SecureList

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Having been in the field for so long, we have witnessed some major changes in the cybercrime world’s modus operandi. This report shares our insights into the Russian-speaking cybercrime world and the changes in how it operates that have happened in the past five years. million USD) monthly.

Cybercrime 145

Cybercrime Banking Malware Ransomware 145

Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

.” According to ID.me, a major driver of phony jobless claims comes from social engineering, where people have given away personal data in response to romance or sweepstakes scams, or after applying for what they thought was a legitimate work-from-home job. in cybercrime forums, Telegram channels throughout 2020. protections.

Scams 336

Scams Insurance DDOS Authentication 336

SecureList

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Increase in high-profile law enforcement operations against cybercrime groups 2024 was a significant year in the global high-profile fight against cybercrime. We at Kaspersky also actively contributed to law enforcement efforts to combat cybercrime.

Marketing 105

Marketing Data breaches Cryptocurrency Malware 105

Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 31, 2023

The top-level domain for the United States — US — is home to thousands of newly-registered domains tied to a malicious link shortening service that facilitates malware and phishing scams, new research suggests. domains were the worst in the world for spam, botnet (attack infrastructure for DDOS etc.) US phishing domains.

Phishing 337

Phishing Telecommunications Malware Scams 337

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

The Apollon market, one of the largest marketplaces, is likely exit scamming after the administrators have locked vendors’ accounts. The Apollon market , one of the darknet’s largest marketplaces, is likely exit scamming, vendors and customers reported suspicious behavior of its administrators. ” continues Darknetstats.

Marketing 89

Marketing Scams DDOS Accountability 89

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

CISA adds SonicWall SonicOS and Palo Alto PAN-OS flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog Juniper Networks fixed a critical flaw in Session Smart Routers China-linked APT group Winnti targets Japanese organizations since March 2024 Xerox VersaLink C7025 Multifunction printer flaws may expose Windows Active Directory credentials to attackers (..)

Scams 68

Scams Malware Encryption Phishing 68

Security Affairs

MARCH 8, 2025

Authorities recovered $31 Million Related to 2021 Uranium Finance cyber heist Serbian student activists phone hacked using Cellebrite zero-day exploit Qilin ransomware gang claimed responsibility for the Lee Enterprises attack Meta fired 20 employees for leaking information, more firings expected International Press Newsletter Cybercrime U.S.

Data breaches 70

Data breaches Hacking Cybercrime Artificial Intelligence 70

Security Affairs

MAY 4, 2025

Mail, Broadcom Brocade Fabric OS, and Commvault Web Server flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog The Turmoil Following BreachForums Shutdown: Confusion, Risks, and a New Beginning Earth Kurma APT is actively targeting government and telecommunications orgs in Southeast Asia A large-scale phishing campaign targets WordPress WooCommerce (..)

Cybercrime 73

Cybercrime Cyber Attacks Malware Phishing 73

SecureWorld News

MAY 13, 2020

Cybercrime nearly always increases during times of crisis as criminals take advantage of panic and unease. The COVID-19 pandemic is certainly no exception, but victims of cybercrime often don’t know where to turn for help. Kristin Judge, founder of the Cybercrime Support Network, hopes to change that. billion in victim losses.

Cybercrime 66

Cybercrime Scams Small Business Identity Theft 66

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 30, 2021

INTERPOL published the African Cyberthreat Assessment Report 2021, a report that analyzes evolution of cybercrime in Africa. A new report published by INTERPOL, titled the African Cyberthreat Assessment Report 2021 , sheds the light on cybercrime in Africa.

Cybercrime 91

Cybercrime Scams DDOS Banking 91

Krebs on Security

JULY 25, 2023

Proxy services can be used in a legitimate manner for several business purposes — such as price comparisons or sales intelligence — but they are massively abused for hiding cybercrime activity because they make it difficult to trace malicious traffic to its original source. SocksEscort began in 2009 as “ super-socks[.]com com , segate[.]org

Malware 244

Malware VPN Internet Internet 244

Security Affairs

JUNE 25, 2023

Someone is sending mysterious smartwatches to the US Military personnel CISA orders govt agencies to fix recently disclosed flaws in Apple devices VMware fixed five memory corruption issues in vCenter Server Fortinet fixes critical FortiNAC RCE, install updates asap More than a million GitHub repositories potentially vulnerable to RepoJacking New Mirai (..)

DDOS 98

DDOS Cybercrime Spyware Hacking 98

The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Related: Enlisting ‘human sensors’ Unfortunately, with crime-as-a-service, the same is true for people interested in trying their hand at cybercrime. For example, a hacker may choose one vendor whose specialty uses open-source intelligence (OSINT) to identify the most lucrative targets for phishing scams.

