Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Finastra, which provides software and services to 45 of the world’s top 50 banks, notified customers of the security incident after a cybercriminal began selling more than 400 gigabytes of data purportedly stolen from the company. The Telegram account that abyss0 listed in their sales thread appears to have been suspended or deleted.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 5, 2021

The espionage group is exploiting four newly-discovered flaws in Microsoft Exchange Server email software, and has seeded hundreds of thousands of victim organizations worldwide with tools that give the attackers total, remote control over affected systems.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 19, 2024

The cracked software is being resold as a cloud-based attack tool by at least two different services, one of which KrebsOnSecurity traced to an information technology firm based in Turkey. Araneida Scanner. In 2022, Araneida told fellow Breached members they could be reached on Discord at the username “ Ornie#9811.”

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 31, 2025

The “fud” bit stands for “Fully Un-Detectable,” and it refers to cybercrime resources that will evade detection by security tools like antivirus software or anti-spam appliances. “These tools were also used to acquire victim user credentials and utilize those credentials to further these fraudulent schemes.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 28, 2025

Threat actors exploit recently fixed SimpleHelp RMM software vulnerabilities to breach targeted networks, experts warn. “On 22 January 2025, Arctic Wolf began observing a campaign involving unauthorised access to devices running SimpleHelp RMM software as an initial access vector. ” reads the report published by Artic Wolf.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 29, 2023

Related: Pushing the fly-by-wire envelope This is especially true because systems are more interconnected and use more complex commercial software than ever before, meaning a vulnerability in one system could lead to a malicious actor gaining access to more important systems. Risks delineated Still, there have been many other incidents since.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Merrill has been studying the evolution of several China-based smishing gangs, and found that most of them feature helpful and informative video tutorials in their sales accounts on Telegram. “The software can work from anywhere in the world,” Merrill said. “Who says carding is dead? The even have 24-hour support.”

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Troy Hunt

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

It's those credentials that are then sold in the stealer logs and later used to access the victim's accounts, which is the second exploitation. An info stealer was disguised as the installer for the Notepad++ software. You get the idea.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 19, 2024

This week, Sophos researchers warned that ransomware operators are exploiting the critical vulnerability CVE-2024-40711 in Veeam Backup & Replication to create rogue accounts and deploy malware. Veeam Backup & Replication is a comprehensive data protection and disaster recovery software developed by Veeam. reads the advisory.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 29, 2024

. “Investigations into RedLine and Meta started after victims came forward and a security company notified authorities about possible servers in the Netherlands linked to the software. Change passwords : After malware removal, update passwords for key accounts (email, banking, work, social media) and enable two-factor authentication.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Transcript Cookie theft is a cyberattack where hackers exploit session data stored in cookies, like login credentials, to gain unauthorized access to your accounts. With stolen cookies, bad actors can commit identity theft, cause financial loss, and access your accounts. In this video, we’ll show you how to stay safe.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 19, 2024

President Biden’s call for the mainstreaming of Software Bill of Materials (SBOMs) is a major step forward. He drew a vivid parallel between food safety and software security. In short, SBOMs do not take context into account, he noted. For a full drill down, please give the accompanying podcast a listen.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 17, 2021

If you sell Web-based software for a living and ship code that references an unregistered domain name, you are asking for trouble. Here’s the story of one such goof committed by Fiserv [ NASDAQ:FISV ], a $15 billion firm that provides online banking software and other technology solutions to thousands of financial institutions.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Norton has multiple training videos and help articles for using the software, and it offers phone, email, and chat options for customer support. I recommend McAfee if you’re looking for features like social media privacy, personal data monitoring, and scans of old internet accounts. per month, billed annually. per month.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 20, 2023

We learned some remarkable new details this week about the recent supply-chain attack on VoIP software provider 3CX. “This is the first time Mandiant has seen a software supply chain attack lead to another software supply chain attack,” reads the April 20 Mandiant report. Microsoft Corp.

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Troy Hunt

APRIL 26, 2021

Following the takedown, the FBI reached out and asked if Have I Been Pwned (HIBP) might be a viable means of alerting impacted individuals and companies that their accounts had been affected by Emotet. Change your email account password. Keep operating systems and software patched.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

” Airbus has apparently confirmed the cybercriminal’s account to the threat intelligence firm Hudson Rock , which determined that the Airbus credentials were stolen after a Turkish airline employee infected their computer with a prevalent and powerful info-stealing trojan called RedLine. .” Microsoft Corp.

