Tag: cybercrime
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Threat Actors Trojanize Popular Games to Evade Security and Infect Systems
A sophisticated malware campaign was launched by cybercriminals, targeting users through trojanized versions of popular games. Exploiting the holiday season’s heightened torrent activity, the attackers distributed compromised game installers via torrent trackers. The campaign, which lasted for a month, primarily delivered the XMRig cryptominer to unsuspecting users in Russia, Brazil, Germany, Belarus, and Kazakhstan. Popular…
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Cybercriminals shift focus to social media as attacks reach historic highs
A new report from Gen highlights a sharp rise in online threats, capping off a record-breaking 2024. Between October and December alone, 2.55 billion cyber threats were … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/02/18/cybercriminals-social-media-attacks/
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Cybercriminals Embedded Credit Card Stealer Script Within <img> Tag
Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a new MageCart malware campaign targeting e-commerce websites running on the Magento platform. This attack exploits <img> HTML tags to conceal malicious JavaScript skimmers, enabling cybercriminals to steal sensitive payment information while evading detection by security tools. MageCart, a term used to describe credit card skimming malware, has evolved with increasingly…
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Got a Microsoft Teams invite? Storm-2372 gang exploit device codes in global phishing attacks
Security experts have warned that a cybercriminal group has been running a malicious and inventive phishing campaign since August 2024 to break into organizations across Europe, North America, Africa, and the Middle East. First seen on tripwire.com Jump to article: www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/microsoft-teams-storm-2372-exploit-device-codes
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XCSSET macOS malware reappears with new attack strategies, Microsoft sounds alarm
Xcode developers targeted through infected projects: Microsoft reported that XCSSET continues to spread via compromised Xcode projects, a technique that has been in use since the malware’s discovery in 2020. Once an infected project is cloned or downloaded, the malware can embed itself within the developer’s system and further propagate when the infected code is…
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Password managers under increasing threat as infostealers triple and adapt
Tags: access, attack, authentication, automation, breach, ceo, cloud, credentials, crypto, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, dark-web, data, data-breach, defense, email, encryption, exploit, finance, hacker, identity, intelligence, least-privilege, login, malicious, malware, mfa, password, phishing, ransomware, risk, service, switch, tactics, theft, threat, tool, vulnerability, zero-trustMalware-as-a-service infostealers: For example, RedLine Stealer is specifically designed to target and steal sensitive information, including credentials stored in web browsers and other applications. It is often distributed through phishing emails or by tricking prospective marks into visiting booby-trapped websites laced with malicious downloaders.Another threat comes from Lumma stealer, offered for sale as a malware-as-a-service,…
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Is Russia Reining In Ransomware-Wielding Criminals?
Flurry of Arrests a Potential Prelude to Russia-Ukraine Peace Negotiations Even before Donald Trump took office on Jan. 20, there were signs that Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered cybercriminals operating inside his country’s borders to be reined in, potentially as a bargaining chip in negotiations over Russia’s stalemated war of conquest against Ukraine. First seen…
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Cybercriminals Exploit Onerror Event in Image Tags to Deploy Payment Skimmers
Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a credit card stealing malware campaign that has been observed targeting e-commerce sites running Magento by disguising the malicious content within image tags in HTML code in order to stay under the radar.MageCart is the name given to a malware that’s capable of stealing sensitive payment information from online shopping sites.…
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Is Russia Reining-In Ransomware-Wielding Criminals?
