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10 Apr

The Growing Threat of Cybercrime Empowered by Stolen Credentials

in Cyber Security, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Malware, Ransomware
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Cybercriminals are increasingly turning to stolen credentials as a valuable commodity on the underground market. According to a report by cybersecurity firm Flashpoint, last year saw 4,518 data breaches reported, with attackers stealing or exposing 22.62 billion credentials and personal records. Over 60% of these were stolen from organizations in the information sector. Flashpoint's database of threat intelligence includes 575 million posts on illegal forums, 3.6...

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20 Feb

Financial Cybercriminals Deploy Ransomware and Clipper Malware

in Cyber Security, Cybersecurity, Ransomware
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A new financially motivated campaign that commenced in December 2022 has seen the unidentified threat actor behind it deploying a novel ransomware strain dubbed MortalKombat and a clipper malware known as Laplas.Cisco Talos said it "observed the actor scanning the internet for victim machines with an exposed remote desktop protocol (RDP) port 3389."The attacks, per the cybersecurity company,...

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