Security Affairs

OCTOBER 20, 2024

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Data breaches 118

Data breaches Cybercrime Cyber Insurance Marketing 118

Krebs on Security

JUNE 2, 2020

Lawrence Abrams , editor of the computer help and news Web site BleepingComputer , said while some ransomware groups have a history of selling victim data on cybercrime forums, this latest move by REvil may be just another tactic used by criminals to force victims to negotiate a ransom payment.

Ransomware 341

Ransomware Backups Encryption Internet 341

Krebs on Security

MARCH 9, 2021

The same sources who shared those figures say the victim list has grown considerably since then, with many victims compromised by multiple cybercrime groups. “We strongly recommend saving an offline backup of your Exchange server’s emails immediately, and refer back to the site for additional information on patching and remediation.”

Backups 359

Backups Hacking Ransomware Cybercrime 359

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Researchers attribute the Raspberry Robin malware to the Russian cybercrime group known as Evil Corp group. IBM Security X-Force researchers discovered similarities between a component used in the Raspberry Robin malware and a Dridex malware loader, which was part of the malicious operations of the cybercrime gang Evil Corp.

Cybercrime 125

Cybercrime Malware Backups Manufacturing 125

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 22, 2021

FIN7 is a Russian criminal group that has been active since mid-2015, it focuses on restaurants, gambling, and hospitality industries in the US to harvest financial information that was used in attacks or sold in cybercrime marketplaces. At the time of the report, some of the HTTP 404 errors remain unfixed. ” concludes the report.

Cybercrime 131

Cybercrime Ransomware Cybersecurity Backups 131

Krebs on Security

JULY 29, 2022

These services can be used in a legitimate manner for several business purposes — such as price comparisons or sales intelligence — but they are massively abused for hiding cybercrime activity because they can make it difficult to trace malicious traffic to its original source. re servers, data and backups of that data.

Cybercrime 315

Cybercrime Software VPN Backups 315

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 13, 2024

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Data breaches 117

Data breaches Cryptocurrency Cybercrime Artificial Intelligence 117

Security Affairs

AUGUST 20, 2024

Toyota has confirmed a data breach after a threat actor leaked 240GB of data stolen from its infrastructure on a cybercrime forum. Toyota disclosed a data breach after a threat actor leaked an archive of 240GB of data stolen from its systems on a cybercrime forum, BleepingComputer reported.

Data breaches 119

Data breaches Cybercrime Financial Services Hacking 119

Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 8, 2022

.” While CLOP as a money making collective is a fairly young organization, security experts say CLOP members hail from a group of Threat Actors (TA) known as “TA505,” which MITRE’s ATT&CK database says is a financially motivated cybercrime group that has been active since at least 2014. ” . ”

Healthcare 320

Healthcare Backups Ransomware Insurance 320

Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

The report follows the Internet Organized Crime Assessment (IOCTA), Europol’s assessment of the cybercrime landscape and how it has changed over the last 24 months. Create offsite, offline backups. Keep backups offsite and offline, beyond the reach of attackers. Don’t get attacked twice.

Cybercrime 127

Cybercrime Ransomware DDOS Backups 127

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Chinese threat actors use Quad7 botnet in password-spray attacks FBI arrested former Disney World employee for hacking computer menus and mislabeling allergy info Sophos details five years of China-linked threat actors’ activity targeting network devices worldwide PTZOptics cameras zero-days actively exploited in the wild New LightSpy spyware (..)

Cryptocurrency 110

Cryptocurrency Hacking Phishing Cyber Attacks 110

Security Affairs

JUNE 16, 2023

An updated version of the Android remote access trojan GravityRAT can steal WhatsApp backup files and can delete files ESET researchers discovered an updated version of Android GravityRAT spyware that steals WhatsApp backup files and can delete files. The malware is distributed as the messaging apps BingeChat and Chatico.

Backups 98

Backups Spyware Malware Accountability 98

Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 8, 2020

But judging from the proliferation of help-wanted ads for offensive pentesters in the cybercrime underground, today’s attackers have exactly zero trouble gaining that initial intrusion: The real challenge seems to be hiring enough people to help everyone profit from the access already gained. THE DOCTOR IS IN.

