Security Affairs

JANUARY 7, 2023

Cyber researchers warn of a modified Zoom app that was used by threat actors in a phishing campaign to deliver the IcedID Malware. Cyble researchers recently uncovered a phishing campaign targeting users of the popular video conferencing and online meeting platform Zoom to deliver the IcedID malware. ” concludes the report.

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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

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Researchers reported that threat actors used 2 PoS malware variants to steal information about more than 167,000 credit cards. Cybersecurity firm Group-IB discovered two PoS malware to steal data associated with more than 167,000 credit cards from point-of-sale payment terminals. MajikPOS is written using the “.NET

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

UK and US cybersecurity agencies linked Cyclops Blink malware to Russia’s Sandworm APT. US and UK cybersecurity and law enforcement agencies published a joint security advisory about a new malware, dubbed Cyclops Blink, that has been linked to the Russian-backed Sandworm APT group. Pierluigi Paganini.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Our most recent cybersecurity research is now available in the “ Cybersecurity Trends in 2019: Protecting Websites in the Age of Stealth Attacks ” report. In it, we identified the trends, threats, and innovations in cybercrime that small businesses need to know about in order to keep their websites secure. What does this mean?

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

And an official confirmation says that the attack was launched by notorious North Korean Lazarus hacking group that is known for its social engineering attacks such as the Wannacry 2017. Note- Lazarus group aka Guardians of Peace is a Cybercrime group that is being funded by North Korean intelligence- as per US Intelligence.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Romania-based Cybersecurity firm BitDefender has added a new security feature to safeguard its users from chat based cyber threats. BitDefender Mobile Security feature assists customers in protecting against malware spread and phishing scams.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 15, 2020

” Using threat intelligence feeds donated by dozens of cybersecurity companies, the CTC is poring over more than 100 million pieces of data about potential threats each day, running those indicators through security products from roughly 70 different vendors. .” But this goes against how governments operate in almost every way.”

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Security Affairs

JULY 19, 2020

Cybersecurity researchers from Kaspersky Lab have detailed four different families of Brazilian banking trojans, tracked as Tetrade, that have targeted financial institutions in Brazil, Latin America, and Europe. The Brazilian cybercrime underground is recognized as the most focuses on the development and commercialization of banking trojans.

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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. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 20, 2019

British malware researcher Marcus Hutchins has pleaded guilty to developing and sharing the banking malware between July 2014 and July 2015. The popular British cybersecurity expert Marcus Hutchins has pleaded guilty to developing and sharing the Kronos banking malware between July 2014 and July 2015. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Heimadal Security

JUNE 25, 2021

The financial cybercrime world is facing new threats. A 2017 IBM-X-Force Research pointed out a fresh new malware entering the final security domain: the IcedID Banking Trojan. As hackers become more creative day by day, they are also cunning and determined to become pros.

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IT Security Guru

JUNE 28, 2022

The pandemic has fuelled an increase in cybercrime that shows no signs of abating. Attacks on big brands make the headlines and the jargon used to describe vulnerabilities and malware is complex, making it appear to be a big enterprise issue. Cybersecurity is necessary but it doesn’t need to be complex.

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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. Common types of malware.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 4, 2023

government this week put a $10 million bounty on the head of a Russian man who for the past 18 years operated Try2Check , one of the cybercrime underground’s most trusted services for checking the validity of stolen credit card data. In 2017, U.S. According to cybersecurity firm Constella Intelligence , the address polkas@bk.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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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

DECEMBER 22, 2022

. “South Korea’s main spy agency, the National Intelligence Service, said North Korea’s capacity to steal digital assets is considered among the best in the world because of the country’s focus on cybercrimes since U.N. economic sanctions were toughened in 2017 in response to its nuclear and missile tests.” Citing the U.S.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

A backdoor attack is a type of malware that gives cybercriminals unauthorized access to a website. Cybercriminals install the malware through unsecured points of entry, such as outdated plug-ins or input fields. As cybercrime increases, your security measures should, too. Backdoor attacks increased by 173% between 2017 and 2018.

