Security Affairs

JULY 30, 2018

A new sophisticated version of the AZORult Spyware was spotted in the wild, it was involved in a large email campaign on July 18. Malware researchers at Proofpoint spotted a new version of the AZORult Spyware in the wild, it was involved in a large email campaign on July 18, just 24 hours it appeared in cybercrime forums on the Dark Web.

Spyware 46

Spyware Cryptocurrency Passwords Malware 46

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 93

Data breaches Malware Mobile Spyware 93

Malwarebytes

MAY 16, 2022

Almost all forms of business suffered—even illegal ones like cybercrime. Meanwhile, detections of hacking tools, information stealers, and other malware that could help criminals better understand the transformation in their victims’ environments, increased considerably.

Malware 85

Malware Adware Cryptocurrency Cybercrime 85

SecureList

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Rise and consolidation of information stealers. In 2022, we uncovered some new malicious families actively sold on dark markets, such as Rhadamanthys, BlueFox, and Parrot, stealing sensitive information from the victims’ devices. Cryptocurrency targeted attacks. Analysis of forecasts for 2022.

Cryptocurrency 89

Cryptocurrency Mobile Ransomware Banking 89

Security Affairs

JULY 24, 2022

released in Dark Web – malicious shortcut-based attacks are on the rise Tor Browser 11.5 is optimized to automatically bypass censorship A massive cyberattack hit Albania Watch out for the CVE-2022-30136 Windows NFS Remote Code Execution flaw Graff paid a $7.5M released in Dark Web – malicious shortcut-based attacks are on the rise Tor Browser 11.5

Spyware 90

Spyware Surveillance Insurance Malware 90

SecureWorld News

AUGUST 8, 2022

Cybercriminals often use malware to gain access to a computer or mobile device to deploy viruses, worms, Trojans, ransomware, spyware, and rootkits. The top malware strains in 2021 included remote access Trojans (RATs), banking Trojans, information stealers, and ransomware. MOUSEISLAND may be the initial phase of a ransomware attack.

Malware 89

Malware Banking Healthcare Penetration Testing 89

Security Affairs

MARCH 4, 2023

stolen credit/debit cards Pegasus spyware used to spy on a Polish mayor Hundreds of thousands of websites hacked as part of redirection campaign MQsTTang, a new backdoor used by Mustang Panda APT against European entities Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0 FiXS, a new ATM malware that is targeting Mexican banks BidenCash leaks 2.1M

Spyware 82

Spyware Data breaches Retail Ransomware 82

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 (..)

VPN 78

VPN Ransomware Spyware DDOS 78

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

Spyware Data breaches Ransomware Retail 53

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 23, 2018

Let me inform you that my new book, “Digging in the Deep Web” is online with a special deal. New XBash malware combines features from ransomware, cryptocurrency miners, botnets, and worms. NSO mobile Pegasus Spyware used in operations in 45 countries. A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived!

Computers and Electronics 55

Computers and Electronics Cryptocurrency Spyware Data breaches 55

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

US seizes $3.6 to replace Chinese equipment Hackers breached a server of National Games of China days before the event Russian Gamaredon APT is targeting Ukraine since October Israeli surveillance firm QuaDream emerges from the dark Argo CD flaw could allow stealing sensitive data from Kubernetes Apps.

Spyware 71

Spyware Surveillance Ransomware Hacking 71

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 17, 2019

TA505 Cybercrime targets system integrator companies. Two men arrested for stealing $550,000 in cryptocurrency with Sim Swapping. WhatsApp flaw CVE-2019-11931 could be exploited to install spyware. Experts warn of spike in TCP DDoS reflection attacks targeting Amazon, SoftLayer and telco infrastructure.

DDOS 51

DDOS Spyware Advertising Ransomware 51

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

The Brazilian cybercrime underground is recognized as the most focuses on the development and commercialization of banking trojans. Ghimob was designed to target financial apps from banks, fintech companies, exchanges, and cryptocurrencies in Brazil, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal, Germany, Angola, and Mozambique.

Banking 100

Banking Mobile Malware Spyware 100

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 2, 2018

The Gazorp builder allows generating for free the malicious code to steal passwords, payment information, cryptocurrency wallet data and more. Gazorp is designed for building binaries of the popular malware, Azorult, an infostealer used for stealing user passwords, credit card information, ” states CheckPoint. and 3.2).

