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Hackers Claim They Breached T-Mobile More Than 100 Times in 2022

Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Image: Shutterstock.com Three different cybercriminal groups claimed access to internal networks at communications giant T-Mobile in more than 100 separate incidents throughout 2022, new data suggests. Each advertises their claimed access to T-Mobile systems in a similar way. ” or “ Tmo up!

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Fla. Man Charged in SIM-Swapping Spree is Key Suspect in Hacker Groups Oktapus, Scattered Spider

Krebs on Security

JANUARY 30, 2024

In each attack, the victims saw their email and financial accounts compromised after suffering an unauthorized SIM-swap, wherein attackers transferred each victim’s mobile phone number to a new device that they controlled. Prosecutors say Noah Michael Urban of Palm Coast, Fla., “I got thousands of grails.”

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How Malicious Android Apps Slip Into Disguise

Krebs on Security

AUGUST 3, 2023

Researchers say mobile malware purveyors have been abusing a bug in the Google Android platform that lets them sneak malicious code into mobile apps and evade security scanning tools. At issue is a mobile malware obfuscation method identified by researchers at ThreatFabric , a security firm based in Amsterdam.

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The Rise of One-Time Password Interception Bots

Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

In February, KrebsOnSecurity wrote about a novel cybercrime service that helped attackers intercept the one-time passwords (OTPs) that many websites require as a second authentication factor in addition to passwords. agency — advertised a web-based bot designed to trick targets into giving up OTP tokens.

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FBI’s Vetted Info Sharing Network ‘InfraGard’ Hacked

Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to build cyber and physical threat information sharing partnerships with the private sector, this week saw its database of contact information on more than 80,000 members go up for sale on an English-language cybercrime forum. “I wasn’t expected to be approve[d].”

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Why Malware Crypting Services Deserve More Scrutiny

Krebs on Security

JUNE 21, 2023

If you operate a cybercrime business that relies on disseminating malicious software, you probably also spend a good deal of time trying to disguise or “crypt” your malware so that it appears benign to antivirus and security products. biz , a long-running crypting service that is trusted by some of the biggest names in cybercrime.

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Who and What is Behind the Malware Proxy Service SocksEscort?

Krebs on Security

JULY 25, 2023

And a great many of these “proxy” networks are marketed primarily to cybercriminals seeking to anonymize their traffic by routing it through an infected PC, router or mobile device. “The best way to secure the transmissions of your mobile device is VPN,” reads HideIPVPN’s description on the Apple Store.

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Phishing Sites Targeting Scammers and Thieves

Krebs on Security

AUGUST 9, 2021

Also, this greenhorn criminal clearly had bought into BriansClub’s advertising, which uses my name and likeness in a series of ads that run on all the top cybercrime forums. In late 2019, BriansClub changed its homepage to include doctored images of my Social Security and passport cards, credit report and mobile phone bill information.

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Interview With a Crypto Scam Investment Spammer

Krebs on Security

MAY 22, 2023

This email address is also connected to accounts on several Russian cybercrime forums, including “ __edman__ ,” who had a history of selling “logs” — large amounts of data stolen from many bot-infected computers — as well as giving away access to hacked Internet of Things (IoT) devices.

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Arrest, Raids Tied to ‘U-Admin’ Phishing Kit

Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Brad Marden , superintendent of cybercrime operations for the Australian Federal Police (AFP), said their investigation into who was behind U-Admin began in late 2018, after Australian citizens began getting deluged with phishing attacks via mobile text messages that leveraged the software.

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Google Suspends Chinese E-Commerce App Pinduoduo Over Malware

Krebs on Security

MARCH 22, 2023

In November 2022, researchers at Google’s Project Zero warned about active attacks on Samsung mobile phones which chained together three security vulnerabilities that Samsung patched in March 2021, and which would have allowed an app to add or read any files on the device. . However, Google Play is not available to consumers in China.

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Would You Have Fallen for This Phone Scam?

Krebs on Security

APRIL 28, 2020

But in a phone interview with KrebsOnSecurity earlier this week, Jim made a call to Citi’s automated system from his mobile phone on file with the bank, and I could hear Citi’s systems asking him to enter the last four digits of his credit card number before he could review recent transactions.

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Two U.S. Men Charged in 2022 Hacking of DEA Portal

Krebs on Security

MARCH 14, 2023

Ceraolo is a self-described security researcher who has been credited in many news stories over the years with discovering security vulnerabilities at AT&T , T-Mobile , Comcast and Cox Communications. .” Image: USDOJ. KT, the current administrator of Doxbin, declined a request for comment on the charges.

