Krebs on Security

JUNE 30, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has made it harder for banks to trace the source of payment card data stolen from smaller, hacked online merchants. The economic laws of supply and demand hold just as true in the business world as they do in the cybercrime space.

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Retail Banking Hacking Cybercrime 344

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 10, 2020

Microsoft has uncovered Zerologon attacks that were allegedly conducted by the infamous TA505 Russia-linked cybercrime group. Microsoft spotted a series of Zerologon attacks allegedly launched by the Russian cybercrime group tracked as TA505 , CHIMBORAZO and Evil Corp. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Zerologon). Pierluigi Paganini.

Cybercrime 142

Cybercrime Security Intelligence Authentication Banking 142

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Retail giant Costco Wholesale Corporation notified its customers of a data breach that might have exposed their payment card information. The retail giant has 737 membership-only retail stores across the U.S., it is the fifth-largest retailer in the world and the 10th-largest corporation in the country by total revenue.

Retail 125

Retail Data breaches eCommerce Hacking 125

Krebs on Security

MARCH 26, 2020

Cybersecurity experts say the raid included the charging of a major carding kingpin thought to be tied to dozens of carding shops and to some of the bigger data breaches targeting western retailers over the past decade. “ Flint had a piece of almost every major hack because in many cases it was his guys doing it.

Cybercrime 290

Cybercrime Retail Banking Insurance 290

Security Affairs

MAY 5, 2021

A new cybercrime gang, tracked as UNC2529 , has targeted many organizations in the US and other countries using new sophisticated malware. FireEye’s Mandiant unit observed two distinct waves of attacks carried out by the cybercrime group in December 2020. SecurityAffairs – hacking, UNC2529). Pierluigi Paganini.

Cybercrime 140

Cybercrime Malware Manufacturing Retail 140

Krebs on Security

APRIL 16, 2024

For nearly a dozen years, residents of South Carolina have been kept in the dark by state and federal investigators over who was responsible for hacking into the state’s revenue department in 2012 and stealing tax and bank account information for 3.6 million people. Nikki Haley to head the state’s law enforcement division.

Identity Theft 271

Identity Theft Banking Cybercrime Hacking 271

Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

One of the largest cybercrime services for laundering stolen merchandise was hacked recently, exposing its internal operations, finances and organizational structure. Services like SWAT are known as “Drops for stuff” on cybercrime forums. The login page for the criminal reshipping service SWAT USA Drop.

Cybercrime 312

Cybercrime Marketing Scams Retail 312

Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Shefel began contacting this author with the pretense of setting the record straight on his alleged criminal hacking activities. Shefel says he is now flat broke, and that he currently has little to show for a storied hacking career. “I’m also godfather of his second son.” ” Dmitri Golubov, circa 2005.

Retail 235

Retail Advertising Cryptocurrency Marketing 235

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Retail giant Target is going to open-source an internal tool, dubbed Merry Maker , designed to detect e-skimming attacks. Retail giant Target announced the release in open-source of an internal tool, dubbed Merry Maker , designed to detect e-skimming attacks. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Merry Maker). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Retail Cybersecurity Hacking Software 116

Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Alas, cybercrime bazaars like Joker’s Stash have continued plying their trade, undeterred by a push from the credit card associations to encourage more merchants to install credit card readers that require more secure chip-based payment cards. .”

Data breaches 362

Data breaches Cybercrime Retail Banking 362

Security Affairs

JANUARY 30, 2024

In early January, the Cactus ransomware group claimed to have hacked Coop, one of the largest retail and grocery providers in Sweden. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon Pierluigi Paganini ( SecurityAffairs – hacking, Schneider Electric)

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Ransomware Hacking Data breaches Digital transformation 144

Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

The United States today unveiled sanctions and indictments against the alleged proprietor of Joker’s Stash , a now-defunct cybercrime store that peddled tens of millions of payment cards stolen in some of the largest data breaches of the past decade. Joker’s sold cards stolen in a steady drip of breaches at U.S.

Cryptocurrency 260

Cryptocurrency Cybercrime Retail Government 260

Krebs on Security

JULY 29, 2022

These services can be used in a legitimate manner for several business purposes — such as price comparisons or sales intelligence — but they are massively abused for hiding cybercrime activity because they can make it difficult to trace malicious traffic to its original source.

