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From Cybercrime Saul Goodman to the Russian GRU

Krebs on Security

In 2021, the exclusive Russian cybercrime forum Mazafaka was hacked. Launched in 2001 under the tagline “Network terrorism,” Mazafaka would evolve into one of the most guarded Russian-language cybercrime communities. One representation of the leaked Mazafaka database. One representation of the leaked Mazafaka database.

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AlphaLock, Threat Actor Branding, and the World of Cybercrime Marketing

Security Boulevard

Threat actors are not a monolith in their approach to cybercrime. The popular perception is that threat actors steal information for the sake of it, while knowing and accepting that they are doing something wrong. The post AlphaLock, Threat Actor Branding, and the World of Cybercrime Marketing appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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White Snake Menace: The Growing Threat of Information Stealers in the Cybercrime Landscape

Quick Heal Antivirus

Introduction The rise of malicious software designed to steal sensitive information has become a significant problem in the. The post White Snake Menace: The Growing Threat of Information Stealers in the Cybercrime Landscape appeared first on Quick Heal Blog.

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Cybercrime: Rising Concern to Cyber World

Security Boulevard

As per an article by The Hindu, 50,035 cases of cybercrime were reported in 2020, 11.8% of cybercrimes were of fraud. Every organization or institution has some sort of information or data that needs to be protected. Organizations invest large sums of money to secure that information and data. […].

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Police seized Crimemarket, the largest German-speaking cybercrime marketplace

Security Affairs

German police seized the largest German-speaking cybercrime marketplace Crimemarket and arrested one of its operators. The Düsseldorf Police announced that a large-scale international law enforcement operation led to the seizure of the largest German-speaking cybercrime marketplace.

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Moldovan citizen sentenced in connection with the E-Root cybercrime marketplace case

Security Affairs

US DoJ sentenced a Moldovan national (31) to 42 months in federal prison for operating the E-Root cybercrime marketplace. Diaconu was operating the E-Root cybercrime marketplace. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon Pierluigi Paganini ( SecurityAffairs – hacking, cybercrime)

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Three Top Russian Cybercrime Forums Hacked

Krebs on Security

Pass this information to people you know. ” Other sources indicate tens of thousands of private messages between Verified users were stolen, including information about bitcoin deposits and withdrawals and private Jabber contacts. Everyone’s account passwords were forcibly reset. ” On Feb.