Month: November 2024
Inside Water Barghest’s Rapid Exploit-to-Market Strategy for IoT Devices
Credit to Author: Feike Hacquebord| Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000
In this blog entry, we discuss Water Barghest’s exploitation of IoT devices, transforming them into profitable assets through advanced automation and monetization techniques.
Read moreCybercrime-Trend im Aufwind: Phishing mit QR-Codes
Credit to Author: Jörg Schindler| Date: Thu, 07 Nov 2024 12:30:42 +0000
In Anlehnung an Albert Einstein ließe sich wohl sagen, dass der kriminelle Einfallsreichtum der Menschen unendlich ist. Der neueste Trend Quishing beweist jedenfalls einmal wieder, dass die Cyberkriminellen keine Möglichkeit auslassen. Die Experten von Sophos X-Ops haben sich den neuesten Hype der Infiltration über QR-Codes genauer angesehen. Wenn Cyberkriminelle ihre Phishing-Methoden mit eigentlich ganz harmlosen […]
Read more„Pacific Rim“-Report: Sophos deckt riesiges, gegnerisches Angriffs-Ökosystem auf
Credit to Author: Jörg Schindler| Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 13:20:36 +0000
Sophos hat heute den Report „Pacific Rim“ veröffentlicht, der detailliert ein jahrelanges Katz-und-Maus-Spiel aus Angriffs- und Verteidigungsoperationen mit mehreren staatlich unterstützten Cybercrime-Gruppierungen aus China beschreibt. Im Fokus der Attacken standen dabei Cybersicherheits-Perimetergeräte, darunter Sophos Firewalls. Die Angreifer nutzten eine Reihe von Kampagnen mit neuartigen Exploits und maßgeschneiderter Malware, um Tools zur Durchführung von Überwachung, Sabotage […]
Read moreBitfinex Hacker Gets 5 Years for $10 Billion Bitcoin Heist
Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman, Matt Burgess, Andrew Couts| Date: Sat, 16 Nov 2024 11:30:00 +0000
Plus: An “AI granny” is wasting scammers’ time, a lawsuit goes after spyware-maker NSO Group’s executives, and North Korea–linked hackers take a crack at macOS malware.
Read moreMalicious QR codes sent in the mail deliver malware
A QR code in a physical letter is a method of spreading malware that may find its way to your mailbox too.
Read moreAn Interview With the Target & Home Depot Hacker
Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2024 04:45:32 +0000
In December 2023, KrebsOnSecurity revealed the real-life identity of Rescator, the nickname used by a Russian cybercriminal who sold more than 100 million payment cards stolen from Target and Home Depot between 2013 and 2014. Moscow resident Mikhail Shefel, who confirmed using the Rescator identity in a recent interview, also admitted reaching out because he is broke and seeking publicity for several new money making schemes.
Read more122 million people’s business contact info leaked by data broker
A data broker has confirmed a business contact information database containing 132.8 million records has been leaked online.
Read moreAdvertisers are pushing ad and pop-up blockers using old tricks
A malvertising campaign using an old school trick was found pushing to different ad blockers.
Read moreMore Spyware, Fewer Rules: What Trump’s Return Means for US Cybersecurity
Credit to Author: Eric Geller| Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2024 10:30:00 +0000
Experts expect Donald Trump’s next administration to relax cybersecurity rules on businesses, abandon concerns around human rights, and take an aggressive stance against the cyber armies of US adversaries.
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