CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 13, 2022

Supporting the above stated discovery is the latest press statement released by security firm Mandiant that suggests that it has been tracking Seedworm aka MuddyWater since May 2017 and it is into activities such as digital espionage, cyber attacks, Ddos and ransomware spread.

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Hacking Spyware DNS Surveillance 110

SecureList

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Dark web services: DDoS attacks, botnets, and zero-day IoT vulnerabilities Of all IoT-related services offered on the dark web, DDoS attacks are worth examining first. See translation I’m the world’s best-known DDoS attacker for hire (getting ahead of myself here). Our advantages: 1. Tested, tried.

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IoT DDOS Passwords Malware 92

Malwarebytes

APRIL 19, 2021

Source: The Verge) The use of facial recognition for surveillance, or algorithms that manipulate human behaviour, is set to be banned under proposed EU regulations on artificial intelligence. Source: Europol) New information was revealed about how the FBI managed to get into the San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone. Source: BBC).

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Artificial Intelligence Scams DDOS DNS 57

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

While 2017 was the year of WannaCry , NotPetya , and BadRabbit ransomware epidemics, 2018 revealed a lack of preparedness for side-channel attacks and threats related to microprocessor vulnerabilities. If they manage to compromise a telecommunications company, they can then also compromise its customers for surveillance or sabotage purposes.

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Banking Telecommunications Marketing Internet 83

SecureList

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

In June, more than six months after DarkHalo had gone dark, we observed the DNS hijacking of multiple government zones of a CIS member state that allowed the attacker to redirect traffic from government mail servers to computers under their control – probably achieved by obtaining credentials to the control panel of the victims’ registrar.

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Malware Banking Energy and Utilities Accountability 92

SecureList

APRIL 27, 2022

Subsequently, DDoS attacks hit several government websites. The following day, Avast Threat Research announced the discovery of new Golang ransomware in Ukraine , which they dubbed HermeticRansom. We exposed similarities between DarkHalo’s SunShuttle backdoor and the Tomiris implant.

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Malware Firmware Government Phishing 135