Security Affairs

JUNE 2, 2021

Group-IB discovered a database allegedly belonging to a bulletproof hosting provider DDoS-Guard posted for sale on a cybercrime forum. The database supposedly contains information about DDoS-Guard’s customers, including their names, IP-addresses, and payment information. SecurityAffairs – hacking, DDoS-Guard).

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DDOS Cybercrime Authentication Accountability 114

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

US CISA added critical Apache RocketMQ flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog Ragnar Locker gang leaks data stolen from the Israel’s Mayanei Hayeshua hospital North Korea-linked threat actors target cybersecurity experts with a zero-day Zero-day in Cisco ASA and FTD is actively exploited in ransomware attacks Nation-state actors (..)

DDOS 130

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Security Affairs

MARCH 10, 2022

Cisco Talos researchers have uncovered a malware campaign targeting Ukraine’s IT Army , threat actors are using infostealer malware mimicking a DDoS tool called the “Liberator.” Liberator is advertised as a DDoS tool to launch attacks against “Russian propaganda websites.” Pierluigi Paganini.

DDOS 102

DDOS Malware Digital transformation Advertising 102

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

Police seized BulletProftLink phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platform Serbian pleads guilty to running ‘Monopoly’ dark web drug market McLaren Health Care revealed that a data breach impacted 2.2 Virtual Kidnapping: AI Tools Are Enabling IRL Extortion Scams How a ‘Refund Fraud’ Gang Stole $700,000 From Amazon Info from 5.6

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Security Affairs

JULY 7, 2024

GootLoader is still active and efficient Hackers stole OpenAI secrets in a 2023 security breach Hackers leak 170k Taylor Swift’s ERAS Tour Barcodes Polyfill.io GootLoader is still active and efficient Hackers stole OpenAI secrets in a 2023 security breach Hackers leak 170k Taylor Swift’s ERAS Tour Barcodes Polyfill.io

Data breaches 120

Data breaches Hacking Banking Spyware 120

Security Affairs

JUNE 20, 2021

Are the DDoS and the fire linked?

Data breaches 109

Data breaches DDOS Small Business Ransomware 109

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Many experts believe that the popular Telegram app is an efficient alternative to dark web marketplaces, its channels are used by hacking communities and cybercriminals to buy and sell stolen data, accesses to compromised infrastructure, and hacking tools. SecurityAffairs – hacking, cybercrime). Some channels have 10,000s of followers.”

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Cybercrime Hacking Mobile DDOS 139

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 3, 2019

Cobalt cybercrime gang abused Google App Engine in recent attacks. Law enforcement worldwide hunting users of DDoS-for-Hire services. Airbus data breach exposes some employeesdata. CookieMiner Mac Malware steals browser cookies and sensitive Data. Home Design website Houzz suffered a data breach.

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DDOS Data breaches Advertising Cybercrime 92

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

Twitter will allow using the SMS-based two-factor authentication (2FA) only to its Blue subscribers GoDaddy discloses a new data breach Fortinet fixes critical vulnerabilities in FortiNAC and FortiWeb German airport websites hit by DDos attacks once again Cisco fixed critical RCE bug in ClamAV Open-Source Antivirus engine CISA adds Cacti, Office, Windows (..)

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Security Affairs

MAY 14, 2023

ransom Dragon Breath APT uses double-dip DLL sideloading strategy International Press Cybercrime San Bernardino County pays $1.1-million ransom Dragon Breath APT uses double-dip DLL sideloading strategy International Press Cybercrime San Bernardino County pays $1.1-million

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Data breaches DDOS Ransomware Artificial Intelligence 98

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

A few days ago, the Pro-Russia group NoName057(16) announced to have launched DDoS attacks on several Canadian organizations, including CBSA, the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority, and the Senate. In August 2018, Air Canada suffered another data breach. reads the alert. million mobile app users.

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DDOS Data breaches Cyber Attacks Mobile 138

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 15, 2021

While investigating a data breach suffered by a healthcare organization, FBI accidentally revealed that it believes that the HelloKitty ransomware gang operates out of Ukraine. ” reads the notice of data breach published by the Oregon Anesthesiology Group. “Oregon Anesthesiology Group, P.C.

