Security Affairs

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The German police seized the dark web marketplace Kingdom Market as a result of an international law enforcement operation. The Kingdom Market was established in March 2021, the offer of the dark web marketplace included drugs, malware, stolen data, and forged documents. Many of these deposits were made in cash.”

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Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2022

Treasury Department sanctioned the Hydra Market, the world’s largest and longest-running dark web marketplace. Treasury Department sanctioned the darkweb marketplace Hydra Market, the same day Germany’s Federal Criminal Police Office, the Bundeskriminalamt (BKA), announced they have shut down the illegal platform. The post U.S.

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SecureList

JANUARY 17, 2024

Number of posts offering RedLine logs, 2022–2023 Last year, we released an in-depth study on MaaS, offering detailed insights into the market landscape and the complexity of toolsets used by attackers. Threat actors with a reputation refrained from claiming hacks or posting fakes. The dark market is already replete with such services.

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Security Affairs

JULY 17, 2023

The admins of the darkweb Genesis Market announced the sale of their platform to a threat actor that will restart operations next month. In April, the FBI seized the Genesis Market , a black marketplace for stolen credentials that was launched in 2017. “A buyer been found and a deposit has been made.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2022

Germany’s Federal Criminal Police Office shut down Hydra Market, the Russian-language darknet marketplace specialized in drug dealing. The seizure of the Hydra Market is the result of an international investigation conducted by the Central Office for Combating Cybercrime (ZIT) in partnership with U.S. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Researchers detailed the multi-millionaire market of zero-day exploits, a parallel economy that is fueling the threat landscape. Zero-day exploits are essential weapons in the arsenal of nation-state actors and cybercrime groups. High-rollers: threat actors that sell and buy zero-day exploits for $1,000,000-plus.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 8, 2024

19 individuals worldwide were charged in a transnational cybercrime investigation of the now defunct xDedic marketplace. In 2016 the service was offering up to 70,000 hacked servers for as little as $6, and with 416 registered sellers in 173 countries, the platform was operating a highly successful global business model.

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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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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Desnica launched the dark web market in 2019, Monopoly rapidly became one the biggest marketplace for the sale of illicit narcotics, including opioids, stimulants, psychedelics, and prescription medications. The analysis of the seized server allowed the identification of several actors using the Monopoly Market.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 15, 2019

“ BriansClub ,” one of the largest underground stores for buying stolen credit card data, has itself been hacked. All of the card data stolen from BriansClub was shared with multiple sources who work closely with financial institutions to identify and monitor or reissue cards that show up for sale in the cybercrime underground.

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Security Affairs

MAY 18, 2023

A US national has pleaded guilty to operating the carding site Skynet Market and selling financial information belonging to tens of thousands of US victims. and ggmccloud1, pleaded guilty to operating a carding site on the dark web called Skynet Market and selling financial information belonging to tens of thousands of victims in the US.

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Security Affairs

JULY 9, 2020

More than 15 billion username and passwords are available on cybercrime marketplaces, including over 5 billion unique credentials, states the experts. Experts reported that brute-force cracking tools and account checkers are available on cybercrime marketplaces and forums for an average of $4. ” continues the report.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 18, 2023

[This is Part III in a series on research conducted for a recent Hulu documentary on the 2015 hack of marital infidelity website AshleyMadison.com.] LeakedSource was advertised on a number of popular cybercrime forums as a service that could help hackers break into valuable or high-profile accounts. Abusewith[.]us

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Identity IQ

JUNE 15, 2021

The automaker said an unauthorized third party obtained personal information about customers and interested buyers from a vendor used for digital sales and marketing by its Audi Volkswagen brands and some U.S. The post Audi Got Hacked: What Cybercrimals Do with Your Information and How to Protect It appeared first on IdentityIQ.

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Security Affairs

MAY 2, 2023

In an international law enforcement operation coordinated by Europol, codenamed ‘SpecTor’, the police seized the illegal dark web marketplace ‘Monopoly Market.’ The Monopoly Market was launched in 2019 and the German authorities seized the marketplace’s infrastructure in December 2021.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 4, 2023

government this week put a $10 million bounty on the head of a Russian man who for the past 18 years operated Try2Check , one of the cybercrime underground’s most trusted services for checking the validity of stolen credit card data. According to cybersecurity firm Constella Intelligence , the address polkas@bk.ru

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 12, 2022

It is sadly the case that ecommerce cybercrime is on the rise. As cybercriminals do seem to be taking a keener interest in the industry, it is up to owners of ecommerce businesses to be extra vigilant about cybercrime and put appropriate defenses in place to keep the company secure. Why cybercrime can even damage your SEO.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Ransomware operators with the skills to write software for use by affiliate groups have identified a gap in the criminal market. This is accelerating the professionalization of cybercrime. Preparation will be key as Russia, North Korea, Iran and activist hacking groups all carry their own motivations.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 18, 2022

An international law enforcement operation led by Europol disrupted a cybercrime ring focused on hacking wireless key fobs to steal cars. The criminals used a tool, marketed as an automotive diagnostic solution, to replace the original software of the vehicles. SecurityAffairs – hacking, key fobs). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 26, 2023

Milomir Desnica, a citizen of Croatia and Serbia, has been charged with running the Monopoly Market drug darknet marketplace. Milomir Desnica (33), a citizen of Croatia and Serbia, has been extradited from Austria to the United States to face charges of running the darknet drug marketplace Monopoly Market. ” concludes DoJ.

