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A TrickBot malware developer sentenced to 64 months in prison

Security Affairs

The Russian national malware developer Vladimir Dunaev was sentenced to more than 5 years in prison for his role in the TrickBot operation. The Russian national Vladimir Dunaev (40) has been sentenced in the US to 64 months in prison for his role in the development and distribution of the TrickBot malware. in October 2021.

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Swiss expert Till Kottmann indicted for conspiracy, wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft

Security Affairs

Department of Justice announced that Swiss hacker Till Kottmann, 21, has been indicted for conspiracy, wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft. A group of US hackers recently claimed to have gained access to footage from 150,000 security cameras at banks, jails, schools, healthcare clinics, and prominent organizations.

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Ransomware attack on Singing River Health System impacted 895,000 people

Security Affairs

Potentially compromised information includes name, date of birth, address, Social Security number, medical information, and health insurance information. SRHS is offering impacted individuals access to credit monitoring services provided by IDX identity theft protection for twelve months at no cost.

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Alleged FruitFly malware creator ruled incompetent to stand trial

Malwarebytes

The university was notified by an undisclosed third party, who provided information to help the team find and identify the malware. Together, CWRU and the FBI were able to identify that an IP address with which the malware was communicating had also been used to access the alumni email account of a man called Phillip Durachinsky.

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A Ukrainian Raccoon Infostealer operator is awaiting trial in the US

Security Affairs

Raccoon is offered for sale as a malware-as-a-service (MaaS) that implements an easy-to-use automated backend panel, operators also offer bulletproof hosting and 24/7 customer support in both Russian and English. The malware is now promoted on English-speaking hacking forums, it works on both 32-bit and 64-bit operating systems.

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U.S. authorities charged an Iranian national for long-running hacking campaign

Security Affairs

These social engineering contacts were another means the conspiracy used to deploy malware onto victim computers and compromise those devices and accounts.” The Iranian hacker faces up to 20 years in prison, plus a mandatory two-year sentence for identity theft. ” continues the DoJ. ” concludes DoJ.

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Unmasking 2024’s Email Security Landscape

Security Affairs

Many of the detections were due to malicious attachments and previously unseen threats, showcasing the importance of using innovative security measures YARA Rules Impact YARA rules were pivotal in detecting millions of malicious attempts spotlighting statistical patterns and malware family indicators.

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