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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

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

The analysis of a malicious email revealed a possible raising interest of the TA505 cybercrime gang in system integrator companies. The domain validtree.com is registered through namecheap.com on 2017-12-07T15:55:27Z but recently renewed on 2019-10-16T05:35:18Z. Introduction. The following image shows the decoding process. 66.133.129.5)

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Security Affairs

APRIL 23, 2019

Cybersecurity researchers from FireEye revealed that the Carbanak source code has been available on VirusTotal for two years, and none noticed it before. Between 2014 and 2016 the group used a new custom malware dubbed Carbanak that is considered a newer version of Anunak. kb3r1p.rar 879 files (15.03 Pierluigi Paganini.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

What is malware? The first real instance of malware occurred in the early 1970s — when BBN Technologies engineer Bob Thomas wrote the code behind the so-called “ Creeper worm.” Malware originally targeted computers themselves: logging keystrokes, stealing data, and spreading to other machines whenever possible. As many as 17.6

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Security Affairs

APRIL 17, 2022

The researchers attribute the botnet to the cybercrime group Keksec which focuses on DDoS-based extortion. Experts pointed out that the malware is being actively developed. It uses several techniques commonly found in other DDoS botnet malware to infect other devices.”. Upon installing the threat, the bot drops a file in /tmp/.pwned

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 21, 2019

A cybersecurity issue can cause unexpected costs in several different areas, which is the cost of Dealing with an attack in 4 Industries? A cybersecurity issue can cause unexpected costs in several different areas. It also tops the list of annual cybercrime costs at about $18 million. Moving in a Worrying Direction.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 17, 2020

FireEye compiled the report using data from dozens of ransomware infections that it has investigated from 2017 to 2019. The timing of the ransomware attacks is not casual, attackers attempt to deploy the malware when the presence of the IT staff is reduced and the likelihood to be detected is low. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 22, 2022

.” The DOJ’s statement doesn’t mention that RSOCKS has been in operation since 2014, when access to the web store for the botnet was first advertised on multiple Russian-language cybercrime forums. with the profile name of “ Denis Kloster ” and the Omsk phone number of 79136334444.

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Digital Shadows

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

The war continues, and so do its effects on cybersecurity. Let’s focus attention on three key areas that have seen significant changes: state-sponsored activity, cybercrime, and hacktivism. And wiper malware, such as “CADDYWIPER” and “PAYWIPE,” set their sights on disrupting business continuity and operational plans.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 23, 2019

Cybersecurity researchers from FireEye revealed that the Carbanak source code has been available on VirusTotal for two years, and none noticed it before. Between 2014 and 2016 the group used a new custom malware dubbed Carbanak that is considered a newer version of Anunak. kb3r1p.rar 879 files (15.03 Pierluigi Paganini.

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SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

The charges captures years-worth of North Korean hacking, including the widely publicized 2014 Sony hack, the 2016 hack of the Central Bank of Bangladesh, the 2017 WannaCry ransomware attack and others. The advisory contains technical analysis as well as indicators of compromise that security teams can use to detect the malware.

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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. The firmware backdoor was based on the Triada malware, which is a backdoor that was found over the years in several low-cost Android smartphones.

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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. .” Snatch Team claims to deal only in stolen data — not in deploying ransomware malware to hold systems hostage.

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Security Affairs

JULY 6, 2023

A new variant of the Truebot malware was used in attacks against organizations in the United States and Canada. ALERT: Increased #Truebot malware activity targets U.S. & The attackers use the malware to escalate privileges and maintain persistence on the compromised systems. & Canada organizations. . &

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Security Affairs

JUNE 13, 2021

If you want to also receive for free the international press subscribe here. million customers impacted. million customers impacted. million customers impacted. million customers impacted. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook. Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – hacking, newsletter).

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Security Affairs

JULY 21, 2021

Check Point Research (CPR) experts have spotted a cheap malware, dubbed XLoader variant, which was upgraded to target both Windows and macOS PCs. XLoader is a very cheap malware strain that is based on the popular Formbook Windows malware. Thus, a “Malware-as-a-Service” scheme is used. ” continues the report.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 26, 2022

This case is a timely reminder, during National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, that federal law enforcement will make those accused of breaking U.S. Kaye made a name for himself as the developer and seller of the GovRAT malware that his “customers” used to hack U.S. ’s National Crime Agency (NCA) in February 2017.

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