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Interview With a Crypto Scam Investment Spammer

Krebs on Security

Shortly after that, those same servers came under a sustained distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack. Chaput said whoever was behind the DDoS was definitely not using point-and-click DDoS tools, like a booter or stresser service. ” THE VIENNA CONNECTION Shortly after edgard011012@gmail.com registered quot[.]pw,

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Who and What is Behind the Malware Proxy Service SocksEscort?

Krebs on Security

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. co and a VPN provider called HideIPVPN[.]com. “Now, we provide you with an even easier way to connect to our VPN servers. .

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Attacks on Ukraine communications are a major part of the war

Malwarebytes

It’s not yet known whether Ukrtelecom—a telephone, internet and mobile provider—was hit by a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack or a deeper, more sophisticated intrusion. A tried and tested method to disrupt communications is to overload the network(s) with a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 269

Security Affairs

Maze ransomware gang hacked M&A firm Threadstone Advisors LLP Ransomware attack disrupts operations at Australian beverage company Lion Tech firms suspend use of ‘biased facial recognition technology Accessories giant Claires is the victim of a Magecart attack, credit card data exposed Black Kingdom ransomware operators exploit Pulse VPN flaws (..)

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Europol lifts the lid on cybercrime tactics

Malwarebytes

“Phishing emails containing malware, Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) brute forcing and Virtual Private Network (VPN) vulnerability exploitation are the most common intrusion tactics used by cybercriminals. The Russian conflict with Ukraine led to a significant boost in Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks against EU targets.

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Ukrainian police arrested Ransomware gang behind attacks on 50 companies

Security Affairs

The group was also carrying out DDoS attacks to paralyze the networks of the victims and force them to pay the ransom. The gang was also providing VPN-like services used by other cybercriminal organizations to carry out malicious activities used to deliver malware to the target organization. Source SSU.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 294

Security Affairs

A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs free for you in your email box.

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