SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Spooky fact : The infamous Mirai botnet attack in 2016 turned more than 600,000 IoT devices into cyber zombies, leading to one of the most significant DDoS attacks in history. Warding off zombies : Regularly update device firmware, patch IoT devices, and monitor for unusual traffic patterns.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 2, 2025

In March 2018, security researchers at Antivirus firmDr.Web discovered that 42 models of low-cost Android smartphones were shipped with the Android.Triada.231 The Triada Trojan was spotted for the first time in 2016 by researchers at Kaspersky Lab who considered it the most advanced mobile threat seen to the date of the discovery.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Here’s a look at some of the more notable cybercrime stories from the past year, as covered by KrebsOnSecurity and elsewhere. This bold about-face dumbfounded many longtime Norton users because antivirus firms had spent years broadly classifying all cryptomining programs as malware. Notice that nobody seems to be wearing shoes.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 31, 2023

TrickGate is a shellcode-based packer offered as a service, which is used at least since July 2016, to hide malware from defense programs. A packer (aka “Crypter” and “FUD”) implements a series of functionalities to make it harder for antivirus programs to detect the malware.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 21, 2020

The infamous Locky ransomware was first spotted in the wild in February 2016. CryptXXX, another major family discovered in April 2016 and later rebranded as UltraCrypter, relied on exploit kits that used software vulnerabilities to infiltrate systems. The first viable Mac ransomware called KeRanger was spotted in the spring of 2016.

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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

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Ax with firmware 1.04b12 and earlier CVE-2016-1555 Netgear WN604 before 3.3.3 CVE-2016-6277 NETGEAR R6250 before 1.0.4.6.Beta, build 001 CVE-2020-9377 D-Link DIR-610 CVE-2016-11021 D-Link DCS-930L devices before 2.12 Ax with firmware 1.04b12 and earlier CVE-2016-1555 Netgear WN604 before 3.3.3 Beta, R6400 before 1.0.1.18.Beta,

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Security Affairs

APRIL 13, 2022

” Zloader is a banking malware that has been active at least since 2016, it borrows some functions from the notorious Zeus 2.0.8.9 banking Trojan and was used to spread Zeus-like banking trojan (i.e. Zeus OpenSSL). ” reads a post published by Microsoft.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 28, 2022

” Microleaves has long been classified by antivirus companies as adware or as a “potentially unwanted program” (PUP), the euphemism that antivirus companies use to describe executable files that get installed with ambiguous consent at best, and are often part of a bundle of software tied to some “free” download.

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Advertising Software Computers and Electronics Internet 276

Security Affairs

JUNE 12, 2019

The last time security experts documented the FIN8’s activities was in 2016 and 2017. “The hospitality industry, and particularly their POS networks, continues to be one of the industries most targeted by cybercrime groups. In addition to this attack by FIN8,we’ve seen multiple attacks by FIN6 , FIN7 and others.”

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 24, 2020

Dharma, also known as Crysis , has been distributed under a ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) model at least since 2016. For instance, to disable built-in antivirus software, the attackers used Defender Control and Your Uninstaller. Group-IB researchers have recently observed increased activities around Dharma ransomware distribution.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 21, 2022

The loader is also designed to gather system information, retrieve a list of installed antivirus solutions, cryptocurrency wallets, banking, and mail apps, and exfiltrate the information to a remote server. ” reads the post published by Zscaler. That’s not all. ” concludes the report.

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Banking Malware Antivirus Phishing 107

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

To bypass antivirus systems, hackers send out malicious emails in non-working hours with delayed activation. Another technique used by cybercriminals to bypass antivirus systems is a targeted attack, in which malicious email are delivered outside regular working hours. More than 80% of all malicious files were disguised as .zip

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Ransomware Antivirus Malware Banking 98

Security Affairs

MAY 19, 2023

The Lemon Group cybercrime ring has reportedly pre-installed malware known as Guerilla on almost 9 million Android devices. A cybercrime group tracked has Lemon Group has reportedly pre-installed malware known as Guerilla on almost 9 million Android devices. The highest number of infected devices in the U.S., 231 banking malware.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

For more than two years, there was not a single sign of Silence that would enable to identify them as an independent cybercrime group. Group-IB incident response and intelligence teams detected Silence’s activity in 2016 for the very first time. Like most cybercrime groups, Silence uses phishing emails.