Malware 80

Malware Advertising Spyware Passwords 80

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 2, 2018

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Spyware 41

Spyware Banking Data breaches Mobile 41

SecureList

AUGUST 30, 2023

While investigating an infection of a cryptocurrency company in Southeast Asia, we found Gopuram coexisting on target computers with AppleJeus , a backdoor attributed to the Lazarus. The threat actor specifically targeted cryptocurrency companies. We observed that they have a specific interest in cryptocurrency companies.

Malware 75

Malware Spyware Cryptocurrency Government 75

Security Affairs

AUGUST 4, 2018

Let me inform you that my new book, “Digging in the Deep Web” is online with a special deal. A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! The best news of the week with Security Affairs. 20% discount. Kindle Edition. Paper Copy. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

Cryptocurrency 41

Cryptocurrency Data breaches Spyware Surveillance 41

Security Affairs

APRIL 5, 2019

The malware has evolved over time and has added functionality, in fact, apart from collecting banking credentials it is also able to collect keystrokes, cryptocurrencies, screenshots, webmail, integrating spyware features together with banking Trojans features. Table 2: information about Ursnif dropper. Conclusion.

Banking 84

Banking Malware Cryptocurrency Advertising 84

Security Affairs

MARCH 19, 2019

In January 2019, Group-IB specialists obtained information about previously unknown malware sample used in this attack, dubbed by Group-IB RATv3.ps The malware spreader as part of this campaign was primarily aimed at collecting information from the victim’s computer according to various commands. Have you been pwned?

Banking 79

Banking Government Passwords Marketing 79

SecureList

MAY 27, 2022

In January, we reported a malicious campaign targeting companies that work with cryptocurrencies, smart contracts, decentralized finance and blockchain technology: the attackers are interested in fintech in general. The campaign has two goals: gathering information and stealing cryptocurrency. Other malware.

Phishing 104

Phishing Spyware Firmware Malware 104

Security Boulevard

JANUARY 25, 2022

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Cybercrime 96

Cybercrime Hacking Scams Ransomware 96

Security Affairs

MAY 8, 2020

H2 2019 has proved the tendency of past several years: mail remains the main method of delivering ransomware, spyware, backdoors and other malware, being used by cyber crooks in 94 percent of cases. They, in turn, let spyware and backdoors move ahead and become the second most popular malware with a 35-percent share.

Phishing 56

Phishing Spyware Banking Malware 56

Security Affairs

MARCH 27, 2023

Introduction During March 2023, we obtained information and data regarding an ongoing malware operation hitting more than 8.000 targets within a few weeks, with a particular emphasis on North American, Italian, and French targets. Brg.exe, a common RacconStealer with its command and control server hosted by VDSina, a Russian cloud provider.

Malware 81

Malware Social Engineering Encryption Marketing 81

eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 21, 2022

From ransomware attacks locking businesses out of their data until they pay potentially millions of dollars to spyware tracking users’ every move through their infected device, the effects of malware can be devastating. This note will provide instructions on how to pay the ransom, usually through difficult-to-trace means like cryptocurrency.

Malware 69

Malware Adware Spyware Antivirus 69

Security Affairs

APRIL 28, 2024

Hackers may have accessed thousands of accounts on the California state welfare platform Brokewell Android malware supports an extensive set of Device Takeover capabilities Experts warn of an ongoing malware campaign targeting WP-Automatic plugin Cryptocurrencies and cybercrime: A critical intermingling Kaiser Permanente data breach may have impacted (..)

Cybercrime 95

Cybercrime Spyware Data breaches Antivirus 95

SecureList

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The threat actor focuses on information gathering for espionage and hack-and-leak operations, targeting organizations in various industries, such as government, higher education, defense, and political sectors, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), activists, journalists, think-tanks and national laboratories.

Hacking 103

Hacking Energy and Utilities Media Malware 103

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

Kinsing threat actors probed the Looney Tunables flaws in recent attacks ZDI discloses four zero-day flaws in Microsoft Exchange Okta customer support system breach impacted 134 customers Multiple WhatsApp mods spotted containing the CanesSpy Spyware Russian FSB arrested Russian hackers who supported Ukrainian cyber operations MuddyWater has been spotted (..)

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Cyber Insurance Cryptocurrency Internet Internet 100