Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

US authorities recovered more than $30 million worth of cryptocurrency stolen by the North Korea-linked Lazarus APT from Axie Infinity. A PDF containing the offer was sent to the employee, once opened the file spyware compromised his system and infiltrate Ronin’s network. ” continues the report. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 8, 2019

Security experts at Google have removed from Google Play 24 apps because they were infected with a new spyware tracked as “the Joker.” ” Google has removed from Google Play 24 apps because they were infected with a new spyware tracked as “the Joker.” The C&C URL 6.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

I transcribed a recent interview, here some questions and answers about nation-state hacking, spyware, and cyber warfare. Enjoy” How has spyware changed the rules of cyber security in recent years? Spyware are powerful weapons in the arsenal of governments and cybercrime gangs. Is the Pegasus spyware as a game-changer?

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

Security researchers at F-Secure have recently uncovered a small spam campaign aimed at delivering spyware to Mac users that use Exodus wallet. Security experts at F-Secure have recently spotted a small spam campaign aimed at Mac users that use Exodus cryptocurrency wallet. update.zip.” . Pierluigi Paganini.

Cryptocurrency 103

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Tech Republic Security

DECEMBER 22, 2023

ESET's latest report highlights the abuse of the ChatGPT name, the rise of the Lumma Stealer malware and the Android SpinOk SDK spyware.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 27, 2023

An unnamed Japanese cryptocurrency exchange was the victim of a cyber attack aimed at deploying an Apple macOS backdoor named JokerSpy. Elastic Security Labs researchers provided details about a recently discovered intrusion at an unnamed cryptocurrency exchange, aimed at deploying an Apple macOS backdoor named JokerSpy.

Cryptocurrency 98

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 8, 2019

And earlier this year, three popular “ selfie beauty apps ”– Pro Selfie Beauty Camera, Selfie Beauty Camera Pro and Pretty Beauty Camera 2019 – accessible in Google Play Store were revealed to actually be tools to spread adware and spyware. Adware are unwanted ads that redirect you to sketchy webpages, and spyware collects your data.

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SecureList

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Spyware was blocked on 6% of ICS computers. Percentage of ICS computers on which spyware was blocked. Building Automation leads the ranking of industries based on the percentage of ICS computers on which spyware was blocked (12.9%). Percentage of ICS computers on which spyware was blocked, in selected industries.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 16, 2025

CISA adds Apple products and Juniper Junos OS flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog GitLab addressed critical auth bypass flaws in CE and EE North Korea-linked APT group ScarCruft spotted using new Android spyware KoSpy Experts warn of a coordinated surge in the exploitation attempts of SSRF vulnerabilities Meta warns of actively exploited (..)

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Security Affairs

JULY 30, 2018

A new sophisticated version of the AZORult Spyware was spotted in the wild, it was involved in a large email campaign on July 18. Malware researchers at Proofpoint spotted a new version of the AZORult Spyware in the wild, it was involved in a large email campaign on July 18, just 24 hours it appeared in cybercrime forums on the Dark Web.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

A Belarusian and Cypriot national linked with the cryptocurrency exchange BTC-e is facing charges that can lead maximum penalty of 25 years in prison. In 2017, Greek Police arrested the Russian national Alexander Vinnik and they accused the man of running the BTC-e Bitcoin exchange to launder more than US$4bn worth of the cryptocurrency.

Cryptocurrency 128

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Security Affairs

MAY 17, 2022

Experts spotted over 200 Android apps on the Play Store distributing spyware called Facestealer used to steal sensitive data. Trend Micro researchers spotted over 200 Android apps on the Play Store distributing spyware called Facestealer used to steal sensitive data from infected devices.

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Graham Cluley

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

A Walmart press release says it's jumping aboard the cryptocurrency bus - but is it true? Theranos's Elizabeth Holmes goes on trial, and have you updated your Apple gadgets to protect against the latest NSO Group spyware attack?

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 19, 2025

CISA adds Fortinet FortiOS flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog Codefinger ransomware gang uses compromised AWS keys to encrypt S3 bucket CVE-2024-44243 macOS flaw allows persistent malware installation FBI deleted China-linked PlugX malware from over 4,200 US computers Russia-linked APT UAC-0063 target Kazakhstan in with HATVIBE malware (..)

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Spyware Data breaches DNS Artificial Intelligence 69

Threatpost

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

The malware harvests data, steals cryptocurrency and drops additional malware, while masquerading as a Fortnite aimbot and more.

Spyware 68

Spyware Cryptocurrency Malware 68

Security Boulevard

MARCH 24, 2025

Researchers name several countries as potential Paragon spyware customers TechCrunch The Citizen Lab, a group of academics and security researchers, recently published a report indicating the governments of Australia, Canada, Cyprus, Denmark, Israel, and Singapore are "likely" customers of Israeli spyware maker Paragon Solutions.

