Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Ransomware groups are constantly devising new methods for infecting victims and convincing them to pay up, but a couple of strategies tested recently seem especially devious. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) warned that Venus ransomware attacks were targeting a number of U.S. Last month, the U.S. healthcare organizations.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 7, 2022

and Germany moved to decapitate “ Hydra ,” a billion-dollar Russian darknet drug bazaar that also helped to launder the profits of multiple Russian ransomware groups. ” In Dragonfly’s second iteration between 2014 and 2017, the hacking group spear-phished more than 3,300 people at more than 500 U.S.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 18, 2020

Almost daily now there is news about flaws in commercial software that lead to computers getting hacked and seeded with malware. But the reality is most malicious software also has its share of security holes that open the door for security researchers or ne’er-do-wells to liberate or else seize control over already-hacked systems.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 30, 2024

authorities arrested a 19-year-old Florida man charged with wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and conspiring with others to use SIM-swapping to steal cryptocurrency. Sources close to the investigation tell KrebsOnSecurity the accused was a key member of a criminal hacking group blamed for a string of cyber intrusions at major U.S.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 21, 2023

This service is actually recommended by the purveyors of the RedLine information stealer malware , which is a popular and powerful malware kit that specializes in stealing victim data and is often used to lay the groundwork for ransomware attacks. WHO RUNS CRYPTOR[.]BIZ? ” Meanwhile, the Jabber address masscrypt@exploit.im

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 8, 2020

One of the most common ways such access is monetized these days is through ransomware , which holds a victim’s data and/or computers hostage unless and until an extortion payment is made. Each day, millions of malware-laced emails are blasted out containing booby-trapped attachments. THE DOCTOR IS IN. ” WHO IS DR.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

One of the largest cybercrime services for laundering stolen merchandise was hacked recently, exposing its internal operations, finances and organizational structure. The login page for the criminal reshipping service SWAT USA Drop. “SwatVerified.” ” We’ll hear more about Fearlless in Part II of this story.

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