Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

31 that uses Linkedin.com links to redirect anyone who clicks to a site that spoofs Adobe , and then prompts users to log in to their Microsoft email account to view a shared document. Here’s one example from Jan. A recent phishing site that abused LinkedIn’s marketing redirect. Image: Urlscan.io.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

2020 blog post on an ongoing Qakbot campaign that was first documented three months earlier by Check Point Research. That vulnerability was documented in more detail at exploit archive Packet Storm Security in March 2020 and indexed by Check Point Software in May 2020, suggesting it still persists in current versions of the product.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 25, 2024

Hegel noted that the spike in malicious software-themed ads came not long after Microsoft started blocking by default Office macros in documents downloaded from the Internet. He said the volume of the current malicious ad campaigns from this group appears to be relatively low compared to a year ago.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 7, 2023

Meta initially filed this lawsuit in December 2022, but it asked the court to seal the case, which would have restricted public access to court documents in the dispute. Although Freenom is based in The Netherlands, some of its other sister companies named as defendants in the lawsuit are incorporated in the United States.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 21, 2020

In due course, the malicious actor was able to partially compromise our infrastructure, and gain access to document storage.” If you receive a vishing call, document the phone number of the caller as well as the domain that the actor tried to send you to and relay this information to law enforcement.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 19, 2021

Many online services allow users to reset their passwords by clicking a link sent via SMS, and this unfortunately widespread practice has turned mobile phone numbers into de facto identity documents. Which means losing control over one thanks to a divorce, job termination or financial crisis can be devastating.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 3, 2023

“We are investigating possible fixes for developer tools and plan to update our documentation accordingly,” Google’s statement continued. Image: ThreatFabric.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 17, 2023

16Shop documentation instructing operators on how to deploy the kit. .” According to the Indonesian security blog Cyberthreat.id , Saputra admitted being the administrator of 16Shop , but told the publication he handed the project off to others by early 2020. Image: ZeroFox.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Guilmette estimates the current market value of the purloined IPs he’s documented in this case exceeds USD $50 million. ” For example, documents obtained from the government of Uganda by Guilmette and others show Byaruhanga registered a private company called ipv4leasing after joining AFRINIC. .

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Krebs on Security

MAY 5, 2021

The service also advertised the ability to extract and filter emails and files based on selected keywords, as well as attach malicious macros to all documents in a user’s Microsoft OneDrive. A cybercriminal service advertising the sale of access to hacked Office365 accounts. Image: Proofpoint.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 30, 2019

” This attack comes on the heels of another targeted phishing campaign leveraging Pardot that was documented earlier this month by Netskope , a cloud security firm. “A large number of enterprises provide their vendors and partners access to their CRM for uploading documents such as invoices, purchase orders, etc.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 30, 2024

As documented by Group-IB, the group pivoted from its access to Twilio to attack at least 163 of its customers. 0ktapus often leveraged information or access gained in one breach to perpetrate another.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 8, 2022

The intercepted CLOP communication seen by KrebsOnSecurity shows the group bragged about twice having success infiltrating new victims in the healthcare industry by sending them infected files disguised as ultrasound images or other medical documents for a patient seeking a remote consultation.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 5, 2022

.” While the defendants represented that they had the ability to dismantle the Glupteba botnet, when it came time for discovery — the stage in a lawsuit where both parties can compel the production of documents and other information pertinent to their case — the attorney for the defendants told the court his clients had been fired (..)

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 22, 2022

But according to information obtained by KrebsOnSecurity, it is equally likely Vrublevsky was arrested thanks to his propensity for carefully documenting the links between Russia's state security services and the cybercriminal underground. The post ‘Spam Nation’ Villain Vrublevsky Charged With Fraud appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 25, 2022

The reader who shared this story (and copious documentation to go with it) asked to have his real name omitted to avoid encouraging further attacks against his identity. One reader’s nightmare experience spotlights what can happen when ID thieves and hackers start targeting online payday lenders. So we’ll just call him “Jim.”

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 8, 2019

This version of Office prompts the user to sync all data and documents over to a 5TB Microsoft OneDrive account. ” Here’s what the profile looked like when the reader tried to change details tied to the license. What could go wrong?

