Collaborate Disseminate
Dear blog readers,Continuing the “Exposing FBI’s Most Wanted Cybercriminals” series I’ve decided to share some actionable intelligence on the JabberZeuS crew that used to maintain several large botnets in the context of utilizing the popular DIY and le… Continue reading Exposing FBI’s Most Wanted Cybercriminals – “JabberZeuS” Crew – An OSINT Analysis
If school administrators, medical organizations and other crucial industries haven’t already had enough bad news over the past year, a new hacking group that relies on emerging techniques to rip off its victims should fulfill that need. What makes the pain even worse is that the group is using an innovative structure that’s becoming more common in the cybercrime underworld. This ransomware gang, dubbed Egregor, in recent months appears to have hacked more than 130 targets, including schools, manufacturing firms, logistics companies and financial institutions, according to the U.K.-based security firm Sophos. Egregor works much like other strains of ransomware — holding data hostage until a victim pays a fee — though in some ways the group behind it also exemplifies the current state of the hacking economy. Rather than relying on lone hackers who mastermind massive data breaches, or dark web forums frequented only by Russian scammers, today’s cybercriminals […]
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The malware-as-a-service is advanced, obfuscated and modular — and built for mass campaigns. Continue reading Silent Night Banking Trojan Charges Top Dollar on the Underground
The banking trojan has upgraded and is seeing a resurgence on the back of coronavirus stimulus payment themes. Continue reading Sphinx Malware Returns to Riddle U.S. Targets
With Zeus Sphinx back in the financial cybercrime arena, IBM X-Force is providing a technical analysis of the Sphinx Trojan’s current version, which was first released in the wild in late 2019.
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Know where Maksim “Aqua” Yakubets is? Can you pry him out of Russia and his Lamborghinis? The biggest ever cybercrook reward awaits! Continue reading $5m bounty set on the alleged head of Evil Corp banking Trojan group
Authorities cracked down on cybercrime group Evil Corp. with sanctions and charges against its leader, known for his lavish lifestyle. Continue reading Feds Offer $5M Reward to Nab ‘Evil Corp’ Dridex Hacker
A Slovenian man convicted of authoring the destructive and once-prolific Mariposa botnet and running the infamous Darkode cybercrime forum has been arrested in Germany on request from prosecutors in the United States, who’ve recently re-indicted him on related charges. Continue reading Mariposa Botnet Author, Darkcode Crime Forum Admin Arrested in Germany
Continuing the “FBI Most Wanted Cybercriminals” series I’ve decided to take a closer look at the “Jabber ZeuS” including Evgeniy Mikhaylovich Bogachev for the purpose of providing actionable intelligence on the fraudulent and malicious infrastructure t… Continue reading Exposing Evgeniy Mikhaylovich Bogachev and the “Jabber ZeuS” Gang – An OSINT Analysis
According to our data, 14 malware families are targeting e-commerce brands to steal from victims. They are all banking Trojans. Detections of their e-commerce-related activity has increased steadily over the last few years, from 6.6 million in 2015 to an estimated 12.3 million by the end of 2018. Continue reading Black Friday alert