Security Affairs

JANUARY 9, 2020

In the last 18 months, North Korea-linked Lazarus APT group has continued to target cryptocurrency exchanges evolving its TTPs. Kaspersky researchers have analyzed the attacks carried out by North Korea-linked Lazarus APT group in the past 18 months and confirmed their interest in banks and cryptocurrency exchanges.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2022

You just knew 2022 was going to be The Year of Crypto Grift when two of the world’s most popular antivirus makers — Norton and Avira — kicked things off by installing cryptocurrency mining programs on customer computers. The now-defunct and always phony cryptocurrency trading platform xtb-market[.]com,

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Encryption scrambles data to make it unreadable to those without decryption keys. Proper use of encryption preserves secrecy and radically lowers the potential damage of a successful cybersecurity attack. Encryption algorithm types will provide an overview of the mathematical algorithms used to encrypt data (AES, RSA, etc.),

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SecureList

JUNE 5, 2023

Satacom downloader, also known as LegionLoader, is a renowned malware family that emerged in 2019. The main purpose of the malware that is dropped by the Satacom downloader is to steal BTC from the victim’s account by performing web injections into targeted cryptocurrency websites. To do so, it performs a DNS request to don-dns[.]com

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Security Affairs

JUNE 15, 2020

Researchers from security firm REDTEAM reported that operators behind the Black Kingdom ransomware are targeting enterprises exploiting the CVE-2019-11510 flaw in Pulse Secure VPN software to gain access to the network. the malicious code encrypts files and appends the.DEMON extension to filenames of the encrypted documents.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

First surfacing in September 2019, the gang is estimated to have made hundreds of millions of U.S. In addition, the Japanese Police, supported by Europol, have released a recovery tool designed to recover files encrypted by the LockBit 3.0 Department of Justice (DOJ). Black Ransomware.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 8, 2021

Note 1- As per the details available to our Cybersecurity Insiders, it all started in March 2018 when the Canadian Company Phantom Secure that offered a highly encrypted messaging app was shut down by law enforcement. To those uninitiated, here’s the story in detail.

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Security Affairs

MAY 10, 2020

Crooks exploit CVE-2019-18935 deserialization vulnerability to achieve remote code execution in Blue Mockingbird Monero-Mining campaign. This issue could be exploited only when the encryption keys are obtained via a separate attack, meaning that the attackers have to chain more exploits in their campaigns.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Avast researchers reported that since 2019, MyKings operators have amassed at least $24 million in the Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Dogecoin. However, experts pointed out that the botnet uses more than 20 cryptocurrencies in total, for this reason the total financial gains could be greater than $24M. ” continues the analysis.

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Security Affairs

MAY 2, 2024

Vasinskyi is a REvil ransomware affiliate since at least March 1st, 2019. “Ransomware is malicious software designed to encrypt data on victim computers, allowing bad actors the ability to demand a ransom payment in exchange for the decryption key.” ” reads the press release published by DoJ.

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 8, 2021

But a security researcher and Tor node operator going by Nusenu told The Record this week that they observed a pattern in some of these Tor relays with no contact information, which they first noticed in 2019 and have traced back as far as 2017. Use end-to-end encryption. How to stay safe. Use a VPN. Stay safe, everyone!

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Security Affairs

JULY 25, 2019

Researchers at Intezer have discovered a new variant of WatchBog, a Linux-based cryptocurrency mining botnet, that also includes a module to scan the Internet for Windows RDP servers vulnerable to the Bluekeep vulnerability (CVE-2019-0708). ” reads a blog post published by Intezer. ” continues the analysis.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 30, 2020

Android malware targets over 200 mobile financial and cryptocurrency applications, including Paypal Business , Revolut , Barclays , UniCredit , CapitalOne UK , HSBC UK , Santander UK , TransferWise , Coinbase , and paysafecard. . ” reads the analysis published by Cybereason. By analyzing HTTP packets in EventBot Version 0.0.0.1,

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 28, 2022

Notably, the gang has announced a bug bounty program—likely the first of its kind—offering payments to anyone finding vulnerabilities in their encryption code or leak website. release include new methods of data recovery and/or destruction and the addition of Zcash cryptocurrency to the existing Bitcoin and Monero ransom payment options.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

The malware is cheap compared to similar threats, it is able to steal sensitive data from about 60 applications, including (browsers, cryptocurrency wallets, email and FTP clients). And this goes beyond usernames and passwords to information that can get them immediate financial gain like credit card information and cryptocurrency wallets.”

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 14, 2021

Highly placed sources say that the hackers who induced the malware might be demanding a ransom in the range of $100,000 to $300,000 and might increase the payment victim doeskin show interest in their cryptocurrency demands. . Note 1- A ransomware is a kind of malware that encrypts a database until a ransom is paid. .

