Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Last week, the Russian government reportedly arrested Matveev and charged him with creating malware used to extort companies. image: x.com/vxunderground The golden rule of cybercrime in Russia has always been that as long as you never hack, extort or steal from Russian citizens or companies, you have little to fear of arrest.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

In July 2016, KrebsOnSecurity published a story identifying a Toronto man as the author of the Orcus RAT , a software product that’s been marketed on underground forums and used in countless malware attacks since its creation in 2015. This week, Canadian authorities criminally charged him with orchestrating an international malware scheme.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Attacks that seek to completely destroy data and servers without any warning or extortion demand are not as common as, say, ransomware infestations , but when they do occur they can be devastating (the 2014 Sony Pictures hack and the still-unsolved 2016 assault on U.S.-based based ISP Staminus come to mind).

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Initially a stealthy trojan horse program delivered via email and used to steal passwords, Trickbot evolved into “a highly modular malware suite that provides the Trickbot Group with the ability to conduct a variety of illegal cyber activities, including ransomware attacks,” the Treasury Department said. The Forbes.ru

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 21, 2020

Balaban This ransomware was doing the rounds over spam generated by the Gameover ZeuS botnet, which had been originally launched in 2011 as a toolkit for stealing victim’s banking credentials and was repurposed for malware propagation. These included PClock, CryptoLocker 2.0, Crypt0L0cker, and TorrentLocker.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 7, 2022

The DOJ said it did not seek to disinfect compromised devices; instead, it obtained court orders to remove the Cyclops Blink malware from its “command and control” servers — the hidden machines that allowed the attackers to orchestrate the activities of the botnet. energy facilities. ” HYDRA. ” HYDRA. .

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

A threat actor is launching brute-force attacks on MSSQL servers in the attempt to access them to install a new crypto-mining malware dubbed MrbMiner. A group of hackers is launching brute-force attacks on MSSQL servers with the intent to compromise them and install crypto-mining malware dubbed MrbMiner. Mining process.”

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 16, 2021

First debuting in early 2019, CLOP is one of several ransomware groups that hack into organizations, launch ransomware that encrypts files and servers, and then demand an extortion payment in return for a digital key needed to unlock access. ? /.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 25, 2020

Researchers from MalwareHunterTeam have spotted a new piece of remote access trojan (RAT) dubbed ‘Abaddon’ that is likely the first malware using the Discord platform as command and control. The Abaddon malware connects to the Discord command and control server to check for new commands to execute. "Abaddon"

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 2, 2020

A large number of French critical infrastructure firms were hacked as part of an extended malware campaign that appears to have been orchestrated by at least one attacker based in Morocco, KrebsOnSecurity has learned. ‘FATAL’ ERROR.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Researchers at NCC Group reported that in November they observed the return of the infamous banking malware Carbanak in ransomware attacks. The cybersecurity firm NCC Group reported that in November the banking malware Carbanak was observed in ransomware attacks. ” reads the report published by NCC Group.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

ESET researchers discovered a new piece of malware dubbed CDRThief targets a specific Voice over IP system to steal call data records (CDR). The VoIP platform Linknat VOS2009 and VOS3000 targeted by the malware is used by two China-produced softswitches (software switches). ” reads the analysis published by ESET.

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Security Affairs

JULY 26, 2020

A new version of the REMnux Linux toolkit for malware analysts is available for download, it includes a huge set of tools for professionals. REMnux is a Linux toolkit for reverse-engineering and dissecting software, it includes a collection of free tools created by the community that allows researchers to investigate malware.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 2, 2020

Over the past 10 days, someone has been launching a series of coordinated attacks designed to disrupt Trickbot , an enormous collection of more than two million malware-infected Windows PCs that are constantly being harvested for financial data and are often used as the entry point for deploying ransomware within compromised organizations.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 31, 2020

The REvil ransomware operators made the headlines again, this time the gang claims to have hacked the Gaming Partners International (GPI). “Absolutely all servers and working computers of the company are hacked and encrypted. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 22, 2020

Two Romanians arrested for running three malware services. Two Romanians have been arrested for running two malware crypter services called CyberSeal and DataProtector, and the CyberScan malware testing service. SecurityAffairs – hacking, cybercrime). The prices for this service varied between US$7 to US$40.”

