Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

In May 2013, the U.S. Justice Department seized Liberty Reserve , alleging the virtual currency service acted as a $6 billion financial hub for the cybercrime world.

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Bleeping Computer

JULY 21, 2021

Chinese state-sponsored attackers have breached 13 US oil and natural gas (ONG) pipeline companies between December 2011 to 2013 following a spear-phishing campaign targeting their employees. [.].

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Security Affairs

JUNE 17, 2019

Security researchers at Cofense have spotted a phishing campaign aimed at commercial banking customers distributing a new remote access trojan (RAT) tracked as WSH RAT. Within five days, WSH RAT was observed being actively distributed via phishing. Threat actors are using the RAT to deliver keyloggers and information stealers.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

According to DomainTools.com , this address also hosts or else recently hosted the usual coterie of Snatch domains, as well as quite a few domains phishing known brands such as Amazon and Cashapp. DomainTools says there are more than 1,300 current and former domain names registered to Mihail Kolesnikov between 2013 and July 2023.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 29, 2023

Kislitsin also was indicted in Nevada in 2013, but the Nevada indictment does not name his alleged victim(s) in that case. ”] Kislitsin was hired by Group-IB in January 2013, nearly six months after the Formspring hack. ”

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 28, 2018

Experts from SecureWorks discovered a large phishing campaign targeting universities carried out by an Iran-linked threat actor COBALT DICKENS. According to the Treasury Department, since 2013, the Mabna Institute hit 144 US universities and 176 universities in 21 foreign countries. “In March 2018, the U.S. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 8, 2025

Researchers spotted North Korea’s Kimsuky APT group launching spear-phishing attacks to deliver forceCopy info-stealer malware. Researchers from AhnLab Security Intelligence Center (ASEC) observed North Korea’s Kimsuky APT group conducting spear-phishing attacks to deliver forceCopy info-stealer malware.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 21, 2018

According to the researchers, the complex Dark Tequila malware went undetected since at least 2013. Dark Tequila is a multistage malware that spreads via spear-phishing messages and infected USB devices. The post Dark Tequila Banking malware targets Latin America since 2013 appeared first on Security Affairs.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 21, 2020

The epidemic went truly mainstream with the release of CryptoLocker back in 2013, and it has since transformed into a major dark web economy spawning the likes of Sodinokibi, Ryuk, and Maze lineages that are targeting the enterprise on a huge scale in 2020. FBI spoofs 2012 – 2013. File encryption 2013 – 2015.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

The Manipulaters’ core brand in the underground is a shared cybercriminal identity named “ Saim Raza ,” who for the past decade across dozens of cybercrime sites and forums has peddled a popular spamming and phishing service variously called “ Fudtools ,” “ Fudpage ,” “ Fudsender ,” etc.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Islam also pleaded guilty to reporting dozens of phony bomb threats and fake hostage situations at the homes of celebrities and public officials (Islam participated in a swatting attack against this author in 2013 ). Troy Woody Jr. left) and Mir Islam, are currently in prison in the Philippines for murder. In December 2022, Troy Woody Jr.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 5, 2022

Ukraine CERT-UA spotted a spear-phishing campaign conducted by Russia-linked Armageddon APT targeting local state organizations. The phishing messages have been sent from “vadim_melnik88@i[.]ua,” The Gamaredon group was first discovered by Symantec and TrendMicro in 2015, but evidence of its activities has been dated back to 2013.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 5, 2022

Highly placed sources say that the malware has been distributed via phishing campaign by a cyber threat group named MalSmoke. Microsoft that fixed this security vulnerability in 2012-13 by implementing strict file verification policies is busy urging admins to follow its legacy advisory published in August 2013 in order to fix the issue.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 30, 2021

Britain-based luxury clothing designer & lifestyle service offering company says that DarkTrace has thwarted most of the weekly cyber attacks that include 200 targeted hacks such as spear phishing emails targeting high-level executives and cyber campaigns that help steal critical data from companies.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 1, 2022

In customer guidance released Thursday, Microsoft said it is investigating two reported zero-day flaws affecting Microsoft Exchange Server 2013, 2016, and 2019. In the meantime, it is urging a subset of Exchange customers to enable a setting that could help mitigate ongoing attacks.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Exposed data, some of which go back to 2013, include sensitive information and credit card details. The availability of such kind of data could expose hotel guests to a wide range of malicious activities, including identity theft, phishing attacks, scams, malware attacks, and reservation takeover. According to the experts.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 28, 2020

The Iran-linked Charming Kitten APT group leveraged on WhatsApp and LinkedIn to carry out phishing attacks, researchers warn. Clearsky security researchers revealed that Iran-linked Charming Kitten APT group is using WhatsApp and LinkedIn to conduct spear-phishing attacks. Israel, Iraq, and Saudi Arabia.

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Security Affairs

MAY 26, 2024

UAC-0006 has been active since at least 2013. In May 2023, Ukraine’s CERT-UA warned of another phishing campaign aimed at distributing the SmokeLoader malware in the form of a polyglot file. IT shared indicators of compromise for this campaign and is urging to implement proper security policies and protection mechanisms.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 12, 2020

The group was first discovered by Symantec and TrendMicro in 2015 but evidence of its activities has been dated back to 2013. The attackers first disable protections for running macro scripts in Outlook then deploy the code to send phishing messages to the victim’s contacts. lnk formats. .

