Cyber Attacks Unpacked: Recent fraud Incidents and Impact (25th to 31st May, 2024)

Credit to Author: Saurabh Vadghule| Date: Fri, 31 May 2024 09:04:26 +0000

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“Investment is subject to market risk please read the offer document carefully before investment”, we all have literally…

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‘Operation Endgame’ Hits Malware Delivery Platforms

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Thu, 30 May 2024 15:19:44 +0000

Law enforcement agencies in the United States and Europe today announced Operation Endgame, a coordinated action against some of the most popular cybercrime platforms for delivering ransomware and data-stealing malware. Dubbed “the largest ever operation against botnets,” the international effort is being billed as the opening salvo in an ongoing campaign targeting advanced malware “droppers” or “loaders” like IcedID, Smokeloader and Trickbot.

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Decoding Water Sigbin’s Latest Obfuscation Tricks

Credit to Author: Sunil Bharti| Date: Thu, 30 May 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Water Sigbin (aka the 8220 Gang) exploited the Oracle WebLogic vulnerabilities CVE-2017-3506 and CVE-2023-21839 to deploy a cryptocurrency miner using a PowerShell script. The threat actor also adopted new techniques to conceal its activities, making attacks harder to defend against.

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Is Your Computer Part of ‘The Largest Botnet Ever?’

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Wed, 29 May 2024 19:21:12 +0000

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) today said they arrested the alleged operator of 911 S5, a ten-year-old online anonymity service that was powered by what the director of the FBI called “likely the world’s largest botnet ever.” The arrest coincided with the seizure of the 911 S5 website and supporting infrastructure, which the government says turned computers running various “free VPN” products into Internet traffic relays that facilitated billions of dollars in online fraud and cybercrime.

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