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Hacker's King

JANUARY 5, 2025

With this accessibility comes the critical issue of fake account detection. As our digital interactions grow, effective measures for fake account detection become essential to protect our online presence and maintain a safer environment. However, the reality is that fake Snapchat accounts do exist, posing threats to user privacy.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 29, 2021

Happily, identifying and tracking these fake reviewer accounts is often the easiest way to spot scams. After hearing from a reader about a phony Microsoft Authenticator extension that appeared on the Google Chrome Store , KrebsOnSecurity began looking at the profile of the account that created it. “It’s great!,”

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Gen AI threats and quantum computing exposures must be accounted for. Attacks targeting identities rose 71% last year, with valid accounts as the top entry point. Ransomware targeting critical services highlights the need for secure software lifecycles and vendor verification. The drivers are intensifying.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Valve removed the game PirateFi from the Steam video game platform because it contained a Windows malicious code to steal browser cookies and hijack accounts. PCMag cited the case of a gamer who downloaded the game and reported that his accounts were hijacked using stolen cookies. A few days later, Valve notified impacted users.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 18, 2022

The missives — which come from Paypal.com and include a link at Paypal.com that displays an invoice for the supposed transaction — state that the user’s account is about to be charged hundreds of dollars. Both the email and the invoice state that “there is evidence that your PayPal account has been accessed unlawfully.”

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SecureList

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Patch management issues The vulnerability patching process typically takes time for a variety of reasons: from actual patch release all the way to identifying vulnerable assets and “properly” patching them, considering any pre-existing asset inventory and whether the accountable personnel will learn about the vulnerability in time.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Prosecutors say the men then laundered the stolen funds through an array of intermediary cryptocurrency accounts — including compromised and fictitiously created accounts — on the targeted cryptocurrency exchange platforms. million from 158 Poloniex users, and $1.17 million from 42 Gemini customers.

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Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

New estimates are that 30% of the SolarWinds victims didn’t use SolarWinds: Many of the attacks gained initial footholds by password spraying to compromise individual email accounts at targeted organizations. On attribution: Earlier this month, the US government has stated the attack is “likely Russian in origin.”

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Security Affairs

MARCH 24, 2025

The FBI Denver Field Office advises staying cautious online, being aware of potential risks, and keeping antivirus software updated to scan files before opening them. If users fall victim to this scam, immediately contact their financial institutions, secure their accounts, and change all passwords using a trusted device.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 7, 2024

A partial selfie posted by Puchmade Dev to his Twitter account. That story showed how Punchmade’s social media profiles promoted Punchmade-themed online stores selling bank account and payment card data. Incredibly, Turner acknowledges that PNC told him his account was flagged for attention from law enforcement officials.

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Schneier on Security

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

If a software maker is collecting the user’s data to display first or third-party adverts, this has to be disclosed. Otherwise, the privacy labeling is mandatory and requires a fair amount of detail. These disclosures then get translated to a card-style interface displayed with app product pages in the platform-appropriate App Store.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 22, 2023

Social networks are constantly battling inauthentic bot accounts that send direct messages to users promoting scam cryptocurrency investment platforms. According to the hacker, their spam software has been in private use until the last few weeks, when it was released as open source code. A DIRECT QUOT The domain quot[.]pw

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Schneier on Security

MAY 24, 2024

The last ten years have seen a global market emerge for ready-made software that lets governments surveil their citizens and foreign adversaries alike and to do so more easily than when such work required tradecraft. The last ten years have also been marked by stark failures to control spyware and its precursors and components.

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Schneier on Security

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Examples included: Azure Active Directory API Keys GitHub OAuth App Keys Database credentials for providers such as MongoDB, MySQL, and PostgreSQL Dropbox Key Auth0 Keys SSH Credentials Coinbase Credentials Twilio Master Credentials.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Russia’s interior ministry last week issued a statement saying a 32-year-old hacker had been charged with violating domestic laws against the creation and use of malicious software. At several points throughout his career, Wazawaka claimed he made good money stealing accounts from drug dealers on darknet narcotics bazaars.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 28, 2022

“In fact, detections of files and other software modules associated with the REvil ransomware increased modestly in the week following the arrests by Russia’s FSB intelligence service.” co who says they’re a Rust coder who can be reached at the @CookieDays Telegram account. ” Meanwhile, the U.S. I AM DUCKERMAN.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 22, 2024

ClickFix campaigns represent a new wave of phishing tactics that emerged in May 2024, aimed at exploiting users of popular software applications. These messages can range from vague prompts to elaborate narratives about connectivity issues or software failures. What Are ClickFix Campaigns?

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Krebs on Security

MAY 5, 2021

Also, the apps will persist in a user’s Office 365 account indefinitely until removed, and will survive even after an account password reset. “Now, they’re compromising accounts in credible tenants first,” Proofpoint explains. A cybercriminal service advertising the sale of access to hacked Office365 accounts.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 18, 2020

government cybersecurity agencies warned this week that the attackers behind the widespread hacking spree stemming from the compromise at network software firm SolarWinds used weaknesses in other, non-SolarWinds products to attack high-value targets. National Security Agency (NSA) warned on Dec.

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Troy Hunt

OCTOBER 29, 2020

I had come to the realisation that I simply had too many accounts across too many systems to ever have any chance of creating decent unique passwords I could remember. I'll be devoting a slice of my time to help the company build even better products and services in an era when password management has never been more important.

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