Cisco Security

MARCH 11, 2021

After examining topics such as the MITRE ATT&CK framework , LOLBins , and others, this release will look at DNS traffic to malicious sites. We’ll also look at malicious DNS activity—the number of queries malicious sites receive. Organizations and malicious DNS activity. Overview of analysis. Cryptomining.

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SecureList

JANUARY 13, 2022

Also, we have previously reported on cryptocurrency-focused BlueNoroff attacks. It appears that BlueNoroff shifted focus from hitting banks and SWIFT-connected servers to solely cryptocurrency businesses as the main source of the group’s illegal income. tmp 2>&1″ Stealing cryptocurrency. Malware infection.

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SecureList

MAY 1, 2023

Can ChatGPT detect phishing links? We work on applying machine learning technologies to cybersecurity tasks, specifically models that analyze websites to detect threats such as phishing. live/login.php Yes, it is likely a phishing attempt. Is it phishing? Please explain why.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 19, 2019

Phishing is one of the oldest methods of cyberattacks. Types of Phishing Attacks. There are different types of phishing attacks and each is deceiving and manipulative in its own unique way. The most common type is phishing is carried out through fraudulent email receptionist. Another targeted phishing practice is Whaling.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 4, 2020

Hackers hijacked one of the domains of the Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck and used it for spear-phishing attacks. The Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck announced that threat actors have accessed their account at the Oname.com domain registrar and hijacked one of its domain names. NS ???????????? awsdns-61[.]org

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 18, 2022

Trend Micro researchers spotted an elusive threat actor, called Earth Lusca, that targets organizations worldwide via spear-phishing and watering hole attacks. . The first cluster was set up using rented virtual private servers (VPS), it was employed in watering hole and spear-phishing attacks. Both clusters served as a C&C server.

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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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Security Affairs

JANUARY 13, 2019

Proofpoint analyzed two strains of malware tracked as ServHelper and FlawedGrace distributed through phishing campaigns by the TA505 crime gang. Security researchers at Proofpoint researchers discovered two strains of malware tracked as ServHelper and FlawedGrace distributed through phishing campaigns by the TA505 crime gang.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 28, 2021

Since blockchain’s arrival, cryptocurrency has framed the technology as permissionless, or a public blockchain. The razzmatazz of cryptocurrency hasn’t helped blockchain’s adoption as a technology beyond finance. More robust security for Domain Name Systems (DNS). The Intersection of Cryptocurrency and Cybersecurity.

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SecureList

JUNE 7, 2023

Mobile statistics Targeted attacks BlueNoroff introduces new methods bypassing MotW At the close of 2022, we reported the recent activities of BlueNoroff , a financially motivated threat actor known for stealing cryptocurrency. However, in the recent campaign, the attackers used a Trojanized version of the Tor Browser to steal cryptocurrency.

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SecureList

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

SmokeLoader (aka Smoke) is a modular malware that has been known since 2011, distributed via phishing emails and drive-by downloads. The malware is known to be sold on online forums, and distributed via phishing emails. A full technical description will be provided in subsequent reports. SmokeLoader. RedLine Stealer. ColdStealer.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 25, 2018

Rather, it’s likely that additional spammers and scammers piled on with their own versions of the phishing email after noticing that some recipients were actually paying up. All of those two-name domains used domain name servers (DNS servers) from uscourtsgov-dot-com at the time these emails were sent. web-shield-dot-biz.

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Security Affairs

MAY 6, 2023

Twitter confirmed that a security incident publicly exposed Circle tweets FBI seized other domains used by the shadow eBook library Z-Library WordPress Advanced Custom Fields plugin XSS exposes +2M sites to attacks Fortinet fixed two severe issues in FortiADC and FortiOS Pro-Russia group NoName took down multiple France sites, including the French (..)

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Adam Levin

JULY 8, 2020

A recent domain hijack of Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck.com was used to spoof the company in a spear-phishing campaign. . “They had all of our traffic and we were losing thousands of dollars daily in revenue.” ” Hacking campaigns exploiting poor domain name security can be more subtle.

