Security Affairs

AUGUST 29, 2020

This threat actor has been active since at least 2009, possibly as early as 2007, and it was involved in both cyber espionage campaigns and sabotage activities aimed to destroy data and disrupt systems. “North Korea’s intelligence apparatus controls a hacking team dedicated to robbing banks through remote internet access.

Banking 143

Banking Malware Advertising Hacking 143

Security Affairs

AUGUST 10, 2019

Security experts at McAfee discovered that a stack-based buffer overflow flaw in the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) client discovered and fixed ten years ago is still affecting several Avaya phones. SecurityAffairs – Avaya, hacking). The vulnerability could be exploited using a specially crafted DHCP response. Only the H.323

Firmware 109

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 28, 2021

. “TAG observed a North Korean government-backed attacker group that previously targeted security researchers posing as recruiters at Samsung and sending fake job opportunities to employees at multiple South Korean information security companies that sell anti-malware solutions.” Pierluigi Paganini.

Malware 143

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Security Affairs

MARCH 23, 2020

Weibo is a popular Chinese micro-blogging ( weibo ) website, it was launched by Sina Corporation on 14 August 2009, it claimed over 445 million monthly active users as of Q3 2018. . The company confirmed that the data were obtained in 2019 due to credential stuffing attacks and other information gathered online.

Accountability 144

Accountability Passwords Advertising Internet 144

Security Affairs

JULY 13, 2024

The popular investigator Brian Krebs reported that Gary Warner, director of research in computer forensics at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, noted in 2014 that Tank told co-conspirators in a JabberZeus chat on July 22, 2009 that his daughter, Miloslava, was and told him Miloslava birth weight.

Cybercrime 127

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

This threat actor has been active since at least 2009, possibly as early as 2007, and it was involved in both cyber espionage campaigns and sabotage activities aimed to destroy data and disrupt systems. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Operation Cyclone). Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook. Pierluigi Paganini.

Cybersecurity 121

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

The group, also known as Cicada, Stone Panda , and Cloud Hopper , has been active at least since 2009, in April 2017 experts from PwC UK and BAE Systems uncovered a widespread hacking campaign, tracked as Operation Cloud Hopper , targeting managed service providers (MSPs) in multiple countries worldwide. ” Pierluigi Paganini.

Manufacturing 127

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Security Affairs

JUNE 27, 2020

The Russian national named Aleksey Yurievich Burkov (30) was sentenced to nine years in prison for running Cardplanet and Direct Connection, two credit card market that facilitated payment card fraud, computer hacking, and other illegal activities. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Cardplanet). Pierluigi Paganini.

Marketing 115

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Security Affairs

JULY 31, 2020

The group has been active at least since 2009, in April 2017 experts from PwC UK and BAE Systems uncovered a widespread hacking campaign, tracked as Operation Cloud Hopper , targeting managed service providers (MSPs) in multiple countries worldwide. SecurityAffairs – hacking, EU sanctions). ” conclude the EU.

Cyber Attacks 131

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 25, 2020

This threat actor has been active since at least 2009, possibly as early as 2007, and it was involved in both cyber espionage campaigns and sabotage activities aimed to destroy data and disrupt systems. If you want to receive the weekly Security Affairs Newsletter for free subscribe here. SecurityAffairs – hacking, North Korea).

Cryptocurrency 142

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Security Affairs

MARCH 3, 2020

“ Two Chinese nationals were charged with laundering over $100 million worth of cryptocurrency from a hack of a cryptocurrency exchange. The group is considered responsible for the massive WannaCry ransomware attack, a string of SWIFT attacks in 2016, and the Sony Pictures hack. million from another exchange.

Cryptocurrency 138

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 21, 2021

The two individuals, Aleksandr Skorodumov (33) of Lithuania, and Pavel Stassi (30) of Estonia, administrated the bulletproof hosting service between 2009 and 2015. SecurityAffairs – hacking, cyber security). The post Administrators of bulletproof hosting sentenced to prison in the US appeared first on Security Affairs.

System Administration 123

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 10, 2020

Orange Belgium is using Huawei equipment since 2007 for its mobile network in Belgium and Luxembourg, while the collaboration between Proximus and the Shenzhen-based company started in 2009 for the progressive upgrading of its network. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Proximus). Pierluigi Paganini.

