security Affairs

APRIL 13, 2024

The recent malware campaign involves a large, padded executable file that shares similarities with the “Keyzetsu clipper” malware, targeting cryptocurrency wallets. On April 3rd, the attacker updated the code in one of their repositories, linking to a new URL that downloads a different encrypted.7z

Malware 120

Malware Cryptocurrency Encryption Hacking 120

Security Affairs

APRIL 24, 2024

A malware campaign has been exploiting the updating mechanism of the eScan antivirus to distribute backdoors and cryptocurrency miners. Puppeteer orchestrates the core functionality of the malware, including the cryptocurrency mining as well as the backdoor deployment.

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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 (..)

Cybercrime 86

Cybercrime Hacking Ransomware Malware 86

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 17, 2023

CISA and ENISA enhance their Cooperation CISA adds Qlik bugs to exploited vulnerabilities catalog Report: 2.6

Data breaches 81

Data breaches Cybercrime Firewall Artificial Intelligence 81

Security Affairs

JUNE 4, 2023

Xplain hack impacted the Swiss cantonal police and Fedpol Zyxel published guidance for protecting devices from ongoing attacks Kimsuky APT poses as journalists and broadcast writers in its attacks New Linux Ransomware BlackSuit is similar to Royal ransomware CISA adds Progress MOVEit Transfer zero-day to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (..)

Spyware 86

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 4, 2023

The researchers speculate the packages are part of a highly-targeted attack on developers working in the cryptocurrency sector. “This seems to be another highly-targeted attack on developers involved in the cryptocurrency sphere. ” concludes the report.

Cryptocurrency 84

Cryptocurrency Marketing Encryption Passwords 84

Security Affairs

AUGUST 10, 2023

Zscaler ThreatLabz researchers discovered a new information stealer malware, called Statc Stealer, that can steal a broad range of info from Windows devices. The malware can steal sensitive information from various web browsers, including login data, cookies, web data, and preferences.

Malware 85

Malware Encryption Advertising Cryptocurrency 85

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. Cryptolocker and exploit components.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 9, 2023

CISA adds Veritas Backup Exec flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog Apple addressed two actively exploited zero-day flaws MSI confirms security breach after Money Message ransomware attack Microsoft aims at stopping cybercriminals from using cracked copies of Cobalt Strike Phishers migrate to Telegram Money Message ransomware group claims (..)

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 13, 2021

However, experts pointed out that the botnet uses more than 20 cryptocurrencies in total, for this reason the total financial gains could be greater than $24M. “For protection against quick analysis and against static extraction with regular expressions, the substitute values are encrypted. ” continues the analysis.

Cryptocurrency 101

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Security Affairs

JUNE 13, 2021

It is interesting to tone that the phishing attacks against cryptocurrency targets broke 2 per for the first time, a circumstance that demonstrates the growing interest of cybercrime in targeting users attracted by the raise of the value of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin. said LaCour, According to John LaCour, in Q1 2021, 94.5%

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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. builder Over 39K unauthenticated Redis services on the internet targeted in cryptocurrency campaign Hackers stole $160 Million from Crypto market maker Wintermute U.S.

Cryptocurrency 84

Cryptocurrency Data breaches DNS DDOS 84

Security Affairs

MAY 6, 2023

Twitter confirmed that a security incident publicly exposed Circle tweets FBI seized other domains used by the shadow eBook library Z-Library WordPress Advanced Custom Fields plugin XSS exposes +2M sites to attacks Fortinet fixed two severe issues in FortiADC and FortiOS Pro-Russia group NoName took down multiple France sites, including the French (..)

Data breaches 94

Data breaches Malware Mobile Spyware 94

Security Affairs

MARCH 23, 2023

“Nexus provides all the main features to perform ATO attacks (Account Takeover) against banking portals and cryptocurrency services, such as credentials stealing and SMS interception. The Nexus Trojan can target multiple banking and cryptocurrency in an attempt to take over customers’ accounts.

Banking 78

Banking Cryptocurrency Malware Advertising 78

Security Affairs

JANUARY 14, 2022

The Russian police arrested 14 alleged members of the ransomware gang and raided 25 addresses seizing computer equipment and cryptocurrency wallets. “The Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation, in cooperation with the Investigation Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in the cities of Moscow, St. .

Government 102

Government Ransomware Cryptocurrency Banking 102

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Writing to the clipboard:a common tactic for stealing cryptocurrency funds. Password encryption keys key4.db Login information – “Login Data” folder. Executing shell commands. Displaying alert messages. Retrieving running process list. Executing files on disk or in memory. Downloading and executing additional payloads.