Phishing 150

Phishing Cybercrime Technology Hacking 150

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

Now Cybersecurity expert says the next generation of identity theft is here: ‘Identity hijacking’ Were 3 Million Toothbrushes Really Used for a DDoS Attack? Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon Pierluigi Paganini ( SecurityAffairs – hacking, newsletter)

Spyware 128

Spyware Surveillance DDOS Identity Theft 128

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

Virtual Kidnapping: AI Tools Are Enabling IRL Extortion Scams How a ‘Refund Fraud’ Gang Stole $700,000 From Amazon Info from 5.6 Virtual Kidnapping: AI Tools Are Enabling IRL Extortion Scams How a ‘Refund Fraud’ Gang Stole $700,000 From Amazon Info from 5.6

DDOS 130

DDOS Data breaches Ransomware Marketing 130

Security Affairs

MAY 9, 2021

Experts found critical authentication bypass flaw in HPE Edgeline Infrastructure Manager UNC2529, a new sophisticated cybercrime gang that targets U.S. Experts found critical authentication bypass flaw in HPE Edgeline Infrastructure Manager UNC2529, a new sophisticated cybercrime gang that targets U.S. Pierluigi Paganini.

Data breaches 103

Data breaches DDOS Hacking Cryptocurrency 103

Security Affairs

JULY 7, 2024

GootLoader is still active and efficient Hackers stole OpenAI secrets in a 2023 security breach Hackers leak 170k Taylor Swift’s ERAS Tour Barcodes Polyfill.io GootLoader is still active and efficient Hackers stole OpenAI secrets in a 2023 security breach Hackers leak 170k Taylor Swift’s ERAS Tour Barcodes Polyfill.io

Data breaches 123

Data breaches Hacking Banking Spyware 123

SecureList

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Cybercriminals continued targeting gamers’ accounts filled with valuable in-game items or giving access to games on several devices, and often used in-game currency to lure victims to participate in their scams. Unfortunately, this ambiguity sets the stage for an anticipated increase in charity-related scams in 2024.

VPN 132

VPN Scams Education DDOS 132

Security Boulevard

JANUARY 25, 2022

Folks, Who wants to dive deep into some of my latest commercially available research and stay on the top of their OSINT/cybercrime research and threat intelligence gathering game that also includes their team and organization? Dancho Danchev’s “Intell on the Criminal Underground – Who’s Who in Cybercrime for ” Presentation – [PDF].

Cybercrime 96

Cybercrime Hacking Scams Ransomware 96

Security Affairs

APRIL 30, 2023

ViperSoftX uses more sophisticated encryption and anti-analysis techniques Atomic macOS Stealer is advertised on Telegram for $1,000 per month CISA warns of a critical flaw affecting Illumina medical devices OpenAI reinstates ChatGPT service in Italy after meeting Garante Privacy’s demands Cisco discloses a bug in the Prime Collaboration Deployment (..)

Cybercrime 98

Cybercrime Malware Hacking Accountability 98

SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

In fact, the World Economic Forum (WEF) projects that by 2021: Global cybercrime costs could total approximately $6 trillion in the US. If cybercrime were a country, it would have the third largest economy in the world. Clearly, cybercrime is big business, and it operates like one. How big is the impact of cybercrime?

Cybersecurity 98

Cybersecurity Cybercrime DDOS Backups 98

Security Affairs

JUNE 17, 2024

The dark web marketplace shut down in 2020, leaving users without time to withdraw funds from their escrow accounts, at the time some users blamed a prolonged denial-of-service (DDoS) attack, while others suspected an exit scam.

Marketing 132

Marketing Cryptocurrency DDOS Scams 132

Security Affairs

MARCH 19, 2022

In some cases, the gang also threatened and conducted distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks during negotiations. In some cases, AvosLocker negotiators also threaten and launche distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks during negotiations, likely when the victims are not cooperating, to convince them to comply with their demands.

Ransomware 122

Ransomware DDOS Backups Passwords 122

Security Affairs

JUNE 15, 2022

These documents could be used to conduct scams and identity theft. Other products available in the cybercrime underground are email databases, most of them are dumps that threat actors aggregate from past dumps. Dark Web Index 2022 also lists malware infections and DDoS attacks. Price USD (2021) Avg.

Identity Theft 98

Identity Theft Accountability DDOS Cybercrime 98

Webroot

JANUARY 7, 2022

In particular, we witnessed an increase in distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks and a surge in the usage of the internet of things (IoT). The cybercrime marketplace also continued to get more robust while the barrier to entry for malicious actors continued to drop. The rise of exchange attacks grew, and quick scams reigned.

