SecureWorld News

MARCH 29, 2024

This ends up executing sketchy code that installs viruses, ransomware, spyware, or adware behind the victim's back. Cybercriminals can then exploit the compromised device for various purposes, such as stealing personal information, conducting financial fraud, recruiting it into a botnet, or encrypting data and holding it for ransom.

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SecureList

AUGUST 12, 2021

Communication with the server can take place either over raw TCP sockets encrypted with RC4, or via HTTPS. Each “re-branded” version has included alterations to different aspects of the code – file extensions, cryptographic schemes, encryption keys, programming language and distribution model. We Are Back ?

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Ransomware Malware Banking Encryption 145

SecureList

JUNE 3, 2024

The most prolific groups This section looks at the most prolific of ransomware gangs that not only encrypt their victims’ files but steal their confidential data and then publish it, engaging in so-called “double extortion” The statistics are based on the number of new victims added to each of the groups’ DLSs.

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Mobile Ransomware Adware IoT 116

SecureList

APRIL 10, 2023

The main products that attackers buy are developers’ Google Play accounts that can be either hacked or registered by cybercriminals using stolen identities, as well as source code of various tools that help the buyer to upload their creations to Google Play. Contacts admin panel every 10 seconds. Anti-emulator and Google geo IP check.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

We believe DeathStalker to be a group of mercenaries, offering hack-for-hire services, or acting as an information broker to support competitive and financial intelligence efforts. The attackers compress stolen files into encrypted and password-protected ZIP archives. Later that year, we documented the PowerPepper campaign.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 14, 2023

Encryption will regularly be used to protect the data from interception. In the broadest sense, defense in depth uses: Data security : protects data at rest and in transit such as encryption, database security, message security, etc. Encryption Security teams should no longer assume that networks are safe. or network traffic.

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Network Security Firewall Penetration Testing Encryption 98

SecureList

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

More cryptocurrency-related threats: fake hardware wallets, smart contract attacks, DeFi hacks, and more. Since the start of 2022, cybercriminals have stolen $3 billion from DeFi protocols , with 125 crypto hacks in total. At this rate, 2022 will likely surpass 2021 as the biggest year for hacking on record.

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Cryptocurrency Mobile Ransomware Banking 107

Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Common types of malware include viruses, Trojans, ransomware, spyware and adware, each with distinct characteristics and effects that pose significant risks to individuals and organizations. StealC employs advanced evasion techniques to avoid detection by antivirus software, including encryption and anti-analysis methods.

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Malware Spyware Software Encryption 59

SecureList

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

This ransomware is controlled by command line parameters and can either retrieve an encryption key from the C2 or an argument at launch time. More cryptocurrency-related threats: fake hardware wallets, smart contract attacks, DeFi hacks and more. And it’s not just about El Salvador.

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Cryptocurrency Banking Cybercrime Ransomware 141

Spinone

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

Data encryption – a way to secure private information by encoding it so no third parties could watch or access it. To read the encoded (encrypted) file, you must decode it by using a decryption key. Malware and Ransomware Adware – Software that automatically displays or downloads material when a user is offline.

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Passwords Social Engineering Malware Encryption 40

SecureList

AUGUST 12, 2021

As in the previous quarter, a total of 15 of the Top 20 threats for macOS are adware programs. In Q2 2021, first place by share of attacked users went to India (3.77%), where adware applications from the Pirrit family were most frequently encountered. Countries that serve as sources of web-based attacks: Top 10. Country*. % Mauritania.

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Adware Ransomware Malware IoT 116

SecureList

MAY 27, 2022

An intelligence team later discovered that HermeticRansom only superficially encrypts files, and ones encrypted by the ransomware can be decrypted. RUransom malware was discovered in March, which was created to encrypt files on computers in Russia. IoT attacks. IoT threat statistics. Country or territory*. %**.

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Mobile Adware Ransomware Malware 137

SecureList

MAY 31, 2021

The majority (61.43%) of the discovered threats belonged to the adware category. For instance, adware that belongs to the AdWare.AndroidOS.Notifyer family was distributed in the first quarter under the guise of a file named ir.corona.viruss.apk, and Backdoor.AndroidOS.Ahmyth.f Quarterly highlights. Verdict. %*. Mobile banking Trojans.

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Mobile Adware Malware Banking 100

SecureList

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

According to the hacking forum XSS, the group’s former public representative known as UNKN “disappeared”, and the malware developers, failing to find him, waited awhile and restored the Trojan infrastructure from backups. Spain and India came in second and third, with the Pirrit family adware as their prevalent threat.

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Malware Ransomware Adware IoT 136

SecureList

AUGUST 15, 2022

This might have been a test build, as the sample did not encrypt any files, but these events may herald the impending return of REvil. Kaspersky researchers found a way to recover files encrypted by the Yanluowang ransomware and released a decryptor for all victims. was the most common adware encountered in these three countries.

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Mobile Adware Ransomware Malware 86

SecureList

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

LockBit themselves attributed the leakage to one of their developers’ personal initiative, not the group’s getting hacked. As a result, the attacker can steal confidential data, encrypt critical files on the server to to extort money from the victim, etc. One way or another, the LockBit 3.0 Vulnerability statistics.

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Mobile Malware Ransomware IoT 121

SecureList

MAY 26, 2021

Cybercriminals create such sites on purpose, and web resources with user-created content (for example, forums), as well as hacked legitimate resources, can be infected. Overall, during the reporting period, adware and its components were registered on 89.60% of users’ computers on which Web Anti-Virus was triggered.

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Phishing Malware Ransomware Adware 144

SecureList

JUNE 7, 2023

Most prolific groups This section looks at ransomware groups that engage in so-called “double extortion”, that is stealing confidential data in addition to encrypting it. Adware remained the most widespread threat to macOS users. We added these, along with data decryption code, to the latest version of RakhniDecryptor.

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Mobile Ransomware Malware Adware 93

SecureList

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Most prolific groups This section looks at ransomware groups that engage in so-called “double extortion”, that is, stealing and encrypting confidential data. Adware programs and fake system accelerators remained the main threat to macOS users in Q3. TOP 20 threats for macOS Verdict %* 1 AdWare.OSX.Agent.ai 6 AdWare.OSX.Amc.e

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Mobile Ransomware Malware IoT 117

SecureList

AUGUST 30, 2023

Most prolific groups This section looks at ransomware groups that engage in so-called “double extortion”, that is stealing and encrypting confidential data. In Q2, macOS users mainly encountered adware and “system optimizers” that asked money for fixing problems that did not exist. 2 AdWare.OSX.Agent.gen 8.54

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Mobile Ransomware Malware Adware 98