Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 20, 2018

The seizure notice appearing on the homepage this week of more than a dozen popular “booter” or “stresser” DDoS-for-hire Web sites. They accept payment via PayPal, Google Wallet, and/or cryptocurrencies, and subscriptions can range in price from just a few dollars to several hundred per month. bullstresser[.]net.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 19, 2020

The SBU said they found on Sanix’s computer records showing he sold databases with “logins and passwords to e-mail boxes, PIN codes for bank cards, e-wallets of cryptocurrencies, PayPal accounts, and information about computers hacked for further use in botnets and for organizing distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks.”

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Krebs on Security

MAY 13, 2024

The government alleges Khoroshev created, sold and used the LockBit ransomware strain to personally extort more than $100 million from hundreds of victim organizations, and that LockBit as a group extorted roughly half a billion dollars over four years. “Installing SpyEYE, ZeuS, any DDoS and spam admin panels,” NeroWolfe wrote.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 30, 2018

million in compensation for DDoS attacks against the systems of Rutgers University. million in compensation for DDoS attacks against the systems of Rutgers University. million in compensation for DDoS attacks against the systems of Rutgers University. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

Twitter will allow using the SMS-based two-factor authentication (2FA) only to its Blue subscribers GoDaddy discloses a new data breach Fortinet fixes critical vulnerabilities in FortiNAC and FortiWeb German airport websites hit by DDos attacks once again Cisco fixed critical RCE bug in ClamAV Open-Source Antivirus engine CISA adds Cacti, Office, Windows (..)

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Foremost is the cyber attack that hit a third party IT service provider that operates most of the websites of government agencies related to New Zealand. Going deep into the details, the bank’s IT servers were targeted by a DDoS attack that might have been launched by Anonymous Hacking Group or by a team of pro-Ukrainian hacktivists.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 28, 2023

The malware was employed in cryptocurrency mining campaigns and to launch denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. The first DDoS attack observed by Akamai targeted a gaming company named FiveM , which allows gamers to host custom private servers for Grand Theft Auto Online. ” reads the report published by Akamai.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 28, 2021

Since blockchain’s arrival, cryptocurrency has framed the technology as permissionless, or a public blockchain. Permissioned blockchains, or private blockchains,aren’t truly decentralized because they’re organized by a governance structure and authentication process for nodes. DDoS: Overwhelming the Network.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

The Windows botnet has been active since late 2017, it was mainly used to mine cryptocurrency, but it was also involved in DDoS attacks in 2018. ” reads the alert published by CERT-UA. Experts defined DirtyMoe as a complex malware that has been designed as a modular system.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 26, 2020

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 22, 2022

years in a Russian penal colony for convincing one of his top affiliates to launch a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack against a competitor that shut down the ticketing system for the state-owned Aeroflot airline. Inferno Pay, a cryptocurrency and payment API allegedly operated by the ChronoPay CEO.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

Researchers at Fortinet FortiGuard Labs reported that threat actors exploited the recently disclosed OSGeo GeoServer GeoTools flaw ( CVE-2024-36401 ) to deliver various malware families, including cryptocurrency miners, bots, and the SideWalk backdoor. government entities in Belgium, and telecommunications companies in Thailand and Brazil.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

The three men, Josiah White (21) of Washington, Pennsylvania; Paras Jha (22), of Fanwood, New Jersey, and Dalton Norman (22), of Metairie, Louisiana , pleaded guilty in December 2017 to developing and running the dreaded Mirai botnet that was involved in several massive DDoS attacks. ” continues the press release.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 31, 2018

“Thousands of Instagram followers, Facebook likes, YouTube views and Twitter retweets are available for a small amount of cryptocurrency on the dark web. ” Experts also discovered many hackers and hacking crews for hire that offer to target government organizations for several malicious purposes. states the report. .”

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Security Affairs

MAY 9, 2021

Cloud hosting provider Swiss Cloud suffered a ransomware attack Hacking a Tesla Model X with a DJI Mavic 2 drone equipped with a WIFI dongle WeSteal, a shameless commodity cryptocurrency stealer available for sale Experian API exposed credit scores of tens of millions of Americans Expert released PoC exploit for Microsoft Exchange flaw Most Common (..)

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

The contributors include representatives from government institutions: H.E. With the federal government mandating agencies to adopt zero-trust network policies and design, we expect this to become more common and the private sector to follow suit as 2023 becomes the year of verifying everything.

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Webroot

JANUARY 7, 2022

2020 may have been the year of establishing remote connectivity and addressing the cybersecurity skills gap, but 2021 presented security experts, government officials and businesses with a series of unpresented challenges. Cryptocurrency. There was no shortage of discussion surrounding cryptocurrency and its security flaws.

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 8, 2022

DDoS attacks from rivals are common, so several domains working together keeps things ticking over. We’ve noted the gradual emergence of Bitcoin ATMs in scams previously; here, cryptocurrency ATMs are more popular as a payment method to SSNDOB than other dubious online services. Tips for locking down after an SSN breach.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 2, 2022

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Why MITRE matters to SMBs Apple’s child safety features are coming to a Messages app near you Why software has so many vulnerabilities, with Tanya Janca: Lock and Code S03E09 Watch out for this SMS phish promising a tax refund Rogue ads phishing for cryptocurrency: Are you secure? URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL!!!”

