Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

A Belarusian and Cypriot national linked with the cryptocurrency exchange BTC-e is facing charges that can lead maximum penalty of 25 years in prison. “According to the indictment, between 2011 and July 2017, Aliaksandr Klimenka, 42, allegedly controlled BTC-e, a digital currency exchange, with Alexander Vinnik and others.”

Cryptocurrency 136

Cryptocurrency Spyware Cybercrime Hacking 136

Webroot

MAY 12, 2021

“What Bitcoin was to 2011, NFTs are to 2021.”. Since cryptocurrencies were, are and will continue to be impactful technologies, surely NFTs are a topic worth exploring. NFTs use the same blockchain ledger technology to verify uniqueness that cryptocurrencies rely on to prove ownership.

Cryptocurrency 95

Cryptocurrency Marketing Phishing Authentication 95

SecureList

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

NullMixer is a dropper that includes more than just specific malware families; it drops a wide variety of malicious binaries to infect the machine with, such as backdoors, bankers, downloaders, spyware and many others. Screen with cryptocurrency addresses from Generic.ClipBanker binary. NullMixer execution chain. SmokeLoader.

Malware 133

Malware Cryptocurrency Passwords Software 133

Malwarebytes

APRIL 11, 2023

The term was first used by Brian Krebs in 2011 after a proof of concept was conducted at DEF CON by Wall of Sheep. There are many categories of malware that cybercriminals could install through juice jacking, including adware, cryptominers, ransomware, spyware, or Trojans.

Mobile 98

Mobile Malware Banking Spyware 98

Security Affairs

MARCH 27, 2023

Lower.exe, a sample of “GCleaner” spyware, historically, this piece of malware was initially faking CCleaner to drop additional malware ( link ). He is a former member of the ANeSeC CTF team, one of the firsts Italian cyber wargame teams born back in 2011. The module also exfiltrates 2FA secrets from Twilio’s Authy local storage.

Malware 98

Malware Social Engineering Encryption Marketing 98

Security Affairs

MAY 8, 2020

H2 2019 has proved the tendency of past several years: mail remains the main method of delivering ransomware, spyware, backdoors and other malware, being used by cyber crooks in 94 percent of cases. They, in turn, let spyware and backdoors move ahead and become the second most popular malware with a 35-percent share. Balance of power.

Phishing 89

Phishing Spyware Banking Malware 89

SecureList

MARCH 1, 2021

The word “covid” in various combinations was typically used in the names of packages hiding spyware and banking Trojans, adware or Trojan droppers. It stole credentials for various financial systems including online banking applications and cryptocurrency wallets in Brazil. Pandemic theme in mobile threats.

Mobile 145

Mobile Malware Adware Banking 145