Krebs on Security

JANUARY 7, 2025

” Perm is the current administrator of Star Fraud , one of the more consequential cybercrime communities on Telegram and one that has emerged as a foundry of innovation in voice phishing attacks. Each participant in the call has a specific role, including: -The Caller: The person speaking and trying to social engineer the target.

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Tech Republic Security

MARCH 23, 2022

Using social engineering rather than traditional ransomware tactics, the Lapsus$ group has already hit multiple organizations, says Microsoft. The post Microsoft warns of destructive attacks by Lapsus$ cybercrime group appeared first on TechRepublic.

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Once again, this cloaked content is a complete diversion which will take detection engines for a ride. Do jokes trigger the same reaction in an AI engine as they would to a human? AI vs AI: humans to the rescue These are just some of the many examples of AI being misused. It doesn’t seem like it… yet.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 7, 2025

A 20-year-old man linked to the Scattered Spider cybercrime group has pleaded guilty to charges filed in Florida and California. ” Source News4Jax The charges relate to his alleged role in the Scattered Spider cybercrime group (also known as UNC3944 , 0ktapus ). .” ” reported News4Jax. In January 2024, U.S.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Shefel claims the true mastermind behind the Target and other retail breaches was Dmitri Golubov , an infamous Ukrainian hacker known as the co-founder of Carderplanet, among the earliest Russian-language cybercrime forums focused on payment card fraud. “I’m also godfather of his second son.”

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 18, 2024

USDoD was known to use the hacker handles “ Equation Corp ” and “ NetSec ,” and according to the cyber intelligence platform Intel 471 NetSec posted a thread on the now-defunct cybercrime community RaidForums on Feb. national infrastructure.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 19, 2021

According to the latest figures (PDF) released by the FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), the reported losses from BEC scams continue to dwarf other cybercrime loss categories, increasing to $1.86 billion in 2020. Image: FBI. Companies pay us the foreclosure for the decryption of files and prevention of data leak.”

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Joseph Steinberg

OCTOBER 24, 2022

An online cybersecurity event with 2,500 people already logged in had to be cancelled after suspected cybercriminals launched a social engineering attack in the event’s chat window.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 26, 2024

As cryptocurrencies have grown in popularity, there has also been growing concern about cybercrime involvement in this sector Cryptocurrencies have revolutionized the financial world, offering new investment opportunities and decentralized transactions.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 18, 2024

New cybercrime group Mad Liberator is targeting AnyDesk users and runs a fake Microsoft Windows update screen to conceal data exfiltrating. Mad Liberator employs social engineering techniques to gain access to the victim’s environment, specifically targeting organizations using remote access tools like Anydesk.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Malware reverse engineering to combat ransomware: SpyCloud specializes in the tracking and analyzing of malware with deep insights into pervasive infostealers such as Lumma C2 , Redline Stealer, Vidar, and more as they are often a precursor to ransomware. We aim to stop identity-based threats once and for all.

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Penetration Testing

MAY 12, 2025

Sophos X-Ops has uncovered a cunning cybercrime campaign using fake CAPTCHA pages to trick users into running PowerShell The post CAPTCHA Trap: Fake Verification Unleashes Lumma Stealer on Unsuspecting Users appeared first on Daily CyberSecurity.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 22, 2025

A sophisticated cybercrime campaign, dubbed Elusive Comet , has been uncovered, in which North Korean threat actors are exploiting Zoom's remote control feature to infiltrate the systems of cryptocurrency professionals.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

The FBI responded by reverifying InfraGard members and by seizing the cybercrime forum where the data was being sold. In a post on the English language cybercrime forum BreachForums , USDoD leaked information on roughly 3,200 Airbus vendors, including names, addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses. But on Sept. But on Sept.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

That Joeleoli moniker registered on the cybercrime forum OGusers in 2018 with the email address joelebruh@gmail.com , which also was used to register accounts at several websites for a Joel Evans from North Carolina. Click to enlarge.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 15, 2024

A 22-year-old man from the United Kingdom arrested this week in Spain is allegedly the ringleader of Scattered Spider , a cybercrime group suspected of hacking into Twilio , LastPass , DoorDash , Mailchimp , and nearly 130 other organizations over the past two years. man arrested was a SIM-swapper who went by the alias “ Tyler.”

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 20, 2025

Social engineering: A key tactic Aflac’s preliminary findings indicate that the unauthorized party used “ social engineering tactics ” to gain access to their network. This common cybercrime method often involves tricking individuals into revealing sensitive information or granting access.

