Cyber Attacks

FBI Seizes Cryptocurrency and $500,000 in Ransomware Payments from North Korean Hackers

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The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) has announced the capture of $500,000 worth of Bitcoin from North Korean hackers who used a new ransomware strain known as Maui to extort digital payments from multiple companies. In a press release published on Tuesday, the DoJ stated that “the recovered money include ransoms paid by healthcare providers […]

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Joker, Facestealer, and Coper Malware Distribution Found in Several New Play Store Apps

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Numerous bogus programmes that were discovered spreading the Joker, Facestealer, and Coper malware families through the online store have been removed by Google  (SEE: HOW HACKERS HACK ANDROID PHONES). Although the Android shop is regarded as a reliable resource for finding and installing apps, malicious actors have frequently found ways to get around Google’s security

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Ukrainian Authorities Arrested Phishing Gang That Stole $3.37 Million USD

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In a campaign to take advantage of the ongoing crisis, hundreds of phishing sites purported to offer financial aid to Ukrainian civilians. Nine members of a criminal gang were detained by the Cyber Police of Ukraine after they stole 100 million hryvnias from them. According to a press release from the organization last week, “criminals

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A New Trending Hacking Technique Called “Account Pre-Hijacking”

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According to new research, malicious actors can get illegal access to users’ online accounts via a new approach known as “account pre-hijacking.” The assault targets the account creation process, which is common on websites and other online platforms, allowing an adversary to carry out a series of operations before an unwary victim establishes an account

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U.S. Warns Against North Korean Hackers Posing as IT Freelancers

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Highly skilled software and mobile app developers from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) are posing as “non-DPRK nationals” in hopes of landing freelance employment in an attempt to enable the regime’s malicious cyber intrusions. That’s according to a joint advisory from the U.S. Department of State, the Department of the Treasury, and the

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Web Trackers Caught Intercepting Online Forms Even Before Users Hit Submit

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A new research published by academics from KU Leuven, Radboud University, and the University of Lausanne has revealed that users’ email addresses are exfiltrated to tracking, marketing, and analytics domains before such is submitted and without prior consent. The study involved crawling 2.8 million pages from the top 100 websites, and found that as many

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Keep an Eye Out! Dockers, AWS, and Alibaba Cloud Are Being Targeted by Cryptocurrency Miners.

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As part of an ongoing malware effort, LemonDuck, a cross-platform cryptocurrency mining botnet, is targeting Docker to mine cryptocurrency on Linux servers. In a new study, CrowdStrike stated, “It operates an anonymous mining operation by using proxy pools, which disguise the wallet addresses.” “It avoids detection by targeting and disabling Alibaba Cloud’s monitoring service.” LemonDuck

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The Haskers gang freely distributes ZingoStealer malware to other cybercriminals.

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Haskers Gang, a crimeware-related threat actor, has distributed ZingoStealer, an information-stealing malware, for free on the internet, allowing other criminal groups to use it for nefarious purposes. In a study posted with The Hacker News, Cisco Talos researchers Edmund Brumaghin and Vanja Svajcer noted, “It features the capacity to collect personal information from users and

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