Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

In 2022, Octo Tempest began selling SIM swaps to other criminals and performing account takeovers of high-net-worth individuals in order to steal their cryptocurrency. Stop malicious encryption. Make it harder for intruders to operate inside your organization by segmenting networks and assigning access rights prudently.

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SecureList

MAY 12, 2021

To ensure that their ability to restore encrypted files would never be questioned, they cultivated an online presence, wrote press releases and generally made sure their name would be known to all potential victims. They interact with each other through internet handles, paying for services with cryptocurrency.

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SecureList

MAY 10, 2021

Botnet operators use infected devices to carry out DDoS attacks or mine cryptocurrency. At the same time, ransomware operators, having already started to steal victims’ data before encryption, also turned their eyes on DDoS as an extortion tool. Data for Q1 2020 is taken as 100% ( download ). Conclusion.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 15, 2024

StealC is an information stealer capable of exfiltrating a variety of confidential information, including passwords, emails, and cryptocurrency wallets. Can be used to perform cryptographic operations, potentially aiding in encrypting/decrypting data without raising suspicion. dll FreeBL cryptographic library from Mozilla.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 3, 2022

The LAPSUS$ group is a relative newcomer to the ransomware scene, but it has made a name for itself by bringing down big targets like Impresa, the largest media conglomerate in Portugal, Brazil’s Ministry of Health, and Brazilian telecommunications operator Claro. Image courtesy of The Verge. Hacked back?

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 8, 2023

Among its victims are Tonga Communications Corporation (TCC), a state-owned telecommunications company, and oil and gas regulator company PetroChina Indonesia. The agencies have reason to believe cryptocurrency ransom payments from such operations support DPRK's "national-level priorities and objectives." Stop malicious encryption.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

However, instead of encrypting the data, it purposefully destroyed it in the affected systems. It determined that the injection point was situated within the connection between two Egyptian telecommunication providers. The malware posed as ransomware, demanding money from the victims for “decrypting” their data.

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Pen Test

OCTOBER 10, 2023

A particularly insidious new trend is the rise of "double extortion" attacks, in which cybercriminals not only encrypt an organization's data but also threaten to publicly release sensitive stolen information if the ransom is not paid. CryptoLocker, in 2013, pioneered the use of strong encryption algorithms.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 23, 2025

Tornado Cash Delisting LayerX Labs Identifies New Phishing Campaign Targeted at Mac Users Malware Jaguar Land Rover Breached by HELLCAT Ransomware Group Using Its Infostealer PlaybookThen a Second Hacker Strikes ClearFakes New Widespread Variant: Increased Web3 Exploitation for Malware Delivery StilachiRAT analysis: From system reconnaissance to cryptocurrency (..)

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SecureList

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Attackers’ accounts on X One of the tactics used by the attackers was to contact influential figures in the cryptocurrency space to get them to promote their malicious website and most likely to also compromise them.

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