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The Hacker News

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Five alleged members of the infamous Scattered Spider cybercrime crew have been indicted in the U.S.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 17, 2023

Proprietors of these so-called “booter” or “stresser” services — designed to knock websites and users offline — have long operated in a legally murky area of cybercrime law. In 2018, the feds seized 15 stresser sites, and levied cybercrime charges against three men for their operation of booter services.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 30, 2024

2022 that an intrusion had exposed a “limited number” of Twilio customer accounts through a sophisticated social engineering attack designed to steal employee credentials. “Brickings” are among the “violence-as-a-service” offerings broadly available on many cybercrime channels.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 30, 2020

In a report published today, the company said since late March 2020 it has observed several crooks complaining about COVID-19 interfering with the daily activities of their various money mules (people hired to help launder the proceeds of cybercrime). ” Alex Holden , founder and CTO of Hold Security , agreed. .

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 29, 2022

According to recent estimates, Google enjoys somewhere near 90 percent market share in search engine usage. The login page for perhaps the most bustling cybercrime store for stolen payment card data. BriansClub has long abused my name and likeness to pimp its wares on the hacking forums.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 1, 2024

By automating the generation of malware variants, attackers can evade detection mechanisms employed by major anti-malware engines. These services allow attackers with minimal technical expertise to execute advanced attacks, democratizing cybercrime. Another area of concern is the use of GAI to develop malicious code.

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Penetration Testing

JUNE 2, 2025

Learn how this service enables easy cybercrime. Haozi, a Chinese Phishing-as-a-Service platform, is back, offering no-code phishing kits and full support.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2020

In almost every category — from epic breaches and ransomware to cybercrime justice and increasingly aggressive phishing and social engineering scams — 2020 was a year that truly went to eleven. But it was hardly a dull one for computer security news junkies.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 13, 2024

CISA adds Synacor Zimbra Collaboration flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog China-linked group Salt Typhoon hacked US broadband providers and breached wiretap systems Google Pixel 9 supports new security features to mitigate baseband attacks International Press – Newsletter Cybercrime Indiana Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracies Involving (..)

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

” Crazy Evil is referred as a traffer team, which is a group of social engineering specialists tasked with redirecting legitimate traffic to malicious landing pages. The cybercrime gang focused on targeting the Web3 and decentralized finance industry. These factors make it a persistent cyber threat.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

These tools can also answer an endless array of factual questions, much like the separate AI tool Perplexity, which advertises itself not as a search engine, but as the worlds first answer engine. As we wrote in the 2025 State of Malware report: The limited impact of AI on malware stems from its current capabilities.

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Security Affairs

MAY 17, 2025

Google warns that the cybercrime group Scattered Spider behind UK retailer attacks is now targeting U.S. The financially motivated group UNC3944 (also known as Scattered Spider , 0ktapus ) is known for social engineering and extortion. They exploit help desks and outsourced IT via social engineering for high-impact attacks.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

The Justice Department says those indicted were members of a DPRK-sponsored cybercrime group variously identified by the security community as the Lazarus Group and Advanced Persistent Threat 38 (APT 38). billion from banks and other victims worldwide.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 9, 2023

A Croatian national has been arrested for allegedly operating NetWire , a Remote Access Trojan (RAT) marketed on cybercrime forums since 2012 as a stealthy way to spy on infected systems and siphon passwords. It also says Mr. Zanko was born in July 1983, and lists his occupation as “electrical engineer.”

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 8, 2025

A new and dangerous AI-powered hacking tool is making waves across the cybercrime underworld and experts say it could change the way digital attacks are launched. Xanthorox reasoner advanced mimics human reasoning, helping attackers craft more believable phishing messages or manipulate targets through social engineering.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Microsoft announced that its Microsoft Defender for Endpoint helped to block a large-scale hacking campaign carried out by Akira ransomware operators (tracked by Microsoft as Storm-1567) The attack took place in early June 2023 and aimed at an industrial engineering organization.

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Security Affairs

MAY 24, 2025

law firms for 2 years using callback phishing and social engineering extortion tactics. law firms using phishing and social engineering. FBI warns Silent Ransom Group has targeted U.S. The FBI warns that the Silent Ransom Group, active since 2022 and also known as Luna Moth, has targeted U.S. ” reads the alert issued by the FBI.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 25, 2024

TraderTraitor activity is often characterized by targeted social engineering directed at multiple employees of the same company simultaneously.” The FBI will continue to expose and combat the DPRKs use of illicit activitiesincluding cybercrime and virtual currency theftto generate revenue for the regime. BTC ($308M).

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 1, 2023

One of Megatraffer’s ads on an English-language cybercrime forum. Megatraffer has continued to offer their code-signing services across more than a half-dozen other Russian-language cybercrime forums, mostly in the form of sporadically available EV and non-EV code-signing certificates from major vendors like Thawte and Comodo.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Evolution of social engineering Social engineering exploits human psychology to manipulate individuals into revealing sensitive information or taking harmful actions. Deepfakes are revolutionizing social engineering attacks, making them more deceptive and harder to detect.

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