All posts in cybercrime

by Lisa Ventura This guest post is by Lisa Ventura, founder and CEO of the UK Cyber Security Association, a not-for-profit that raises awareness of the importance of cybersecurity for small and medium-sized businesses. Online fraud is a huge challenge for businesses and consumers alike as cybercriminals continue to develop . . . Read more
21 Jan, 2021
browser extensions, cybercrime, darkweb, homeschooling, Law & order, Naked Security Podcast, podcast, Privacy, Security News, surveillance
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by Paul Ducklin Anonymous and private, yet busted – we explain how darkweb sites sometimes keep your secrets… and sometimes don’t. We help you improve your cybersecurity at home. And we tell you the tale of a company with a cool name but allegedly with creepy habits coded into its . . . Read more
UK police also give some food for thought to those on the verge of breaking the law The long arm of the law has caught up with 21 people who are believed to have bought purloined login credentials on the now-defunct WeLeakInfo.com website and used them to break into other . . . Read more
21 Dec, 2020
compromised payment card, COVID-19, cybercrime, cybercriminals, Dark Web, DDoS, DDoS-for-hire, Microsoft, Microsoft RDP Server, Most Recent ThreatLists, Pandemic, pricing, RDP, Security News, underground marketplace
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Underground marketplace pricing on RDP server access, compromised payment card data and DDoS-For-Hire services are surging.

SophosLabs investigates SystemBC, a malware utility for launching fileless malware attacks, including big-money ransomware.
The operation was carried out against fraudsters trying to monetize stolen credit card data on the internet’s seedy underbelly Europol and several national law enforcement agencies have teamed up to disrupt trade in stolen credit card data on the dark web, ultimately preventing around €40 million (US$48 million) in losses . . . Read more

by Paul Ducklin Thanks to Bill Kearney of Sophos Rapid Response for his work on this article. If you’ve read the recent Sophos 2021 Threat Report, you’ll know that we deliberately included a section about all the malware out there that isn’t ransomware. Sure, ransomware understandably hogs the media headlines . . . Read more
18 Nov, 2020
Android, BEC, botnet, cybercrime, Data loss, Linux, machine learning, Malware, Phishing, Ransomware, Security News, Threat Report, Windows
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Here’s the latest Sophos Threat Report – learn what cybercriminals are up to on Windows, Linux, Android and more
16 Nov, 2020
Breach, cloud acceleration, Cloud Security, clouds of logs, Credential Theft, Cyberattacks, cybercrime, Dark Web, data breach, data cache, market, monetization, Most Recent ThreatLists, pay for access, Security News, stolen data, Trend Micro, underground economy, Web Security
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A report on the underground economy finds that malicious actors are offering cloud-based troves of stolen data, accessible with handy tools to slice and dice what’s on offer. Cybercriminals are embracing cloud-based services and technologies in order to accelerate their attacks on organizations and better monetize their wares, researchers have . . . Read more
05 Nov, 2020
Buer, chrome, cybercrime, Exploit, google, Malware, malware as a service, Naked Security Podcast, Security News, Uncategorized, zero day
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by Paul Ducklin In this episode: a zero-day bug in Chrome for Android, the imminent death of Adobe Flash, the evolution of “malware-as-a-service“, and the malware risks from image search. Also (oh! no!), why you should take care before you pair. Presenters: Kimberly Truong, Doug Aamoth and Paul Ducklin. Intro . . . Read more