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Kaspersky first identified the APT group in 2014, but experts believe the cyber espionage campaign had already been active for over five years. ” Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon Pierluigi Paganini ( SecurityAffairs hacking,APT) . ” concludes the report.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Over 500,000 Activision accounts may have been hacked in a new data breach that the gaming firm suffered on September 20. “All Call of Duty players should be on notice after a major Activision hack has left millions of accounts in limbo.” Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

JULY 28, 2020

Yet another Multipurpose Breakout Board to hack hardware in a clean and easy way! How to hack IoT & RF Devices with BürtleinaBoard. Despite FocacciaBoard is extremely useful during my night-to-night hardware hacking needs… there is another set of tools I cannot live without: pin enumeration ones. UART, JTAG, SWD, SPI, I2C).

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

The Mylobot malware includes more than 1,000 hard-coded and encrypted domain names, any one of which can be registered and used as control networks for the infected hosts. The account didn’t resume posting on the forum until April 2014. This gave us clear evidence that Mylobot infected computers are used by the BHProxies service.”

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 21, 2020

During the ordinary monitoring of Deepweb and Darkweb , researchers at Cyble came across the leak disclosure post published by the Maze ransomware operators that claim the hack of the Hoa Sen Group. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Maze Ransomware Operators).

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 26, 2020

after attempting to recruit an employee at a targeted company to plant a malware. US authorities arrested the Russian national Egor Igorevich Kriuchkov (27) after attempting to recruit an employee at a targeted company to plant a piece of malware. “He explained the malware attacks the systems in two ways.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Researchers spotted a new Office malware builder, tracked as APOMacroSploit, that was employed in a campaign targeting more than 80 customers worldwide. Researchers from security firm Check Point uncovered a new Office malware builder called APOMacroSploit, which was employed in attacks that targeted more than 80 customers worldwide.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 17, 2020

The Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat confirmed that thousands of user accounts for online Canadian government services were recently hacked. According to a press release issued by the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat, thousands of user accounts for online government services were recently hacked. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 22, 2020

Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Discount Rules). The post Thousands of WordPress WooCommerce stores potentially exposed to hack appeared first on Security Affairs.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 13, 2020

Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. SecurityAffairs – hacking, gun exchange). gun exchange site on hacking forum appeared first on Security Affairs. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 11, 2020

Below the speech made by the experts last week at DEF CON 28SM hacking virtual conference. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Samsung Find My Mobile). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 23, 2020

Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Google Drive). The post A Google Drive weakness could allow attackers to serve malware appeared first on Security Affairs. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

MAY 30, 2022

Experts pointed out that the malware is being actively developed. Gafgyt is a popular choice for launching large-scale DDoS attacks, it first appeared in the threat landscape in 2014. The malware can quickly adopt one-day vulnerabilities (within days of a published proof of concept).” SecurityAffairs – hacking, EnemyBot).

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 4, 2020

Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. SecurityAffairs – hacking, HP). The post HP Device Manager flaws expose Windows systems to hack appeared first on Security Affairs. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

MAY 3, 2022

A China-linked APT group, tracked as Moshen Dragon, has been observed targeting the telecommunication sector in Central Asia with ShadowPad and PlugX malware, SentinelOne warns. Both PlugX and ShadowPad malware are very common among China-linked cyberespionage groups. SecurityAffairs – hacking, APT). To nominate, please visit:?

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 24, 2023

Denis Emelyantsev , a 36-year-old Russian man accused of running a massive botnet called RSOCKS that stitched malware into millions of devices worldwide, pleaded guilty to two counts of computer crime violations in a California courtroom this week. A copy of the passport for Denis Emelyantsev, a.k.a.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 15, 2021

The botnet was linked to a new malware hosting domain that has been serving Mirai variants for several different botnets over the past year. This payload contains the logic to change the execution path to a temporary location, wget a file from a malware hosting page, provide execution permissions, and execute it.”

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

Ukrainian national Vyacheslav Igorevich Penchukov has pleaded guilty to his key roles in the Zeus and IcedID malware operations. Vyacheslav Igorevich Penchukov was a leader of two prolific malware groups that infected thousands of computers with malicious software. Since May 2019, Penchukov had a prominent role in the Zeus operation.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 27, 2020

Most of us already know the importance of using antivirus , anti-malware, and VPNs to secure our computers, phones, and other devices against potential attacks. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Not so much.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 13, 2020

’ The Lazarus APT is linked to North Korea, the activity of the Group surged in 2014 and 2015, its members used mostly custom-tailored malware in their attacks. Recently Kaspersky experts reported that Lazarus APT Group has used a new multi-platform malware framework, dubbed MATA , to target entities worldwide.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 28, 2022

On December 7, 2021, Google announced it was suing two Russian men allegedly responsible for operating the Glupteba botnet, a global malware menace that has infected millions of computers over the past decade. dismantled the “ RSOCKS ” botnet, a competing proxy service that had been in operation since 2014.

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