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Cybercrime Software VPN Backups 302

Krebs on Security

JULY 29, 2021

Our continued reliance on passwords for authentication has contributed to one toxic data spill or hack after another. Earlier this month, customers of the soccer jersey retailer classicfootballshirts.co.uk So hopefully by this point it should be clear why re-using passwords is generally a bad idea. Urgency should be a giant red flag.

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Passwords Password Management Phishing Scams 362

Krebs on Security

APRIL 30, 2020

Most online retailers years ago stopped shipping to regions of the world most frequently associated with credit card fraud, including Eastern Europe, North Africa, and Russia. If that were the case, we’d also expect to see dumps prices fall significantly across the cybercrime economy. ” CONSCIENCE VS. COMMERCE.

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Cybercrime Computers and Electronics Marketing Scams 319

SecureList

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Having been in the field for so long, we have witnessed some major changes in the cybercrime world’s modus operandi. This report shares our insights into the Russian-speaking cybercrime world and the changes in how it operates that have happened in the past five years. The year 2016 saw banks in Russia hacked one after another.

Cybercrime 145

Cybercrime Banking Malware Ransomware 145

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Iran-linked APT group Pioneer Kitten is now trying to monetize its efforts by selling access to some of the networks it has hacked to other hackers. Iran-linked APT group Pioneer Kitten, also known as Fox Kitten or Parisite, is now trying to monetize its efforts by selling access to some of the networks it has hacked to other hackers.

Hacking 136

Hacking VPN Advertising Government 136

Hot for Security

JUNE 25, 2021

The Western District of Washington has sentenced a Ukrainian man to seven years in prison for his role in a hacking gang that are estimated to have caused more than one billion dollars worth of damage. Earlier this year, another member of FIN7 was sentenced to 10 years in jail for his involvement in the cybercrime gang’s activities.

Hacking 137

Hacking Penetration Testing Social Engineering Retail 137

Security Affairs

JUNE 27, 2024

The LockBit ransomware group seems to have lied when they announced the hack of the US Federal Reserve. The LockBit ransomware group hasn’t hacked the Federal Reserve as it has recently claimed, the real victim is the Evolve Bank. The real victim is the Evolve Bank. ” reads the notice of Cybersecurity Incident.

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Hacking Banking Retail Ransomware 123

Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

23, one of the cybercrime underground’s largest bazaars for buying and selling stolen payment card data announced the immediate availability of some four million freshly-hacked debit and credit cards.

Marketing 347

Marketing Cybercrime Retail Advertising 347

Krebs on Security

APRIL 18, 2023

” MRMURZA Faceless is a project from MrMurza , a particularly talkative member of more than a dozen Russian-language cybercrime forums over the past decade. MrMurza’s Faceless advertised on the Russian-language cybercrime forum ProCrd. Image: Darkbeast/Ke-la.com. In 2013, U.S.

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Malware Passwords Accountability Advertising 274

Security Affairs

JULY 17, 2024

The world’s largest recreational boat and yacht retailer MarineMax, disclosed a data breach following a cyber attack. The world’s largest recreational boat and yacht retailer MarineMax disclosed a data breach that impacted over 123,000 individuals.

Data breaches 137

Data breaches Retail Cyber Attacks Ransomware 137

Security Affairs

AUGUST 16, 2024

Threat actors could exploit this flaw to inject malicious code, execute commands with system privileges, and take over devices, potentially leading to serious cybercrimes and data breaches. The flawed app is called Verizon Retail Demo Mode (“com.customermobile.preload.vzw”) and requires dozens of permissions for its execution.

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Hacking Firmware Mobile Penetration Testing 145

SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 12, 2022

It is sadly the case that ecommerce cybercrime is on the rise. As cybercriminals do seem to be taking a keener interest in the industry, it is up to owners of ecommerce businesses to be extra vigilant about cybercrime and put appropriate defenses in place to keep the company secure. Major risks for online retailers.

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eCommerce Cybercrime Retail Phishing 83

Krebs on Security

MARCH 29, 2019

21, 2019, KrebsOnSecurity contacted Italian restaurant chain Buca di Beppo after discovering strong evidence that two million credit and debit card numbers belonging to the company’s customers were being sold in the cybercrime underground. 20, Joker’s Stash moved a new batch of some 2.15 Levonia, Mich.,

Data breaches 271

Data breaches Banking Retail Accountability 271

Hot for Security

APRIL 19, 2021

Notorious FIN7 gang stole payment card details from retailers around the world Cybercrime gang posed as penetration testing firm to recruit hackers. A key member of the FIN7 cybercrime gang – which is said to have caused over one billion dollars worth of damage around the world – has been sentenced to 10 years in jail.

