Security Affairs

JANUARY 23, 2022

Pay attention to Log4j attacks, Dutch National Cybersecurity Centre (NCSC) warns Vulnerabilities in Control Web Panel potentially expose Linux Servers to hack US Treasury Department sanctions 4 Ukrainian officials for working with Russian intelligence A bug in McAfee Agent allows running code with Windows SYSTEM privileges Experts warn of anomalous (..)

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VPN Ransomware Spyware Hacking 111

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Attackers often use botnets to send out spam or phishing campaigns to carry out distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks. Additional features of botnets include spam, ad and click fraud, and spyware. Spyware is any type of software that gathers information about someone without their knowledge or consent. Jump ahead: Adware.

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Malware Adware Spyware Antivirus 105

The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

From mining cryptocurrency to launching DDoS attacks against networks, there are countless ways in which malware can access and utilize victim’s computers and data. It is not unusual to have your system or network infected with malware, such as spyware, that often lingers secretly with no apparent symptoms. Warning signs. Common types.

Cyber threats 113

Cyber threats Computers and Electronics Adware Spyware 113

Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2019

A new DDoS technique abuses HTML5 Hyperlink Audit Ping in massive attacks. Scranos – A Cross Platform, Rootkit-Enabled Spyware rapidly spreading. Marcus Hutchins pleads guilty to two counts of banking malware creation. Romanian duo convicted of fraud Scheme infecting 400,000 computers. Code execution – Evernote.

Computers and Electronics 95

Computers and Electronics Data breaches Advertising Spyware 95

CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 31, 2021

From mining cryptocurrency to launching DDoS attacks against networks, there are countless ways in which malware can access and utilize victim’s computers and data. It is not unusual to have your system or network infected with malware, such as spyware, that often lingers secretly with no apparent symptoms. Don’t worry though.

Malware 107

Malware Computers and Electronics Adware Spyware 107

SecureList

MAY 27, 2022

We attribute the campaign, named SnatchCrypto, to the BlueNoroff APT group, the threat actor behind the 2016 attack on Bangladesh’s central bank. Subsequently, DDoS attacks hit some government websites. One of the things you can do to protect yourself from advanced mobile spyware is to reboot your device on a daily basis.

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Phishing Spyware Firmware Malware 134

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Leaked CURP numbers, in combination with other personal information, could be used to open bank accounts or make unauthorized changes on government websites on behalf of the CURP number holder. Notes on users, submitted by admins and customer support agents. The leaked IP addresses introduce the risk of a takeover of a local network.

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Passwords Identity Theft Social Engineering Spyware 100

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 9, 2018

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Adware Hacking Data breaches Advertising 64

SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

You may be most familiar with computer malware such as Trojan viruses and spyware, which can be used to retrieve sensitive data from a computer or even take control of the system. DDoS Attacks. It’s no wonder, then, that the average organization experiences eight DDoS attacks per day. Redirects.

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Small Business DDOS Malware Phishing 98

SecureList

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

In most cases, scammers, as before, claimed to have used spyware to film the blackmail victim watching adult videos. A company was told to transfer a certain amount to a Bitcoin wallet to prevent a DDoS attack that the cybercriminals threatened to unleash upon it. Interestingly, the cybercriminals did not limit their threats to DDoS.

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Phishing Malware Accountability Scams 145

Spinone

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

DDoS (denial-of-service attack) – a type of a cyber attack which makes the site user wants to visit unusable by flooding it with malicious traffic. Spyware – malware that spies on the computer to collect the information about a product, a company, a person. The most widespread spyware are keyloggers and trojans.

Passwords 40

Passwords Social Engineering Malware Encryption 40

SecureList

JULY 27, 2023

Following this, we released the first of a series of additional reports describing the final payload in the infection chain: a highly sophisticated spyware implant that we dubbed “TriangleDB” Operating in memory, this implant periodically communicates with the C2 (command and control) infrastructure to receive commands.

Malware 98

Malware Government Phishing Social Engineering 98

Digital Shadows

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Threat actors can develop fake mobile apps to install adware, steal PII and financial data, extract cookies and credentials, and download further payloads (such as spyware) from a remote-controlled domain. As you can see in the example below, in 2014 some threat actors preferred internet relay chats (IRCs) to organize DDoS attacks.

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Cyber threats Media Social Engineering Mobile 52

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 14, 2023

Distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks currently will be used more often against internet-exposed resources, but can also be used by an attacker to take down networks and internal servers. Some anti-DDoS software and other resilience capabilities will also be built into routers, firewalls, etc. or network traffic.

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Network Security Firewall Penetration Testing Encryption 98

Security Affairs

JUNE 28, 2020

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DDOS Spyware Advertising Ransomware 119

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

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Banking 98

Banking Spyware Ransomware Surveillance 98

eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 21, 2022

From ransomware attacks locking businesses out of their data until they pay potentially millions of dollars to spyware tracking users’ every move through their infected device, the effects of malware can be devastating. This information can range from what websites you visit to your download history to your bank PIN.

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Malware Adware Spyware Antivirus 75

Herjavec Group

AUGUST 26, 2021

1973 – Embezzlement — A teller at a local New York bank uses a computer to embezzle over $2 million dollars. 2000 — Mafiaboy — 15-year-old Michael Calce, aka MafiaBoy, a Canadian high school student, unleashes a DDoS attack on several high-profile commercial websites including Amazon, CNN, eBay and Yahoo!

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Cybercrime Computers and Electronics Banking Hacking 135