Ransomware 111

Ransomware Data breaches DDOS Healthcare 111

SecureList

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic is likely to cause a massive wave of poverty, and that invariably translates into more people resorting to crime, including cybercrime. Cracking down hard on the cybercrime world. If not ransomware, then DDoS or possibly both. Analysis of forecasts for 2021. Extortion on the rise.

Cryptocurrency 141

Cryptocurrency Banking Ransomware Cybercrime 141

Security Affairs

MARCH 1, 2020

Raccoon Malware, a success case in the cybercrime ecosystem. Slickwraps discloses data leak that impacted 850,000 user accounts. Decathlon Spain data leak exposed Spanish employees’ data & more. Samsung leaked data of a few UK Customers. Silence Hacking Crew threatens Australian banks of DDoS attacks.

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Banking Advertising Malware Ransomware 132

Security Affairs

JUNE 17, 2023

Margaret’s Health is the first hospital to cite a cyberattack as a reason for its closure A database containing data of +8.9 Margaret’s Health is the first hospital to cite a cyberattack as a reason for its closure A database containing data of +8.9

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Data breaches DDOS Backups Firewall 98

SecureList

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

We can therefore expect that cybercrime groups from either block will feel safe to attack companies from the opposing side. And that (b) we are also likely to see a steep increase in DDoS extortion campaigns as the Cyberwar in Ukraine leads to all-time-high levels of DDoS attacks. Vulnerabilities in Autonomous Vehicles.

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Cybersecurity Cyber Insurance Cybercrime IoT 144

Security Affairs

MAY 9, 2021

Experts found critical authentication bypass flaw in HPE Edgeline Infrastructure Manager UNC2529, a new sophisticated cybercrime gang that targets U.S.

Data breaches 102

Data breaches DDOS VPN Hacking 102

Security Affairs

JUNE 25, 2023

Someone is sending mysterious smartwatches to the US Military personnel CISA orders govt agencies to fix recently disclosed flaws in Apple devices VMware fixed five memory corruption issues in vCenter Server Fortinet fixes critical FortiNAC RCE, install updates asap More than a million GitHub repositories potentially vulnerable to RepoJacking New Mirai (..)

DDOS 98

DDOS Cybercrime Spyware Malware 98

Security Affairs

AUGUST 22, 2021

million customers Adobe addresses two critical vulnerabilities in Photoshop Hamburg’s data protection agency (DPA) states that using Zoom violates GDPR Kalay cloud platform flaw exposes millions of IoT devices to hack Fortinet FortiWeb OS Command Injection allows takeover servers remotely 1.9

Data breaches 105

Data breaches Mobile Ransomware Hacking 105

Security Affairs

MAY 21, 2023

X Master Password Dumper (CVE-2023-32784) Malware RapperBot DDoS Botnet Expands into Cryptojacking Newly identified RA Group compromises companies in U.S. X Master Password Dumper (CVE-2023-32784) Malware RapperBot DDoS Botnet Expands into Cryptojacking Newly identified RA Group compromises companies in U.S.

Data breaches 98

Data breaches Cybercrime Ransomware Passwords 98

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

CISA adds SonicWall SonicOS and Palo Alto PAN-OS flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog Juniper Networks fixed a critical flaw in Session Smart Routers China-linked APT group Winnti targets Japanese organizations since March 2024 Xerox VersaLink C7025 Multifunction printer flaws may expose Windows Active Directory credentials to attackers (..)

Malware 66

Malware Scams Encryption Phishing 66

SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

These infections make sites vulnerable to takeovers, defacement and data breaches from bad actors looking to tarnish site reputations and turn a profit – and the costs can be devastating for businesses. In fact, the average data breach now costs businesses $1.9 Why are DDoS attacks so important to prevent?

DDOS 98

DDOS Backups Data breaches Firewall 98

Security Affairs

MARCH 26, 2023

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Data breaches 98

Data breaches DDOS Ransomware Backups 98

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

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DDOS 126

DDOS Cybercrime Ransomware Cryptocurrency 126

Security Affairs

MARCH 9, 2025

Cellebrite zero-day exploit used to target phone of Serbian student activist One in Four Cyberattacks in 2024 Traced to Infostealers, Huntress Reports Uncovering.NET Malware Obfuscated by Encryption and Virtualization Black Basta and Cactus Ransomware Groups Add BackConnect Malware to Their Arsenal Satori Threat Intelligence Disruption: BADBOX 2.0

Malware 66

Malware DDOS Hacking Ransomware 66

Security Affairs

JULY 6, 2022

Just recently, the Conti ransomware group claimed to attack the Intelligence Agency in Peru and leaked their data which created a significant precedent in the security community. DDOS Secrets – another notable group of threat actors, has released 285,635 leaked emails from Nauru Police. SecurityAffairs – hacking, cybercrime ).

