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FIN7 sysadmin behind “billions in damage” gets 10 years

Malwarebytes

Hladyr is the systems administrator for the FIN7 hacking group, and is considered the mastermind behind the Carbanak campaign , a series of cyberattacks said to stolen as much as $900 million from banks in early part of the last decade. The malware. The campaigns all started with spear-phishing targeted at bank employees.

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Red Team vs Blue Team vs Purple Team: Differences Explained

eSecurity Planet

Blue teams consist of security analysts, network engineers and system administrators. A red team’s activity can extend beyond cybersecurity attacks and vulnerability scanning to include phishing , social engineering , and physical compromise campaigns lasting weeks or more.

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Fake Company Sheds Light on Ransomware Group Tactics

eSecurity Planet

The goal was to make the victims run illegal penetration tests and ransomware attacks unwittingly. They’re known for their credit card malware and phishing campaigns. The group published detailed offers on popular job boards and conducted multiple job interviews. Also read: How to Recover From a Ransomware Attack.

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Three members of FIN7 (Carbanak) gang charged with stealing 15 million credit cards

Security Affairs

The gang stole over a billion euros from banks across the world, the name “Carbanak” comes with the name of the malware they used to compromise computers at banks and other financial institutions. Hladyr is suspected to be a system administrator for the group. The man is suspected to be a supervisor of the group.

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Russian-speaking cybercrime evolution: What changed from 2016 to 2021

SecureList

We also review what pushed cybercriminals to transform their operations into the now well-known malware-as-a-service model — the use of cloud servers, the decreasing relevance of custom malware and the subsequent emergence of small, agile teams. Malware developers — no longer hiring. Client-side attacks on the wane.

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Cyber Security Awareness and Risk Management

Spinone

Social engineering attacks , including phishing, spam, and viruses introduced via clickable links within e-mail affected 80% of the banking institutions in 2016. VoIP phishing and impersonation also victimized millions of corporate employees across the world , contributing to an even greater cyber threat.

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Top Cybersecurity Accounts to Follow on Twitter

eSecurity Planet

Brian Krebs is an independent investigative reporter known for his coverage of technology, malware , data breaches , and cybercrime developments. Russian software engineer Eugene Kaspersky’s frustration with the malware of the 80s and 90s led to the founding of antivirus and cybersecurity vendor Kaspersky Lab.