Insikt Group examines a large-scale Russian-language cybercrime operation using fake Web3 gaming initiatives to distribute malware designed to steal information from both macOS and Windows users. These Web3 games, which are based on blockchain technology, offer the potential for financial gains through cryptocurrency earnings. Web of Deceit: The Rise of Imitation Web3 Gaming Scams and […]
Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Social Engineering Escalation of Cyberespionage Likely Tied to Upcoming European Elections Akshaya Asokan (asokan_akshaya) • April 4, 2024 German agencies including the Federal Office for Information Security warned about an uptick in phishing emails targeting political parties. (Image: Shutterstock) German federal agencies warned that phishing attacks targeting political […]
Cybercrime , Fraud Management & Cybercrime CoralRaider Looks for Social Media Accounts That Contain Payment Information Mihir Bagwe (MihirBagwe) • April 5, 2024 Cisco Talos traced the IP address of CoralRaider, financially motivated hackers, to Hanoi, Vietnam, pictured. (Image: Shutterstock) Vietnamese financially motivated hackers are targeting businesses across Asia in a campaign to […]
Roughly nine years ago, KrebsOnSecurity profiled a Pakistan-based cybercrime group called “The Manipulaters,” a sprawling web hosting network of phishing and spam delivery platforms. In January 2024, The Manipulaters pleaded with this author to unpublish previous stories about their work, claiming the group had turned over a new leaf and gone legitimate. But new research […]
Cybercrime , Fraud Management & Cybercrime Repeat Crackdowns Drive Criminals to Embrace Foreign-Made Encrypted Messaging Apps Mathew J. Schwartz (euroinfosec) • March 13, 2024 Chinese criminals prefer not to draw the state’s attention. (Image: Shutterstock) Think “Chinese hackers” and most likely Beijing’s many state espionage threat actors come to mind. Partly, says cybersecurity […]
Critical Infrastructure Security , Cybercrime , Endpoint Security New Campaign Evades Security Tools to Deliver Agent Tesla Keylogger and XWorm RAT Prajeet Nair (@prajeetspeaks) • March 13, 2024 Threat actors are hiding malware in SVG image files to evade detection and deliver ransomware, download a banking Trojan and distribute malware. See Also: Live […]
Mar 14, 2024NewsroomCyber Espionage / Malware The Russian-speaking cybercrime group called RedCurl is leveraging a legitimate Microsoft Windows component called the Program Compatibility Assistant (PCA) to execute malicious commands. “The Program Compatibility Assistant Service (pcalua.exe) is a Windows service designed to identify and address compatibility issues with older programs,” Trend Micro said in an analysis […]
Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Ransomware Dual Canadian-Russian National Also Agrees to US Extradition Mihir Bagwe (MihirBagwe) • March 13, 2024 LockBit affiliate Mikhail Vasiliev received a four-year prison sentence in Canadian court Tuesday. LockBit ransomware affiliate Mikhail Vasiliev on Tuesday received a nearly four-year prison sentence in Canada and consented to extradition […]
Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Ransomware US Healthcare Entities Are Firmly in Akira Ransomware Group’s Sights, Expert Warns Mathew J. Schwartz (euroinfosec) • March 12, 2024 Ransomware groups come and go, but the cybercriminals behind them are a constant. (Image: Shutterstock) Would LockBit by any other name be as dour? Russian-speaking ransomware groups […]