Krebs on Security

JUNE 21, 2023

If you operate a cybercrime business that relies on disseminating malicious software, you probably also spend a good deal of time trying to disguise or “crypt” your malware so that it appears benign to antivirus and security products. ” Crypt[.]guru’s biz and crypt[.]guru The WHOIS records for autodoska[.]biz

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JUNE 23, 2021

One of the fathers of antivirus software, the entrepreneur John McAfee has been found dead in a Barcelona prison cell while he was waiting for extradition to the US. The authorities claim that the McAfee failed to file tax returns for incomes related to a period between 2014 and 2018. reads the press release published by DoJ.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 17, 2021

Russian national Oleg Koshkin was convicted for operating a “crypting” service used to obfuscate the Kelihos bot from antivirus software. ”The websites promised to render malicious software fully undetectable by nearly every major provider of antivirus software. . ” reads the press release published by DoJ.”The

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 22, 2018

The Latvian expert Ruslans Bondars (37), who developed and run the counter antivirus service Scan4You has been sentenced to 14 years in prison. Scan4you is a VirusTotal like online multi-engine antivirus scanning service that could be used by vxers to test evasion abilities of their malware against the major antiviruses.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

The user ianch99 in the QNAP NAS community forum reported that the antivirus ClamAV was failing to update due to 0.0.0.0 “Since recent firmware updates, the ClamAV Antivirus fails to update due to 700+ clamav.net entries in /etc/hosts, all set to 0.0.0.0 Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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JULY 28, 2019

Twitter account of Scotland Yard hacked and posted bizarre messages. WizzAir informed customers it forced a password reset on their accounts. BlackBerry Cylance addresses AI-based antivirus engine bypass. Comodo Antivirus is affected by several vulnerabilities. A new ProFTPD vulnerability exposes servers to hack.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 11, 2020

ransomware displays ransom note in innovative way Carnival confirms data breach as a result of the August ransomware attack Google enhances malware protection for accounts enrolled in Advanced Protection Program (APP) Russian Cybercrime group is exploiting Zerologon flaw, Microsoft warns. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2022

You just knew 2022 was going to be The Year of Crypto Grift when two of the world’s most popular antivirus makers — Norton and Avira — kicked things off by installing cryptocurrency mining programs on customer computers. banks are stiffing account takeover victims. A single bitcoin is trading at around $45,000.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 4, 2020

The virus avoided detection by antivirus solutions through regular updates from an attacker-controlled command-and-control (C2) infrastructure, and spread through the company’s systems, causing network outages and shutting down essential services for nearly a week.” Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – Emotet, malware).

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Security Affairs

APRIL 14, 2019

The crooks used malicious emails purporting to be legitimate from such entities as Western Union, Norton AntiVirus and the IRS to spread the malware. They also activated files that forced infected computers to register email accounts with AOL.” “The defendants registered more than 100,000 email accounts using this method.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

And if you think that simply relying on antivirus software will get you through safely, there’s some more bad news. Some reports have suggested that today’s antivirus software can detect very few of the most dangerous types of malware – the stuff you really want to avoid. And the New York Times can testify to that.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 19, 2020

According to the report issued by the CERT-FR, operators behind the Pysa ransomware launched brute-force attacks against management consoles and Active Directory accounts. “Brute force connection attempts on a supervisory console have been observed, as well as on several ACTIVE DIRECTORY accounts. ” continues the alert.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Ransomware accounted for over half of all malicious mailings in H1 2019, Troldesh aka Shade being the most popular tool among cybercriminals. To bypass antivirus systems, hackers send out malicious emails in non-working hours with delayed activation. Links account for 29%, while attachments—for 71%. rar archive files.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 16, 2020

In analyzing our cloud traffic patterns, we believe there is a coordinated effort to maliciously access and modify Linksys Smart Wi-Fi Accounts using credentials stolen from other websites. The company also recommends users to check the router’s DNS settings and to make sure the antivirus/malware solutions are up to date and run a full scan.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 26, 2020

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Security Affairs

JUNE 4, 2019

.” OilRig is an Iran-linked APT group that has been around since at least 2014, it targeted mainly organizations in the financial, government, energy, telecoms and chemical sectors in the United States and Middle Eastern countries. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Authorities in the United States and United Kingdom today levied financial sanctions against seven men accused of operating “ Trickbot ,” a cybercrime-as-a-service platform based in Russia that has enabled countless ransomware attacks and bank account takeovers since its debut in 2016. companies and government entities.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2019

Attackers hacked support agent to access Microsoft Outlook email accounts. Gnosticplayers round 5 – 65 Million+ fresh accounts from 6 security breaches available for sale. Gnosticplayers round 5 – 65 Million+ fresh accounts from 8 security breaches available for sale. Million email accounts without permission. Paper Copy.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 19, 2019

This way to identify infected machines represents a novelty in the threat landscape, victims must register the Gmail account provided by the ransomware in order to receive the decryption keys. ransomware still has a low detection rate , it was identified as malicious by 31/71 antivirus of the VirusTotal services. Pierluigi Paganini.