Mobile 134

Mobile Manufacturing Internet Internet 134

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

The US Treasury placed sanctions on three North Korea-linked hacking groups, the Lazarus Group, Bluenoroff, and Andarial. The US Treasury sanctions on three North Korea-linked hacking groups, the Lazarus Group , Bluenoroff , and Andarial. SecurityAffairs – North Korea, hacking). ” continues the US Treasury.

Cyber Attacks 106

Cyber Attacks Hacking Cryptocurrency Banking 106

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 27, 2021

This threat actor has been active since at least 2009, possibly as early as 2007, and it was involved in both cyber espionage campaigns and sabotage activities aimed to destroy data and disrupt systems. SecurityAffairs – hacking, supply chain attack). Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook. Pierluigi Paganini.

Malware 125

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Security Affairs

JUNE 27, 2019

. “Teams of hackers connected to the Chinese Ministry of State Security had penetrated HPE’s cloud computing service and used it as a launchpad to attack customers, plundering reams of corporate and government secrets for years in what U.S. “The hacking campaign, known as “ Cloud Hopper ,” was the subject of a U.S.

Identity Theft 109

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

The popular investigator Brian Krebs reported that Gary Warner, director of research in computer forensics at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, noted in 2014 that Tank told co-conspirators in a JabberZeus chat on July 22, 2009 that his daughter, Miloslava, was and told him Miloslava birth weight.

Malware 129

Malware Cybercrime Banking Hacking 129

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

The targets of the two groups show significant overlap, Billbug also targeted organizations many military and government organizations in South Asia since at least January 2009. Security experts at Symantec speculate that Thrip is a sub-group of Billbug. Billbug is a long-established espionage group, active since at least January 2009.

Government 106

Government Advertising Telecommunications Malware 106

Security Affairs

AUGUST 8, 2022

“It’s worth pointing out that the wallet address is the miner reward receiving address of the Bitcoin Genesis Block , which occurred on January 3, 2009, and is believed to be held by Nakamoto.” SecurityAffairs – hacking, domain name system). .” reads the analysis published by the researchers.

Accountability 100

Accountability Cryptocurrency Malware Hacking 100

Security Affairs

JANUARY 26, 2022

The flaw, dubbed PwnKit, was introduced more than 12 years ago (May 2009) since the initial commit of pkexec, this means that all the versions are affected. SecurityAffairs – hacking, PwnKit). The post PwnKit: Local Privilege Escalation bug affects major Linux distros appeared first on Security Affairs. Pierluigi Paganini.

Architecture 107

Architecture Hacking Information Security 107

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

This threat actor has been active since at least 2009, possibly as early as 2007, and it was involved in both cyber espionage campaigns and sabotage activities aimed to destroy data and disrupt systems. If you want to receive the weekly Security Affairs Newsletter for free subscribe here. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Lazarus).

Malware 130

Malware Cryptocurrency Password Management Encryption 130

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Security experts from Comparitech along with security researcher Bob Diachenko discovered 20 million tax records belonging to Russian citizens exposed online in clear text and without protection. “A database of more than 20 million Russian tax records was found on an unsecured server, accessible to anyone with a web browser.”

Identity Theft 105

Identity Theft Scams Advertising Risk 105

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 23, 2023

billion Aadhaars issued by the UIDAI since this ID service launched in 2009, this system represents one of the largest biometric ID programs on the planet, according to a report published by think tank Brookings Institution. With roughly 1.4

Identity Theft 144

Identity Theft Banking Data breaches Malware 144

Security Affairs

JUNE 7, 2021

SecurityAffairs – hacking, RockYou2021). billion entries appeared first on Security Affairs. About the author: Edvardas Mikalauskas. Edvardas is a Senior Writer and Researcher at CyberNews. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook. Pierluigi Paganini.

Passwords 121

Passwords Data breaches Accountability Password Management 121

Security Affairs

JULY 20, 2019

SyTech , a contractor for the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (FSB) has been hacked, attackers stole data about interna l projects. Attackers have hacked SyTech, a contractor for the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (FSB), and exfiltrated data about interna l projects.