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 17, 2021

The group used Clop to encrypt data on the servers of multiple American companies and universities, as well as some Korean companies. According to Ukranian Cyberpolice, four Korean companies were attacked with the Clop virus in 2019. This resulted in 810 internal servers and personal computers of employees becoming encrypted.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 2, 2023

We all know that cyber-criminal gangs spreading file encrypting malware are nowadays first stealing data and then encrypting it until a ransom is paid. And if the victim pays them a ransom in cryptocurrency, they send fake screenshots that their data is being or was deleted from their database.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Financially motivated threat actors are using Cookie Theft malware in phishing attacks against YouTube creators since late 2019. Once hijacked the channel, attackers either sell it to the highest bidder or employ it in cryptocurrency scam scheme. The hackers used fake collaboration opportunities (i.e.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

We should expect more fraud, targeting mostly BTC , because this cryptocurrency is the most popular. In fact, from January through the end of October, Kaspersky detected more than 2,300 fraudulent global resources aimed at 85,000 potential crypto investors or users who are interested in cryptocurrency mining. Definitely yes.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

A critical counterfeiting vulnerability in Zcash cryptocurrency could have allowed coining an infinite number of Zcash (ZEC) cryptocurrency. Reading some news, investors could believe that cryptocurrencies are not a good investment. link] — Edward Snowden (@Snowden) February 5, 2019. ” reported the company.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 3, 2019

We met at Black Hat 2019. They’ll take more manual steps to encrypt servers, exfiltrate data – or do both. And then, instead of encrypting one or two or ten machines, they’ll encrypt everything.” Baldr can also plunder any cryptocurrency being stored in a range of digital wallets.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 20, 2022

The Justice Department today announced a complaint filed in the District of Kansas to forfeit cryptocurrency paid as ransom to North Korean hackers or otherwise used to launder such ransom payments. The seized funds amounting to half a million US dollars, include ransoms paid by health care providers in Kansas and Colorado. Maui ransomware.

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 16, 2021

According to a press release issued by Ukrainian authorities, law enforcement officials also shut down infrastructure that was used to spread the cybercrime gang’s ransomware, which was first spotted in February of 2019 as a new variant of the Cryptomix family.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Security firm of Cisco says the malware also can steal cryptocurrency, thanks to its add-on of Laplas, that has the ability to replace the crypto address on the Windows Clipboard and substitute it with the one dictated by the threat actor. As it not only encourages crime but also doesn’t guaranty a decryption key for sure.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 12, 2019

People use VPNs for several reasons, and one of the main reason is security and privacy, as it is used to create a secure, encrypted connection between your system and the server. The worst is, these session cookies are un-encrypted and can be easily accessed by the attackers. and earlier for macOS0 (CVE-2019-1573). x and prior.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 8, 2020

US officials charge two Chinese men for laundering cryptocurrency for North Korea. Lets Encrypt CA is revoking over 3 Million TLS certificates due to a bug. Most of the attacks on Telecom Sector in 2019 were carried out by China-linked hackers. CVE-2019-0090 flaw affects Intel Chips released in the last 5 years.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

In 2019, over 320 million users were registered with the MercadoLivre e-commerce platform. . bin, researchers also observed the use of a cryptocurrency mining module. . Experts observed several variants over the recent months, it authors have improved encryption and implemented new functionality of the final Node.js

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 2, 2022

NOTE 1- Lockbit usually demands a ransom in double-digit figures of millions and that too in Bitcoins cryptocurrency. In one instance, the group claimed to have wiped data from its victimized database in the United States.

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Schneier on Security

MAY 3, 2019

On one side is law enforcement, which wants to be able to break encryption, to access devices and communications of terrorists and criminals. This essay previously appeared in the January/February 2019 issue of IEEE Security & Privacy. The Crypto Wars have been waging off-and-on for a quarter-century.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 27, 2022

The Exfiltration Phase of The Kill Chain of a Cryptocurrency-Based Attack Provides the Greatest Opportunity to Identify Cybercriminals. Cryptocurrency gained through illicit means is less useable than other assets due to the way cryptocurrency systems currently do not fully protect owner identity and allow for only limited liquidity.

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Security Affairs

JULY 29, 2019

One of the most active drug sellers on the Dark Web was charged by law authorities and ordered to forfeit over $4 million in cryptocurrency. . Castro was requesting a fee up-front to connect and was identified by an undercover officer that paid the fee, obtained the encrypted email address, and placed orders with CASTRO.

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SecureList

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

RedLine’s main purpose is to steal credentials and information from browsers, in addition to stealing credit card details and cryptocurrency wallets from the compromised machine. Configuration is stored in several registry keys in encrypted and base64 encoded form. ColdStealer.

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SC Magazine

JUNE 25, 2021

Malicious hackers are increasingly mobbing the video game industry, with major companies suffering data breaches, having their source code sold or leaked online and games serving as playgrounds to push malware or mine cryptocurrencies. billion attacks tracked by the company across different countries.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Ransomware accounted for over half of all malicious mailings in H1 2019, Troldesh aka Shade being the most popular tool among cybercriminals. The first half of 2019 saw a 10-fold increase in the number of password-protected objects, such as documents and archive files, being used to deliver malware. The revival of ransomware.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 22, 2020

In a direct message exchange on OGUsers from November 2019, lol is asked for help from another OGUser member whose Twitter account had been suspended for abuse. . “I have a twitter contact who I can get users from (to an extent) and I believe I can get verification from,” lol explained. “If so and got targs lmk your discord.”

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Security Boulevard

JULY 8, 2021

The Russian-linked ransomware group encrypted entire networks in the Kaseya supply chain and demanded $70 million in cryptocurrency to deliver a universal decryptor key. Next, it extracts the encryption key from a config file. That number is sure to fluctuate as more information develops.

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