SecureWorld News

JANUARY 20, 2023

Popular email marketing service MailChimp recently fell victim to another data breach, this time caused by a successful social engineering attack on its employees and contractors. This is, unfortunately, the second security incident that MailChimp has suffered in less than a year.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 16, 2023

Ben is disappointed: FBI reports huge rise in cryptocurrency investment scams. The post Scams Lost US $10 BILLION in 2022 — Crypto Fraud Grows Fast appeared first on Security Boulevard. Why am I not surprised?

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 21, 2021

There are few guarantees in the IT industry, but one certainty is that as the world steps into 2022, ransomware will continue to be a primary cyberthreat. Cryptocurrency Fuels Ransomware. One constant in all this will be cryptocurrency, the coin of the realm when it comes to ransomware. It is because of the cash cow.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Finally, we will make some forecasts about financial attacks in 2022. We should expect more fraud, targeting mostly BTC , because this cryptocurrency is the most popular. First of all, we are going to analyze the forecasts we made at the end of 2020 and see how accurate they were. Analysis of forecasts for 2021.

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Security Affairs

JULY 19, 2022

FBI has warned of crooks developing malicious cryptocurrency-themed apps to steal crypto assets from the users. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has warned of crooks creating malicious cryptocurrency-themed apps to steal crypto assets from investors. million from 244 victims between October 4, 2021, and May 13, 2022.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 6, 2022

The smash-and-grab attacks by LAPSUS$ obscure some of the group’s less public activities, which according to Microsoft include targeting individual user accounts at cryptocurrency exchanges to drain crypto holdings. ” Like LAPSUS$, these vishers just kept up their social engineering attacks until they succeeded.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Thanks to your readership and support, I was able to spend more time in 2022 on some deep, meaty investigative stories — the really satisfying kind with the potential to affect positive change. Some of that work is highlighted in the 2022 Year in Review review below. agencies].

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 14, 2023

Cryptocurrency-related phishing attacks are on the rise, with a report from Kaspersky recording an increase of 40% in 2022 compared to the previous year. The post Cryptocurrency Phishing Threats Luring New Victims appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 30, 2022

In mid-June 2022, a flood of SMS phishing messages began targeting employees at commercial staffing firms that provide customer support and outsourcing to thousands of companies. The messages began at 2022-07-20 22:50 UTC. On that last date, Twilio disclosed that on Aug. ” On July 28 and again on Aug. According to an Aug.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

In this article, we’ll focus on what businesses have learned over the past twelve months, and how this can help us to turn 2022 into a safer and more successful year. What to expect from email security threats in 2022? How will remote working affect email security in 2022? How can SMEs prepare for email security threats in 2022?

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SecureList

MAY 27, 2022

IT threat evolution in Q1 2022. IT threat evolution in Q1 2022. IT threat evolution in Q1 2022. In January, we reported a malicious campaign targeting companies that work with cryptocurrencies, smart contracts, decentralized finance and blockchain technology: the attackers are interested in fintech in general.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 6, 2022

About the only consensus on cybersecurity in 2022 is that things will get uglier, but in what ways? Here are some of the more interesting predictions for 2022 we’ve seen from cybersecurity researchers. Here are some of the more interesting predictions for 2022 we’ve seen from cybersecurity researchers.

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Fake donation sites started popping up after the Ukraine crisis broke out in 2022, pretending to accept money as aid to Ukraine. These sites referenced public figures and humanitarian groups, offering to accept cash in cryptocurrency, something that should have raised a red flag in itself.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 20, 2023

3CX hired incident response firm Mandiant , which released a report on Wednesday that said the compromise began in 2022 when a 3CX employee installed a malware-laced software package distributed via an earlier software supply chain compromise that began with a tampered installer for X_TRADER , a software package provided by Trading Technologies.

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SecureList

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

The gaming industry went into full gear during the pandemic, as many people took up online gaming as their new hobby to escape the socially-distanced reality. According to the analytical agency Newzoo, in 2022, the global gaming market will exceed $ 200 billion , with 3 billion players globally.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

IT threat evolution in Q3 2022. IT threat evolution in Q3 2022. IT threat evolution in Q3 2022. Nevertheless, in our APT predictions for 2022 , we noted that more attackers would reach the sophistication level required to develop such tools. The group delivers its malware using social engineering.

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Webroot

JANUARY 7, 2022

In 2022, the widespread growth of mobile access will increase the prevalence of mobile malware, given all of the behavior tracking capabilities,” says Grayson Milbourne, security intelligence director, Carbonite + Webroot, OpenText companies. Cryptocurrency. What to expect in 2022? Consumers also remain at risk.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Octo Tempest is believed to be a group of native English speaking cybercriminals that uses social engineering campaigns to compromise organizations all over the world. This can be done in a number of ways, but the most common ones involve social engineering attacks on the victim's carrier.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 4, 2022

During the weekend, multiple owners of Trezor hardware cryptocurrency wallets reported having received fake data breach notifications from Trezor, BleepingComputer first reported. pic.twitter.com/BQSB2uV1JW — Life in DeFi (@lifeindefi) April 3, 2022. 1/ — Trezor (@Trezor) April 3, 2022. You may want to warn everyone.

