Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

The tsunami of passwords that exist across every aspect of our digital life means that there’s a thriving underground industry of cyber-criminals trying to get at them. This time passwords were lightly protected by the 1970s-era DES algorithm. Taking a password dump from a server isn’t, of course, the only route to compromise.

Passwords 99

Passwords Internet Internet Data breaches 99

Krebs on Security

JUNE 1, 2023

.” Constella Intelligence , a company that tracks exposed databases, finds that 774748@gmail.com was used in connection with just a handful of passwords, but most frequently the password “ featar24 “ Pivoting off of that password reveals a handful of email addresses, including akafitis@gmail.com. ru in 2008.

Malware 266

Malware Cybercrime Software Accountability 266

Krebs on Security

MARCH 10, 2020

District Court for the Southern District of California allege Firsov was the administrator of deer.io, an online platform that hosted more than 24,000 shops for selling stolen and/or hacked usernames and passwords for a variety of top online destinations. An example seller’s panel at deer.io. Click image to enlarge.

Accountability 307

Accountability Advertising Hacking Cybercrime 307

Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Some of these nicknames go back more than a decade on Russian cybercrime forums, many of which have been hacked and relieved of their user databases over the years. su, and that forum’s database says a user by the name “Damnating” registered with the forum in 2008 using the email address damnating@yandex.ru.

Ransomware 320

Ransomware Cybercrime System Administration Passwords 320

Krebs on Security

JUNE 21, 2023

has been associated with the user Kerens on the Russian hacking forum Exploit from 2011 to the present day. Intel 471 found that Kerens used the email address pepyak@gmail.com , which also was used to register Kerens accounts on the Russian language hacking forums Verified and Damagelab. The WHOIS records for autodoska[.]biz

Malware 237

Malware Antivirus Cybercrime Hacking 237

Security Affairs

JULY 26, 2022

Qakbot , also known as QBot, QuackBot and Pinkslipbot, is an info-stealing malware that has been active since 2008. In this campaign, the spam message contains an HTML file that has base64 encoded images and a password-protected ZIP file. The password-protected zip file contains an ISO file (i.e. Report Jul 14 47787.iso

Malware 104

Malware Passwords Hacking Information Security 104

Krebs on Security

MAY 23, 2024

At least a dozen patriotic Russian hacking groups have been launching DDoS attacks since the start of the war at a variety of targets seen as opposed to Moscow. md , a website launched in 2008 that chronicled the history of a 1990 armed conflict in Moldova known as the Transnistria War and the Moldo-Russian war.

DDOS 290

DDOS Internet Internet Government 290

Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 3, 2021

More commonly, that access is purchased from a cybercriminal broker who specializes in acquiring remote access credentials — such as usernames and passwords needed to remotely connect to the target’s network. Verified was hacked at least twice in the past five years, and its user database posted online.

Ransomware 316

Ransomware Passwords Accountability Cybercrime 316

Troy Hunt

JANUARY 16, 2019

Collection #1 is a set of email addresses and passwords totalling 2,692,818,238 rows. In total, there are 1,160,253,228 unique combinations of email addresses and passwords. This is when treating the password as case sensitive but the email address as not case sensitive. There are 21,222,975 unique passwords. It'll be 99.x%

Data breaches 280

Data breaches Passwords Password Management Accountability 280

eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022

In 2013, for example, the FIDO Alliance was created to solve the world’s password problem by replacing login technology. Apple has also promised that passwords will be a thing of the past, and passkeys will become available for iOS 16. Dashlane last month integrated passkeys into its cross-platform password manager.

Passwords 125

Passwords Password Management Authentication Technology 125

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. com was registered in 2008 to an Adrian Crismaru from Chisinau, Moldova. DomainTools says myiptest[.]com

Malware 208

Malware VPN Internet Internet 208

Security Affairs

APRIL 17, 2023

QBot has been active since 2008, it is used by threat actors for collecting browsing data and banking credentials, and other financial information from the victims. “If the user complies, an archive will be downloaded from a remote server (compromised site), protected with a password given in the original PDF file.”

Malware 98

Malware Education Banking Media 98

Krebs on Security

JANUARY 8, 2024

Collectively in control over millions of spam-spewing zombies, those botmasters also continuously harvested passwords and other data from infected machines. As we’ll see in a moment, Salomon is now behind bars, in part because he helped to rob dozens of small businesses in the United States using some of those same harvested passwords.

