Krebs on Security

JANUARY 8, 2024

In 2020, the United States brought charges against four men accused of building a bulletproof hosting empire that once dominated the Russian cybercrime industry and supported multiple organized cybercrime groups. From January 2005 to April 2013, there were two primary administrators of the cybercrime forum Spamdot (a.k.a

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SecureList

JUNE 26, 2023

We then ran these software names against Kaspersky Security Network (KSN)* telemetry to find out how much malware and unwanted software was distributed under the guise of these applications. They can run other malware on the system, elevate the attackers’ privileges, cause the target application to crash and so on.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 27, 2021

The Evil Corp cybercrime group (aka the Dridex gang Indrik Spider , the Dridex gang, and TA505 ) has been active in cybercrime activities since 2007. Evil Corp has recently launched a new ransomware called Macaw Locker to evade US sanctions that prevent victims from making ransom payments.

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Threatpost

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Since 2007, the two allegedly operated a cybercrime ring called "Bayrob Group.".

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Security Affairs

APRIL 14, 2019

The malware was developed to steal credentials, financial data, personal information, then the crooks offered them on the dark web marketplaces. The crooks used malicious emails purporting to be legitimate from such entities as Western Union, Norton AntiVirus and the IRS to spread the malware. Gaughan in the Northern District of Ohio.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

BitDefender Mobile Security feature assists customers in protecting against malware spread and phishing scams. NOTE 1- Sold with the name as SOFTWIN between 1996 to 2001, the software company was renamed as Bitdefender in the year 2007.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

“As reflected in court documents, from 2007 through 2019, Brovko worked closely with other cybercriminals to monetize vast troves of data that had been stolen by “botnets,” or networks of infected computers. Brovko was involved in the illegal practice between 2007 and 2019. ” reads the press release published by the DoJ.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 24, 2020

Researchers from the NCC Group’s report and later Symantec confirmed that malware was developed by the Russian cybercrime crew known as Evil Corp , which was behind the Dridex Trojan , and multiple ransomware like Locky , Bart, Jaff , and BitPaymer. This group has been active since at least 2007, in December 2019, the U.S.

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Quick Heal Antivirus

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

QBot, also known as Qakbot, QuackBot, and Pinkslipbot, is a Banking Trojan that was first observed in 2007. The post QBOT – A HTML Smuggling technique to target victims appeared first on Quick Heal Blog | Latest computer security news, tips, and advice.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 1, 2020

The experts warn that nation-state actors are adopting TTPs associated with cybercrime gangs to make it hard the attack attribution. ” According to Microsoft, the APT group started using the crypto-mining malware to trick the defense staff of the targets into believing their attacks are not highly targeted intrusions. .

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 21, 2022

A new variant of the popular Ursnif malware is used as a backdoor to deliver next-stage payloads and steal sensitive data. Mandiant researchers warn of a significant shift from Ursnif ‘s original purpose, the malware initially used in banking frauds is now used to deliver next-stage payloads and steal sensitive data.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 6, 2023

.” Once the investigation will be completed, CDHE will notify impacted by mail or email. CDHE provides free access to the identify theft monitoring Experian IdentityWorks SM for 24 months. At the time of this writing, no ransomware group has claimed responsibility for the security breach.

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Security Affairs

JULY 20, 2023

The APT41 group, aka Winnti , Axiom, Barium , Blackfly, HOODOO) is a China-linked cyberespionage group that has been active since at least 2007. Both malware relies on modules that are downloaded after the apps are installed to exfiltrate data from the infected devices. government. ” reads the report published by Lookout.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

The PyInstaller module for Windows contains a script named “Guard” Interestingly, this malware was developed for both Windows and macOS operating systems. The malware tries to spread to other hosts on the network by infecting USB drives. After this, they were tricked into downloading previously unknown malware.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Cybercrime is a growth industry like no other. since Q3 of 2007. Malware like SharkBot can record your keystrokes and browser cookies to steal logins, ransomware can block access to data until victims pay the hackers their requested fee, hijack Internet browsers, and so much more. billion in reported losses. Business targets.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Threat hunting is all about nipping stealthy attackers (and malware) in the bud. Hiep has been threat hunting for a while—since 2007, in fact. That includes SOC work, forensics, malware analysis, and more, each of which Hiep feels has over the years given him a leg-up in the world of threat hunting. More MDR resources.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 2, 2019

Canadian police last week raided the residence of a Toronto software developer behind “ Orcus RAT ,” a product that’s been marketed on underground forums and used in countless malware attacks since its creation in 2015. An advertisement for Orcus RAT. According to Rezvesz himself, he is no stranger to the Canadian legal system.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 21, 2021

In the context of cybercrime though, ZeuS (aka the Zbot Trojan) is a once-prolific malware that could easily be described as one of a handful of information stealers ahead of its time. Collectively, this malware and its variants infected millions of systems and stole billions of dollars worldwide. Is ZeuS dead?

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ForAllSecure

JULY 6, 2022

Mikko Hypponen joins The Hacker Mind to discuss cybercrime unicorns, the fog of cyber war that surrounds the Ukrainian war with its much larger neighbor, and of course Mikko’s new book, If it’s Smart, it’s Vulnerable. Hypponen: Alright, original sea change for monetizing malware was 2003.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Threat actors targeted Japanese companies in the manufacturing, materials, and energy sectors and used an enhanced version of “Winnti malware.” ” The APT group was first spotted by Kaspersky in 2013, but according to the researchers,the gang has been active since 2007. ” reads the report.

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