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 18, 2022

He reiterated the fact that the fake accounts generated from bots are being used by some governments, individuals, states, and countries for malevolent purposes.

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Security Affairs

MAY 8, 2022

Russia-linked APT29 targets diplomatic and government organizations Synology and QNAP warn of critical Netatalk flaws in some of their products Hackers stole +80M from DeFi platforms Rari Capital and Fei Protocol Apr 24 – Apr 30 Ukraine – Russia the silent cyber conflict.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 17, 2019

Experts warn of spike in TCP DDoS reflection attacks targeting Amazon, SoftLayer and telco infrastructure. DDoS-for-Hire Services operator sentenced to 13 months in prison. New TA2101 threat actor poses as government agencies to distribute malware. Two men arrested for stealing $550,000 in cryptocurrency with Sim Swapping.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 8, 2019

DDoS Attacks Will Become More Common. In the third quarter of 2018, DDoS attacks increased in frequency by 71 percent over the previous quarter. Cryptocurrency Will Either Come of Age or Crumble. 2019 is widely expected to be the year the Securities and Exchange Commission gets serious about regulating cryptocurrency companies.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 6, 2022

Ransomware has already been combined with distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks , and Manky notes that ransomware could see the addition of wiper malware, “which could not only wreck data but destroy systems and hardware. Cryptocurrency is the Wild West of the digital world today. AI Attacks Lead to Regulation.

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SecureList

MAY 27, 2022

In January, we reported a malicious campaign targeting companies that work with cryptocurrencies, smart contracts, decentralized finance and blockchain technology: the attackers are interested in fintech in general. The campaign has two goals: gathering information and stealing cryptocurrency.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 21, 2021

From news of a collage selling for almost $70 million at Christie’s auction house to a portrayal of Janet Yellen and Morpheus rapping about cryptocurrency on SNL , the current craze is all about non-fungible tokens (NFTs). While remote code execution is unlikely, the issue can cause DDoS. What is a non-fungible token (NFT)?

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SecureList

JULY 28, 2022

The attackers sent spear-phishing emails to European government workers responsible for managing transportation and population movement in Europe, with the aim of infecting them with the Sunseed Trojan. We discovered a highly active campaign, starting in March 2022, targeting stock and cryptocurrency investors in South Korea.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 27, 2020

From legal firms to banks to government departments, office printers are used by organizations of all types and sizes to print sensitive, confidential, and classified data. Bad actors can also take over unsecured printers and incorporate them into botnets in order to perform DDoS attacks , send spam, and more.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

There are two main reasons for that: political pressure and DDoS attacks. In the other case, organizations use geofencing to protect their resources from DDoS attacks. This social media app is also banned from government devices in a number of countries worldwide. We expect such attacks to become a trend in the near future.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Some criminals use ransomware techniques to exploit business computers for cryptocurrency mining. How much money would your business lose if hacking, corrupted files, defacement, ransomware or a DDoS attack shuts down your website? But they’ve also copied the data and plan to sell it online whether you pay up or not.

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 25, 2022

5] EclecticIQ analysts assess that Bitcoin will remain the most popular currency used by cybercriminals [6] , but that savvy criminals will switch to Monero and other Anonymity Enhanced Cryptocurrency (AEC). government could shut down Monero too. [14]. Furthermore, recent sanctioning of Tornado Cash [13] by the U.S.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

Hundreds of thousands of fake warnings of cyberattacks sent from a hacked FBI email server GravityRAT returns disguised as an end-to-end encrypted chat app Intel and AMD address high severity vulnerabilities in products and drivers New evolving Abcbot DDoS botnet targets Linux systems Retail giant Costco discloses data breach, payment card data exposed (..)

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

For example, in January of this year, the US government disrupted a botnet composed of compromised Ubiquiti Edge OS routers operated by the Sofacy (aka APT28) threat actor. This is particularly notable in the case of Lazarus APT, specifically its attacks against cryptocurrency investors in May.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The rise of destructive attacks In December of last year, shortly after we released our predictions for 2023, Russian government agencies were reported to have been targeted by a data wiper called CryWiper. First, they can carry out actual cyberattacks, including DDoS attacks , data theft or destruction, website defacement, and so on.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 5, 2022

A standard cryptocurrency wallet relies on a public address to receive digital assets, and a private key to authorize transactions. Analysts assess that KILLNET possesses the capabilities to successfully conduct DDoS attacks or website defacements and to temporarily interrupt targeted businesses. 4] The ban took effect on June 18th.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 25, 2023

Botnets : Networks of compromised computers are controlled by a central attacker and used for various malicious activities such as launching coordinated distributed denial of service ( DDoS ) attacks, providing a staging point for attacks on other victims, or distributing spam.

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