Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

We don’t know much about the source of the November 2021 incident, other than GoDaddy’s statement that it involved a compromised password, and that it took about two months for the company to detect the intrusion. What else do we know about the cause of these incidents?

Hacking 331

Hacking Social Engineering Phishing Scams 331

Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Hosted on the same Internet address as VIP72 for the past decade until mid-August 2021, Check2IP also advertised the ability to let customers detect “DNS leaks,” instances where configuration errors can expose the true Internet address of hidden cybercrime infrastructure and services online.

Malware 341

Malware Cybercrime Internet Internet 341

Krebs on Security

AUGUST 2, 2022

Historical DNS records from Farsight Security show angrycoders.net formerly included the subdomain “smollalex.angrycoders[.]net” 1, 2021: 15-Year-Old Malware Proxy Network VIP72 Goes Dark. The UpWork profile page for the Angry Coders programming team from Omsk, RU. Who is the “ Alexander S.”

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Malware Cybercrime Internet Internet 321

Krebs on Security

JULY 18, 2022

“Using the internal router, it would be possible to poison the DNS cache of the LAN router of the infected node, enabling further attacks.” In August 2021, 911’s biggest competitor — a 15-year-old proxy network built on malware-compromised PCs called VIP72 — abruptly closed up shop.

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VPN Computers and Electronics Antivirus Software 352

Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

In January 2021, Joker’s Stash announced it was closing up shop , after European authorities seized a number of servers for the fraud store, and its proprietor came down with the Coronavirus. Joker’s Stash also was unique because it claimed to sell only payment cards that its own hackers had stolen directly from merchants.

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Cryptocurrency Cybercrime Retail Government 299

Krebs on Security

APRIL 11, 2022

A dig into the Domain Name Server (DNS) records for Coinbase-x2[.]net 2021, the Bitcoin Foundation (bitcoin.org) was hacked, with the intruders placing a pop-up message on the site asking visitors to send money. Unfortunately, each of these clues lead to a dead end, meaning they were likely picked and used solely for these scam sites.

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Scams Cryptocurrency Media Hacking 234