Security Affairs

JANUARY 1, 2024

million members in 29 consumer associations. All surplus that is created in the business goes back to the members or is reinvested in the business, which creates a circular cycle. The ransomware identifies user accounts by viewing successful logins in Windows Event Viewer, it also uses a modified variant of the open-source PSnmap Tool.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 10, 2024

The member of the ShinyHunters hacker group Sebastien Raoult was sentenced in U.S. Raoult and his co-conspirators created websites mimicking the login pages of legitimate businesses. District Court sentenced ShinyHunters hacker Sebastien Raoult to three years in prison and ordered him to pay more than $5 million in restitution.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

The indictment doesn’t specify the wireless companies targeted by the phishing and vishing schemes, but sources close to the investigation tell KrebsOnSecurity the two men were active members of OGusers , an online forum that caters to people selling access to hijacked social media accounts. In a private message dated Nov.

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Security Affairs

JULY 3, 2023

The Meduza Stealer can steal browsing activities and extract a wide array of browser-related data, including login credentials, browsing history and bookmarks. Researchers spotted a new Windows information stealer called Meduza Stealer, the authors employ sophisticated marketing strategies to promote it.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 5, 2021

Phishers targeting Microsoft Office 365 users increasingly are turning to specialized links that take users to their organization’s own email login page. That approval process is cumbersome for attackers, so they’ve devised a simple work around. “Then, they’re creating, hosting and spreading cloud malware from within.”

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Data belonging to current and former Government of Canada employees, members of the Canadian Armed Forces and Royal Canadian Mounted Police personnel have been also exposed. ” reads the data breach notification published by the Canadian government.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 27, 2023

Customers can access a Salesforce Community website in two ways: Authenticated access (requiring login), and guest user access (no login required). Salesforce Community is a widely-used cloud-based software product that makes it easy for organizations to quickly create websites. Washington, D.C. ”

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Security Affairs

JUNE 28, 2020

E27 described itself as Asia’s largest Tech media platform, it offers Asian technology startup news and a community where members can exchange opinions. ” “We use Facebook and LinkedIn for account login and do not store any passwords on our system. .” ” reads the notification sent to the users.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 1, 2023

It is being sold at a lifetime price of $60K with additional capabilities available for an added fee, on offer from an active Exploit forum member called RastaFarEye. The forum member holds a significant track record of malicious activity, having already developed a Windows OS hVNC variant, among other attack tools.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

According to the indictments, the two men set up fake websites that spoofed login pages for the currency exchanges Binance , Gemini and Poloniex. Armed with stolen login credentials, the men allegedly stole more than $10 million from 142 Binance victims, $5.24 jurisdiction) and making it a crime to transact with them.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 26, 2021

Attacks by keystroke loggers who steal common login credentials. Then, you’ll be given the option to connect different logins that are then placed into your password “vault.”. Breaches to multiple accounts that share the same or similar passwords. Stolen passwords that can lead to data leaks.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 12, 2022

” The DEA’s EPIC portal login page. Granted, only some of those results are login portals, but that’s just within the Department of Justice. There are 3,330 results.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 10, 2022

Cloudflare revealed that at least 76 employees and their family members were targeted by smishing attacks similar to the one that hit Twilio. The content delivery network and DDoS mitigation company Cloudflare revealed this week that at least 76 employees and their family members received text messages on their personal and work phones.

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Security Affairs

JULY 2, 2023

WordPress sites using the Ultimate Member plugin are under attack LockBit gang demands a $70 million ransom to the semiconductor manufacturing giant TSMC Avast released a free decryptor for the Windows version of the Akira ransomware Iran-linked Charming Kitten APT enhanced its POWERSTAR Backdoor miniOrange’s WordPress Social Login and Register plugin (..)

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Like other customers, a member of the IT team sent a HAR file to the Okta Support. The alert was triggered after the IT team member received an email about the requested administrative user report. As of late Friday, October 20, we’ve confirmed that this was a result of Okta’s Support System breach.” Activated the IDP.

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IT Governance

MAY 10, 2022

This month, we look at a scam targeting people seeking verified Twitter status, a phishing attack that uses harvested login credentials from NHS staff and a simulated social engineering test that backfired. Those who follow the link are redirected to a bogus site that prompts them to provide their login credentials. That was a mistake.

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The Guardian Data Protection

SEPTEMBER 29, 2018

Images posted to social media show people accessing data of senior Tories such as Boris Johnson and Michael Gove A major flaw in the Conservative ’s official conference mobile phone application has made the private data of senior party members – including cabinet members – accessible to anyone that logged in as a conference attendee.

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Schneier on Security

MARCH 10, 2020

And the root login for the main DevLAN server? IRC chats published during the trial even revealed team members talking about how terrible their infosec practices were, and joked that CIA internal security would go nuts if they knew. That'll be 123ABCdef. mysweetsummer. It actually gets worse than that. Their justification?