Cybercrime 116

Cybercrime Ransomware Phishing Cryptocurrency 116

Security Affairs

MAY 14, 2023

ransom Dragon Breath APT uses double-dip DLL sideloading strategy International Press Cybercrime San Bernardino County pays $1.1-million ransom Dragon Breath APT uses double-dip DLL sideloading strategy International Press Cybercrime San Bernardino County pays $1.1-million

Data breaches 98

Data breaches DDOS Ransomware Hacking 98

SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

The evolving world of cybercrime can be complicated, and at the end of the day, you just want what’s best for your business. You can start by learning about the three common cybersecurity threats that all small business owners should be prepared for: malware, vulnerabilities, and DDoS attacks. How DDoS attacks can affect your business.

Small Business 98

Small Business Cybersecurity DDOS Malware 98

Threatpost

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Scam threatens to flood sites using Google’s banner-ad program with bot and junk traffic if owners don’t pay $5K in bitcoin.

Accountability 101

Accountability Scams DDOS Cryptocurrency 101

Security Affairs

APRIL 9, 2020

These companies are in no way involved in the scams, of course. Group-IB Threat Intelligence has tracked down more than 500 posts on underground forums in which users offered coronavirus discounts and promotional codes on DDoS, spamming, and other services to stimulate demand, affected by the pandemic. Source: CERT-GIB.

Phishing 143

Phishing Malware Spyware DDOS 143

eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Cyber security measures ensure this data is safeguarded against breaches, fraud, hacking, and other forms of cybercrime. Banks can minimize the financial risks associated with cybercrime by investing in advanced cyber security solutions. These attacks overwhelmed their online banking platforms, causing significant service disruptions.

Banking 108

Banking Identity Theft DDOS Cyber threats 108

SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS). First, however, let's look at the top 15 cyber threats organizations face right now, according to the report: Malware. Web-based Attacks. Web Application Attacks. Identity Theft. Data Breach. Insider Threat. Physical Manipulation, Damage, Theft and Loss. Information Leakage. Ransomware. Cyber Espionage.

Cyber threats 131

Cyber threats Insurance Cyber Insurance Ransomware 131

Security Affairs

APRIL 3, 2022

And how to prevent it? Sophos Firewall affected by a critical authentication bypass flaw Mar 20- Mar 26 Ukraine – Russia the silent cyber conflict Security Affairs newsletter Round 358 by Pierluigi Paganini Western Digital addressed a critical bug in My Cloud OS 5 CISA adds 66 new flaws to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog.

Firewall 98

Firewall Hacking DDOS VPN 98

SecureWorld News

APRIL 4, 2022

According to a report from McAfee Enterprise and FireEye titled, "Cybercrime in a Pandemic World: The Impact of COVID-19," 81% of global organizations have experienced increased cyberthreats, and 79% experienced downtime from an attack during a peak season. Cybersecurity attacks are on the rise, especially since the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Ransomware 98

Ransomware Digital transformation Phishing Small Business 98

Malwarebytes

MARCH 17, 2022

It’s an incredibly complex landscape fraught with problems, and this is why we’ll continue to see people hit by all manner of cryptocurrency scams for some time to come. BlackCat didn’t only demand a ransom under threat of data leaks; it also promised to fire up a DDoS (distributed denial of service) if the ransom wasn’t paid.

Cryptocurrency 133

Cryptocurrency Backups Phishing Password Management 133

Digital Shadows

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

In 2025, we anticipate more vishing (voice phishing) and fake IT helpdesk scams targeting English-speaking firms. These could include DDoS attacks, mass email bombings, and data leaks. In late 2024, Russian ransomware groups began collaborating with native English speakers, boosting their social engineering capabilities.

Social Engineering 59

Social Engineering Cybersecurity DDOS Ransomware 59

BH Consulting

JUNE 13, 2023

SC Magazine noted Verizon’s finding that DDoS attacks are getting worse. Verizon points out that cybercrime risk crosses all sectors regardless of industry vertical, but it provides 10 sectoral snapshots to help readers understand the threats in more depth. MORE Have you ever experienced post-breach stress syndrome?

Social Engineering 52

Social Engineering Data breaches Scams DDOS 52

Digital Shadows

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

In 2025, we anticipate more vishing (voice phishing) and fake IT helpdesk scams targeting English-speaking firms. These could include DDoS attacks, mass email bombings, and data leaks. In late 2024, Russian ransomware groups began collaborating with native English speakers, boosting their social engineering capabilities.

Social Engineering 52

Social Engineering Cybersecurity DDOS Ransomware 52