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

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced sanctions against several organizations over email account hacking. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced sanctions against eight entities belonging to three companies over email account hacking due to cybersecurity failures. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 3, 2018

Cybercriminals offered for sale private messages from at least 81,000 Facebook accounts claiming of being in possession of data from 120 million accounts. Crooks are offering for sale Criminals are selling the private messages of 81,000 hacked Facebook accounts for 10 cents per account. ” states the BBC.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Cybercrime is a big business. Cybersecurity firm Positive Technologies found 88 new IAB sales on dark web marketplaces in the first quarter of 2020, compared to just three in all of 2017. This uptick in IAB activity has several far-reaching impacts on cybersecurity. Related: IABs fuel ransomware surge.

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Security Affairs

JULY 17, 2023

In April, the FBI seized the Genesis Market , a black marketplace for stolen credentials that was launched in 2017. The price for a stolen account was very cheap, paying a few dollars crooks were able to use it for a specific period. Accounts on the forums will not be transferred, the new owner will create new accounts if necessary.”

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BH Consulting

JULY 26, 2022

BH Consulting was among the first group of private sector cybersecurity companies to get involved back in 2016. In 2017, we published a guide to dealing with ransomware and updated it in 2020 to reflect how the threat had adapted. It’s available free to download from our white papers section of the site.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Administratio n (CISA), Snatch was originally named Team Truniger , based on the nickname of the group’s founder and organizer — Truniger. .” was also used to register an account at the online game stalker[.]so ru using the email address tretyakov-files@yandex.ru.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 8, 2022

A Ukrainian man was sentenced in the US to 5 years in prison for his criminal activity in the cybercrime group FIN7. for high-level hacking activity in the cybercrime group FIN7 (aka Carbanak Group and the Navigator Group). Iarmak is the third member of the FIN7 cybercrime group to be sentenced in the U.S. in May 2020.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

According to Group-IB’s report findings, Asia is one of the most actively attacked regions in the world, the company presented latest cybercrime trends. In 2017-2018 hackers’ interest in cryptocurrency exchanges ramped up. New cybercrime groups are also expected to start operations in Asia and Latin America. Attacks on Crypto.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Group-IB supported an INTERPOL-led operation Falcon targeting business email compromise cybercrime gang from Nigeria, dubbed TMT. Group-IB , a global threat hunting and intelligence company, supported an INTERPOL-led operation Falcon targeting business email compromise (BEC) cybercrime gang from Nigeria, dubbed TMT by Group-IB.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2022

The seizure of the Hydra Market is the result of an international investigation conducted by the Central Office for Combating Cybercrime (ZIT) in partnership with U.S. “Hydra quickly rose to become the most prominent Russian-language darknet market after the closure of a key competitor in 2017. billion euros in 2020 alone.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Research reveals that 68% of small- to medium-sized businesses have no policy to ensure cybersecurity, perhaps due to a belief that they don’t have anything worth stealing. Because many small business owners are often busy and strapped for time, cybersecurity might not be a top priority. Noisy Cybersecurity Risks for SMBs.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2022

The seizure of the Hydra Market is the result of an international investigation conducted by the Central Office for Combating Cybercrime (ZIT) in partnership with U.S. Hydra quickly rose to become the most prominent Russian-language darknet market after the closure of a key competitor in 2017. SecurityAffairs – hacking, cybercrime).

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 16, 2023

ChipMixer was an unregulated mixer that had been in existence since 2017. The operation included the court-authorized seizure by German authorities of two domains, a GitHub account belonging to ChipMixer, and more than $46 million in cryptocurrency. Follow SecureWorld News for more stories related to cybersecurity.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 10, 2023

MERCURY (aka MuddyWater , SeedWorm and TEMP.Zagros ) has been active since at least 2017, in January 2022 the USCYBERCOM has officially linked the Iran-linked APT group to Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS). Threat actors masqueraded the attacks as a standard ransomware operation.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 26, 2022

“Kaye allegedly operated The Real Deal, a Dark Web market for illicit items, including stolen account login credentials for U.S. This case is a timely reminder, during National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, that federal law enforcement will make those accused of breaking U.S. ” reads the press release published by DoJ.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

The evolving world of cybercrime can be complicated, and at the end of the day, you just want what’s best for your business. While you don’t need to be a cybersecurity expert to successfully protect your business, it’s beneficial to understand the ways cybercriminals seek to threaten your livelihood. How to prevent website malware.

