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Russian-speaking cybercrime evolution: What changed from 2016 to 2021

SecureList

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.

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A member of the FIN7 group was sentenced to 10 years in prison

Security Affairs

The Ukrainian national Fedir Hladyr (35), aka “das” or “AronaXus,” was sentenced to 10 years in prison for having served as a manager and systems administrator for the financially motivated group FIN7 , aka Carbanak. Hladyr also controlled the organization’s encrypted channels of communication.”

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FIN7 sysadmin behind “billions in damage” gets 10 years

Malwarebytes

In 2018 three high-ranking members of a sophisticated international cybercrime group operating out of Eastern Europe were arrested and taken into custody by US authorities. Hladyr also controlled the organization’s encrypted channels of communication. According to acting US Attorney Tessa M.

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New Linux/DDosMan threat emerged from an evolution of the older Elknot

Security Affairs

But let’s see what are the execution binaries and what an administrator will see because this analysis IS for rise the system administration awareness: Code execution: execve("/tmp/upgrade""); // to execute upgrade. Further details of this family of ELF malware we posted regularly in here:–>[link]”.

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Top Cybersecurity Accounts to Follow on Twitter

eSecurity Planet

Brian Krebs is an independent investigative reporter known for his coverage of technology, malware , data breaches , and cybercrime developments. Longtime network and system administrator Jack Daniel is a technology community activist, mentor, and storyteller. Brian Krebs | @briankrebs. Denial-of-Suez attack.