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 18, 2022

Trend Micro researchers spotted an elusive threat actor, called Earth Lusca, that targets organizations worldwide via spear-phishing and watering hole attacks. . The Winnti group was first spotted by Kaspersky in 2013, but according to the researchers the gang has been active since 2007. Both clusters served as a C&C server.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Phishing techniques use social engineering to trick victims into taking an action that helps an attacker compromise your network or access your sensitive information assets. Fraudulent emails purporting to be from authoritative company sources are the main phishing attacks that employees fall victim to. Stolen Credentials.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Microsoft has been tracking the threat actors at least since 2013, but experts believe that the cyberespionage group has been active since at least 2011 targeting journalists and activists in the Middle East, as well as organizations in the United States, and entities in the U.K., Israel, Iraq, and Saudi Arabia. .

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Security Affairs

MAY 16, 2021

At that time, the researchers tracked the sources IP in Pakistan, the attacks were part of a wider operation that relies on multi-vector such as watering hole websites and phishing email campaigns delivering custom RATs dubbed Crimson and Peppy. These RATs are capable of exfiltrate information, take screenshot, and record webcam streams.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 1, 2024

The Kimsuky APT group breached Diehl Defence through a sophisticated phishing campaign, reported the German newspaper Der Spiegel. Kimsuky cyberespionage group (aka Springtail, ARCHIPELAGO, Black Banshee, Thallium , Velvet Chollima, APT43 ) was first spotted by Kaspersky researcher in 2013. ” reported Der Spiegel.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2021

China-linked APT group LuckyMouse (aka Cycldek, Goblin Panda , Hellsing, APT 27, and Conimes) is targeting government and military organizations in Vietnam with spear-phishing. The threat actors are sending out spear-phishing messages to compromise diplomatic targets in Southeast Asia, India, and the U.S. at least since 2013.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 18, 2021

Security researchers from the Cisco Talos team uncovered a spear-phishing campaign targeting the aviation industry for two years avoiding detection. Security researchers from Cisco Talos uncovered a spear-phishing campaign targeting, dubbed Operation Layover, that targeted the aviation industry for two years without being detected.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 8, 2021

CVE-2013-1493. March 2013. CVE-2013-0431. February 2013. .” According to the company, these are the top five CVEs leveraged by leading ransomware families to target organizations worldwide, and several of them more than eight years old: CVE. Used by Ransomware Family. Patch Available from Vendor. CVE-2012-1723.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 14, 2020

The CactusPete cyber-espionage group has been active since at least 2013, it has been mainly focused on military, diplomatic, and infrastructure targets in Asia and Eastern Europe. Experts pointed out that despite the lack of sophistication, the group carried out successful attacks. reads the analysis published by Kaspersky.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 2, 2020

HYAS said given the entities compromised — and that only a handful of known compromises occurred outside of France — there’s a strong possibility this was the result of an orchestrated phishing campaign targeting French infrastructure firms. “It contained concepts that could benefit from a controlled domain.

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Doctor Chaos

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Created in 2013, the framework documents in detail countless cyberattack strategies. For example, by using the framework to learn about phishing attack strategies, you could develop a detailed training program for your team. Phishing attacks and ransomware attacks surged the most.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 19, 2021

North Korea-linked cyber espionage group Kimsuky (aka Black Banshee, Thallium , Velvet Chollima) was first spotted by Kaspersky researcher in 2013. The North Korea-linked threat actors are conducting spear-phishing attacks to deliver using the AppleSeed backdoor into the network of its targets. ” reported The Record.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

The WBSC, headquartered in Switzerland, was established in 2013 and currently has 141 countries as members located in Asia, Africa, the Americas, Europe, and Oceania. Another risk people whose passports were exposed have to deal with is spear phishing attacks.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 21, 2022

Ukraine CERT (CERT-UA) warns of spear-phishing ??attacks The Government Team for Response to Computer Emergencies of Ukraine (CERT-UA) warns of spear-phishing messages conducted by UAC-0035 group (aka InvisiMole) against Ukrainian state bodies. attacks conducted by UAC-0035 group (aka InvisiMole) on state organizations of Ukraine.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 20, 2023

North Korea-linked APT Kimsuky launched a spear-phishing campaign targeting US contractors working at the war simulation centre. North Korea-linked APT group Kimsuky carried out a spear-phishing campaign against US contractors involved in a joint U.S.-South South Korea military exercise.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 16, 2018

The claims come in a lawsuit filed this week in Los Angeles on behalf of Michael Terpin , who co-founded the first angel investor group for bitcoin enthusiasts in 2013. In some cases, thieves executing SIM swaps have already phished or otherwise stolen a target’s bank or email password.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

Iran-linked Cobalt Dickens APT group carried out a spear-phishing campaign aimed at tens of universities worldwide. This operation is similar to the threat group’s August 2018 campaign , using compromised university resources to send library-themed phishing emails.” ” reads the analysis published by Secureworks.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 21, 2024

Kimsuky cyberespionage group (aka Springtail, ARCHIPELAGO, Black Banshee, Thallium , Velvet Chollima, APT43 ) was first spotted by Kaspersky researcher in 2013. AhnLab recently reported a spear-phishing campaign involving an early variant of XenoRAT, which has evolved into a new RAT known as “MoonPeak.”

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