Security Affairs

APRIL 18, 2021

The Ukrainian national Fedir Hladyr (35), aka “das” or “AronaXus,” was sentenced to 10 years in prison for having served as a manager and systems administrator for the financially motivated group FIN7 , aka Carbanak. Hladyr was charged in 2018 with two other FIN7 members , Dmytro Fedorov and Andrii Kopakov , also Ukrainian nationals.

System Administration 136

System Administration Penetration Testing Malware Hacking 136

Malwarebytes

APRIL 20, 2021

In 2018 three high-ranking members of a sophisticated international cybercrime group operating out of Eastern Europe were arrested and taken into custody by US authorities. The arrest was announced by Europol on 26 March 2018. The arrest. Arresting the leader of that group did not stop the activities of the group though.

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System Administration Banking Malware Penetration Testing 94

Security Affairs

APRIL 23, 2019

Starting from 2016 the group developed a new custom malware using Cobalt Strike, a legitimate penetration testing framework. In January 2018 foreign authorities also arrested Fedir Hladyr in Dresden, Germany, he is currently detained in Seattle pending trial. Hladyr is suspected to be a system administrator for the group.

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Malware Penetration Testing Banking Advertising 93

Security Affairs

APRIL 23, 2019

Starting from 2016 the group developed a new custom malware using Cobalt Strike, a legitimate penetration testing framework. In January 2018 foreign authorities also arrested Fedir Hladyr in Dresden, Germany, he is currently detained in Seattle pending trial. Hladyr is suspected to be a system administrator for the group.

Malware 80

Malware Penetration Testing Banking Advertising 80

Security Affairs

AUGUST 2, 2018

In January 2018 foreign authorities also arrested Fedir Hladyr in Dresden, Germany, he is currently detained in Seattle pending trial. Hladyr is suspected to be a system administrator for the group. In late June 2018, foreign authorities arrested Andrii Kolpakov in Lepe, Spain.

Banking 70

Banking Cybercrime Identity Theft Penetration Testing 70

eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

The goal was to make the victims run illegal penetration tests and ransomware attacks unwittingly. They targeted specific profiles such as system administrators who know how to map corporate networks, locate backups and identify users within a system, which are critical steps in ransomware attacks. starting salary.

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Ransomware Backups Penetration Testing System Administration 104

SecureList

OCTOBER 20, 2021

To make matters worse, with the development of penetration-testing tools and services, the dark market saw the rise of new malicious tools. These tools are developed and used for legitimate services, such as assessing clients’ security infrastructure and potential for successful network penetration.

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Cybercrime Banking Malware Ransomware 145