Malware 110

Malware Passwords Cryptocurrency Software 110

Security Affairs

MAY 7, 2023

Despite the FBI and law enforcement bodies always recommend not paying ransom in these attacks, in this case, the department opted to pay likely because they had no other way to recover the encrypted systems or to avoid the disclosure of sensitive data. “If

Ransomware 96

Ransomware Insurance Cryptocurrency Encryption 96

Security Affairs

JULY 29, 2019

One of the most active drug sellers on the Dark Web was charged by law authorities and ordered to forfeit over $4 million in cryptocurrency. . Castro was requesting a fee up-front to connect and was identified by an undercover officer that paid the fee, obtained the encrypted email address, and placed orders with CASTRO.

Cryptocurrency 67

Cryptocurrency Marketing Internet Internet 67

Security Affairs

JUNE 13, 2021

If you want to also receive for free the international press subscribe here. million customers impacted. million customers impacted.

Data breaches 61

Data breaches Hacking Cryptocurrency Scams 61

Security Affairs

MARCH 4, 2023

CISA and FBI warn of Royal ransomware operation Retailer WH Smith discloses data breach after a cyberattack GunAuction site was hacked and data of 565k accounts were exposed Cryptojacking campaign targets insecure deployments of Redis servers Cisco fixed a critical command injection bug in IP Phone Series Threat actors target law firms with GootLoader (..)

Spyware 83

Spyware Data breaches Retail Ransomware 83

Security Affairs

MAY 2, 2022

The Russian police arrested 14 alleged members of the ransomware gang and raided 25 addresses seizing computer equipment and cryptocurrency wallets. The expert noticed that the sample does not encrypt files, it only adds a random extension to the victim’s files. The raids took place in Moscow, St.

Ransomware 86

Ransomware Encryption Cryptocurrency Malware 86

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 11, 2022

IHG suffered a cyberattack that severely impacted its booking process China-Linked BRONZE PRESIDENT APT targets Government officials worldwide Scammers live-streamed on YouTube a fake Apple crypto event US Treasury sanctioned Iran ’s Ministry of Intelligence over Albania cyberattack $30 Million worth of cryptocurrency stolen by Lazarus from Axie Infinity (..)

Data breaches 95

Data breaches Ransomware Phishing Malware 95

Security Affairs

MAY 21, 2023

This week, ReversingLabs researchers warned of the presence of two malicious packages, respectively named nodejs-encrypt-agent and nodejs-cookie-proxy-agent, in the npm package repository containing an open-source info-stealer called TurkoRat.

Social Engineering 88

Social Engineering Malware Cryptocurrency Engineering 88

Security Affairs

JULY 1, 2020

Security experts have uncovered a new piece of ransomware dubbed EvilQuest designed to encrypt macOS systems, it is also able to install additional payloads and potentially take over the infected machine. Once encrypted the file on the infected host, a popup is displayed to the victim, informing it that its files have been encrypted.

Ransomware 119

Ransomware Malware Encryption Software 119

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Upon infecting a system, the malware abuses its resources to mine cryptocurrency. . Upon examination, it was clear the malware had some decryption functionality and an encrypted file stored in another directory.” The researchers discovered the threat after a sample of the malware targeted one Akamai honeypot.

Malware 87

Malware Cryptocurrency Encryption Hacking 87

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

In wider action coordinated by Europol, two LockBit actors have been arrested this morning in Poland and Ukraine, over 200 cryptocurrency accounts linked to the group have been frozen.” The NCA and its global partners have secured over 1,000 decryption keys that will allow victims of the gang to recover their files for free.

Energy and Utilities 90

Energy and Utilities Ransomware Manufacturing Financial Services 90

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 17, 2019

Apple Mail stores parts of encrypted emails in plaintext DB. TA505 Cybercrime targets system integrator companies. Two men arrested for stealing $550,000 in cryptocurrency with Sim Swapping. Boardriders and its subsidiarities QuikSilver and Billabong infected with ransomware. Checkra1n, a working iPhone Jailbreak, was released.

DDOS 51

DDOS Spyware Advertising Ransomware 51

Security Affairs

JANUARY 3, 2022

Bloomberg was informed about the payment by two people familiar with the attack. 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.

Cyber Attacks 111

Cyber Attacks Ransomware Insurance Hacking 111

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

In wider action coordinated by Europol, two LockBit actors have been arrested this morning in Poland and Ukraine, over 200 cryptocurrency accounts linked to the group have been frozen.” The NCA and its global partners have secured over 1,000 decryption keys that will allow victims of the gang to recover their files for free.

Energy and Utilities 99

Energy and Utilities Ransomware Manufacturing Financial Services 99

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.

Cryptocurrency 132

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

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Spyware 53

Spyware Data breaches Ransomware Retail 53

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

The main functionality of the malware is to encrypt data on the computer and make ransom demands. The most recent Troldesh campaigns show that it now does not just encrypt files, but also can mine cryptocurrency and generate phony traffic on websites to increase revenue from ad-fraud ( [link] ).

Ransomware 70

Ransomware Antivirus Malware Banking 70