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Security Boulevard

MAY 19, 2021

Many online services allow users to reset their passwords by clicking a link sent via SMS, and this unfortunately widespread practice has turned mobile phone numbers into de facto identity documents. Which means losing control over one thanks to a divorce, job termination or financial crisis can be devastating.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 18, 2023

That document indicates the Liberty Reserve account claimed by MrMurza/AccessApproved — U1018928 — was assigned in 2011 to a “ Vadim Panov ” who used the email address lesstroy@mgn.ru.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 28, 2022

” Finally, Russian incorporation documents show the company LLC Website (web-site[.]ru)was A cached copy of the contact page for Starovikov[.]com com shows that in 2008 it displayed the personal information for a Dmitry Starovikov , who listed his Skype username as “lycefer.”

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

” This is not the first time Instagram has come for his accounts: As documented in this story in The Atlantic , some of his accounts totaling more than 1 million followers were axed in late 2018 when the platform took down 500 usernames that were stolen, resold, and used for posting memes.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 14, 2019

Shanon: My partner wants to see the place before we send money over as we done this last time and someone scammed us I ain’t saying your not legit as you have send documents with details on name etc. Here’s one from would-be victim Shanon, on March 28, 2019, to the scammers. The price is € 250 + €500 secure deposit.

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 8, 2022

They’re frequently cheap to buy , stolen in large numbers , and can be bundled with other documents such as passport, driver’s licence, email, and more. The SSNDOB Marketplace has listed the personal information for approximately 24 million individuals in the United States, generating more than $19 million USD in sales revenue.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 22, 2019

A few months later, Bryant documented the same technique being used to take over more than 120,000 trusted domains for spam campaigns. Contacted by KrebsOnSecurity, GoDaddy acknowledged the authentication weakness documented by Guilmette.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 29, 2022

Virtually all major technology companies serving large numbers of users online have departments that routinely review and process such requests, which are typically granted as long as the proper documents are provided and the request appears to come from an email address connected to an actual police department domain name.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

” Monahan has been documenting the crypto thefts via Twitter/X since March 2023, frequently expressing frustration in the search for a common cause among the victims. Then on Aug.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 27, 2022

Validating legal requests by domain name may be fine for data demands that include documents like subpoenas and search warrants, which can be validated with the courts. But not so for EDRs, which largely bypass any official review and do not require the requestor to submit any court-approved documents.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 21, 2022

. “The fraud is named for the way scammers feed their victims with promises of romance and riches before cutting them off and taking all their money,” the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) warned in April 2022. – No video: The scammers will come up with all kinds of excuses not to do a video call.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 8, 2020

If the attachment is opened, the malicious document proceeds to quietly download additional malware and hacking tools to the victim machine ( here’s one video example of a malicious Microsoft Office attachment from the malware sandbox service any.run ).

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Krebs on Security

JULY 16, 2019

As part of his application for service, the person using that email address forwarded six documents to ChronoPay managers, including business incorporation and banking records for companies he owned in China, as well as a full scan of his Russian passport. The document shows he was born in Ukraine and is approximately 36 years old.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

From there, the perpetrators accessed a Google Drive document that Ferri had used to record credentials to other sites, including a cryptocurrency exchange. Soon after, the attackers were able to use their control over his mobile number to reset his Gmail account password.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 22, 2023

In November 2022, Google documented these three same vulnerabilities being used together to compromise Samsung devices. The three Samsung exploits that DarkNavy says were used by the malicious app. DarkNavy likewise did not name the app they said was responsible for the attacks.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

“Also, it needs to be printed on ‘official letterhead,’ which of course can be easily forged just by Googling a document from said municipality. ” Technically, what my source did was wire fraud (obtaining something of value via the Internet/telephone/fax through false pretenses); had he done it through the U.S.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

“We’ve seen [videos] of people in nursing homes, where folks off camera are speaking for them and holding up documents.” . “A lot of this is targeting the elderly,” Hall said. ” “We had one video where the person applying said, ‘I’m here for the prize money,'” Hall continued.

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