Cybercrime 231

Cybercrime Banking Computers and Electronics DDOS 231

eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Often, they start their journey by stealing an initial set of credentials or somehow spoofing the application or network so they don’t have to use a password at all. Credential Stuffing In a credential stuffing attack, a threat actor will attempt multiple commonly-used and known passwords, usernames, or both to see if they work.

Accountability 109

Accountability Passwords Phishing Malware 109

Security Affairs

AUGUST 31, 2020

QBot, aka Qakbot and Pinkslipbot , has been active since 2008, it is used by malware for collecting browsing data and banking credentials and other financial information from the victims. Password Grabber Module – a large module that downloads Mimikatz and tries to harvest passwords. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Qbot).

Banking 118

Banking Advertising Passwords Malware 118

SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

In each of these cases, the cybercriminals behind the breaches were after usernames and passwords. The most commonly used passwords today are, “password” and “123456,” and it only takes a hacker.29 In 2008, Myspace was the world’s largest social networking site. Each stolen record contained an email address and password.

Data breaches 52

Data breaches Media Passwords Accountability 52

SecureList

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

The first-ever large-scale malware attacks on IoT devices were recorded back in 2008, and their number has only been growing ever since. We conducted an analysis of the IoT threat landscape for 2023, as well as the products and services offered on the dark web related to hacking connected devices. per day, or $1350 per month.

IoT 104

IoT DDOS Passwords Malware 104

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 6, 2020

An attacker could also exploit the flaw to disable security features in the Netlogon authentication process and change a computer’s password on the domain controller’s Active Directory. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Zerologon). ” reads the analysis published by Microsoft. Pierluigi Paganini.

Authentication 137

Authentication Advertising Architecture Cyber Attacks 137

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

UTEL is a private Mexican university for online education founded in 2008. In regards to leaked credentials, two universities used default credentials for a given software package, and five used weak, guessable passwords. That could allow arbitrary admin account creation and access to files and personal information.

Cybersecurity 138

Cybersecurity Penetration Testing Passwords DDOS 138

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 11, 2018

A-Link WL54AP3 / WL54AP2 (CVE-2008-6823) D-Link DSL-2740R D-Link DIR 905L Medialink MWN-WAPR300 (CVE-2015-5996) Motorola SBG6580 Realtron Roteador GWR-120 Secutech RiS-11/RiS-22/RiS-33 (CVE-2018-10080) TP-Link TL-WR340G / TL-WR340GD TP-Link WR1043ND V1 (CVE-2013-2645). Security Affairs – Novidade exploit kit, hacking).

DNS 111

DNS Advertising Firmware Banking 111

Security Affairs

JULY 11, 2019

The second one, tracked as CVE-2019.0880, affects Windows 7 and Server 2008. ” “The first module, called “grabber” by its author, is a standalone password stealer. It tries to harvest passwords from mail clients, browsers, etc., The issue resides in the way splwow64 (Thunking Spooler APIs) handles certain calls.

Government 108

Government Advertising Passwords Banking 108

Security Affairs

APRIL 26, 2019

exploit that could trigger an RCE in older versions of Windows (Windows XP to Server 2008 R2). Every Window machine running an old vulnerable version that exposes an SMB service is at risk of hack. Experts reported that the Beapy malware also uses the popular post-exploitation tool Mimikatz to steal passwords from Windows systems.

Cryptocurrency 90

Cryptocurrency Malware Advertising Phishing 90

SecureWorld News

JULY 17, 2024

Researchers are also witnessing a rise in advertisements for phishing kits and exploit tools customized specifically for the Paris Olympics, as well as combo lists (a collection of compromised usernames and passwords used for automated brute-force attacks) comprised of French citizens. This will be the third Olympics hosted by Paris.

Cybersecurity 109

Cybersecurity Phishing Mobile Media 109

Krebs on Security

MAY 2, 2023

The leaked records indicate the network’s chief technology officer in Pakistan has been hacked for the past year, and that the entire operation was created by the principals of a Tennessee-based telemarketing firm that has promoted USPS employment websites since 2016. Ditto for a case the FTC brought in 2005.

Marketing 288

Marketing Advertising Scams Telecommunications 288

Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 16, 2019

KrebsOnSecurity first encountered Aqua’s work in 2008 as a reporter for The Washington Post. A source said they’d stumbled upon a way to intercept and read the daily online chats between Aqua and several other mule recruiters and malware purveyors who were stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars weekly from hacked businesses.

