Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Justice Department this month offered a $5 million bounty for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a Russian man indicted for allegedly orchestrating a vast, international cybercrime network that called itself “ Evil Corp ” and stole roughly $100 million from businesses and consumers. LOW FRIENDS IN HIGH PLACES.

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Cybercrime Banking Small Business Accountability 277

Krebs on Security

JULY 20, 2021

.” Over the course of his 15-year cybercriminal career, Severa would emerge as a pivotal figure in the cybercrime underground , serving as the primary moderator of a spam community that spanned multiple top Russian cybercrime forums. Severa was a moderator on the Russian spam community Spamdot[.]biz.

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Antivirus Cybercrime Identity Theft Scams 345

Krebs on Security

JULY 25, 2023

Proxy services can be used in a legitimate manner for several business purposes — such as price comparisons or sales intelligence — but they are massively abused for hiding cybercrime activity because they make it difficult to trace malicious traffic to its original source. SocksEscort began in 2009 as “ super-socks[.]com

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Malware VPN Internet Internet 237

Krebs on Security

MAY 23, 2024

These services can be used in a legitimate manner for several business purposes — such as price comparisons or sales intelligence — but they are also massively abused for hiding cybercrime activity because they can make it difficult to trace malicious traffic to its original source. An ad for war.md, circa 2009.

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DDOS Internet Internet Government 326

Security Affairs

JUNE 10, 2019

” The investigation on the scam operations in Spain started in 2016, crooks targeted victims in China. “Similar scams operate from several countries and usually prey on Chinese.” The two governments signed an agreement in 2009 to join the efforts in the fight against the crime. ” continues the AP.

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Scams Advertising Accountability Government 97

Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 5, 2022

It's been active since 2009 and is responsible for many high profile attacks. It is thought to conduct financial cybercrimes as a way to raise money for a regime that has few trading opportunities, because of long-standing international sanctions. Lazarus Group. Be careful. bloxholder[.]com. rebelthumb[.]net. oilycargo[.]com.

Cryptocurrency 90

Cryptocurrency Malware Scams Cybercrime 90

SecureList

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

SpyEye, developed in 2009 and described as a “bank Trojan with a form grabbing capability”, surged from the eighth most common banking malware tool with a 3.4% Phishing is one of the most prevalent forms of cybercrime due to minimal effort required and the fact that it really works. Financial Phishing.

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Banking Phishing Cryptocurrency Malware 140