Krebs on Security

JUNE 15, 2021

This post explores answers to those questions, as well as some of the ways Trickbot and other organized cybercrime gangs gradually recruit, groom and trust new programmers. Alla Witte’s personal website — allawitte[.]nl nl — circa October 2018. 6 in Miami, Fla. “Several group members had AllaWitte folders with data.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

The FBI joined authorities across Europe last week in seizing domain names for Cracked and Nulled , English-language cybercrime forums with millions of users that trafficked in stolen data, hacking tools and malware. Intel471 finds the user FlorainN registered across multiple cybercrime forums using the email address olivia.messla@outlook.de.

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Troy Hunt

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

We've also added 244M passwords we've never seen before to Pwned Passwords and updated the counts against another 199M that were already in there. This is just one of many channels involved in cybercrime, but it's noteworthy due to the huge amount of freely accessible data.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

We’ll also explore an array of cybercrime services aimed at phishers who target hotels that rely on the world’s most visited travel website. According to the market share website statista.com , booking.com is by far the Internet’s busiest travel service, with nearly 550 million visits in September. .”

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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. The company is now the target of multiple class-action lawsuits, and recently declared bankruptcy.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 30, 2025

A 23-year-old Scottish man thought to be a member of the prolific Scattered Spider cybercrime group was extradited last week from Spain to the United States, where he is facing charges of wire fraud, conspiracy and identity theft. Tyler Buchanan, being escorted by Spanish police at the airport in Palma de Mallorca in June 2024. ” U.S.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

More Americans than ever are working remotely and seeking out entertainment online, and this increase of internet activity has fueled a dramatic spike in cybercrime. Until biometrics or a quantum solution change our everyday approach to encryption, passwords remain our first line of defense against data breaches, hackers, and thieves.

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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.” “Hi, how are you?”

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 27, 2025

In today's digital world, cybercrime is a threat to our private data and security. And with Americans owning an average of 24 electronic items in their homes , neglecting to dispose of these items correctly is putting individuals at significant risk of cybercrime. What is cybercrime?

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 28, 2024

French internet service provider (ISP) Free disclosed a cyber attack, threat actors allegedly had access to customer personal information. that provides voice, video, data, and Internet telecommunications to consumers in France. Free S.A.S. is a French telecommunications company, subsidiary of Iliad S.A. million IBAN details.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

The bot allowed the attackers to use the phished username, password and one-time code to log in as that employee at the real employer website. The phishing kits used for these campaigns featured a hidden Telegram instant message bot that forwarded any submitted credentials in real-time. Click to enlarge.

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Schneier on Security

JANUARY 21, 2020

Glenn Greenwald has been charged with cybercrimes in Brazil, stemming from publishing information and documents that were embarrassing to the government. Army, to assist Manning in cracking a password stored on U.S. Department of Defense computers connected to the Secret Internet Protocol Network (SIPRNet), a U.S.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Last week on ThreatDown: Hands-on-keyboard (HOK) attacks: How ransomware gangs attack in real-time Ransomware insurance is funding cybercrime, says White House official 5 tools IT admins should block right now Stay safe! Update now! Our business solutions remove all remnants of ransomware and prevent you from getting reinfected.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 22, 2025

Japan s Financial Services Agency (FSA) reported that the damage caused by unauthorized access to and transactions on internet trading services is increasing. Avoid password reuse, choose complex passwords, and check account activity often. If you suspect fraud, change passwords and contact your brokerage immediately.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 4, 2023

Several domain names tied to Genesis Market , a bustling cybercrime store that sold access to passwords and other data stolen from millions of computers infected with malicious software, were seized by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) today. ” a cybercrime forum ad for Genesis enthused. 21, 2023. .”

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Zero Day

JUNE 6, 2025

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Krebs on Security

JULY 29, 2021

Every time there is another data breach, we are asked to change our password at the breached entity. Our continued reliance on passwords for authentication has contributed to one toxic data spill or hack after another.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 18, 2023

Kilmer said Faceless has emerged as one of the underground’s most reliable malware-based proxy services, mainly because its proxy network has traditionally included a great many compromised “Internet of Things” devices — such as media sharing servers — that are seldom included on malware or spam block lists.