Cybercrime 349

Cybercrime Malware VPN Ransomware 349

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

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Ransomware 117

Ransomware Cybercrime Phishing Banking 117

Krebs on Security

APRIL 6, 2021

It appears much of this database has been kicking around the cybercrime underground in one form or another since last summer at least. A cybercrime forum ad from June 2020 selling a database of 533 Million Facebook users. The phone number associated with my late Facebook account (which I deleted in Jan. billion active monthly users.

Mobile 356

Mobile Accountability Passwords Authentication 356

Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Create offsite, offline backups. Keep backups offsite and offline, beyond the reach of attackers. Stop threats early before they can infiltrate or infect your endpoints. Use always-on cybersecurity software that can prevent exploits and malware used to deliver ransomware. Don’t get attacked twice.

Ransomware 124

Ransomware Backups Small Business Malware 124

Krebs on Security

MAY 13, 2024

This post examines the activities of Khoroshev’s many alter egos on the cybercrime forums, and tracks the career of a gifted malware author who has written and sold malicious code for the past 14 years. was used by a Russian-speaking member called Pin on the English-language cybercrime forum Opensc. Dmitry Yuryevich Khoroshev.

Ransomware 294

Ransomware Cybercrime Accountability Malware 294

Adam Levin

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

In a joint cybersecurity advisory with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the FBI warned of an “increased and imminent cybercrime threat to U.S. Using air-gapped and password protected backups. hospitals and healthcare providers.”. Using multi factor authentication.

Healthcare 175

Healthcare Antivirus Backups Cybercrime 175

SecureWorld News

APRIL 10, 2025

I've seen studies that show that 60 percent of all cybercrimes are attributable to insiders, and it's all too common that terminated employees exfiltrate troves of sensitive data. In other words, dependence on government services for cybersecurity should always have a backup plan.

Energy and Utilities 89

Energy and Utilities Backups Healthcare Cybersecurity 89

Security Affairs

APRIL 13, 2025

Backups are insufficient; IPS is recommended for protection. Unlike other extortion group, the gang doesnt encrypt data, but focuses on data theft to speed up its activity. Victims include AMD and Keralty. They shame non-payers by leaking data. Ransomware attacks on U.S.

Data breaches 129

Data breaches Unstructured Data Identity Theft Healthcare 129

Security Affairs

JANUARY 24, 2023

GoTo is notifying customers that its development environment was breached in November 2022, attackers stole customers’ backups and encryption key. We also have evidence that a threat actor exfiltrated an encryption key for a portion of the encrypted backups.” ” reads an update provided by the company.

Backups 98

Backups Encryption Data breaches Passwords 98

Security Affairs

MARCH 10, 2025

Backups are insufficient; IPS is recommended for protection. Unlike other extortion group, the gang doesnt encrypt data, but focuses on data theft to speed up its activity. Victims include AMD and Keralty. They shame non-payers by leaking data. Ransomware attacks on U.S.

Hacking 117

Hacking Healthcare Backups Ransomware 117

Krebs on Security

AUGUST 2, 2022

re abruptly announced it was permanently closing after a cybersecurity breach allowed unknown intruders to trash its servers and delete customer data and backups. Last week, a seven-year-old proxy service called 911[.]re The disruption at 911[.]re Such was the case again with SocksEscort. ” Super-socks[.]biz

Malware 312

Malware Cybercrime Internet Internet 312

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Protect Your Organization from Cybercrime-as-a-Service Attacks madhav Thu, 10/12/2023 - 04:53 In years gone by, only large enterprises needed to be concerned with cybercrime. However, Cybercrime-as-a-Service (CaaS) offerings have essentially democratized cybercrime. What is Cybercrime-as-a-Service?

Cybercrime 77

Cybercrime Encryption DDOS Passwords 77

Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Since the beginning of 2020, Babam has set up numerous auctions on the Russian-language cybercrime forum Exploit , mainly selling virtual private networking (VPN) credentials stolen from various companies. Gmail’s password recovery function says the backup email address for devrian27@gmail.com is bo3 *@gmail.com.