Flurry of Arrests a Potential Prelude to Russia-Ukraine Peace Negotiations Even before Donald Trump took office on Jan. 20, there were signs that Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered cybercriminals operating inside his country’s borders to be reined in, potentially as a bargaining chip in negotiations over Russia’s stalemated war of conquest against Ukraine. First seen…
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Nico Lange: ‘Cybersicherheit ist eine Frage der Verteidigung”
Tags: ai, china, conference, cyberattack, cybercrime, cyersecurity, germany, governance, government, infrastructure, iran, north-korea, risk, ukraine, usaMunich Security Conference Live Studio powered by APCO in Munich, Germany on February 15, 2025. (Photo by Christopher Pike / christopherpike.com) APCO.Welches sind laut dem Münchner Sicherheitsindex die größten Risiken für Europa im Jahr 2025?Nun, ich denke, das größte Risiko besteht in der sogenannten Multipolarisierung. Europa wird Schwierigkeiten haben, sein Geschäftsmodell fortzuführen, das auf den…
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Die Angst vor Cyberangriffen und einem Cyberkrieg
7 von 10 sehen große Gefahr durch Cybercrime für Deutschland, 6 von 10 fürchten einen Cyberkrieg. Als größte Cyberbedrohung gelten Russland und China aber ein Drittel sieht auch die USA als Gefahr. Bitkom legt Cyberbilanz der Nationalen Sicherheitsstrategie anlässlich der Munich Cyber Security Conference vor. In Deutschland greift die Angst vor Cyberangriffen… First seen on…
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Hacker attackieren Bundeswehr-Universität
Tags: access, bug, conference, cyber, cyberattack, cybercrime, google, governance, hacker, infrastructure, intelligence, mail, mitigation, password, service, threatDie Studierenden an der Universität der Bundeswehr dürften wenig begeistert darüber sein, dass Hacker ihre Daten abgegriffen haben.Universität der BundeswehrHacker haben die Universität der Bundeswehr in Neubiberg bei München angegriffen. Laut einem Bericht des Handelsblatts seien dabei auch sensible Daten abgeflossen. Die Attacke sei von verschiedenen Quellen aus Universitätskreisen bestätigt worden, hieß es. Demzufolge habe…
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Police risk losing society’s trust in fight against cybercrime, warns Europol chief
Catherine De Bolle, the chief of Europol, said at the Munich Cyber Security Conference that societies must understand why law enforcement agencies need new powers to fight increasingly sophisticated cybercrime operations. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/eurpol-chief-cybercrime-law-enforcement-powers-society-trust
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Cybercrime now a national security threat, Google warns
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/cybercrime-now-a-national-security-threat-google-warns
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The Benefits of the M&A Frenzy in Fraud Solutions
Emerging Vendors, Consolidation Drive Innovation in Fraud, AML, Scam Prevention. As cybercriminals exploit AI-generated deepfake scams and synthetic identity fraud, financial institutions are investing heavily in fraud detection, anti-money laundering solutions and identity verification to stay ahead. This demand is driving consolidation in the market. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/benefits-ma-frenzy-in-fraud-solutions-a-27533
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Lazarus Group Targets Developers Worldwide with New Malware Tactic
Tags: crypto, cyber, cybercrime, group, korea, lazarus, malware, north-korea, software, supply-chain, tacticsNorth Korea’s Lazarus Group, a state-sponsored cybercriminal organization, has launched a sophisticated global campaign targeting software developers and cryptocurrency users. Dubbed Operation Marstech Mayhem, this operation leverages the group’s latest implant, >>Marstech1,
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Razzia gegen Telefonbetrüger
Über Callcenter haben Kriminelle einen Schaden in zweistelliger Millionenhöhe angerichtet.Der Polizei ist ein Schlag gegen eine international agierende Bande von Telefonbetrügern gelungen. Nach Durchsuchungen in mehreren Bundesländern sei in Hagen in Nordrhein-Westfalen eine 50 Jahre alte Griechin festgenommen worden, die als einer der führenden Köpfe der Bande gilt. Das teilten das Cybercrime-Zentrum Karlsruhe sowie weitere…
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Astaroth 2FA Phishing Kit Targets Gmail, Yahoo, Office 365, and Third-Party Logins
Tags: 2fa, authentication, credentials, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, login, mfa, network, office, phishing, threatA new phishing kit named Astaroth has emerged as a significant threat in the cybersecurity landscape by bypassing two-factor authentication (2FA) mechanisms. First advertised on cybercrime networks in January 2025, Astaroth employs advanced techniques such as session hijacking and real-time credential interception to compromise accounts on platforms like Gmail, Yahoo, Office 365, and other third-party…
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Dutch Authorities Dismantle Network of 127 CommandControl Servers