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 3, 2022

Welcome to Internet Safety Month, a once-a-year event in which you, the public, are told that anywhere between three and 30 different best practices will simplify your approach to staying safe online. This year, then, for Internet Safety Month, we’re packaging our advice a little differently. Do not trust everything you see online.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 20, 2020

This week, security researchers said they spotted that same vulnerability being exploited by a new variant of Mirai , a malware strain that targets vulnerable Internet of Things (IoT) devices for use in large-scale attacks and as proxies for other cybercrime activity. which boasts some 100 million devices deployed worldwide.

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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. billion in 2020. Image: FBI. Open our letter at your email. ” Image: Sophos. – Canada.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 6, 2021

It appears much of this database has been kicking around the cybercrime underground in one form or another since last summer at least. A cybercrime forum ad from June 2020 selling a database of 533 Million Facebook users. — rely on that number for password resets. billion active monthly users. According to a Jan.

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Security Affairs

MAY 27, 2022

The FBI warns organizations in the higher education sector of credentials sold on cybercrime forums that can allow threat actors to access their networks. In May 2021, over 36,000 email and password combinations for.edu email accounts were offered for sale on a publically available instant messaging platform. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

If it sounds unlikely that a normal Internet user could make millions of dollars unmasking the identities of REvil gang members, take heart and consider that the two men indicted as part this law enforcement action do not appear to have done much to separate their cybercriminal identities from their real-life selves. 3 was Lublin, Poland.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 23, 2024

Two weeks before Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, a large, mysterious new Internet hosting firm called Stark Industries Solutions materialized and quickly became the epicenter of massive distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks on government and commercial targets in Ukraine and Europe. The homepage of Stark Industries Solutions.

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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. In October 2012, the WorldWiredLabs domain moved to another dedicated server at the Internet address 198.91.90.7,

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 15, 2021

com , a wildly popular service that sold access to more than 12 billion usernames and passwords stolen from thousands of hacked websites. For several years, WeLeakInfo was the largest of several services selling access to hacked passwords. A little over a year ago, the FBI and law enforcement partners overseas seized WeLeakInfo[.]com

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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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Krebs on Security

MARCH 13, 2019

In a recent posting to a Russian-language cybercrime forum, an individual who’s been known to sell access to hacked online accounts kicked off an auction for “the admin panel of a big American ad platform.” ” PASSWORD SPRAYING. “It seemed like [the screenshots were accounts from] past employees.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 30, 2024

Those who submitted credentials were then prompted to provide the one-time password needed for multi-factor authentication. LastPass said criminal hackers had stolen encrypted copies of some password vaults, as well as other personal information. A booking photo of Noah Michael Urban released by the Volusia County Sheriff.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 15, 2024

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. Buyers could search for credentials by desired criteria, such as price, geographic location, internet service provider, and operating system.”

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 17, 2024

The FBI warned of a fresh wave of HiatusRAT malware attacks targeting internet-facing Chinese-branded web cameras and DVRs. In March 2024, threat actors behind this campaign started targeting Internet of Things (IoT) devices in the US, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. ” reads the PIN report.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 3, 2021

More commonly, that access is purchased from a cybercriminal broker who specializes in acquiring remote access credentials — such as usernames and passwords needed to remotely connect to the target’s network. Gmail’s password recovery function says the backup email address for devrian27@gmail.com is bo3 *@gmail.com.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 2, 2022

With the recent demise of several popular “proxy” services that let cybercriminals route their malicious traffic through hacked PCs, there is now something of a supply chain crisis gripping the underbelly of the Internet. Last week, a seven-year-old proxy service called 911[.]re Image: Spur.us. The disruption at 911[.]re

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

The latest, major threats to Mac computers can steal passwords and credit card details with delicate precision, targeting victims across the internet based on their device, location, and operating system. But in the world of cybercrime, malware features only mean so much.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 13, 2020

The world of cybercrime is changing, and more and more malware variants have spread every day. There seems to be a new stealer in town called #TroyStealer , targeting Portuguese internet users EXE: [link] Exfil email address: domionhuby@gmail.com Has anyone seen this threat before? /cc on Twitter, and targeting Portuguese users.

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Security Affairs

JULY 8, 2024

Threat actors leaked the largest password compilation ever, known as RockYou2024, on a popular hacking forum. The Cybernews researchers reported that threat actors leaked the largest password compilation ever, known as RockYou2024, on a popular hacking forum. billion passwords from various internet data leaks.

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