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The Rise of One-Time Password Interception Bots

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In February, KrebsOnSecurity wrote about a novel cybercrime service that helped attackers intercept the one-time passwords (OTPs) that many websites require as a second authentication factor in addition to passwords. agency — advertised a web-based bot designed to trick targets into giving up OTP tokens.

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Malicious Office 365 Apps Are the Ultimate Insiders

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After a user logs in, the link prompts them to install a malicious but innocuously-named app that gives the attacker persistent, password-free access to any of the user’s emails and files, both of which are then plundered to launch malware and phishing scams against others. Image: Proofpoint.

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Giving a Face to the Malware Proxy Service ‘Faceless’

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For less than a dollar per day, Faceless customers can route their malicious traffic through tens of thousands of compromised systems advertised on the service. Notices posted for Faceless users, advertising an email flooding service and soliciting zero-day vulnerabilities in Internet of Things devices. Image: Darkbeast/Ke-la.com.

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Scam ‘Funeral Streaming’ Groups Thrive on Facebook

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Recently, these scammers have branched out into offering fake streaming services for nearly any kind of event advertised on Facebook. But as luck would have it, sometime last year the administrator of apkdownloadweb.com managed to infect their Windows PC with password-stealing malware.

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Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Twitter Target Resellers of Hacked Accounts

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Facebook said it targeted a number of accounts tied to key sellers on OGUsers, as well as those who advertise the ability to broker stolen account sales. Any accounts that you value should be secured with a unique and strong password, as well the most robust form of multi-factor authentication available. THE MIDDLEMEN. WHAT YOU CAN DO.

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‘Tis the Season for the Wayward Package Phish

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One of dozens of FedEx-themed phishing sites currently being advertised via SMS spam. com — from a desktop web browser redirects the visitor to a harmless page with ads for car insurance quotes. .” “It is a nearly perfect attack vector at this time of year,” Morton said.

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The Link Between AWM Proxy & the Glupteba Botnet

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In a typical PPI network, clients will submit their malware—a spambot or password-stealing Trojan, for example —to the service, which in turn charges per thousand successful installations, with the price depending on the requested geographic location of the desired victims. AWM Proxy’s online storefront disappeared that same day.

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