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Ask Fitis, the Bear: Real Crooks Sign Their Malware

Krebs on Security

JUNE 1, 2023

One of Megatraffer’s ads on an English-language cybercrime forum. Megatraffer has continued to offer their code-signing services across more than a half-dozen other Russian-language cybercrime forums, mostly in the form of sporadically available EV and non-EV code-signing certificates from major vendors like Thawte and Comodo.

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U.S. Hacks QakBot, Quietly Removes Botnet Infections

Krebs on Security

AUGUST 29, 2023

government today announced a coordinated crackdown against QakBot , a complex malware family used by multiple cybercrime groups to lay the groundwork for ransomware infections. Emerging in 2007 as a banking trojan, QakBot (a.k.a. Today’s operation is not the first time the U.S.

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Grief ransomware gang hit US National Rifle Association (NRA)

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Grief ransomware operators claim to have compromised computer systems at US National Rifle Association (NRA) and added it to their leak site. Grief ransomware operators announced to have hacked US National Rifle Association (NRA) and threaten to leak the stolen data. In 2019, the U.S. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Evil Corp rebrands their ransomware, this time is the Macaw Locker

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Evil Corp cybercrime gang is using a new ransomware called Macaw Locker to evade US sanctions that prevent victims from paying the ransom. Evil Corp has launched a new ransomware called Macaw Locker to evade US sanctions that prevent victims from making ransom payments. macaw extension to the file name of the encrypted files.

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Cyber CEO: The History Of Cybercrime, From 1834 To Present

Herjavec Group

AUGUST 26, 2021

We can learn a lot from the cybercrime of the past…the history of cybercrime is a glimpse into what we can expect in the future. In the past 18 months, we’ve experienced the beginning of an era that has seen cybersecurity and cybercrime at the center of it all. Dateline Cybercrime . Robert Herjavec.

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Boyne Resorts ski and golf resort operator hit with WastedLocker ransomware

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 24, 2020

The systems at the US-based ski and golf resort operator were infected with the WastedLocker ransomware, the incident impacted reservation systems. Boyne Resorts was the victim of WastedLocker ransomware attack, the incident has impacted reservation systems. This group has been active since at least 2007, in December 2019, the U.S.

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Sophos linked Entropy ransomware to Dridex malware. Are both linked to Evil Corp?

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

The code of the recently-emerged Entropy ransomware has similarities with the one of the infamous Dridex malware. The recently-emerged Entropy ransomware has code similarities with the popular Dridex malware. Experts from Sophos analyzed the code of Entropy ransomware employed in two distinct attacks. In 2019, the U.S.

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Colorado Department of Higher Education (CDHE) discloses data breach after ransomware attack

Security Affairs

AUGUST 6, 2023

In June a ransomware attack hit the Colorado Department of Higher Education (CDHE), now the organization disclosed a data breach. CDHE discovered the ransomware attack on June 19, 2023, it immediately launched an investigation into the security breach with the help of third-party specialists. .”

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FBI identifies 16 Conti ransomware attacks on US health care and first responder networks

SC Magazine

MAY 24, 2021

The FBI reported that the Conti group that recently hit the Irish health system was responsible for at least 16 ransomware attacks during the past year that targeted U.S. Like most ransomware variants, Conti typically steals victims’ files and encrypts the servers and workstations to force a ransom payment from the victim.

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How cybercrime is impacting SMBs in 2023

SecureList

JUNE 26, 2023

That same year saw one of the worst ransomware incidents in history, the Kaseya VSA supply-chain attack. The attackers also sent messages containing a URL that was supposed to lead to an “important business document” Qbot (aka QakBot, QuackBot, and Pinkslipbot) has been around since 2007.

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Bitdefender offers mobile security to chats on messaging apps

CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

NOTE 1- Sold with the name as SOFTWIN between 1996 to 2001, the software company was renamed as Bitdefender in the year 2007. NOTE 2 – Bitdefender has been assisting Europol European Cybercrime Centre in solving cyber crime from the year 2017 and is also assisting Interpol from the year 2020.

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QBOT – A HTML Smuggling technique to target victims

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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The Scammers’ Playbook: How Cybercriminals Get Ahold of Your Data

eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Cybercrime is a growth industry like no other. since Q3 of 2007. Given how lucrative and necessary both sectors are to daily life, they make prime targets for ransomware. In 2020 alone, 79 ransomware attacks were conducted against government entities in the U.S., billion in reported losses. for individuals under 40.

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News URSNIF variant doesn’t support banking features

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Given the success and sophistication RM3 previously had, LDR4 could be a significantly dangerous variant—capable of distributing ransomware—that should be watched closely.” ” Ursnif is one of the most and widespread common threats today delivered through malspam campaigns.

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IT threat evolution Q3 2021

SecureList

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

An attack perpetrated by the REvil Ransomware-as-a-Service gang (aka Sodinokibi) targeting Managed Service Providers (MSPs) and their clients was discovered on July 2. In July, the Spanish Ministry of the Interior announced the arrest of 16 people connected to the Grandoreiro and Melcoz (aka Mekotio) cybercrime groups. Other malware.

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The life and death of the ZeuS Trojan

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. Banking trojans haven’t gone away, but in recent years their activity has been eclipsed by an epidemic of ransomware.

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The new DOJ Law Enforcement Crypto Reports (TL;DR)

Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

financial transactions associated with the commission of crimes, such as buying and selling drugs or weapons, leasing servers used in the commission of cybercrime, soliciting funds to support terrorist activity, or ransom, blackmail and extortion. .

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: The Fog of Cyber War

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. Instead we have these faceless ransomware groups. Vamosi:Ransomware is profitable today.

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Ask Fitis, the Bear: Real Crooks Sign Their Malware

U.S. Hacks QakBot, Quietly Removes Botnet Infections

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Grief ransomware gang hit US National Rifle Association (NRA)

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Evil Corp rebrands their ransomware, this time is the Macaw Locker

Cyber CEO: The History Of Cybercrime, From 1834 To Present

Boyne Resorts ski and golf resort operator hit with WastedLocker ransomware

Sophos linked Entropy ransomware to Dridex malware. Are both linked to Evil Corp?

Colorado Department of Higher Education (CDHE) discloses data breach after ransomware attack

FBI identifies 16 Conti ransomware attacks on US health care and first responder networks

How cybercrime is impacting SMBs in 2023

Bitdefender offers mobile security to chats on messaging apps

QBOT – A HTML Smuggling technique to target victims

The Scammers’ Playbook: How Cybercriminals Get Ahold of Your Data

News URSNIF variant doesn’t support banking features

IT threat evolution Q3 2021

The life and death of the ZeuS Trojan

The new DOJ Law Enforcement Crypto Reports (TL;DR)

The Hacker Mind Podcast: The Fog of Cyber War

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