SecureList

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Cryptocurrency targeted attacks. The cryptocurrency business continues to grow, and people continue to invest their money in this market because it’s a digital asset and all transactions occur online. More cryptocurrency-related threats: fake hardware wallets, smart contract attacks, DeFi hacks, and more.

Cryptocurrency 106

Cryptocurrency Mobile Ransomware Banking 106

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.

Malware 98

Malware Banking Penetration Testing Healthcare 98

eSecurity Planet

APRIL 16, 2024

Hijacked compute: Repurposes expensive AI compute power for attackers’ needs, primarily cryptojacking, which mines for cryptocurrencies on stolen resources. A natural myopia, but companies ignore three key hidden issues exposed by ShadowRay: AI experts lack security expertise, AI data needs encryption, and AI models need source tracking.

Cybersecurity 111

Cybersecurity Penetration Testing Internet Internet 111

Cytelligence

JANUARY 14, 2020

Ransomware expert negotiation services and cryptocurrency facilitation services. Acquisition of cryptocurrency in a legal and in a fiscally approved manner i.e. as a legitimate expense and of course in a timely manner to minimize costs is not typically what a typical organization is structured to devise during a ransomware event.

Cybersecurity 65

Cybersecurity Cyber Insurance Insurance Ransomware 65

NopSec

SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

Crypto-ransomware systematically encrypts files that are stored locally or on accessible network file shares, using strong cryptographic algorithms. The ransomware determines what files to encrypt by their file type, with office documents – docx,xlsx,pptx, photographs, and video files – almost always targeted.

Ransomware 40

Ransomware Risk Social Engineering Penetration Testing 40

SecureList

OCTOBER 20, 2021

To make matters worse, with the development of penetration-testing tools and services, the dark market saw the rise of new malicious tools. These tools are developed and used for legitimate services, such as assessing clients’ security infrastructure and potential for successful network penetration.

Cybercrime 145

Cybercrime Banking Malware Ransomware 145

NetSpi Executives

APRIL 27, 2024

Victims pay ransomware adversaries for decryption keys through cryptocurrency, such as Bitcoin. In addition to encrypting data and holding it hostage, ransomware attackers also upload valuable data to other systems on the internet. Ransomware adversaries hold the data hostage until a victim pays the ransom.

Ransomware 52

Ransomware Cyber Insurance Backups Insurance 52

SecureList

MAY 9, 2024

The payloads were distinctively served, veiled as font files, in compressed and encrypted fashion. Based on our telemetry, we pinpointed two victims within the South Korean cryptocurrency sector. We additionally observed the threat actor behind this backdoor launching penetration testing tools, such as Ligolo-ng, Inveigh and Impacket.

Malware 138

Malware Government DDOS Cryptocurrency 138

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

The NCA will reach out to victims based in the UK in the coming days and weeks, providing support to help them recover encrypted data. version installed, which was successfully penetration tested most likely by this CVE [link] , as a result of which access was gained to the two main servers where this version of PHP was installed.

Government 142

Government Hacking Cryptocurrency Penetration Testing 142