Cybercrime 240

Cybercrime Banking Small Business Accountability 240

Identity IQ

JANUARY 17, 2023

This has brought on the announcement of several data collection and access regulations that companies need to follow to protect citizens against hacking and identity theft. When you add this type of data to cloud storage, ensure your account is protected with more than just a password.

Data privacy 98

Data privacy Identity Theft Accountability Banking 98

SecureList

MAY 19, 2023

In total, we found nine auxiliary modules performing different malicious activities such as file gathering, keylogging, taking screenshots, recording the microphone and stealing passwords. What’s also interesting is that the code for this module was partially borrowed from the leaked Hacking Team source code.

Encryption 107

Encryption Malware Internet Internet 107

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 23, 2022

Advanced persistent threats come from skilled attackers possessing advanced hacking tools, sophisticated techniques, and possibly large teams. Threat groups have been tolerated in Russia, for example, in exchange for assurances that their hacking activity will be conducted in other countries. Use strong passwords. What Are APTs?

Firewall 109

Firewall Malware Phishing Software 109

ForAllSecure

MARCH 24, 2021

Anyway I was testing this suite when I happened to randomly strike two keys -- I think it was control and B -- and up popped the password manager, displaying all my test passwords in the clear. Thing was, the manager required its own password, which I had not entered; remember, I had hit only two keys. This was a software flaw.

Software 52

Software Passwords Internet Internet 52

ForAllSecure

MARCH 24, 2021

Anyway I was testing this suite when I happened to randomly strike two keys -- I think it was control and B -- and up popped the password manager, displaying all my test passwords in the clear. Thing was, the manager required its own password, which I had not entered; remember, I had hit only two keys. This was a software flaw.

Software 52

Software Passwords Internet Internet 52

Security Boulevard

JUNE 15, 2023

A seller named Mystic Stealer joined the WWH (WWH-Club) and BHF (Best Hack Forums, using the name MysticStealer) forums just a couple of days before posting, and, the stealer was listed for rent at a price of $150 per month. The seller later advertised Mystic Stealer on the XSS forum. Trojan.Mystic.KV 123:13219 185.252.179[.]18:13219

Cryptocurrency 52

Cryptocurrency Password Management Malware DNS 52

ForAllSecure

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

So what if you accidentally forget the password? We’ve all been there-- locked out of some account because we can’t remember the clever password we used. All of which speaks to the power of hacking. It's about challenging our expectations about the people who hack for a living. It's basically 2017.

Cryptocurrency 52

Cryptocurrency InfoSec Software Encryption 52

Cisco Security

MAY 26, 2022

Twenty years ago, I first attended the Black Hat and Defcon conventions – yay Caesars Palace and Alexis Park – a wide-eyed tech newbie who barely knew what WEP hacking, Driftnet image stealing and session hijacking meant. The community was amazing and the friendships and knowledge I gained, springboarded my IT career.

Wireless 107

Wireless Mobile Engineering Firewall 107

Security Boulevard

MARCH 4, 2021

was hacked. The year was 2008. Joomla was plagued by vulnerabilities at that time, and someone managed to access the user database and crack the passwords. The password for my test account there.well, I was using it in some other places. It was my old password from before I started working with security.

Passwords 52

Passwords Hacking Accountability Risk 52

Krebs on Security

JANUARY 11, 2022

But in more recent years, Wazawaka has focused on peddling access to organizations and to databases stolen from hacked companies. Those three passwords were used by one or all of Wazawaka’s email addresses on the crime forums over the years, including wazawaka@yandex.ru , mixseo@mail.ru , mixseo@yandex.ru , mixfb@yandex.ru.

DDOS 288

DDOS Accountability Cybercrime Ransomware 288

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

0patch will provide micropatches for Windows 7 and Server 2008 after EoS. Thinkful forces a password reset for all users after a data breach. After SIMJacker, WIBattack hacking technique disclosed. Once again thank you! Critical flaws affect Jira Service Desk and Jira Service Desk Data Center. APT or not APT?

Data breaches 82

Data breaches Advertising Malware Ransomware 82

ForAllSecure

APRIL 21, 2023

Hacking has gone through several eras over the years, each with its own unique characteristics and motivations. Understanding the history of computer hacking is important for understanding its impact on technology and society, the current state of cybersecurity, and for developing effective strategies for protecting against cyber threats.

Hacking 75

Hacking Cybersecurity Internet Internet 75