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Hacking Accountability DDOS Risk 138

Security Affairs

JANUARY 30, 2022

QNAP force-installs update against the recent wave of DeadBolt ransomware infections US FCC bans China Unicom Americas telecom over national security risks NCSC warns UK entities of potential destructive cyberattacks from Russia Finnish diplomats’ devices infected with Pegasus spyware Zerodium offers $400,000 for Microsoft Outlook RCE zero-day exploits (..)

Ransomware 98

Ransomware Data breaches Spyware Cybercrime 98

Security Affairs

JANUARY 26, 2020

Mitsubishi Electric discloses data breach, media blame China-linked APT. US-based childrens clothing maker Hanna Andersson discloses a data breach. For the second time in a few days, Greek Government websites hit by DDoS attacks. Citrix releases permanent fixes for CVE-2019-19781 flaw in ADC 11.1

Data breaches 111

Data breaches Advertising Antivirus DDOS 111

Krebs on Security

JUNE 28, 2022

There is also ample evidence to suggest that Glupteba may have spawned Meris , a massive botnet of hacked Internet of Things (IoT) devices that surfaced in September 2021 and was responsible for some of the largest and most disruptive distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks the Internet has ever seen. But on Dec. ru and alphadisplay[.]ru,

Passwords 306

Passwords Malware Internet Internet 306

Security Affairs

MARCH 12, 2023

PlugX malware delivered by exploiting flaws in Chinese programs Prometei botnet evolves and infected +10,000 systems since November 2022 CISA adds VMware’s Cloud Foundation bug to Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog Law enforcement seized the website selling the NetWire RAT and arrested a Croatian man Latest version of Xenomorph Android malware (..)

Data breaches 98

Data breaches Banking Ransomware Government 98

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

Ukraine Police dismantled a transnational fraud group that made €200 million per year Lockbit gang leaked data stolen from global high-tech giant Thales.

DDOS 98

DDOS Ransomware Cybercrime Phishing 98

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

Government of Bermuda blames Russian threat actors for the cyber attack City of Dallas has set a budget of $8.5

Cyber Attacks 121

Cyber Attacks Firewall Data breaches Telecommunications 121

BH Consulting

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

At the end of January, police forces from eight countries took down two of the worlds largest cybercrime forums. Europol, which supported the forum takedowns, also published three reports : one, into the challenges in cybercrime and investigations involving digital evidence. MORE DDoS attacks: they havent gone away, you know.

Cyber Insurance 59

Cyber Insurance Insurance Ransomware Artificial Intelligence 59

Krebs on Security

MARCH 23, 2022

Microsoft and identity management platform Okta both this week disclosed breaches involving LAPSUS$ , a relatively new cybercrime group that specializes in stealing data from big companies and threatening to publish it unless a ransom demand is paid. The group has claimed it is not state-sponsored.

Social Engineering 333

Social Engineering Accountability Mobile Passwords 333

Digital Shadows

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Let’s focus attention on three key areas that have seen significant changes: state-sponsored activity, cybercrime, and hacktivism. Cybercrime Politicized: More than the Money The cybercrime scene has seen major changes with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The war continues, and so do its effects on cybersecurity.

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Cyber threats Cybercrime Cyber Attacks DDOS 96

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 28, 2018

Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. . · Russian Government-owned research institute linked to Triton attacks. · SandboxEscaper expert is back and disclosed a new Windows Zero-Day. · Cathay Pacific data breach affecting 9.4 introduced a new XSS flaw. · The new Azorult 3.3

DDOS 87

DDOS IoT Advertising Media 87

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

Gov imposes visa restrictions on individuals misusing Commercial Spyware HPE is investigating claims of a new security breach Experts warn of a surge of attacks targeting Ivanti SSRF flaw How to hack the Airbus NAVBLUE Flysmart+ Manager Crooks stole $25.5

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Spyware Surveillance DDOS Identity Theft 125