Penetration Testing 144

Penetration Testing Retail Cybersecurity Social Engineering 144

Krebs on Security

AUGUST 12, 2018

” Organized cybercrime gangs that coordinate unlimited attacks typically do so by hacking or phishing their way into a bank or payment card processor. “The FBI expects the ubiquity of this activity to continue or possibly increase in the near future.”

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Banking Accountability Retail Phishing 236

Krebs on Security

AUGUST 27, 2020

” First stop on his prosecution tour was New Jersey, where he ultimately pleaded guilty to hacking into MicroBilt , the first of several data brokers whose consumer databases would power different iterations of his identity theft service over the years. . “This was a very tough time,” Ngo said.

Identity Theft 352

Identity Theft Retail Government Banking 352

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 20, 2021

T ech giant Acer was hacked again in a few days, after the compromise of the servers in India, threat actors also breached some of its systems in Taiwan. The incident was disclosed after threat actors have advertised the sale of more than 60 GB of data on an underground cybercrime forum. SecurityAffairs – hacking, data breach).

Data breaches 141

Data breaches Retail Cybercrime Hacking 141

Security Affairs

MARCH 2, 2023

Retailer WH Smith disclosed a data breach following a cyber attack, threat actors had access to access company data. Retailer WH Smith revealed that threat actors have breached its infrastructure and had access to the data of about 12,500 current and former employees.

Retail 76

Retail Data breaches Cyber Attacks Hacking 76

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 4, 2021

FIN7 cybercrime gang used weaponized Windows 11 Alpha-themed Word documents to drop malicious payloads, including a JavaScript backdoor. SecurityAffairs – hacking, FIN7). Anomali Threat Research experts have monitored recent spear-phishing attacks conducted by financially motivated threat actor FIN7. ” concludes the experts.

Cybercrime 145

Cybercrime Retail Phishing Hacking 145

Security Affairs

JUNE 12, 2019

At the time, FireEye and root9B published detailed reports about a series of attacks targeting the retail sector. The malicious code uses a hacking algorithm for most of its functions, the algorithm is similar to the one implemented for previous ShellTea version. SecurityAffairs – FIN8, hacking). ” concludes Morphisec.

Hacking 108

Hacking Malware Advertising Retail 108

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Recent demonstrations from cybersecurity researchers have shown how it’s possible to hack into medical devices like pacemakers or insulin pumps. The retail industry is cyclical, so certain times of the year — including the holiday season or when kids go back to school — are particularly busy. happened at retail establishments.

Retail 111

Retail Cybercrime Data breaches Banking 111

SecureWorld News

JANUARY 19, 2023

That is how James McQuiggan, CISSP, Security Awareness Advocate for KnowBe4, kicked off the recent SecureWorld Remote Sessions webcast titled, "Ransomware, Ransom-war, and Ran-some-where: What We Can Learn When the Hackers Get Hacked." It will be available for viewing through August 2023.

Hacking 94

Hacking Backups Ransomware Retail 94

Krebs on Security

JULY 25, 2023

Now new findings reveal that AVrecon is the malware engine behind a 12-year-old service called SocksEscort , which rents hacked residential and small business devices to cybercriminals looking to hide their true location online. Image: Lumen’s Black Lotus Labs. Usually, these users have no idea their systems are compromised.

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Malware VPN Internet Internet 211

Security Affairs

JANUARY 7, 2024

Experts spotted a new macOS Backdoor named SpectralBlur linked to North Korea Merck settles with insurers regarding a $1.4

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Artificial Intelligence Data breaches Scams Insurance 132

Security Affairs

MARCH 20, 2019

Security experts at riskIQ revealed today that another two organizations were victims of Magecart crime gang, the bedding retailers MyPillow and Amerisleep. Security experts at RiskIQ announced that the two bedding retailers MyPillow and Amerisleep were victims of the Magecart cybercrime gang. Pierluigi Paganini.

Retail 109

Retail Advertising Cybercrime Hacking 109