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Cybercriminals launched “Leaksmas” event in the Dark Web exposing massive volumes of leaked PII and compromised data

Security Affairs

On Christmas Eve, Resecurity protecting Fortune 100 and government agencies globally, observed multiple actors on the Dark Web releasing substantial data leaks. Leaksmas: On Christmas Eve, multiple threat actors released substantial data leaks, Resecurity experts reported. Instead, they marked the holiday season in their unique way.

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GUEST ESSAY: The drivers behind persistent ransomware — and defense tactics to deploy

The Last Watchdog

Likewise, lookalike and spoofed web domains and well-crafted phishing emails now easily trick employees into thinking they’re dealing with trustworthy sources. The price tag of the ransom is just one of the many costs of these attacks, and remediation can often exceed this fee many times over. A typical attack.

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ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware gang claims to have stolen data from Creos Luxembourg S.A.

Security Affairs

The group’s leader with identical alias in communications on Dark Web forums outlined Rust as one of the competitive advantages of their locker compared to Lockbit and Conti. The BlackCat is also known as “ALPHV”, or “AlphaVM” and “AphaV”, a ransomware family created in the Rust programming language.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 431 by Pierluigi Paganini – International edition

Security Affairs

Reptile Rootkit employed in attacks against Linux systems in South Korea New PaperCut flaw in print management software exposes servers to RCE attacks A cyberattack impacted operations of multiple hospitals in several US states Married couple pleaded guilty to laundering billions in cryptocurrency stolen from Bitfinex in 2016 Malicious packages in (..)

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Dormant Colors campaign operates over 1M malicious Chrome extensions

Security Affairs

The Chrome extensions hijack searches and insert affiliate links into web pages. By mid-October 2022, the researchers discovered at least 30 variants of these extensions in both Chrome and Edge web stores. The attackers appends the affiliate tags to the URL and any purchase made on the site will generate a commission for the operators.

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BlackCat (aka ALPHV) Ransomware is Increasing Stakes up to $2,5M in Demands

Security Affairs

The group’s leader with identical alias in communications on Dark Web forums outlined Rust as one of the competitive advantages of their locker compared to Lockbit and Conti. The BlackCat is also known as “ALPHV”, or “AlphaVM” and “AphaV”, a ransomware family created in the Rust programming language.

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“FudCo” Spam Empire Tied to Pakistani Software Firm

Krebs on Security

The Web site in 2015 for the “Manipulaters Team,” a group of Pakistani hackers behind the dark web identity “Saim Raza,” who sells spam and malware tools and services. Helpfully, many of the faces in that photo have been tagged and associated with their respective Facebook profiles.

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