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IT Security Guru

AUGUST 16, 2021

In the meantime, we can look at alternative measures that make it harder for ransomware attackers to realise their profit, for example ensuring that existing financial regulations are being applied to cryptocurrency exchanges, crypto kiosks, and over-the-counter (OTC) trading “desks”. There are things that governments should do too.

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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. CISA reported that LokiBot “employs Trojan malware to steal sensitive information such as usernames, passwords, cryptocurrency wallets, and other credentials.” Phishing and Social Engineering.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 26, 2022

In 2021, the main attack vector used by this threat actor was credential phishing attacks through emails, posing as Naver, the popular South Korean search engine and web portal. Spear phishing emails distribution. The theme of the file is related to cryptocurrency investments. Passive DNS data. Attribution to Lazarus APT.

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Fox IT

JUNE 29, 2022

Like the majority of Android banking malware, Flubot abuses Accessibility Permissions and Services in order to steal the victim’s credentials, by detecting when the official banking applicationis open to show a fake web injection, a phishing website similar to the login form of the banking application. From version 2.1

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SecureList

AUGUST 30, 2023

While investigating an infection of a cryptocurrency company in Southeast Asia, we found Gopuram coexisting on target computers with AppleJeus , a backdoor attributed to the Lazarus. The threat actor specifically targeted cryptocurrency companies. We observed that they have a specific interest in cryptocurrency companies.

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SecureList

APRIL 27, 2022

We found overlaps in the infrastructure used by a tunneling tool used by the actor and several possible phishing websites set up within the above time frame. This application contains a legitimate program called DeFi Wallet, that saves and manages a cryptocurrency wallet, but also implants a malicious file when executed.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 15, 2023

Oftentimes this is credential data, but it can be any data that may have financial value to an adversary; this includes paid online service accounts, cryptocurrency wallets, instant messenger, or email contacts lists, etc. Key Mystic Stealer functions include its ability to extract data from web browsers and cryptocurrency wallets.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 19, 2025

CISA adds Aviatrix Controllers vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog ESET detailed a flaw that could allow a bypass of the Secure Boot in UEFI systems Russia-linked APT Star Blizzard targets WhatsApp accounts Prominent US law firm Wolf Haldenstein disclosed a data breach Clop Ransomware exploits Cleo File Transfer flaw: dozens (..)

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ForAllSecure

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Vamosi: malware that typically gets deposited on your computer from say a phishing attack or a malicious website is sometimes just a shell. Behind that is a sequence of numbers resolved by your DNS and that sequence of numbers is the site's IP address. So perhaps Bitcoin mining Well, cryptocurrency mining was in their mind.

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SecureList

MAY 26, 2021

40% users of Kaspersky solutions in the EU encountered at least one phishing attack. 86,584,675 phishing attempts were blocked by Kaspersky solutions in the EU. Phishing in the EU. Phishing trends. Cloud phishing. Cryptocurrency. The number of cryptocurrency-related phishing detections tripled.

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SecureList

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Upon startup, this backdoor makes a type A DNS request for the <hex-encoded 20-byte string> u.fdmpkg[.]org After parsing the response to the DNS request, the backdoor launches a reverse shell, using the secondary C2 server for communications. org domain. Otherwise, the reverse shell is created by the crond backdoor itself.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 25, 2022

. ” The report’s findings are gathered using CSC’s newly launched DomainSec SM platform , which makes the connections between newly registered, dropped, and existing domain names, online brands, and fraud (phishing). At CSC, we believe domain security intelligence is power.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 19, 2021

Source: TechRadar) Cryptocurrency rewards platform Celsius Network disclosed a security breach exposing customer information that led to a phishing attack. Other cybersecurity news: An update to the Covid-19 NHS track and trace mobile app was blocked over privacy and security concerns.

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Graham Cluley

JULY 17, 2024

Social media fuels conspiracies galore after Donald Trump is shot at a rally, cryptocurrency websites are hijacked after a screw-up at Squarespace, and our guest takes a close look at bottoms on Instagram.

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