The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Marketing efforts will increasingly highlight these autonomous AI models as the next frontier, touting their ability to detect, respond to, and even mitigate threats in real-time – all without human input. AI-powered cryptocurrency attacks will automate phishing and exploit vulnerabilities.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 30, 2022

A recent spate of SMS phishing attacks from one cybercriminal group has spawned a flurry of breach disclosures from affected companies, which are all struggling to combat the same lingering security threat: The ability of scammers to interact directly with employees through their mobile devices. 2, and Aug.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 4, 2022

Threat actors gained access to internal tools of the email marketing giant MailChimp to conduct phishing attacks against crypto customers. During the weekend, multiple owners of Trezor hardware cryptocurrency wallets reported having received fake data breach notifications from Trezor, BleepingComputer first reported.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 19, 2020

The COVID-19 epidemic has brought a wave of email phishing attacks that try to trick work-at-home employees into giving away credentials needed to remotely access their employers’ networks. The employee phishing page bofaticket[.]com. Image: urlscan.io.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

After scouring darknet markets for stolen Snowflake account credentials, the hackers began raiding the data storage repositories used by some of the world’s largest corporations. government agencies and first responders. 404Media reported recently that the breach does not appear to impact the main consumer Verizon network.

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SecureList

JUNE 10, 2024

This article examines methods that rely on social engineering, where attackers manipulate the victim into giving away the OTP, and tools that they use to automate the manipulations: so-called OTP bots and administration panels to control phishing kits. The bot accepts payments in cryptocurrency only. What is an OTP bot?

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

On February 21, 2025, the cryptocurrency world was rocked by the largest crypto heist in history. Alberto Farronato, Vice President of Marketing at Oasis Security, said he believes the hack will lead to sweeping changes: "The recent $1.46 billion in crypto assets.

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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. Malware infection. cmd.exe /c “mkdir %public%MM >%temp%TMPF522.tmp

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Bleeping Computer

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

A threat actor named InTheBox is promoting on Russian cybercrime forums an inventory of 1,894 web injects (overlays of phishing windows) for stealing credentials and sensitive data from banking, cryptocurrency exchange, and e-commerce apps [.]

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SecureList

DECEMBER 6, 2022

There are two main types of online fraud aimed at stealing user data and money: phishing and scams. The history of scams and phishing. The term “phishing” was coined back in 1996, when cybercriminals attacked users of America Online (AOL), the largest internet provider at that time. Phishing site with chat support.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 23, 2018

A new version of the Azorult info-stealer appeared in the wild, it is able to steal more data, including other types of cryptocurrencies. A new version of the Azorult info-stealer appeared in the wild, it is able to steal more data, including other types of cryptocurrencies, and implements new features. ” continues CheckPoint.

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Short-lived phishing sites often offered to see the premieres before the eagerly awaited movie or television show was scheduled to hit the screen. These sites referenced public figures and humanitarian groups, offering to accept cash in cryptocurrency, something that should have raised a red flag in itself.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

On Thursday, US authorities arrested two crooks charging them with stealing $550,000 in cryptocurrency from at least 10 victims using SIM swapping. American law enforcement has declared war to sim swapping scammers and announced the arrest of two individuals for stealing $550,000 in Cryptocurrency. In May, the U.S.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2022

You just knew 2022 was going to be The Year of Crypto Grift when two of the world’s most popular antivirus makers — Norton and Avira — kicked things off by installing cryptocurrency mining programs on customer computers. It emerges that email marketing giant Mailchimp got hacked.

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Digital Shadows

MARCH 12, 2025

Figure 1: Top attack techniques in true-positive customer incidents for the hospitality and recreation sector compared to all sectors, September 1, 2024February 28, 2025 Threat actors exploited stolen or brute-forced credentials, often obtained through phishing, data leaks, or purchased from Initial Access Brokers (IABs).

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SecureList

AUGUST 5, 2021

A fake notification about a Microsoft Teams meeting or a request to view an important document traditionally takes the victim to a phishing login page asking for corporate account credentials. or cryptocurrency secured by these resources. Statistics: phishing. In phishing terms, Q2 2021 was fairly uneventful.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 6, 2022

The smash-and-grab attacks by LAPSUS$ obscure some of the group’s less public activities, which according to Microsoft include targeting individual user accounts at cryptocurrency exchanges to drain crypto holdings. “Someone was trying to phish employee credentials, and they were good at it,” Wired reported.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

Morphisec researchers spread cryptocurrency malware dubbed Babadeda in attacks aimed at crypto and NFT communities. Morphisec researchers spotted a new crypto-malware strain, tracked as Babadeda, targeting cryptocurrency, non-fungible token (NFT), and DeFi passionates through Discord channels. ” concludes the report.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 25, 2022

Whoever put the marketing campaign together deserves some sliver of credit for self-consciously poking fun at aspects of NFT culture in the promo video. “He Well, they didn’t end up with a rug pull but they did end up with an accidental phish-ball rolling unstoppably downhill. The financial impact of a cryptocurrency phish.

