Security Affairs

JANUARY 19, 2025

CISA adds Fortinet FortiOS flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog Codefinger ransomware gang uses compromised AWS keys to encrypt S3 bucket CVE-2024-44243 macOS flaw allows persistent malware installation FBI deleted China-linked PlugX malware from over 4,200 US computers Russia-linked APT UAC-0063 target Kazakhstan in with HATVIBE malware (..)

Spyware

Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Sources familiar with the investigation told KrebsOnSecurity that Binns was so paranoid about possible surveillance on him by American and Turkish intelligence agencies that his erratic behavior and online communications actually brought about the very government snooping that he feared. banks, ISPs, and mobile phone providers.

Cybercrime

Security Affairs

MARCH 2, 2025

from Bybit, it is the largest cryptocurrency heist ever International Press Newsletter Cybercrime Mining Company NioCorp Loses $500,000 in BEC Hack Inside Black Bastas Exposed Internal Chat Logs: A Firsthand Look The Bleeding Edge of Phishing: darcula-suite 3.0

Cybercrime

Security Affairs

MAY 25, 2025

CISA adds Ivanti EPMM, MDaemon Email Server, Srimax Output Messenger, Zimbra Collaboration, and ZKTeco BioTime flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog A critical flaw in OpenPGP.js

Data breaches

Zero Day

JULY 29, 2025

Also, the country doesn't belong to the 5/9/14 Eyes Alliances, referring to countries that share surveillance data and intelligence on their citizens. Business entities in Panama aren't obligated to collect and store their customers' information.

VPN

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

Security experts at F-Secure have recently spotted a small spam campaign aimed at Mac users that use Exodus cryptocurrency wallet. “From the website, the developer described their software as a cloud-based surveillance and remote spy tool. update.zip.” com” website, a cloud-based remote spy software for Mac systems.

Cryptocurrency

Krebs on Security

AUGUST 7, 2018

Police in Florida have arrested a 25-year-old man accused of being part of a multi-state cyber fraud ring that hijacked mobile phone numbers in online attacks that siphoned hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies from victims.

Mobile

Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

that has been tracking down individuals engaged in unauthorized “SIM swaps” — a complex form of mobile phone fraud that is often used to steal large amounts of cryptocurrencies and other items of value from victims. SIM swapping attacks primarily target individuals who are visibly active in the cryptocurrency space.

Mobile

Security Affairs

JANUARY 10, 2024

“The approved Bitcoin ETFs will be subject to ongoing surveillance and compliance measures to ensure continued investor protection.” Traded on major stock exchanges like stocks and bonds, ETFs enable investors to trade Bitcoin indirectly without direct involvement with the cryptocurrency. ” Gensler wrote.

Accountability

WIRED Threat Level

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Binance’s settlement requires it to offer years of transaction data to US regulators and cops, exposing the company—and its customers—to a “24/7, 365-days-a-year financial colonoscopy.”

Surveillance

Schneier on Security

APRIL 10, 2023

They are forlorn strangers looking for romance, hot new cryptocurrencies that are soon to skyrocket in value, and seemingly-sound new financial websites offering amazing returns on deposits. The impersonations in such scams are no longer just princes offering their country’s riches. And people are already falling in love with LLMs.

Phishing

Joseph Steinberg

AUGUST 2, 2022

CyberSecurity Expert, Joseph Steinberg, was recently interviewed by the team at Utopia — a group of networking-technology enthusiasts seeking to provide readers with wise insights on security, privacy, and cryptocurrency — insights gained through interviews of people with considerable related experience.

Cybersecurity

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

North Korea-linked APT Diamond Sleet supply chain attack relies on CyberLink software New InfectedSlurs Mirai-based botnet exploits two zero-days SiegedSec hacktivist group hacked Idaho National Laboratory (INL) CISA adds Looney Tunables Linux bug to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog Enterprise software provider TmaxSoft leaks 2TB of data (..)

Data breaches

Schneier on Security

MAY 3, 2019

Pervasive surveillance capitalism­ -- as practiced by the Internet companies that are already spying on everyone -- ­matters. So does society's underlying security needs. There is a security benefit to giving access to law enforcement, even though it would inevitably and invariably also give that access to others.

Cybersecurity

Schneier on Security

OCTOBER 9, 2023

These philosophies are hot among the cryptocurrency crowd, like the disgraced former billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried , who at one time possessed sudden wealth in search of a cause. They want to wrestle the attention of regulators and advocates back toward present-day harms that are exacerbated by AI misinformation, surveillance, and inequity.

Risk

Security Affairs

MARCH 14, 2021

Chinese hackers allegedly hit thousands of organizations using Microsoft Exchange REvil Ransomware gang uses DDoS attacks and voice calls to make pressure on the victims Russia-linked APT groups exploited Lithuanian infrastructure to launch attacks Hackers compromised Microsoft Exchange servers at the EU Banking Regulator EBA Microsoft updated MSERT (..)

Surveillance

CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 7, 2022

All because of the increased surveillance conducted by the law enforcement agencies on cryptocurrency payments by increasing vigil on the blockchain network. . NOTE 2- According to 2021 research conducted by Cisco Talos, each month around 13 new ransomware variants are detected.

