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Fake Lawsuit Threat Exposes Privnote Phishing Sites

Krebs on Security

Throughout 2023, Tornote was hosted with the Russian provider DDoS-Guard , at the Internet address 186.2.163[.]216. In keeping with the overall theme, these phishing domains appear focused on stealing usernames and passwords to some of the cybercrime underground’s busiest shops, including Brian’s Club. com , meternask[.]com

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

Krebs on Security

These web injects allowed malware to rewrite the bank’s HTML code on the fly, and copy and/or intercept any data users would enter into a web-based form, such as a username and password. Most Web browser makers, however, have spent years adding security protections to block such nefarious activity.

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The Link Between AWM Proxy & the Glupteba Botnet

Krebs on Security

In a typical PPI network, clients will submit their malware—a spambot or password-stealing Trojan, for example —to the service, which in turn charges per thousand successful installations, with the price depending on the requested geographic location of the desired victims. But on Dec. ru and alphadisplay[.]ru, Ukraincki over the years.

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Who and What is Behind the Malware Proxy Service SocksEscort?

Krebs on Security

Researchers this month uncovered a two-year-old Linux-based remote access trojan dubbed AVrecon that enslaves Internet routers into botnet that bilks online advertisers and performs password-spraying attacks. “Now, we provide you with an even easier way to connect to our VPN servers. form [sic] hackers on public networks.”

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SSNDOB marketplace shut down by global law enforcement operation

Malwarebytes

DDoS attacks from rivals are common, so several domains working together keeps things ticking over. Password reuse is one big reason for credential stuffing (using stolen data across additional sites) being so popular. SSNDOB attempted to ward off a permanent shut down by spreading the data across four different URLs.

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