Dutch police and the Public Prosecution Service have taken down a network of 127 command-and-control servers. This network was operated by ZServers/XHost, a so-called bulletproof hosting provider offering cybercriminals a safe haven to facilitate illegal activities, such as spreading malware and carrying out cyberattacks. A bulletproof hoster is a hosting company that protects criminals by…
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Harsher Punitive Action Against Cybercrime Sought by New Bipartisan Measure
Tags: cybercrimeFirst seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/harsher-punitive-action-against-cybercrime-sought-by-new-bipartisan-measure
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Unusual attack linked to Chinese APT group combines espionage and ransomware
Tags: apt, attack, breach, china, cloud, country, credentials, crime, crimes, crypto, cyber, cybercrime, cyberespionage, data, encryption, espionage, exploit, finance, firewall, government, group, hacker, infection, insurance, intelligence, korea, microsoft, network, north-korea, ransom, ransomware, russia, software, tactics, technology, threat, veeam, vulnerabilityThe attacker demanded a $2-million ransom: The attack that resulted in the deployment of the RA World ransomware program, as well as data exfiltration, had the same chain: the toshdpdb.exe loading toshdpapi.dll then decrypting toshdp.dat which resulted in the PlugX variant being deployed. The difference is the attacker then chose to deploy the RA World…
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Cyberkriminalität als globale Bedrohung: Neuer Report der Google Threat Intelligence Group
Laut den Daten des Dienstes ‘Mandiant Managed Defense” haben finanziell motivierte Akteure im Jahr 2024 fast viermal mehr Vorfälle verursacht als staatlich unterstützte Gruppen. First seen on infopoint-security.de Jump to article: www.infopoint-security.de/cyberkriminalitaet-als-globale-bedrohung-neuer-report-der-google-threat-intelligence-group/a39809/
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Chinese espionage tools deployed in RA World ransomware attack
A China-based threat actor, tracked as Emperor Dragonfly and commonly associated with cybercriminal endeavors, has been observed using in a ransomware attack a toolset previously attributed to espionage actors. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/chinese-espionage-tools-deployed-in-ra-world-ransomware-attack/
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Cybercriminals Exploit Pyramid Pentesting Tool for Covert C2 Communications
Cybersecurity analysts have identified that hackers are leveraging the open-source Pyramid pentesting tool to establish stealthy command-and-control (C2) communications. Originally designed as a post-exploitation framework for penetration testers, Pyramid has become an attractive option for malicious actors due to its ability to evade detection by endpoint security tools. The tool, first released on GitHub in…
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Widespread Exploitation of ThinkPHP and OwnCloud Flaws by Cybercriminals
Tags: attack, cve, cyber, cybercrime, exploit, flaw, update, vulnerability, vulnerability-managementGreyNoise has detected a significant surge in exploitation activity targeting two vulnerabilities, CVE-2022-47945 and CVE-2023-49103. The alarming uptick in attacks underscores critical issues in vulnerability management and patch prioritization. Cybercriminals are actively scanning and exploiting both vulnerabilities, though they are being perceived differently in terms of risk. GreyNoise observed a substantial increase in exploitation […]…
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New Malware Abuses Microsoft Graph API to Communicate via Outlook
A newly discovered malware, named FINALDRAFT, has been identified leveraging Microsoft Outlook as a command-and-control (C2) communication channel through the Microsoft Graph API. This sophisticated malware was uncovered by Elastic Security Labs during an investigation targeting a foreign ministry. The discovery highlights the growing trend of cybercriminals exploiting legitimate cloud services for covert operations, blending…
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Cybercrime evolving into national security threat: Google
“The vast cybercriminal ecosystem has acted as an accelerant for state-sponsored hacking, providing malware, vulnerabilities, and in some cases full-spectrum operations to states,” said Ben Read of Google Threat Intelligence Group. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/cybercrime-evolving-nation-state-threat
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Russian cybercriminal Alexander Vinnik is being released from U.S. custody in exchange for Marc Fogel
Russian cybercriminal Alexander Vinnik is being released from U.S. custody in exchange for Marc Fogel, a Trump administration source told CNN. The New York Times first reported that Alexander Vinnik, a Russian money laundering suspect, is being released from U.S. custody in exchange for Marc Fogel, according to a Trump administration source. Alexander Vinnik, a…