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Hacker Combat

AUGUST 8, 2022

North Korean hackers use phoney Coinbase job offers to target cryptocurrency professionals. The renowned North Korean hacking outfit Lazarus has uncovered a new social engineering scheme in which the hackers pose as Coinbase to lure workers into the fintech sector. Lazarus hackers go after cryptocurrency.

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SecureList

AUGUST 10, 2022

VileRAT is a Python implant, part of an evasive and highly intricate attack campaign against foreign exchange and cryptocurrency trading companies. We have indeed been able to identify more samples of VileRAT-associated malicious files and new infrastructure since March 2022, which may be a symptom of an increase in compromise attempts.

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SecureList

APRIL 27, 2022

This is our latest installment, focusing on activities that we observed during Q1 2022. In late February 2022, we identified two archives submitted from network addresses in Ukraine to an online multi-scanner service. They are designed to highlight the significant events and findings that we feel people should be aware of.

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Security Affairs

MAY 18, 2022

Microsoft researchers warn of the rising threat of cryware targeting non-custodial cryptocurrency wallets, also known as hot wallets. Microsoft warns of the rise of cryware, malicious software used to steal info an dfunds from non-custodial cryptocurrency wallets, also known as hot wallets. Ransomware. Password and info stealers.

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Nicholas Truglia (25) from Florida was sentenced to 18 months on Thursday for his involvement in a digital heist that cost Michael Terpin ( @michaelterpin ), a renowned personality in the cryptocurrency space, $23.8M. According to El Reg , Terpin's cryptocurrency of choice was TRIG, which was worth $7 then.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 20, 2023

The unauthorized actor conducted a social engineering attack on Mailchimp employees and contractors, and obtained access to select Mailchimp accounts using employee credentials compromised in that attack." The blog further asserts the company's compromise had not affected other Intuit systems or other Mailchimp customer data.

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SecureList

MAY 6, 2024

Methodology In this report, we present an analysis of financial cyberthreats in 2023, focusing on banking Trojans and phishing pages that target online banking, shopping accounts, cryptocurrency wallets and other financial assets. Cryptocurrency phishing saw a 16% year-on-year increase in 2023, with 5.84 million in 2022.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

Clasiopa group targets materials research in Asia CERT of Ukraine says Russia-linked APT backdoored multiple govt sites UK won the Military Cyberwarfare exercise Defence Cyber Marvel 2 (DCM2) CISA warns of disruptive attacks amid the anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine Highly evasive cryptocurrency miner targets macOS Hackers are actively exploiting (..)

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Approachable Cyber Threats

JULY 7, 2022

Raccoon Stealer was particularly popular due to the excellent customer service provided by the developers, infecting more than 200,000 devices before they temporarily shut down operations in March 2022. As of June 2022, cybersecurity researchers have identified Raccoon Stealer 2.0. DropBox and social engineering.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 27, 2023

CyberNews analyzed a classic cryptocurrency romance scam, also known as CryptoRom, explaining how scammers hid the money CryptoRom scammers hid the money with several layers of obfuscation, but the Cybernews research team discovered that the stolen funds ended up in Binance accounts. The victim is gently persuaded to invest in cryptocurrency.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 17, 2024

He is accused of stealing at least $800,000 from five victims between August 2022 and March 2023. Urban, known online as “Sosa” and “King Bob,” is linked to the same group that hacked Twilio and other companies in 2022. In January 2024, U.S. ” continues Krebs.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 30, 2022

Recently, threat actors have stolen $100 million in cryptocurrency from the Blockchain company Harmony. — Harmony (@harmonyprotocol) June 26, 2022. On June 23, 2022 at 11:06:46 AM +UTC, the bridge between Harmony chain and Ethereum experienced multiple exploits. .

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Webroot

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Understanding Romance Scams Romance scams involve fraudsters creating fake profiles on dating sites, social media platforms, or apps to establish relationships with victims, gain their trust, and eventually, scam them out of money. In 2022, nearly 70,000 people reported such scams, with losses totaling a staggering $1.3

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 24, 2022

In a blog post detailing its efforts to track and contain the breach, Microsoft described LAPSUS$ as a “large scale social engineering and extortion campaign.” LAPSUS$ doesn’t appear to be using overtly sophisticated intrusion methods but instead relying on social engineering and purchased accounts.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook. Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – hacking, newsletter).

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

A look back on the year 2022 and what to expect in 2023. This report assesses how accurately we predicted the developments in the financial threats landscape in 2022 and ponder at what to expect in 2023. Analysis of forecasts for 2022. Also of note in 2022 are campaigns impersonating well-known software brands like Notepad++.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 13, 2023

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has published its 2022 Internet Crime Report. Crypto-investment fraud saw an incredible growth in 2022, both in number of scams and in the amount of damage done. billion in 2022, which is a 127% rise. billion in 2022, an increase of 183%. Hacked social media accounts.

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Webroot

OCTOBER 31, 2024

The rise of AI-driven phishing and social engineering, increased targeting of critical infrastructure, and the emergence of more sophisticated fileless malware are all trends that have shaped the cybersecurity battlefield this year. This payment would be nearly double the previous record of $40 million paid by CNA Financial in 2021.The

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