Security Affairs

APRIL 24, 2020

The crew has published images of the data they claim to have stolen before encrypting the systems at the company. The news was also confirmed by the experts at the data breach notification service Under the Breach. pic.twitter.com/0gykQl53Ft — Under the Breach (@underthebreach) April 23, 2020.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

VPN services on the rise A VPN creates an encrypted tunnel that effectively conceals user traffic from internet service providers and potential snoopers, thus reducing the number of parties that can access user data even on public Wi-Fi. We expect such attacks to become a trend in the near future.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

We should expect more fraud, targeting mostly BTC , because this cryptocurrency is the most popular. In fact, from January through the end of October, Kaspersky detected more than 2,300 fraudulent global resources aimed at 85,000 potential crypto investors or users who are interested in cryptocurrency mining.

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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 (..)

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Spyware Data breaches Ransomware Retail 53

Krebs on Security

MAY 19, 2020

In January 2019, dozens of media outlets raised the alarm about a new “megabreach” involving the release of some 773 million stolen usernames and passwords that was breathlessly labeled “the largest collection of stolen data in history.” “ Sanixer “) from the Ivano-Frankivsk region of the country.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 12, 2020

hacked, data of 600k users available for sale Updated: Italian email provider Email.it supports the Secure Boot Fake Cisco ‘Critical Update used in phishing campaign to steal WebEx credentials Hackers accessed staff mailboxes at Italian bank Monte dei Paschi SFO discloses data breach following the hack of 2 of its websites.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 10, 2022

The downloaded file is actually an information stealer that infects the unwitting victim with malware designed to dump credentials and cryptocurrency-related information.” The collected data is sent to a remote IP address (95[.]142[.]46[.]35) 35) on port 6666.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

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IoT Banking Advertising Ransomware 102

Security Boulevard

MAY 3, 2021

Such personal data is unlikely to have changed for the vast majority of people in the last couple of years, therefore this data is of concern to its owners, and also remains of good value to scammers. Facebook faces a privacy regulation investigation over this data breach. The Ransomware Scourge.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 1, 2021

For that time, the group had a different branding and called themselves – Prometheus Group : Later, the group switched to an automated ticket-based system where the victim may provide the ID and submit payment in BTC or XMR cryptocurrency for further decryption process automatically. It is becoming a trend and a key method of extortion.

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Government Ransomware Cyber threats Manufacturing 80

CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

In perimeter-based models, the system will trust user credentials if they are, say, logged in to the corporate VPN or if they are using a pre-registered device. Cryptocurrency payments are also becoming increasingly common.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 17, 2019

Tracking Iran-linked APT33 group via its own VPN networks. Two men arrested for stealing $550,000 in cryptocurrency with Sim Swapping. A new sophisticated JavaScript Skimmer dubbed Pipka used in the wild. DDoS-for-Hire Services operator sentenced to 13 months in prison. The Australian Parliament was hacked earlier this year.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 11, 2018

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. New attack by Anonymous Italy: personal data from ministries and police have been released online.

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Banking Advertising Surveillance Insurance 62

Security Affairs

AUGUST 12, 2018

. · ZombieBoy, a new Monero miner that allows to earn $1,000 on a monthly basis. · Duo Security created open tools and techniques to identify large Twitter botnet. · Group-IB experts record a massive surge of user data leaks form cryptocurrency exchanges. · HP releases firmware updates for two critical RCE flaws in Inkjet Printers. (..)

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Firmware DNS Advertising Surveillance 42

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Clorox estimates the costs of the August cyberattack will exceed $49 Million Mastodon fixed a flaw that can allow the takeover of any account Iranian hackers breached Albania’s Institute of Statistics (INSTAT) Operation Synergia led to the arrest of 31 individuals Ex CIA employee Joshua Adam Schulte sentenced to 40 years in prison Cloudflare breached (..)

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Identity Theft VPN Malware Ransomware 105

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 10, 2018

Most people prefer using proxies over VPN services because they are easy to use and mostly available for free, but can it be relied on for anonymity? Now and then, we get to hear news about data breaches and cyber attacks. VPN vs. Proxy. What is a VPN? A proxy acts as a middleman between you and the Internet.

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VPN Internet Internet Small Business 94

Krebs on Security

APRIL 6, 2022

Many organizations are already struggling to combat cybersecurity threats from ransomware purveyors and state-sponsored hacking groups, both of which tend to take days or weeks to pivot from an opportunistic malware infection to a full blown data breach.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 30, 2019

.” The FBI says Capital One learned about the theft from a tip sent via email on July 17, which alerted the company that some of its leaked data was being stored out in the open on the software development platform Github. The tip that alerted Capital One to its data breach.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 12, 2019

At least four VPN apps sold or made available to enterprise customers share security flaws, warns the Carnegie Mellon University CERT Coordination Center (CERT/CC). Virtual private networks (VPNs) are affordable, easy to use, and a vital component in your system. What if these VPNs are vulnerable to attackers? 8.3R6, and 9.0R2.

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VPN Marketing Authentication Small Business 87

Malwarebytes

JUNE 3, 2022

By selling fake raffle tickets for the promotion, the scammers raked in $438,000 worth of cryptocurrency. And, separately, though the reasons for the devastating SolarWinds breach are many, it’s hard to forget that, according to the company’s CEO, someone protected a critical, internal account with only the password “solarwinds123.”.

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Internet Internet Scams Passwords 124

Security Affairs

AUGUST 27, 2023

military procurement system Spoofing an Apple device and tricking users into sharing sensitive data Israel and US to Invest $3.85 military procurement system Spoofing an Apple device and tricking users into sharing sensitive data Israel and US to Invest $3.85

Cybercrime 79

Cybercrime Hacking Cryptocurrency Ransomware 79

eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 7, 2023

AES encryption can be commonly found in communication protocols, virtual private network (VPN) encryption, full-disk encryption, and Wi-Fi transmission protocols. ECC is used for email encryption, cryptocurrency digital signatures, and internet communication protocols.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 15, 2020

The teens also took over Twitter accounts of several cryptocurrency companies regulated by the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS). The Hackers claimed they were responding to a reported problem the employee was having with Twitter’s Virtual Private Network (“VPN”). That helped trigger an investigation by NYDFS.

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Social Engineering Media Scams Financial Services 98

Security Affairs

AUGUST 9, 2020

worth of cryptocurrency from 2gether Havenly discloses data breach, 1.3M

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Security Affairs

JUNE 4, 2021

Cryptocurrencies are represented in hacked accounts to trading sites. Monero is the cryptocurrency of choice, instead, and all communications must be PGP encrypted. The Cloned Credit Card and Cardholder Data Market. Cryptocurrency trading accounts. Other cryptocurrencies have increased in value as well.

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