Hacking 111

Hacking Data breaches Advertising Media 111

Security Affairs

MAY 9, 2020

This threat actor has been active since at least 2009, possibly as early as 2007, and it was involved in both cyber espionage campaigns and sabotage activities aimed to destroy data and disrupt systems. SecurityAffairs – Dacls RAT, hacking). Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

Malware 126

Malware Advertising Encryption Hacking 126

Security Affairs

JANUARY 29, 2021

This threat actor has been active since at least 2009, possibly as early as 2007, and it was involved in both cyber espionage campaigns and sabotage activities aimed to destroy data and disrupt systems. “For proactive prevention of this type of attack, it is recommended that security professionals use an isolated environment (e.g.,

Malware 136

Malware Antivirus Hacking Accountability 136

Security Affairs

AUGUST 6, 2023

At the time of this writing, no ransomware group has claimed responsibility for the security breach. CDHE provides free access to the identify theft monitoring Experian IdentityWorks SM for 24 months.

Education 98

Education Data breaches Ransomware Hacking 98

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

The group (also known as Cicada, Stone Panda , MenuPass group, Bronze Riverside, and Cloud Hopper ) has been active at least since 2009, in April 2017 experts from PwC UK and BAE Systems uncovered a widespread hacking campaign, tracked as Operation Cloud Hopper , targeting managed service providers (MSPs) in multiple countries worldwide.

Technology 102

Technology Hacking Passwords Software 102

Security Affairs

JULY 9, 2019

” Threat actors accessed to files stored in the Literacy Works Information System that are dated back 2009, 2010, and 2014. Exposed data includes first names, last names, social security numbers, dates of birth, city or county of residence, graduation dates and record numbers. ” continues the Department. . .

Data breaches 105

Data breaches Insurance Advertising Technology 105

Security Affairs

MARCH 8, 2022

SecurityAffairs – hacking, SIM swapping). The post CISA urges to fix actively exploited Firefox zero-days by March 21 appeared first on Security Affairs. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook. Pierluigi Paganini.

Authentication 107

Authentication Hacking Cybersecurity Risk 107

Security Affairs

JULY 6, 2021

According to Group-IB’s Threat Intelligence team, the suspect, dubbed Dr HeX by Group-IB based on one of the nicknames that he used, has been active since at least 2009 and is responsible for a number of cybercrimes, including phishing, defacing, malware development, fraud, and carding that resulted in thousands of unsuspecting victims.

Cybercrime 103

Cybercrime Phishing Banking Telecommunications 103

Security Affairs

MARCH 1, 2020

British telecommunications company Cable & Wireless played a crucial role in the tapping of the undersea cables, in February 2009 a GCHQ employee was assigned to work within the company in a “full-time project management” role to follow the operation from the inside. SecurityAffairs – hacking, undersea cables). Pierluigi Paganini.

Wireless 145

Wireless Surveillance Telecommunications Advertising 145

Security Affairs

MAY 6, 2023

The library has been active since 2009, it offers e-book files in a variety of file formats, stripped of their copyright protections. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) seized multiple domains used by the illegal shadow eBook library Z-Library. Z-Library operates as a complex network of approximately 249 interrelated web domains.

Accountability 98

Accountability Hacking Cybersecurity Cybercrime 98

Security Affairs

JANUARY 27, 2022

This threat actor has been active since at least 2009, possibly as early as 2007, and it was involved in both cyber espionage campaigns and sabotage activities aimed to destroy data and disrupt systems. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Lazarus APT). Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook. Pierluigi Paganini.

Malware 98

Malware Hacking Phishing Ransomware 98

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

This threat actor has been active since at least 2009, possibly as early as 2007, and it was involved in both cyber espionage campaigns and sabotage activities aimed to destroy data and disrupt systems. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Lazarus). by specifying hashes of binaries in the VeraPort configuration).”

Malware 108

Malware Software Cryptocurrency Financial Services 108

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 17, 2019

This threat actor has been active since at least 2009, possibly as early as 2007, and it was involved in both cyber espionage campaigns and sabotage activities aimed to destroy data and disrupt systems. Dacls is the first malware linked to the Lazarus group that targets Linux systems.

Malware 106

Malware Advertising Encryption Hacking 106