Krebs on Security

MAY 5, 2021

After a user logs in, the link prompts them to install a malicious but innocuously-named app that gives the attacker persistent, password-free access to any of the user’s emails and files, both of which are then plundered to launch malware and phishing scams against others. Image: Proofpoint.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 25, 2023

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. ” According to Kilmer, AVrecon is the malware that gives SocksEscort its proxies.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Those who clicked the link for details were asked to distinguish themselves from bots by pressing a combination of keyboard keys that causes Microsoft Windows to download password-stealing malware. ” Visiting that link generates a web page that asks the visitor to “Verify You Are Human” by solving an unusual CAPTCHA.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 21, 2022

The site says it sells “cracked” accounts, or those that used passwords which could be easily guessed or enumerated by automated tools. Genesis mostly gets its inventory of botted computers and stolen logins from resellers who specialize in deploying infostealer malware via email and booby-trapped websites.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

In November 2022, the password manager service LastPass disclosed a breach in which hackers stole password vaults containing both encrypted and plaintext data for more than 25 million users. 15, 2022, LastPass said an investigation into the August breach determined the attacker did not access any customer data or password vaults.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

Web hosting giant GoDaddy made headlines this month when it disclosed that a multi-year breach allowed intruders to steal company source code, siphon customer and employee login credentials, and foist malware on customer websites. What else do we know about the cause of these incidents?

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 28, 2022

On December 7, 2021, Google announced it was suing two Russian men allegedly responsible for operating the Glupteba botnet, a global malware menace that has infected millions of computers over the past decade. PPI programs) to generate new installations of their malware.”

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

But as luck would have it, sometime last year the administrator of apkdownloadweb.com managed to infect their Windows PC with password-stealing malware. A typical set of logs for a compromised PC will include any usernames and passwords stored in any browser on the system, as well as a list of recent URLs visited and files downloaded.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 3, 2024

In May 2015, KrebsOnSecurity published a brief writeup about the brazen Manipulaters team, noting that they openly operated hundreds of web sites selling tools designed to trick people into giving up usernames and passwords, or deploying malicious software on their PCs. ” A number of questions, indeed.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 17, 2023

For example, in 2019 McAfee found that for targets in Japan, the 16Shop kit would also collect Web ID and Card Password, while US victims will be asked for their Social Security Number. Various 16Shop lures for Apple users in different languages. Image: Akamai.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

The Mylobot malware includes more than 1,000 hard-coded and encrypted domain names, any one of which can be registered and used as control networks for the infected hosts. Shotliff shared an April 2014 password reset email from Black Hat World, which shows he forwarded the plaintext password to the email address legendboy2050@yahoo.com.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Glupteba is a rootkit that steals passwords and other access credentials, disables security software, and tries to compromise other devices on the victim network — such as Internet routers and media storage servers — for use in relaying spam or other malicious traffic. attorney to pay Google’s legal fees.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 8, 2022

“This group is known for frequently changing malware and driving global trends in criminal malware distribution,” MITRE assessed. Using hard-to-crack unique passwords to protect sensitive data and accounts, as well as enabling multi-factor authentication. Encrypting sensitive data wherever possible.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

Be on guard against phishing and malware schemes that take advantage of shopper distraction and frenzy during the holidays. One perennial phishing and malware scam that seems to kick into high gear around the holidays is spam that purports to have been sent by the U.S. SCOUR YOUR STATEMENTS.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 18, 2022

re network uses at least two free VPN services to lure its users to install a malware-like software that achieves persistence on the user’s computer,” the researchers wrote. The Exe Clean service made malware look like goodware to antivirus products. 2022 closure of LuxSocks , another malware-based proxy network.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 22, 2019

In July 2018, email users around the world began complaining of receiving spam which began with a password the recipient used at some point in the past and threatened to release embarrassing videos of the recipient unless a bitcoin ransom was paid.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Soon after, the attackers were able to use their control over his mobile number to reset his Gmail account password. “The next thing they do is go to these accounts and use the ‘forgot password’ function and request a password reset link via SMS to gain access to those accounts. ” Lt.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 25, 2023

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. The post Who and What is Behind the Malware Proxy Service SocksEscort?

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 21, 2023

If you operate a cybercrime business that relies on disseminating malicious software, you probably also spend a good deal of time trying to disguise or “crypt” your malware so that it appears benign to antivirus and security products. frequently relied on the somewhat unique password, “ plk139t51z.”

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Over the past 15 years, a cybercrime anonymity service known as VIP72 has enabled countless fraudsters to mask their true location online by routing their traffic through millions of malware-infected systems. Between 2003 and 2006, Corpse focused on selling and supporting his Haxdoor malware.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

An old but persistent email scam known as “ sextortion ” has a new personalized touch: The missives, which claim that malware has captured webcam footage of recipients pleasuring themselves, now include a photo of the target’s home in a bid to make threats about publishing the videos more frightening and convincing.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

“We don’t know users’ balances, or your account logins or passwords, or the [credit cards] you purchased, or anything else! And last week, authorities across Europe seized control over dozens of servers used to operate Emotet , a prolific malware strain and cybercrime-as-service operation. ” SPR pleaded.

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