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Month: May 2024

Independent Krebs Security 

Treasury Sanctions Creators of 911 S5 Proxy Botnet

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Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Tue, 28 May 2024 20:38:32 +0000

The U.S. Department of the Treasury today unveiled sanctions against three Chinese nationals for allegedly operating 911 S5, an online anonymity service that for many years was the easiest and cheapest way to route one’s Web traffic through malware-infected computers around the globe. KrebsOnSecurity identified one of the three men in a July 2022 investigation into 911 S5, which was massively hacked and then closed ten days later.

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Independent Krebs Security 

Stark Industries Solutions: An Iron Hammer in the Cloud

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Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Thu, 23 May 2024 23:32:43 +0000

Two weeks before Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, a large, mysterious new Internet hosting firm called Stark Industries Solutions materialized and quickly became the epicenter of massive distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks on government and commercial targets in Ukraine and Europe. An investigation into Stark Industries reveals it is being used as a global proxy network that conceals the true source of cyberattacks and disinformation campaigns against enemies of Russia.

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Microsoft Security 

Cyber Signals: Inside the growing risk of gift card fraud

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Credit to Author: Vasu Jakkal| Date: Thu, 23 May 2024 13:00:00 +0000

In the ever-evolving landscape of cyberthreats, staying ahead of malicious actors is a constant challenge. The latest edition of Cyber Signals dives deep into the world of Storm-0539, also known as Atlas Lion, shedding light on their sophisticated methods of gift and payment card theft.

The post Cyber Signals: Inside the growing risk of gift card fraud appeared first on Microsoft Security Blog.

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