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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. Vulnerabilities market got a remake.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 27, 2020

A 30-year old Russian national was sentenced to nine years in prison for running Cardplanet and Direct Connection credit card market. Burkov was also operating another invite-only cybercrime forum, to obtain membership prospective members needed three existing members to “vouch” for their good reputation in the cybercrime community.

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Herjavec Group

AUGUST 26, 2021

We can learn a lot from the cybercrime of the past…the history of cybercrime is a glimpse into what we can expect in the future. In the past 18 months, we’ve experienced the beginning of an era that has seen cybersecurity and cybercrime at the center of it all. Dateline Cybercrime . Robert Herjavec.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 15, 2023

The Snatch ransomware group announced it had hacked the food giant Kraft Heinz, the company is investigating the claims. The Snatch ransomware group claims to have hacked Kraft Heinz in August and on December 14, it added the company to the list of victims on its leak site.

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Bleeping Computer

JUNE 18, 2023

A new information-stealing malware named 'Mystic Stealer,' has been promoted on hacking forums and darknet markets since April 2023, quickly gaining traction in the cybercrime community. [.]

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

“Emotet’s return is not coincidental, it is caused by major shifts in the overall cybercrime domain. This has been proven by the alliance of TrickBot , Emotet , and Ryuk : the three major players of the pre-2019 cybercrime hierarchy. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Emotet). ” concludes the analysis. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Heimadal Security

APRIL 22, 2021

This massive leak is offering the researchers, for the first time, a glimpse into the bustling cybercrime economy, meanwhile putting into a new perspective the ways in which they can use the data to tie up loose ends on previous cyberattacks. Million RDP Server Logins Collected from Hacker Market appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog.

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Schneier on Security

MARCH 14, 2023

From Brian Krebs : 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. The arrest coincided with a seizure of the NetWire sales website by the U.S.

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SecureList

APRIL 5, 2023

The Telegram black market: what’s on offer After reviewing phishers’ Telegram channels that we detected, we broke down the services they promoted into paid and free. Phishers use OTP bots to try and hack 2FA. The calls are fully automated.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

One of the largest cybercrime services for laundering stolen merchandise was hacked recently, exposing its internal operations, finances and organizational structure. Services like SWAT are known as “Drops for stuff” on cybercrime forums. The login page for the criminal reshipping service SWAT USA Drop.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 8, 2022

Interestingly, roughly 10% of funds sent to SSNDOB have come from cryptocurrency ATMs, a higher proportion than we typically see for most services, including darknet markets and other illicit providers.” SecurityAffairs – hacking, SSNDOB Marketplace). ” states Chainalysis. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 27, 2021

‘Hotarus Corp’ Ransomware operators hacked Ecuador’s largest private bank, Banco Pichincha, and the country’s Ministry of Finance. ?A “We know that there was unauthorized access to the systems of a provider that provides marketing services for the Pichincha Miles program. ” reads the statement.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 30, 2019

For many years and until quite recently, credit card data stolen from online merchants has been worth far less in the cybercrime underground than cards pilfered from hacked brick-and-mortar stores. For example, over the past year Gemini has seen some 66 million new dumps show up on underground markets, and roughly half as many CVVs.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 30, 2024

The infamous cybercrime syndicate ShinyHunters has struck again, this time claiming responsibility for an absolutely staggering data breach impacting live entertainment giants Ticketmaster and Live Nation. Ticketmaster has a significant market share of the ticket sale market, and incidents like this can have significant long-term impact.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Sold at a high price on market places, collected data is of particular interest to cybercriminals, allowing them to carry out follow-up lucrative campaigns, including Big Game Hunting operations.” SecurityAffairs – hacking, Aurora Stealer). ” concludes the report. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Over the past 15 years, a cybercrime anonymity service known as VIP72 has enabled countless fraudsters to mask their true location online by routing their traffic through millions of malware-infected systems. based Internet address for more than a decade — a remarkable achievement for such a high-profile cybercrime service.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

The Brute Ratel post-exploitation toolkit has been cracked and now is available in the underground hacking and cybercrime communities. Threat actors have cracked the Brute Ratel C4 (BRC4) post-exploitation toolkit and leaked it for free in the cybercrime underground. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Brute Ratel). in, and Xss[.]is,

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