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SC Magazine

APRIL 8, 2021

And yet, it’s become such a hot trend that scammers have taken notice and are attempting to lure current and prospective traders onto NFT-themed phishing and fraud websites. We saw this with the early success of the darknet market Silk Road, which accounted for a huge part of the early crypto economy.”. billion in 2020. “We

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Heimadal Security

APRIL 5, 2022

Threat actors managed to get access to internal customer support and account management systems at MailChimp, the email marketing company reported on Sunday. The hackers’ goal was to perform audience data theft and lead phishing cyberattacks.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

And 2025 will be no different, as increasingly sophisticated online hackers seek to take advantage of Valentine's themed email traffic, social media advertisements, or marketing campaigns, and exploit heightened emotions and a desire to connect. Last year saw a 110% rise in cybercrime in the lead up to Valentine's Day.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

The government alleges the men used malware-laced phishing emails and “supply chain” attacks to steal data from companies and their customers. Justice Department this week indicted seven Chinese nationals for a decade-long hacking spree that targeted more than 100 high-tech and online gaming companies.

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SecureList

MAY 6, 2024

A significant share of scam, phishing and malware attacks is about money. Methodology In this report, we present an analysis of financial cyberthreats in 2023, focusing on banking Trojans and phishing pages that target online banking, shopping accounts, cryptocurrency wallets and other financial assets. million in 2022.

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 2, 2022

Current threat actor activity is incentivized by a broad attack surface represented through high volumes of users and systems, and high potential profits represented through the variety of cryptocurrency offerings. It is easy to detect and block things like malicious cryptocurrency apps or crypto-phishing websites.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 24, 2022

Whoever put the marketing campaign together deserves some sliver of credit for self-consciously poking fun at aspects of NFT culture in the promo video. “He Well, they didn’t end up with a rug pull but they did end up with an accidental phish-ball rolling unstoppably downhill. The financial impact of a cryptocurrency phish.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Normally, a software is developed by a coder who then offers the product to be sold to affiliates or partners who sell that product in the market and share the return with the coder. The payments that take place in discrete manner via cryptocurrency are smartly distributed to BTC wallets to be laundered later.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 18, 2018

Group-IB, an international company that specializes in preventing cyber attacks, has estimated that cryptocurrency exchanges suffered a total loss of $882 million due to targeted attacks in 2017 and in the first three quarters of 2018. Spear phishing remains the major vector of attack on corporate networks.

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Webroot

APRIL 7, 2021

The reason for this volatility is at least partly attributed to an event known as “ the halvening ,” where the reward generating supply of the cryptocurrency is cut in half, simultaneously increasing demand. Not necessarily, says threat researcher and cryptocurrency expert Tyler Moffitt. dollar,” says Moffitt.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 16, 2025

CISA adds Advantive VeraCore and Ivanti EPM flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog Cybersecurity Challenges in Cross-Border Data Transfers and Regulatory Compliance Strategies Elon Musk blames a massive cyberattack for the X outages Experts warn of mass exploitation of critical PHP flaw CVE-2024-4577 RansomHouse gang claims the hack of (..)

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SecureList

MARCH 29, 2023

However, traditional financial threats – such as banking malware and financial phishing, continue to take up a significant share of such financially-motivated cyberattacks. Additionally, in many markets mobile banking has been pushing out online banking, with more and more convenient and secure banking apps emerging.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

We should expect more fraud, targeting mostly BTC , because this cryptocurrency is the most popular. In fact, from January through the end of October, Kaspersky detected more than 2,300 fraudulent global resources aimed at 85,000 potential crypto investors or users who are interested in cryptocurrency mining.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 24, 2019

West carried out phishing scams against hundreds of companies since 2015, he stole financial data of tens of thousands of customers and then sold that information on cybercrime underground forums. He predominately used ‘phishing’ email scams to obtain the financial data of tens of thousands of customers. ” continues the MPC.

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Security Affairs

MAY 21, 2021

CyberNews researchers found that crooks could abuse cryptocurrency exchange API keys and steal cryptocurrencies. CyberNews researchers found that cybercriminals are able to abuse cryptocurrency exchange API keys and steal cryptocurrencies from their victims’ accounts without being granted withdrawal rights.

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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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Webroot

JULY 25, 2022

Market landscape for XDR grows more crowded. Most customers alluded to the cybersecurity skills shortage; one of the key market drivers remains a “managed” component tailored to organizations’ response capabilities. The cyber insurance market is expected to reach around $20B by 2025.

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SecureList

MARCH 31, 2021

Even though, in 2020, we have seen ever more sophisticated cyberattacks, the overall statistics look encouraging: the number of users hit by computer and mobile malware declines, so does financial phishing. Traditionally, the study covers the common phishing threats encountered by users, along with Windows and Android-based financial malware.

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