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Record leak? 10 billion passwords published

05. July, 2024 - 10:55

Researchers from Cybernews discovered a file called “rockyou2024.txt”, which contains almost 10 billion unique passwords in plain text. This huge database was put online on July 4 by a well-known user of a hacker forum under the pseudonym “ObamaCare”.

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How much does a botnet cost on the dark web?

03. July, 2024 - 10:42

Networks of devices infected with malware that can be used for cyberattacks – according to a recent analysis by Kaspersky experts, are available on the dark web starting from 99 US dollars.

Study

When the backup becomes a problem during a ransomware attack

24. June, 2024 - 07:05

Cyber criminals also target backups with their encryption attacks. Why? Because this creates even more blackmail pressure and doubles the ransom sums.

IT security researchers also threatened and harassed

Hackers demand up to 5 million dollars from Snowflake customers

18. June, 2024 - 08:13

In the extortion campaign against Snowflake customers, cybercriminals are demanding ransom payments of between 300,000 and 5 million US dollars from up to 10 companies. This is reported by security experts investigating the attacks.

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Kinsing malware still on the rise

06. June, 2024 - 07:13

Aqua Security’s Team Nautilus presents a study detailing the infrastructure, tactics, techniques and modus operandi of the dangerous Kinsing malware. Kinsing first appeared in 2019 and targets cloud-native infrastructures, such as misconfigured APIs.

Akamai study

DDoS attacks increase the most in EMEA

05. June, 2024 - 07:12

Akamai Technologies, provider of web, cloud and security solutions, has presented its new “State of the Internet” report. This shows that the number of DDoS attacks is increasing most rapidly in the EMEA region (Europe, Middle East, Africa).

10 international arrest warrants, 4 arrests

BKA: Biggest blow to date against global cybercrime

30. May, 2024 - 09:59

Investigators are talking about the biggest strike against cyber criminals: more than 100 servers have been confiscated and 1300 domains put out of operation in an operation in several countries worldwide.

New malware discovered

EU ATM malware to steal money from European ATMs

29. May, 2024 - 11:38

A new threat has emerged on the cybercrime scene that is specifically targeting ATMs in Europe and could therefore endanger the entire banking industry. The malware, known as “EU ATM Malware”, was recently offered for sale on a hacker forum.

Report

Hackers prefer to steal passwords with this malware

28. May, 2024 - 07:14

Password-related cyberattacks through malware infections are at the top of the list of the most popular attacks. Nearly 31 percent of all security breaches analyzed by the Verizon DBIR team since 2013 have been related to stolen credentials.

Analysis

Akira Ransomware: Who is behind the hacker group?

20. May, 2024 - 07:45

Akira (or Akira Ransomware) is fast becoming one of the fastest growing ransomware families, utilizing a double extortion tactic, a Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) distribution model and unique payment options.

Record leak? 10 billion passwords published

How much does a botnet cost on the dark web?

When the backup becomes a problem during a ransomware attack

Hackers demand up to 5 million dollars from Snowflake customers

Kinsing malware still on the rise

DDoS attacks increase the most in EMEA

BKA: Biggest blow to date against global cybercrime

EU ATM malware to steal money from European ATMs

Hackers prefer to steal passwords with this malware

Akira Ransomware: Who is behind the hacker group?

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