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RaidForums Gets Raided, Alleged Admin Arrested

Krebs on Security

APRIL 12, 2022

Department of Justice (DOJ) said today it seized the website and user database for RaidForums , an extremely popular English-language cybercrime forum that sold access to more than 10 billion consumer records stolen in some of the world’s largest data breaches since 2015. Not all of those undercover buys went as planned.

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Busting SIM Swappers and SIM Swap Myths

Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

that has been tracking down individuals engaged in unauthorized “SIM swaps” — a complex form of mobile phone fraud that is often used to steal large amounts of cryptocurrencies and other items of value from victims. Samy Tarazi is a sergeant with the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s office and a REACT supervisor.

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Disneyland Malware Team: It’s a Puny World After All

Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

A financial cybercrime group calling itself the Disneyland Team has been making liberal use of visually confusing phishing domains that spoof popular bank brands using Punycode , an Internet standard that allows web browsers to render domain names with non-Latin alphabets like Cyrillic.

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Fighting Fake EDRs With ‘Credit Ratings’ for Police

Krebs on Security

APRIL 27, 2022

For example, in its latest transparency report mobile giant Verizon reported receiving 114,000 data requests of all types from U.S. The most recent transparency report published by T-Mobile says the company received more than 164,000 “emergency/911” requests in 2020 — but it does not specifically call out EDRs.

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Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Twitter Target Resellers of Hacked Accounts

Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Like most cybercrime forums, OGUsers is overrun with shady characters who are there mainly to rip off other members. Usually, this is a mobile app that generates a one-time code, but some sites like Twitter and Facebook now support even more robust options — such as physical security keys. THE MIDDLEMEN. WHAT YOU CAN DO.

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Fake Emergency Search Warrants Draw Scrutiny from Capitol Hill

Krebs on Security

MARCH 31, 2022

On Tuesday, KrebsOnSecurity warned that hackers increasingly are using compromised government and police department email accounts to obtain sensitive customer data from mobile providers, ISPs and social media companies. 30, Bug posted a sales thread to the cybercrime forum Breached[.]co Today, one of the U.S.

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RaidForums Gets Raided, Alleged Admin Arrested

Security Boulevard

APRIL 12, 2022

Department of Justice (DOJ) said today it seized the website and user database for RaidForums, an extremely popular English-language cybercrime forum that sold access to more than 10 billion consumer records stolen in some of the world's largest data breaches since 2015.

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How $100M in Jobless Claims Went to Inmates

Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

requires applicants to supply a great deal more information than previously requested by the states, such as images of their driver’s license or other government-issued ID, copies of utility or insurance bills, and details about their mobile phone service. in cybercrime forums, Telegram channels throughout 2020. protections.

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How Do You Fight a $12B Fraud Problem? One Scammer at a Time

Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 25, 2018

According to the most recent statistics from the FBI ‘s Internet Crime Complaint Center , the most costly form of cybercrime stems from a complex type of fraud known as the “ B usiness E mail C ompromise” or BEC scam. Something like 63 percent of fraud losses reported to the FBI are related to it.

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Massive Losses Define Epidemic of ‘Pig Butchering’

Krebs on Security

JULY 21, 2022

REACTs’ West said while there are a large number of pig butchering victims reporting their victimization to the FBI, very few are receiving anything more than instructions about filing a complaint with the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), which keeps track of cybercrime losses and victims.

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Hackers Claim They Breached T-Mobile More Than 100 Times in 2022

Fla. Man Charged in SIM-Swapping Spree is Key Suspect in Hacker Groups Oktapus, Scattered Spider

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FBI’s Vetted Info Sharing Network ‘InfraGard’ Hacked

Why Malware Crypting Services Deserve More Scrutiny

Who and What is Behind the Malware Proxy Service SocksEscort?

Phishing Sites Targeting Scammers and Thieves

Interview With a Crypto Scam Investment Spammer

Arrest, Raids Tied to ‘U-Admin’ Phishing Kit

Google Suspends Chinese E-Commerce App Pinduoduo Over Malware

Would You Have Fallen for This Phone Scam?

Two U.S. Men Charged in 2022 Hacking of DEA Portal

RaidForums Gets Raided, Alleged Admin Arrested

Busting SIM Swappers and SIM Swap Myths

Disneyland Malware Team: It’s a Puny World After All

Fighting Fake EDRs With ‘Credit Ratings’ for Police

Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Twitter Target Resellers of Hacked Accounts

Fake Emergency Search Warrants Draw Scrutiny from Capitol Hill

RaidForums Gets Raided, Alleged Admin Arrested

How $100M in Jobless Claims Went to Inmates

How Do You Fight a $12B Fraud Problem? One Scammer at a Time

Massive Losses Define Epidemic of ‘Pig Butchering’

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