Penetration Testing

DECEMBER 3, 2023

The BlackBerry Global Threat Intelligence Report for November 2023 provides a deep dive into the current cybersecurity landscape, offering invaluable... The post Cybercrime Rampant: Novel Malware Attacks Triple in Frequency, BlackBerry Warns appeared first on Penetration Testing.

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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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NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Netcraft’s latest research details HookBot, a sophisticated Android-based banking Trojan that’s steadily advancing its footprint in the cybercrime world.

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MAY 25, 2025

Department of Justice (DOJ) has unsealed charges against Russian national Rustam Rafailevich Gallyamov, the alleged architect The post Qakbot Mastermind Indicted: Russian Architect of $50M Malware Empire Charged appeared first on Daily CyberSecurity.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

The TeamTNT botnet is a crypto-mining malware operation that has been active since April 2020 and that targets Docker installs. In January 2021, the cybercrime gang launched a new campaign targeting Kubernetes environments with the Hildegard malware. ” Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Ethical hackers proved their worth over the 14 months that the pandemic ravaged economies and organizations were at their most vulnerable, preventing $27 billion in cybercrime during the time when flaws threatened to overwhelm security teams worldwide. During the period from May 1, 2020 to August 31, 2021, eight in 10 ethical hackers found a.

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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. Malware developers — no longer hiring.

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Penetration Testing

MAY 23, 2025

Department of Justice has unsealed charges against 16 individuals allegedly behind the DanaBot malware operation, a The post DanaBot Takedown: 16 Indicted for $50M Malware Operation appeared first on Daily CyberSecurity.

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Penetration Testing

MARCH 4, 2024

When the Babuk ransomware group disbanded in 2021, it seemed like a minor victory in the ongoing battle against cybercrime. However, the leak of Babuk’s source code has become a breeding ground for new... The post RA World Ransomware: A Babuk Successor Targets Healthcare appeared first on Penetration Testing.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

The selection of affiliates is a crucial process in the success of the cybercrime scheme, for this reason, REvil operators personally select each people they want to include in their program. As part of this recruitment process, REvil is looking for teams of skilled hackers at penetration testing or experienced individuals.

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Penetration Testing

MAY 31, 2024

A new and sophisticated malware named AsukaStealer has emerged on the cybercrime scene, offering its malicious services for a surprisingly low monthly fee of $80.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 1, 2024

Subsequently, other malware integrated the exploit, including Rhadamanthys, Risepro, Meduza , Stealc Stealer and recently the White Snake. The researchers discovered that the malware targets Chrome’s token_service table of WebData to extract tokens and account IDs of chrome profiles logged in. ” continues the report.

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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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Hot for Security

APRIL 19, 2021

Notorious FIN7 gang stole payment card details from retailers around the world Cybercrime gang posed as penetration testing firm to recruit hackers. More details on how the malware operated can be read about in this technical paper by Bitdefender Labs. Gorman of the Western District of Washington. ”

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Penetration Testing

APRIL 4, 2024

Researchers at Cisco Talos have uncovered a sophisticated cybercrime operation dubbed “CoralRaider,” pinpointing the threat actors as likely based in Vietnam.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Malware Hunter – One year after its launch, Marco Ramilli shared the results of its project that has analyzed more than 1 Million malware samples. Malware Hunter is a python powered project driven by three main components: collectors, processors and public API. Malware Analyses Distribution. How it works.

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Security Affairs

MAY 9, 2021

CISA has published an analysis of the FiveHands ransomware, the same malware that was analyzed a few days ago by researchers from FireEye’s Mandiant experts. The UNC2447 gang targeted organizations in Europe and North America using a broad range of malware over the past months. For more information, refer to Analysis Report AR21-126A.”

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Penetration Testing

MARCH 17, 2024

A recent report by Cofense, an industry leader in email security, has uncovered two new alarming campaigns showcasing the rising threat of SVG files in the cybercrime world. SVG, which stands for Scalable Vector... The post SVG Files: The Emerging Vector of Cyber Threats appeared first on Penetration Testing.

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JANUARY 31, 2024

As the tax season rolls in, so does the threat of cybercrime, and leading the charge in 2024 is the infamous TA576 threat actor. Researchers at Proofpoint have unveiled the resurgence of this cybercriminal... The post Proofpoint Exposes TA576’s Tax Season Email Scams appeared first on Penetration Testing.