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 4, 2021

Members of all three forums are worried the incidents could serve as a virtual Rosetta Stone for connecting the real-life identities of the same users across multiple crime forums. In two of the intrusions, the attackers made off with the forums’ user databases, including email and Internet addresses and hashed passwords.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 20, 2024

Password spraying is a type of brute force attack where the attackers carry out brute force logins based on a list of usernames with default passwords on the application. The attackers gained access to the accounts of members of the company’s senior leadership team and employees in cybersecurity, legal, and other functions.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 14, 2022

A high-severity vulnerability in the Zimbra email suite could be exploited by an unauthenticated attacker to steal login credentials of users. Once obtained the login credentials, attackers can access the victims’ mailboxes and potentially escalate their access to targeted organizations. “Zimbra Collaboration (aka ZCS) 8.8.15

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

. “GROOVE is first and foremost an aggressive financially motivated criminal organization dealing in industrial espionage for about two years,” wrote RAMP’s administrator “Orange” in a post asking forum members to compete in a contest for designing a website for the new group.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 3, 2023

A member of the forum, who goes online with the moniker IntelBroker, announced on December 31, 2022, that VOLVO CARS fell victim to ransomware attack. VOLVO CARS aurait été la victime du #ransomware endurance ; 200gb de données sensibles sont en vente ; pic.twitter.com/VFMdv7IBmr — Anis Haboubi |₿| (@HaboubiAnis) January 2, 2023.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 14, 2023

25, 2013, two days before Target said the breach officially began, Rescator could be seen in instant messages hiring another forum member to verify 400,000 payment cards that Rescator claimed were freshly stolen. BlackSEO.com VIP member “Mavook” tells forum admin Ika in a private message that he is the Flashback author.

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IG Guru

JUNE 5, 2020

Check out the report here…login required. The post State of Cybersecurity 2020, Part 2 Report Available and Free to ISACA Members appeared first on IG GURU.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Sticky Key Attacks Windows programs have accessibility features that don’t require a complete login, but rather a set of keystrokes. If an attacker uses the keystrokes to bypass the login, they may be able to access the computer system without knowing the actual login credentials. This is often called a sticky key attack.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

The cybercrime groups are using Raccoon and Redline malware to steal login credentials for Steam, Roblox, Amazon and PayPal, as well as payment records and crypto wallet information. In 2021, leading targets were PayPal and Amazon login credentials. Millions in Cybercrime Profit. Gaming Becomes a Target.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 6, 2022

If these tactics sound like something you might sooner expect from spooky, state-sponsored “Advanced Persistent Threat” or APT groups , consider that the core LAPSUS$ members are thought to range in age from 15 to 21. The group of teenagers who hacked Twitter hailed from a community that traded in hacked social media accounts.

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Security Affairs

JULY 25, 2021

HelloKitty ransomware gang targets vulnerable SonicWall devices Instagram implements ‘Security Checkup to help users recover compromised accounts Chinese government issues new vulnerability disclosure regulations Experts show how to bypass Windows Hello feature to login on Windows 10 PCs Experts disclose critical flaws in Advantech router monitoring (..)

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Security Affairs

MARCH 31, 2020

. “At the end of February 2020, we identified that an unexpected amount of guest information may have been accessed using the login credentials of two employees at a franchise property. We believe this activity started in mid-January 2020.” ” reads the data breach notification published by the company.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Several employees received targeted SMS messages posing as a member of IT who was reaching out to them due to an account issue that would prevent open enrollment which affects the employee’s healthcare coverage. The company noticed that the timing of the attack coincided with a recently announced migration of logins to Okta.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 29, 2020

Keys was accused of providing Anonymous login credentials that allowed the group to deface access and deface the website of the Los Angeles Times in 2013. When Keys left Tribune Company-owned Sacramento KTXL Fox 40 in 2010, he shared login credentials of the CMS used by the website with members of Anonymous.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2021

. “Some EU Member States have observed malicious cyber activities, collectively designated as Ghostwriter, and associated these with the Russian state.” According to the experts, the campaign primarily targeted audiences in specific states members of the alliance, including Lithuania, Latvia, and Poland.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 8, 2024

Password spraying is a type of brute force attack where the attackers carry out brute force logins based on a list of usernames with default passwords on the application. The attackers gained access to the accounts of members of the company’s senior leadership team and employees in cybersecurity, legal, and other functions.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 3, 2019

Bessemer further alleges Fiserv’s systems had no checks in place to prevent automated attacks that might let thieves rapidly guess the last four digits of the customer’s SSN — such as limiting the number of times a user can submit a login request, or imposing a waiting period after a certain number of failed login attempts.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 25, 2024

Password spraying is a type of brute force attack where the attackers carry out brute force logins based on a list of usernames with default passwords on the application. The attackers gained access to the accounts of members of the company’s senior leadership team and employees in cybersecurity, legal, and other functions.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 15, 2021

“When loaded this way, Owowa will steal credentials that are entered by any user in the OWA login page, and will allow a remote operator to run commands on the underlying server.” Such targeting may fit a threat actor seeking to gather intelligence on ASEAN’s agenda and member states’ foreign policies.

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