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Fake Lawsuit Threat Exposes Privnote Phishing Sites

Krebs on Security

Launched in 2008, privnote.com employs technology that encrypts each message so that even Privnote itself cannot read its contents. com is currently selling security cameras made by the Chinese manufacturer Hikvision , via an Internet address based in Hong Kong. The real Privnote, at privnote.com. It’s red!!!! The tornote.io

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The Link Between AWM Proxy & the Glupteba Botnet

Krebs on Security

Launched in March 2008, AWM Proxy quickly became the largest service for crooks seeking to route their malicious Web traffic through compromised devices. That same day, AWM Proxy — a 14-year-old anonymity service that rents hacked PCs to cybercriminals — suddenly went offline. But on Dec. 7,” Kilmer said.

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Black Basta Ransomware gang accumulated at least $107 million in Bitcoin ransom payments since early 2022

Security Affairs

” Most of the victims are in the manufacturing, engineering and construction, and retail sectors. Qakbot , also known as QBot, QuackBot and Pinkslipbot, is an info-stealing malware that has been active since 2008. The group mainly laundered the illicit funds through the Russian crypto exchange Garantex. in Germany, and 5.9%

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FBI: Operation ‘Duck Hunt’ dismantled the Qakbot botnet

Security Affairs

’ Qakbot , also known as QBot, QuackBot and Pinkslipbot, is an info-stealing malware that has been active since 2008. “The victims ranged from financial institutions on the East Coast to a critical infrastructure government contractor in the Midwest to a medical device manufacturer on the West Coast.”

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Chinese Supply-Chain Attack on Computer Systems

Schneier on Security

It’s been going on since at least 2008. US-only design and manufacturing isn’t an option; the tech world is far too internationally interdependent for that. Bloomberg News has a major story about the Chinese hacking computer motherboards made by Supermicro, Levono, and others. Yes, it’s plausible.

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Qbot uses a new email collector module in the latest campaign

Security Affairs

QBot, aka Qakbot and Pinkslipbot , has been active since 2008, it is used by malware for collecting browsing data and banking credentials and other financial information from the victims. According to the experts, the QBot Trojan has infected over 100,000 systems across the world. ” reads the analysis published by CheckPoint.

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Microsoft releases On-premises Mitigation Tool (EOMT) tool to fix ProxyLogon issues

Security Affairs

Most targeted sectors have been Government/Military (17% of all exploit attempts), followed by Manufacturing (14%), and then Banking (11%). and later Exchange 2013, 2016, or 2019 Windows Server 2008 R2, Server 2012, Server 2012 R2, Server 2016, Server 2019. ” reads the post published by Microsoft.

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