SecureList

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic is likely to cause a massive wave of poverty, and that invariably translates into more people resorting to crime, including cybercrime. Cracking down hard on the cybercrime world. Analysis of forecasts for 2021. We should expect more fraud, targeting mostly BTC , because this cryptocurrency is the most popular.

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Hot for Security

JUNE 25, 2021

33-year-old Andrii Kolpakov worked for the FIN7 gang (also sometimes known as Carbanak, Navigator Group, or Anunak) which made its fortune targeting retailers, restaurants, and gambling firms in more than 40 countries around the world, stealing tens of millions of payment card details at thousands of business locations. million dollars.

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SC Magazine

JUNE 24, 2021

A new blog post report has shone a light on the malicious practice known as voice phishing or vishing – a social engineering tactic that some cyber experts say has only grown in prominence since COVID-19 forced employees to work from home. (Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons).

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Unlike common stealers, this malware gathered data that can be used to identify the victims, such as browsing histories, social networking account IDs and Wi-Fi networks. These are attractive aspects that cybercrime groups will be unable to resist. Mobile malware techniques haven’t changed much in the course of 2022.

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Cryptocurrency Mobile Ransomware Banking 86

Security Boulevard

JUNE 26, 2023

Unfortunately, the increasing reliance on digital systems and capabilities has also attracted an ever-growing number of malicious actors seeking to defraud businesses through phishing , social engineering , or ransomware attacks. The end result of these types of cyber attacks are often highly public and damaging data breaches.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Group-IB assisted Paxful, an international peer-to-peer cryptocurrency marketplace, in countering web-bot and social engineering attacks. The combination of advanced anti-fraud technologies and intelligence protects both banking and retail customers. million customers against possible attacks. About Group-IB.

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SecureList

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

In March 2021, we noticed an advertisement for malware named “BloodyStealer” on a Russian-speaking underground forum. According to the ad, BloodyStealer was a malicious stealer capable of fetching session data and passwords, and cookie exfiltration, and protected against reverse engineering and malware analysis in general.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 13, 2020

Since then, it has conducted 26 targeted attacks on commercial organizations alone, including companies in the fields of construction , finance , consulting , retail , banking , insurance , law ,and travel. The APT group RedCurl, discovered by Group-IB Threat Intelligence experts, has been active since at least 2018.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Today, e-commerce sales make up 21% of global retail sales, which is a 50% increase on the pre-pandemic levels. In this research, we analyze various types of threats, such as financial malware and phishing pages mimicking the world’s biggest retail platforms, banking and payment systems, and discuss recent trends.

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Phishing Banking Scams Retail 98

SecureList

OCTOBER 6, 2022

During the pandemic, lockdowns forced people to stay at home and do their shopping online, which was mirrored in point-of-sale (PoS) and ATM malware activity, as certain regions saw malicious transactions drop significantly. Perpetrators continue to spread already-existing, widely used malware to attack PoS terminals and ATMs.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Here’s a look at some of the more notable cybercrime stories from the past year, as covered by KrebsOnSecurity and elsewhere. This bold about-face dumbfounded many longtime Norton users because antivirus firms had spent years broadly classifying all cryptomining programs as malware.

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Cryptocurrency Cybercrime Computers and Electronics Scams 234

SecureList

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Introduction Knowledge is our best weapon in the fight against cybercrime. The gang infamously uses complex tactics and techniques to penetrate victim networks, such as exploitation of software vulnerabilities and social engineering. The malware will try calling home if the initial ping goes through. Path to the komar65.dll

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Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2023

The submissions were classified as either phishing or malware. Phishing and Malware Q3 & Q4 2022 The results depicted in Figure 1 show that phishing campaigns (98,7%) were more prevalent than malware (1,3%) during Q3 and Q4 2022. of the total, in comparison with 31.1% in Q2 2022.

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Security Affairs

JULY 4, 2022

The submissions were classified as either phishing or malware. Phishing and Malware Q2 2022. The results depicted in Figure 1 show that phishing campaigns (68,9%) were more prevalent than malware (31,1%) during Q2 2022. A growing trend in phishing submissions was observed in Q2 (2630), with malware having 31.1%

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Threat Reports Phishing Banking Malware 79

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

The submissions were classified as either phishing or malware. Phishing and Malware Q4 2021. The results depicted in Figure 1 show that phishing campaigns (92,2%) were more prevalent than malware (7,8%) during Q4 2021. A growing trend in phishing submissions was observed in Q4 (1180), with malware having 7.8% in Q3 2021.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

The force was originally created to tackle a range of cybercrimes, but Tarazi says SIM swappers are a primary target now for two reasons. In this case, the victim didn’t download malware or fall for some stupid phishing email. Samy Tarazi is a sergeant with the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s office and a REACT supervisor.

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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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Cybercrime Computers and Electronics Banking Hacking 135

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

In the report, the company examines key shifts in the cybercrime world internationally between H2 2019 and H1 2020 and gives forecasts for the coming year. The past year — a harrowing period for the world economy — culminated in the spike of cybercrime. The most severe financial damage has occurred as a result of ransomware activity.

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Banking Ransomware Phishing Marketing 130

Security Affairs

JUNE 4, 2021

And there are even more specialized products such as DDoS attacks, email databases, and malware. More retailers accept several forms of online payments. Hacked social media accounts’ prices are decreasing across all platforms. Hackers can steal tens of thousands of dollars for every 1000 malware installs. DDoS Attacks.

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