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SecureList

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

These scripts redirect users to websites that spread spyware and/or cryptocurrency miners. saw a noticeable growth in the percentage of computers where malicious scripts used for downloading spyware were blocked. Spyware (backdoors, trojan spies and keyloggers) were blocked on 7.4% of ICS computers (+0.7

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SecureList

MARCH 3, 2022

Since H1 2020, we have seen increases in the percentages of ICS computers on which the following types of objects were blocked: Spyware – by a factor of 1.4 — from 5.6% Percentage of ICS computers on which spyware was blocked ( download ). Cryptocurrency miners (Windows executable files) – more than doubled – from 0.9%

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Security Affairs

JULY 24, 2022

released in Dark Web – malicious shortcut-based attacks are on the rise Tor Browser 11.5 is optimized to automatically bypass censorship A massive cyberattack hit Albania Watch out for the CVE-2022-30136 Windows NFS Remote Code Execution flaw Graff paid a $7.5M released in Dark Web – malicious shortcut-based attacks are on the rise Tor Browser 11.5

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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. Other malware.

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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.

Cryptocurrency 107

Cryptocurrency Accountability Marketing Passwords 107

Security Affairs

MARCH 11, 2019

Experts observed the STOP ransomware installing the Azorult password-stealing Trojan to steal account credentials, cryptocurrency wallets, and more. Experts observed the ransomware also installing the dreaded Azorult password-stealing Trojan on victim’s machine to steal account credentials, cryptocurrency wallets, documents and more.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

from Bybit, it is the largest cryptocurrency heist ever Apple removes iCloud encryption in UK following backdoor demand B1acks Stash released 1 Million credit cards U.S. Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free in your email box. Lazarus APT stole $1.5B

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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.

Marketing 105

Marketing Cybercrime Cryptocurrency Advertising 105

Bleeping Computer

JULY 23, 2024

Threat actors are taking advantage of the massive popularity of the Hamster Kombat game, targeting players with fake Android and Windows software that install spyware and information-stealing malware. [.]

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SecureWorld News

JULY 11, 2022

Axie Infinity, a video game that utilizes NFTs and Ethereum-based cryptocurrencies, lost $540 million in March of this year after a senior engineer was tricked into opening a PDF of a fake job application, according to a story from The Block. So, what exactly happened with Axie Infinity?

Social Engineering 98

Social Engineering Hacking Cryptocurrency Engineering 98

Security Affairs

JUNE 4, 2023

Xplain hack impacted the Swiss cantonal police and Fedpol Zyxel published guidance for protecting devices from ongoing attacks Kimsuky APT poses as journalists and broadcast writers in its attacks New Linux Ransomware BlackSuit is similar to Royal ransomware CISA adds Progress MOVEit Transfer zero-day to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (..)

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Security Affairs

JUNE 28, 2020

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

This is the first known case of an app infected with OCR spyware being found in Apple’s official app marketplace. Collecting information about an infected Android device A subsequent investigation uncovered malicious apps in App Store infected with a framework that contained the same Trojan.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 26, 2020

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

It tries to provide features like anti-ransomware, anti-spyware, and parental controls, but that still keeps it behind. McAfee also doesnt offer spyware detection, but Defender does. It offers protection from viruses, ransomware, Trojans, and spyware, as well as scam protection from texts and phishing accounts.

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Antivirus Identity Theft VPN Spyware 68

Security Affairs

JANUARY 23, 2022

Pay attention to Log4j attacks, Dutch National Cybersecurity Centre (NCSC) warns Vulnerabilities in Control Web Panel potentially expose Linux Servers to hack US Treasury Department sanctions 4 Ukrainian officials for working with Russian intelligence A bug in McAfee Agent allows running code with Windows SYSTEM privileges Experts warn of anomalous (..)

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Security Affairs

JULY 16, 2020

The list of targeted apps includes cryptocurrency wallet applications (i.e. The malware targets 226 applications to steal account credentials, including Gmail, Google Play services, Uber, Amazon, Netflix and Outlook. Coinbase, BitPay, and Coinbase), and banks (i.e. Santander, Barclays, Lloyds, ING, and Wells Fargo).

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Cryptocurrency targeted attacks. The cryptocurrency business continues to grow, and people continue to invest their money in this market because it’s a digital asset and all transactions occur online. More cryptocurrency-related threats: fake hardware wallets, smart contract attacks, DeFi hacks, and more.

Cryptocurrency 106

Cryptocurrency Mobile Ransomware Banking 106

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 23, 2018

New XBash malware combines features from ransomware, cryptocurrency miners, botnets, and worms. NSO mobile Pegasus Spyware used in operations in 45 countries. Hackers stole $60 Million worth of cryptocurrencies from Japanese Zaif exchange. Amazon is investigating allegations that its staff is selling customer data.

Computers and Electronics 84

Computers and Electronics Cryptocurrency Data breaches Advertising 84

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 2, 2023

Researchers devised an attack technique to extract ChatGPT training data Fortune-telling website WeMystic exposes 13M+ user records Expert warns of Turtle macOS ransomware US govt sanctioned North Korea-linked APT Kimsuky Black Basta Ransomware gang accumulated at least $107 million in Bitcoin ransom payments since early 2022 Apple addressed 2 new (..)

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Security Affairs

MARCH 4, 2023

stolen credit/debit cards Pegasus spyware used to spy on a Polish mayor Hundreds of thousands of websites hacked as part of redirection campaign MQsTTang, a new backdoor used by Mustang Panda APT against European entities Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0 FiXS, a new ATM malware that is targeting Mexican banks BidenCash leaks 2.1M

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Data breaches Ransomware Spyware Hacking 98