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Ransomware leaks published with sensitive OT information
10. February 2022
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Mandiant has collected and analyzed datasets stolen from ransomware extortion attacks and published on the dark web. The experts found out that about every seventh leak of data from an industrial company discloses potentially sensitive OT (operational technology = industrial IT) information. The analysis examined about 70 leaks and terabytes of data over several months. Mandiant summarized the results in a report. The following finds stand out Administrator credentials for an OEM; Backups of Siemens TIA Portal PLC project files etc. from a freight and passenger train manufacturer A list of names, emails,…

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Thriving market for access-as-a-service cybercrime
3 January 2022
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Thriving market for access-as-a-service cybercrime

Trend Micro Study: Thriving Access-as-a-Service Cybercrime Market Drives Ransomware Attacks. Germany is one of the hardest hit countries. Trend Micro, one of the world's leading providers of cybersecurity solutions, publishes a new study shedding light on the opaque cybercrime supply chain that is driving the current rise in ransomware attacks. The demand has grown rapidly over the past two years, so that many cybercriminal markets now have their own "Access-as-a-Service" division. Many new cybercriminal markets with "Access-as-a-Service" The study is based on the analysis of more than 900 Access broker listings from January up to and including August 2021 in various ...

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Darknet: supply of stolen data 11 times higher than in 2015
16 November 2021
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Darknet: supply of stolen data 11 times higher than in 2015

As a Bitglass study shows, the spread of stolen data in the Darknet is 11 times higher than in 2015. “Where's My Data” experiment 2021 shows that the Darknet has become a larger and busier trading center. A new study by cloud security provider Bitglass shows how cybercriminal behavior and the value of stolen data have developed in the darknet. Bitglass carried out the world's first data tracking experiment back in 2015 to better understand how data is viewed and accessed in the darknet. In the face of increasing digitization and a growing number of data protection violations, the Bitglass Threat Research Group ...

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Pfizer / BioNTech, AstraZeneca: COVID vaccine offers on the darknet
March 17, 2021
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Kaspersky researchers examined 15 different marketplaces on the darknet and identified advertisements for three well-known COVID vaccines: Pfizer / BioNTech, AstraZeneca and Moderna. There were also providers who advertised non-certified COVID19 vaccines. One of the largest and most complex vaccination campaigns in history is currently taking place worldwide. As a result, it is not surprising that scammers are also trying to make a profit from this. Kaspersky researchers examined and reported on 15 different marketplaces on the Darknet. $ 500 per dose of COVID vaccine.Most of the COVID vaccine sellers are from France, Germany, the UK and the US. The prices per dose ranged from ...

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The dynamics of marketplaces in the darknet
23 October 2020
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Recently, the police struck a huge blow against criminals active on the Darknet worldwide with over 170 arrests in six countries. Jamie Collier, an analyst at Mandiant Threat Intelligence (a FireEye unit), commented. “Numerous groups and individuals are active on marketplaces in the Darknet. The latest arrests show that the Darknet makes it easier to sell drugs and weapons - but there is an even larger criminal community present there. For example, it is also popular with cyber criminals for financially motivated cyber attacks to conduct business. Hackers also sell ...

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DDoS-as-a-Service continues to grow
September 4, 2020
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DDos attack, Radware, DDos-as-a-Service

According to Radware's security specialists, raids, arrests, and server seizures have no significant impact on the growth of DDoS-as-a-Service: illegal booter and stresser services. Such services, also known as DDoS-as-a-Service, are offered by many hackers who use this to market their existing botnets when they are not using them for an attack themselves. They act like normal companies according to market economy criteria. Instead of being advertised in the darknet and on social media in the past, the services are now extensively advertised primarily on common Internet search engines, and strong competition ensures ...

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Quarrel in the underground
July 22, 2020
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Trend Micro News

Underground forums are platforms for cybercriminals on which they offer stolen data or cybercriminal services for sale. However, there also seems to be more and more inconsistencies in the underground, which is increasingly causing trust in criminal providers to decline. Furthermore, such forums are more often broken up by police authorities, which are increasingly taking action against cybercrime. As a result, the focus of activities is increasingly directed towards e-commerce platforms and communication via Discord, which increases the anonymity of users. In addition, the prices for the illegal products and services offered are falling. Despite the…

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