Microsoft Credits EncryptHub, Hacker Behind 618+ Breaches, for Disclosing Windows Flaws
A likely lone wolf actor behind the EncryptHub persona was acknowledged by Microsoft for discovering and reporting two security flaws in Windows last month, painting a picture of a “conflicted” individual straddling a legitimate career in cybersecurity and pursuing cybercrime. In a new extensive analysis published by Outpost24 KrakenLabs, the Swedish security company unmasked the up-and-coming cybercriminal, who, about
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FBI’s Most-Wanted Zeus and IcedID Malware Mastermind Pleads Guilty
A Ukrainian national has pleaded guilty in the U.S. to his role in two different malware schemes, Zeus and IcedID, between May 2009 and February 2021. Vyacheslav Igorevich Penchukov (aka Vyacheslav Igoravich Andreev, father, and tank), 37, was arrested by Swiss authorities in October 2022 and extradited to the U.S. last year. He was added to the
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29-Year-Old Ukrainian Cryptojacking Kingpin Arrested for Exploiting Cloud Services
Introduction A 29-year-old Ukrainian national has been apprehended in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, in connection with a highly sophisticated cryptojacking operation. The suspect allegedly earned over $2 million (€1.8 million) in illicit profits through unauthorized use of computing resources for cryptocurrency mining. The arrest was made possible through a collaborative effort between the National Police of Ukraine,
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Cybercriminals Using Telekopye Telegram Bot to Craft Phishing Scams on a Grand Scale
More details have emerged about a malicious Telegram bot called Telekopye that’s used by threat actors to pull off large-scale phishing scams. “Telekopye can craft phishing websites, emails, SMS messages, and more,” ESET security researcher Radek Jizba said in a new analysis. The threat actors behind the operation – codenamed Neanderthals – are known to run the criminal enterprise as a
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Microsoft Warns of Fake Skills Assessment Portals Targeting IT Job Seekers
The well-known Lazarus Group has evolved, with a faction now setting up deceptive platforms masquerading as skill assessment portals, part of their new social engineering tactics. Identified by Microsoft as Sapphire Sleet, this alteration marks a change in the group’s persistent methods. Sapphire Sleet, also recognized as APT38, BlueNoroff, CageyChameleon, and CryptoCore, is notorious for
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