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MAY 3, 2025

In a deep-dive threat analysis published on April 29, 2025, Recorded Futures Insikt Group exposed the complex and The post MintsLoader Malware: Advanced Evasion Techniques Target Industrial Sector appeared first on Daily CyberSecurity.

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Penetration Testing

DECEMBER 15, 2024

A discovery by XLab has detailed Glutton, a stealthy PHP backdoor targeting both traditional organizations and the cybercrime ecosystem itself. According to XLabs analysis, Glutton represents a new generation of... The post The Zero-Detection PHP Backdoor Glutton Exposed appeared first on Cybersecurity News.

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MARCH 26, 2024

A newly discovered malware loader is making waves in the cybercrime world, helping the notorious Agent Tesla infostealer expand its reach.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Malware loaders on the underground market: True. The prediction anticipated that malware loaders would become a major commodity in the cybercriminal underground market. Increase in red team penetration testing frameworks: False. This trend aligns with the growing interest in malicious loaders, making this prediction true.

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JANUARY 9, 2024

In a significant breakthrough in the fight against cybercrime, Cisco Talos, in cooperation with Dutch Police and Avast, has recovered a crucial decryptor for systems affected by the Babuk ransomware variant known as Tortilla....

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AUGUST 8, 2024

Security researchers from iVerify have recently detected a sophisticated fileless malware-spreading framework named GhostHook, which is currently being circulated across various cybercrime forums and networks.

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Penetration Testing

JANUARY 5, 2025

The NonEuclid Remote Access Trojan (RAT), detailed in a report by CYFIRMA, represents a significant evolution in malware The post NonEuclid RATA Sophisticated Tool in the Cybercrime Arsenal appeared first on Cybersecurity News.

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Penetration Testing

APRIL 12, 2024

This sophisticated malware, discovered by Seqrite, represents a troubling leap in the evolution of cybercrime... The post “Coyote” Trojan Strikes Brazil’s Banks, Experts Warn of Next-Gen Threat appeared first on Penetration Testing.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 23, 2019

The Carbanak gang (aka FIN7 , Anunak or Cobalt ) stole over a billion euros from banks across the world, the name “Carbanak” comes with the name of the malware they used to compromise computers at banks, other financial institutions, restaurants, and other industries. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 2, 2022

– Testers: Workers in charge of testing Conti malware against security tools and obfuscating it. – Penetration Testers/Hackers: Those on the front lines battling against corporate security teams to steal data, and plant ransomware.

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Penetration Testing

DECEMBER 15, 2023

In the shadowy world of cybercrime, alliances are formed not in boardrooms, but in the encrypted corners of the dark web.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

Sustes Malware doesn’t infect victims by itself, but it is spread via brute-force activities with special focus on IoT and Linux servers. Sustes Malware doesn’t infect victims by itself (it’s not a worm) but it is spread over the exploitation and brute-force activities with special focus on IoT and Linux servers.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 8, 2022

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) released a joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) providing details on the top malware strains of 2021. The top malware strains in 2021 included remote access Trojans (RATs), banking Trojans, information stealers, and ransomware.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 18, 2021

The Carbanak gang (aka FIN7 , Anunak or Cobalt ) stole over a billion euros from banks across the world, the name “Carbanak” comes with the name of the malware they used to compromise computers at banks, other financial institutions, restaurants, and other industries. ” reads the press release published by DoJ.

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Penetration Testing

MAY 29, 2024

Cybersecurity firm ReliaQuest has published a detailed analysis of a BlackSuit ransomware attack that occurred in April 2024, shedding light on the sophisticated tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) employed by this increasingly active cybercrime... The post Researchers Reveal Sophisticated BlackSuit Ransomware Attack appeared first (..)

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Hot for Security

JUNE 25, 2021

If the recipient opened the included attachment, their computer would be infected by a version of the Carbanak malware. ” Unusually, FIN7 presented itself as a company called Combi Security, which claimed to offer penetration testing services for businesses. In truth, however, the firm had no legitimate customers.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 23, 2019

The Carbanak gang (aka FIN7 , Anunak or Cobalt ) stole over a billion euros from banks across the world, the name “Carbanak” comes with the name of the malware they used to compromise computers at banks, other financial institutions, restaurants, and other industries. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Penetration Testing

JUNE 5, 2025

ViperSoftX, a stealthy malware, is actively spreading via fake software to steal cryptocurrency and enable remote control, affecting users globally.

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