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Hacker sends spam to 100,000 from FBI email address

November 15, 2021 by Shubham Patil Leave a Comment

Hackers targeted the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) email servers, sending out thousands of phony messages that say its recipients have become the victims of a “sophisticated chain attack.

A flaw in the FBI’s website allowed hackers to use the FBI’s legitimate email address

 

Link: https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/hacker-takes-fbi-email-server-blasts-spam-thousands-rcna5530

Nov. 13, 2021, 4:15 PM EST / Updated Nov. 14, 2021, 1:42 PM EST
By Kevin Collier

Filed Under: Week 12 Tagged With:

Hackers Stealing Browser Cookies to Hijack High-Profile YouTube Accounts

October 21, 2021 by Shubham Patil 2 Comments

Google said it found no fewer than 15,000 accounts behind the phishing messages and 1,011 domains that were purpose-built to deliver the fraudulent software responsible for executing cookie stealing malware designed to extract passwords and authentication cookies from the victim’s machine and upload them to the actor’s command-and-control servers. The hackers would then use the session cookies to take control of a YouTube creator’s account, effectively circumventing two-factor authentication (2FA), as well as take steps to change passwords and the account’s recovery email and phone numbers.

 

Link: https://thehackernews.com/2021/10/hackers-stealing-browser-cookies-to.html

Filed Under: Week 8 Tagged With:

How Coinbase Phishers Steal One-Time Passwords

October 21, 2021 by Shubham Patil Leave a Comment

A recent phishing campaign targeting Coinbase users shows thieves are getting smarter about phishing one-time passwords (OTPs) needed to complete the login process. It also shows that phishers are attempting to sign up for new Coinbase accounts by the millions as part of an effort to identify email addresses that are already associated with active accounts.

 

Link: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2021/10/how-coinbase-phishers-steal-one-time-passwords/#more-57245  

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Banking industry sees 1318% increase in ransomware attacks in 2021

October 3, 2021 by Shubham Patil 3 Comments

Ransomware remained the standout threat in the first half of the year as cybercriminals continued to target big-name victims. Working with third parties to gain access to targeted networks, cybercriminals used Advanced Persistent Threat tools and techniques to steal and encrypt victims’ data, the report shows.

The banking industry was disproportionately affected, experiencing a 1,318% year-on-year increase in ransomware attacks in the first half of 2021. Other key findings include:

  • Business email compromise (BEC) attacks increased by 4%, potentially due to new COVID-19 opportunities for threat actors.
  • Cryptocurrency miners became the most detected malware, surging ahead of WannaCry and web shells in recent months.
  • The Zero Day Initiative detected 770 vulnerabilities, a slight (2%) drop from 1H 2020.
  • A total of 164 malicious apps related to COVID-19 scams were detected, 54% of which impersonated TikTok.

 

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Ex-U.S. Intelligence Officers Admit to Hacking Crimes in Work for Emiratis

September 20, 2021 by Shubham Patil 2 Comments

I found this trending article about how three former American intelligence officers hired by the United Arab Emirates to carry out sophisticated cyberoperations admitted to hacking crimes and to violating U.S. export laws that restrict the transfer of military technology to foreign governments.

The men helped the Emirates, a close American ally, gain unauthorized access to “acquire data from computers, electronic devices and servers around the world, including on computers and servers in the United States.

The three men worked for DarkMatter, a company that is effectively an arm of the Emirati government. They are part of a trend of former American intelligence officers accepting lucrative jobs from foreign governments hoping to bolster their abilities to mount cyberoperations.

Link: https://apnews.com/article/technology-united-states-hacking-5700a1fa8b1b4612477658b883e58f31

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