Ransomware 345

Ransomware Passwords Accountability Cybercrime 345

Malwarebytes

JULY 8, 2022

One of the biggest problems in the cybercrime section of the report relates to backups. Specifically: The lack of backups when dealing with hacking incidents. Backups in Brazil: An uphill struggle. Backups are an essential backstop that can help against several forms of attack, as well as mistakes and mishaps.

Encryption 128

Encryption Backups Ransomware Cybercrime 128

Security Affairs

APRIL 16, 2025

Backup attacker wallet addresses are used if the C2 server is unreachable. Attackers used the LSPatch tool to trojanize WhatsApp, adding a hidden module that hijacks updates, replaces crypto wallet addresses in messages, and exfiltrates chat data.

Malware 129

Malware Manufacturing Mobile Spyware 129

SecureList

JUNE 26, 2023

Make regular backups of essential data to ensure that corporate information stays safe in an emergency. Keep it up to date and remove access if the employee has left the company or no longer needs the data. Use cloud access security broker software that can help manage and monitor employees’ cloud activity and enforce security policies.

Cybercrime 122

Cybercrime Phishing Banking Malware 122

Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 2, 2020

. “ It could be someone in the security research community, a government, a disgruntled insider, or a rival cybercrime group. Specifically, Trickbot has a backup control mechanism: A domain name registered on EmerDNS, a decentralized domain name system. We just don’t know at this point.

Ransomware 360

Ransomware Malware Healthcare Internet 360

SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

This stolen data is often exposed on both the clear and dark web, heightening risks of identity theft and further perpetuating cybercrime. This exposure not only potentially increases risks to individuals whose sensitive information has been compromised but also perpetuates the cycle of cybercrime activity." "We

Healthcare 119

Healthcare Ransomware Identity Theft Data breaches 119

Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

.” New York City-based cyber intelligence firm Flashpoint said the Snatch ransomware group was created in 2018, based on Truniger’s recruitment both on Russian language cybercrime forums and public Russian programming boards. “Experience in backup, increase privileges, mikicatz, network.

Ransomware 271

Ransomware Accountability Cybercrime Backups 271

Krebs on Security

JUNE 9, 2020

Like many other cybercrime gangs operating these days, DoppelPaymer will steal reams of data from victims prior to launching the ransomware, and then threaten to publish or sell the data unless a ransom demand is paid. .

Ransomware 362

Ransomware System Administration Backups Technology 362

Krebs on Security

JANUARY 8, 2024

In 2020, the United States brought charges against four men accused of building a bulletproof hosting empire that once dominated the Russian cybercrime industry and supported multiple organized cybercrime groups. From January 2005 to April 2013, there were two primary administrators of the cybercrime forum Spamdot (a.k.a

Cybercrime 259

Cybercrime Banking Computers and Electronics DDOS 259

Malwarebytes

MARCH 17, 2025

To stay cybersecure and private on vacation, the majority of people will backup their data (53%), ensure their security software is up to date (63%), and set up credit card transaction alerts (56%), but 10% will take none of theseor othersteps. A particularly plugged-in 8% of people said they manage more than seven apps for the same purposes.

VPN 96

VPN Passwords Scams Backups 96

Security Affairs

JANUARY 13, 2024

The Finish National Cybersecurity Center (NCSC-FI) warns of increased Akira ransomware attacks targeting NAS and tape backup devices of organizations in the country. Threat actors are wiping NAS and backup devices. They also explained that organizations can protect against the destruction of backups taking offline backups.

Ransomware 136

Ransomware Backups VPN Authentication 136

Javvad Malik

JULY 5, 2024

Oliver’s story brings into sharp focus the real-world consequences of cybercrime – the stress, the uncertainty, and the potential health complications that can arise from delayed medical procedures. The absence of a robust backup and recovery plan is a cardinal sin in the world of cybersecurity.

Healthcare 208

Healthcare Data breaches Cybercrime Cybersecurity 208

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Recommendations include timely patching, using strong and unique passwords, enabling multi-factor authentication, implementing security tools to detect abnormal activity, auditing accounts, scanning for open ports, segmenting networks, updating antivirus software, and creating offline backups.

Architecture 109

Architecture Internet Internet Malware 109