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Security Affairs

MAY 20, 2019

The LeakedSource website was launched in late 2015, in January 2017 the popular data breach notification website has been raided by feds. “I am immensely proud of this outcome as combatting cybercrime is an operational priority for us.” SecurityAffairs – cybercrime, LeakedSource). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

We are currently responding to a cybersecurity incident. According to the New York Times , the threat actors hacked an employee’s Slack account and used it to inform internal personnel that the company had “suffered a data breach” and provided a list of allegedly hacked internal databases.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Cybercrime is a growth industry like no other. According to statistics from the FBI’s 2021 Internet Crime Report , complaints to the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) have been rising since 2017. However, the technological side of cybersecurity is no longer the weakest link in a company’s proverbial chain.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 4, 2022

Cybersecurity attacks are on the rise, especially since the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. According to a report from McAfee Enterprise and FireEye titled, "Cybercrime in a Pandemic World: The Impact of COVID-19," 81% of global organizations have experienced increased cyberthreats, and 79% experienced downtime from an attack during a peak season.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 11, 2020

Long before COVID-19, some notable behind-the-scenes forces were in motion to elevate cybersecurity to a much higher level. These developments would have, over the next decade or so, steadily and materially reduced society’s general exposure to cybercrime and online privacy abuses. states, for instance.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 12, 2023

Hyundai Italy has notified the privacy watchdog and hired external cybersecurity experts to determine the scope of the incident. In April 2017, security vulnerabilities in the Hyundai Blue Link mobile apps could have allowed hackers to locate, unlock and start vehicles of the carmaker.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Cybersecurity researchers at Human Security discovered a global network of consumer products, dubbed BADBOX, with firmware backdoors installed and sold through a compromised hardware supply chain. Researchers warn that more than 70,000 Android smartphones, CTV boxes, and tablets were shipped with backdoored firmware as part of BADBOX network.

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BH Consulting

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Curated advice, guidance, learning and trends in cybersecurity and privacy, as chosen by our consultants. Gardaí established that over €40 million was stolen and laundered through Irish bank accounts, and that a trade-based money laundering and underground banking system is operating from Ireland. MORE Do you use WhatsApp?

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Security Affairs

APRIL 20, 2023

In Q1 2023, threat actors linked to Russia’s military intelligence service focused their phishing campaigns on Ukraine, with the country accounting for over 60% of observed Russian targeting. The group is also the author of the NotPetya ransomware that hit hundreds of companies worldwide in June 2017.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Fifteen years after the launch of the microblogging social media platform, Twitter remains a dominant public forum for instant communication with individuals and organizations worldwide on a universe of topics, including #cybersecurity. Top Cybersecurity Experts to Follow on Twitter. Binni Shah | @binitamshah.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 15, 2018

This information was first made public by experts from Group-IB’s Brand Protection team at the CyberCrimeCon 2018 international cybersecurity conference. billion in 2017, compared to $1.2 Scammers create fake websites of known brands, fraudulent promotional campaigns, and fake accounts on social media. billion in 2016.

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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. pro , Hackforums , OpenSC , and CPAElites.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 3, 2021

TA544 is a financially motivated threat actor that is active at least since 2017, it focuses on attacks on banking users, it leverages banking malware and other payloads to target organizations worldwide, mainly in Italy and Japan. “That’s why you must take a people-centric approach to cybersecurity. ” concludes the report.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 16, 2022

Microsoft has tracked the threat actor since 2017 and says that its objectives and victimology closely align with the state interests of Russia. Throughout 2022, the MSTIC observed Seaborgium campaigns targeting more than 30 organizations, on top of targeting the personal accounts of persons of interest.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Security firm Group-IB has estimated that in H2 2017-H1 2018 cyber attacks caused $49.4 Group-IB, an international company that specializes in preventing cyber attacks, has estimated that in H2 2017-H1 2018 cyber attacks caused $49.4 In December 2017, Group-IB published the first report on this group: “MoneyTaker: 1.5

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Security Affairs

JUNE 23, 2020

Group-IB , a Singapore-based cybersecurity company, has issued a comprehensive report on Fxmsp – a heavyweight of the Russian-speaking cyber underground who made a name for himself selling access to corporate networks. Fxmsp took his first steps in the cybercrime scene in September 2016 when he registered on an underground forum, fuckav[.]ru.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Money Transfer Scam – Scammers hack the victims’s email accounts, monitor conversations between the buyers and title agents, send instructions on where to wire the money. Scammers hack the email accounts of their victims and monitor conversations between the buyers and title agents. No security is 100 percent reliable.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 17, 2018

According to the head of the Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) cybercrime wing.almost all Pakistani banks were affected by a recent security breach. According to Group-IB’s annual Hi-Tech Crime Trends 2018 report, on average, from June 2017 to August 2018, 1.8 ybercrime research unit. million were uploaded to card shops monthly.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 18, 2022

Once purchased a pool of proxies, threat actors could redirect malicious internet traffic through the IP addresses associated with the compromised devices and carry out a broad range of malicious activities, including credential stuffing attacks, accessing compromised social media accounts, and sending out phishing messages.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Group-IB, an international company that specializes in preventing cyber attacks, and a Swiss insurance broker ASPIS SA that owns CryptoIns project, have developed the world’s first scoring model for assessing cryptocurrency exchanges cybersecurity, allowing the exchanges’ clients to ensure their assets.

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