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SecureBlitz

MAY 25, 2021

In 2014, over 5 million Google account passwords were leaked online after a successful data breach. I will show you tips to protect your privacy online as well as social networking platforms like Twitter, Facebook, etc. in this post. According to Statista, only 12% of US internet users were confident of their online privacy in.

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Security Affairs

JULY 16, 2020

.” The malicious code supports multiple commands, it could launch overlay attacks, log keystrokes, send spam the victims’ contact lists with SMS messages, and prevent victims from using antivirus software. ” ~ Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 22, 2018

A powerful, easy-to-use password stealing program known as Agent Tesla has been infecting computers since 2014, but recently this malware strain has seen a surge in popularity — attracting more than 6,300 customers who pay monthly fees to license the software. MALWARE OR BENIGN REMOTE ACCESS TOOL?

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 17, 2019

620 million accounts stolen from 16 hacked websites available for sale on the dark web. Astaroth Trojan relies on legitimate os and antivirus processes to steal data. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 4, 2018

Call it targeted Ransomware. · Twitter deletes over 10,000 accounts that aim to influence U.S. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 28, 2021

After bringing down Emotet, the FBI asked Have I Been Pwned (HIBP) if there was a way to alert individuals and organizations that their accounts were affected. Change your email account password. It was first discovered in 2014 as a banking trojan, and quickly evolved to become a perfect solution for cybercriminals anywhere.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 20, 2020

OS, disk serial numbers, the antivirus, and more). . “These commands can be issued to a specific victim based on the UID generated on each target (by using the disk serial and contextual information such as the hostname, the antivirus and the OS) or to all of them.” ” concludes the report. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 26, 2019

Check Point released a security update to fix a vulnerability in its antivirus and firewall ZoneAlarm, the flaw could be exploited by attackers to escalate privileges on a system running it. The vulnerability could be exploited to add a user account with low privileges to the group of administrators. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JULY 21, 2018

But for two whole years, until May 2018, Calisto remained off the radar of antivirus solutions, with the first detections on VT appearing only recently.” Enables a hidden “root” account in macOS and sets the password specified in the Trojan code. Use antivirus software. ” reads the analysis published by Kaspersky.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 3, 2020

The authors of the GandCrab RaaS also offers technical support and updates to its members, they also published a video tutorial that shows how the ransomware is able to avoid antivirus detection. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. reads the translation of the ad. million dollars per week.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 18, 2019

Watch out, your StockX account details may be available in crime forums. A flaw in Kaspersky Antivirus allowed tracking its users online. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

According to legitimate sources, Portuguese banking teams have detected irregular accesses to banking portals usually carried out through compromised accounts via the Lampion infections. Crooks are using compromised devices to access the banking portal in order to make online bank transfers to accounts they are controlling.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 19, 2019

They ask you to make certain changes in your account by entering your login password or ask for some reconfirmation. Such emails are sent after detailed research about you, and often their primary source of collecting data is your social media accounts. Tips to Prevent Phishing. Be Extra Vigilant. Protect Your Device and Connection.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 4, 2018

. “We also found that the user associated with Kraken ransomware, ThisWasKraken, has a paid account. Paid accounts are not uncommon on underground forums, but usually malware developers who offer services such as ransomware are highly trusted members and are vetted by other high-level forum members. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 10, 2020

In many cases, some machines run without standard safeguards, like security updates and cloud-delivered antivirus protection.” “There is also the lack of credential hygiene, over-privileged accounts, predictable local administrator and RDP passwords, and unattended EDR alerts for suspicious activities.”

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Krebs on Security

JULY 28, 2022

The service, which accepts PayPal, Bitcoin and all major credit cards, is aimed primarily at enterprises engaged in repetitive, automated activity that often results in an IP address being temporarily blocked — such as data scraping, or mass-creating new accounts at some service online. Which hints at a possible BOTNET.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

The ZoneAlarm suite includes antivirus software and firewall solutions to and users and small organizations, it has nearly 100 million downloads. The company sent a data breach notification mail to forum users urging them to change their forum account passwords. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 7, 2019

“According to the indictment, Bugat is a malware specifically crafted to defeat antivirus and other protective measures employed by victims. ” According to the indictment, the criminal duo used the stolen banking credentials to make unauthorized transfers from the victims’ bank accounts to bank accounts owned by “money mules.”

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