Ransomware

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Pegasus is probably the most popular surveillance software on the market, it has been developed by the Israeli NSO Group. Many other surveillance firms develop spyware that are every day abused in dragnet surveillance and target journalists, dissidents, and opponents of totalitarian regimes. Anyway, it is not the only one.

Spyware

Responsible Cyber

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Did you know that cryptocurrency-related money laundering reached $8.6 This staggering figure expresses why AML checks have Understanding the Cryptocurrency AML Landscape Cryptocurrency regulatory landscape has changed dramatically. Current Global Regulatory Framework Cryptocurrency regulations around the world lack uniformity.

Cryptocurrency

Malwarebytes

JANUARY 10, 2024

We have seen several high-profile accounts that were taken over on X (formerly Twitter) only to be used for cryptocurrency related promotional activities, like expressing the approval of exchange-traded funds (ETFs). A spot Bitcoin ETF will buy the cryptocurrency directly, “on the spot”, at its current price, throughout the day.

Accountability

WIRED Threat Level

MAY 13, 2024

Tuesday’s verdict in the trial of Alexey Pertsev, a creator of crypto-privacy service Tornado Cash, is the first in a string of cases that could make it much harder to skirt financial surveillance.

Surveillance

Security Affairs

MARCH 6, 2019

Coinbase , the largest US-based cryptocurrency exchange and wallet announced in February the acquisition of the Italian blockchain intelligence startup Neutrino. Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong announced that all the three former members of the controversial Hacking Team will “transition out” of Neutrino. ” reads the blog post.

Hacking

Security Affairs

JULY 30, 2023

Now Abyss Locker also targets VMware ESXi servers Russian APT BlueBravo targets diplomatic entities with GraphicalProton backdoor CoinsPaid blames North Korea-linked APT Lazarus for theft of $37M worth of cryptocurrency Monitor Insider Threats but Build Trust First Zimbra fixed actively exploited zero-day CVE-2023-38750 in ZCS DepositFiles exposed (..)

Surveillance

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

Malwarebytes

JULY 4, 2022

In 2013, Edward Snowden’s revelations about pervasive Internet surveillance triggered a huge gobal effort to make encrypted web traffic the norm, rather than the exception. Cryptocurrencies. People may be surprised to see cryptocurrencies appearing in our list. So why is it on our list at all?

Technology

Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

It's obvious in the debates on encryption and vulnerability disclosure, but it's also part of the policy discussions about the Internet of Things, cryptocurrencies, artificial intelligence, social media platforms, and pretty much everything else related to IT.

Artificial Intelligence

Security Affairs

JANUARY 7, 2024

Experts spotted a new macOS Backdoor named SpectralBlur linked to North Korea Merck settles with insurers regarding a $1.4

Artificial Intelligence

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.

Hacking

Schneier on Security

MARCH 5, 2019

Pervasive surveillance capitalism -- ­as practiced by the Internet companies that are already spying on everyone­ -- matters. So does society's underlying security needs. There is a security benefit to giving access to law enforcement, even though it would inevitably and invariably also give that access to others.

Cybersecurity

Malwarebytes

MAY 18, 2022

The variant they focused on uses a range of known exploits for vulnerabilities in web apps and databases to install cryptocurrency miners on both Windows and Linux systems. Once it has gained a foothold and the bot malware is running on a compromised system it deploys a Monero cryptocurrency miner. The favorite cryptocurrency.

Cryptocurrency

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Will Enable Mass Spying Reddit Says Leaked U.S.-U.K. billion personal records compromised by data breaches in past two years — underscoring need for end‑to‑end encryption Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon Pierluigi Paganini ( SecurityAffairs – hacking, newsletter)

Data breaches

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

Twitter will allow using the SMS-based two-factor authentication (2FA) only to its Blue subscribers GoDaddy discloses a new data breach Fortinet fixes critical vulnerabilities in FortiNAC and FortiWeb German airport websites hit by DDos attacks once again Cisco fixed critical RCE bug in ClamAV Open-Source Antivirus engine CISA adds Cacti, Office, Windows (..)

DDOS

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

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. US seizes $3.6 US seizes $3.6 Pierluigi Paganini.

Spyware

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

users China-linked APT40 used ScanBox Framework in a long-running espionage campaign Russian streaming platform Start discloses a data breach impacting 7.5M users China-linked APT40 used ScanBox Framework in a long-running espionage campaign Russian streaming platform Start discloses a data breach impacting 7.5M

Data breaches

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 11, 2018

Group-IB and CryptoIns introduce the worlds first insurance against cyber threats for cryptocurrency exchanges. Snowden speaks about the role of surveillance firm NSO Group in Khashoggi murder. Flaws in several self-encrypting SSDs allows attackers to decrypt data they contain.

Banking

The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 19, 2021

I highly recommend reading Zuboff’s New York Times Book of the Year, The Age of Surveillance Capitalism: The Fight for A Human Future At the New Frontier of Power as well as viewing Rifkin’s riveting speech, The Third Industrial Revolution: A Radical New Sharing Economy. Can you please outline where Wildland fits in this debate ?

Cryptocurrency

The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 3, 2019

Instead of encrypting the hard drives of individual victims, and demanding payments of a few hundred dollars, a skilled team collaborated to break into an organization’s network; surveil the network layout; and then embed the malware. Baldr can also plunder any cryptocurrency being stored in a range of digital wallets.

Encryption