Dancho Danchev’s Twitter Account – 2010 – Direct Download Link – Historical OSINT

Dear blog readers,

Takes you back doesn’t it? I’ve decided to share with you a direct download link of my old Twitter account for you to download and go through and to say big thanks to everyone who’s been keeping in touch with me throughout 2008-2013… Continue reading Dancho Danchev’s Twitter Account – 2010 – Direct Download Link – Historical OSINT

Anyone Using XMPP/OMEMO?

Dear blog readers,

Are you interested in catching up with me in terms of current and upcoming research including possible cybercrime research and commercial threat intelligence gathering services?

Here’s my XMPP/OMEMO ID: dancho.danchev@kode.im

Stay… Continue reading Anyone Using XMPP/OMEMO?

New Commercial Security Research OSINT Cybercrime Research and Threat Intelligence Gathering Services Portfolio Available On Demand!

Dear blog readers,

I wanted to let everyone know of a currently active commercial portfolio of services that I’m publicly offering for the purpose of reaching out to colleagues and friends including companies vendors and organizations who might be int… Continue reading New Commercial Security Research OSINT Cybercrime Research and Threat Intelligence Gathering Services Portfolio Available On Demand!

Historical OSINT – Dancho Danchev’s Media and News Coverage – 2008-2013

Dear blog readers I wanted to take the time and effort and summarize all the currently related news media articles referencing me and my research throughout the period – 2008-2013 and wanted to express my gratitude to everyone who approached me seeking… Continue reading Historical OSINT – Dancho Danchev’s Media and News Coverage – 2008-2013

Massive Portfolio of APT (Advanced Persistent Threat) and RAT (Remote Access Tools) Domains Spotted in the Wild – An Analysis

In a world dominated by thousands of currently active APT (Advanced Persistent Threat) campaigns also known as Remote Access Tools (RATs) including trojan horses it’s worth pointing out that novice cybercriminals continue relying and actively utilizing… Continue reading Massive Portfolio of APT (Advanced Persistent Threat) and RAT (Remote Access Tools) Domains Spotted in the Wild – An Analysis

Dancho Danchev’s Blog – Open Call for Blog Contributors and Guest Bloggers

UPDATE: Do you know which is one of the World’s most popular Security blogs and who’s running it? Guess what – you’ve been reading it all along. Ever since I started this blog in December, 2005 for the purpose of impressing my girlfriend and greatly in… Continue reading Dancho Danchev’s Blog – Open Call for Blog Contributors and Guest Bloggers

Historical OSINT – Georgian Justice Department and Georgia Ministry of Defense Compromised Serving Malware Courtesy of the Kneber Botnet

It’s 2010 and I’ve recently came across to a compromised Georgian Government Ministry of Defense and Ministry of Justice official Web site spreading potentially participating in a wide-spread phishing and malware-serving campaign enticing users into in… Continue reading Historical OSINT – Georgian Justice Department and Georgia Ministry of Defense Compromised Serving Malware Courtesy of the Kneber Botnet

Fake NordVPN Web Site Drops Banking Malware Spotted in the Wild

I’ve recently came across to a rogue NordVPN web site distributing malicious software potentially exposing NordVPN users to a multi-tude of malicious software further compromising the confidentiality availability and integrity of the targeted host to a… Continue reading Fake NordVPN Web Site Drops Banking Malware Spotted in the Wild

Historical OSINT – The Russian Business Network Says “Hi”

You know you’re popular when “they” say “hi”.

It’s 2009 and I’ve received a surprising personal email courtesy of guess who – The Russian Business Network showing off the actual ownership of the hxxp://rbnnetwork.com domain and basically saying “hi”. … Continue reading Historical OSINT – The Russian Business Network Says “Hi”

Profiling “Innovative Marketing” – The Flagship Malvertising andf Scareware Distributor – Circa 2008 – An OSINT Analysis

Continuing the “FBI Most Wanted Cybercriminals” series I’ve decided to take a closer look at “Innovative Marketing” the primary malvertising and scareware distributor participating in several high-profile malvertising and scareware-serving campaigns ci… Continue reading Profiling “Innovative Marketing” – The Flagship Malvertising andf Scareware Distributor – Circa 2008 – An OSINT Analysis