Malwarebytes

APRIL 19, 2022

A new advisory issued by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and the US Treasury Department (Treasury), highlights the cyberthreats associated with cryptocurrency thefts and tactics used by a North Korean state-sponsored advanced persistent threat (APT) group since at least 2020.

Cryptocurrency 136

Cryptocurrency Social Engineering Computers and Electronics Engineering 136

Centraleyes

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Verizons Data Breach Investigations Report showed that 74% of security breaches involve a human element, with system administrators and developers accounting for most of these errors. We are seeing increased use of AI to automate attacks, including malware generation and phishing campaigns.

Cybersecurity 98

Cybersecurity Insurance Cyber Insurance Risk 98

eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

The infamous XMRig mines Monero cryptocurrency that is known to be anonymity-focused, as it’s particularly hard to trace back. AT&T labs provided a list of IoCs (indicators of compromise) that system administrators can use to add specific rules to security solutions. Cybercriminals Use C2 Servers to Deploy Cryptominer.

Malware 119

Malware Social Engineering System Administration Antivirus 119

SecureList

OCTOBER 20, 2021

This way, with attackers switching to distributing malicious files via phishing emails, it has become more difficult to track the version of the user’s software, or how far the attack went. System administrators that take care of physical networks are no longer needed — with cloud services management being an easy task.

Cybercrime 145

Cybercrime Banking Malware Ransomware 145

SiteLock

JANUARY 13, 2022

This can include any number of the following activities: Processing phishing data – They can set up your site as a phishing site or simply as a location to store data from a phishing site. Maarten Broekman has worked as a system administrator and systems engineer for over 25 years, primarily in the shared web-hosting space.

Cryptocurrency 52

Cryptocurrency Phishing Software System Administration 52

Digital Shadows

JULY 5, 2021

On 02 July 2021, details started to emerge of a sophisticated supply-chain attack targeting Kaseya VSA, virtual system administrator software used to manage and monitor customers’ infrastructure. Along with phishing and malvertising, REvil frequently made use of software vulnerabilities to spread and compromise victims.

Ransomware 52

Ransomware Encryption Cryptocurrency System Administration 52

Centraleyes

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Verizons Data Breach Investigations Report showed that 74% of security breaches involve a human element, with system administrators and developers accounting for most of these errors. We are seeing increased use of AI to automate attacks, including malware generation and phishing campaigns.

Cybersecurity 52

Cybersecurity Insurance Cyber Insurance Risk 52