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Banking Cybercrime Phishing Penetration Testing 77

Security Affairs

JUNE 23, 2020

Fxmsp gained worldwide fame in May 2019, after it was reported that the networks belonging to leading antivirus software companies had been compromised. Fxmsp took his first steps in the cybercrime scene in September 2016 when he registered on an underground forum, fuckav[.]ru. Geography and victims. First steps. The big fish.

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Security Affairs

JULY 30, 2018

Malware researchers at Proofpoint spotted a new version of the AZORult Spyware in the wild, it was involved in a large email campaign on July 18, just 24 hours it appeared in cybercrime forums on the Dark Web. ” Experts noticed that the infection process requests a significant users’ interaction to avoid antivirus.

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Centraleyes

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

The global cost of cybercrime is projected to reach $10.5 Even so, the UAE saw 166,667 victims of cybercrime who lost a combined US$746 million. Well look at the crime, its cost, and what it means for the future of cybercrime in the region. The email directs victims to download antivirus software.

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Cybersecurity Banking Education Antivirus 52

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

This is especially true for your existing intrusion detection and prevention system (IDPS), antivirus, and anti-malware. The Ryuk ransomware family spawned in 2018 from a sophisticated Russia-based cybercrime group. Bitdefender : Bitdefender Antivirus Plus. Update Anti-Ransomware Software. Offline Backups. Description.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 5, 2023

According to GAO , thousands of K–12 students had their personal information compromised in data breaches between 2016 and 2020. Install, regularly update, and enable real-time detection for antivirus software. Secure and closely monitor remote desktop protocol (RDP) use.

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Spinone

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Why Ransomware is the Fastest Growing Malware Threat Since 2016, over 4,000 ransomware attacks have occurred daily. It has been noted that paying a ransom demand only encourages this type of cybercrime and funds it. In this post, we will take a look at ransomware trends, costs, targets, and ransomware prevention software.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Brian Krebs is an independent investigative reporter known for his coverage of technology, malware , data breaches , and cybercrime developments. Russian software engineer Eugene Kaspersky’s frustration with the malware of the 80s and 90s led to the founding of antivirus and cybersecurity vendor Kaspersky Lab.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Though polite, the Creeper was still an annoyance to some, and in 1971, Ray Tomlinson developed the first antivirus software , called Reaper. One of the first pieces of antivirus software , McAfee’s VirusScan, was released in 1987. It also would actively shut down antivirus processes to evade detection and removal.

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Malware Ransomware Antivirus Internet 140

eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Cybercrime will go to the next level: Cyberattackers will implement improved skills, “shift left” attacks, and shifting strategies to adjust to evolving cyberdefense. While these solutions (such as [Microsoft365]) offer a level of protection and capabilities (antivirus, anti-spam, archiving, etc.),

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 31, 2021

At the start of March 2021, Microsoft rushed out patches for a critical zero-day Vulnerability in Exchange Server (2010, 2013, 2016, and 2019). Cybercrime to cost over $10 Trillion by 2025. FBI Internet Crime Report 2020: Cybercrime Skyrocketed, with Email Compromise Accounting for 43% of Losses. Stay safe and secure.

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Energy and Utilities Ransomware Hacking Banking 122

Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Sergei Mikhailov , formerly deputy chief of Russia’s top anti-cybercrime unit, was sentenced today to 22 years in prison. In a telephone interview with this author in 2011, Vrublevsky said he was convinced that Mikhailov was taking information gathered by Russian government cybercrime investigators and feeding it to U.S.

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Digital Shadows

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Whether they’re nation-state actors, cybercrime groups, or hacktivists, understanding who these groups are and how they operate is the first step in fortifying your cybersecurity posture. The ransomware’s open-source nature also serves as a gateway for budding threat actors to enter cybercrime.

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Digital Shadows

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Whether they’re nation-state actors, cybercrime groups, or hacktivists, understanding who these groups are and how they operate is the first step in fortifying your cybersecurity posture. The ransomware’s open-source nature also serves as a gateway for budding threat actors to enter cybercrime.

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Ransomware Encryption Technology Malware 52

Security Affairs

AUGUST 18, 2024

EastWind campaign targets Russian organizations with sophisticated backdoors Microsoft found OpenVPN bugs that can be chained to achieve RCE and LPE Foreign nation-state actors hacked Donald Trump’s campaign Malware ADT disclosed a data breach that impacted more than 30,000 customers International Press – Newsletter Cybercrime Hackers leak 2.7

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

In October 2016, media outlets reported that data collected by some of the world’s most renowned cybersecurity experts had identified frequent and unexplained communications between an email server used by the Trump Organization and Alfa Bank , one of Russia’s largest financial institutions. trump-email.com). trump-email.com).

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