Month: April 2023

FBI (and Others) Shut Down Genesis Market

Posted on By infossl
botnets, credentials, cybercrime, fbi, law enforcement, Security technology, Uncategorized

Genesis Market is shut down: Active since 2018, Genesis Market’s slogan was, “Our store sells bots with logs, cookies, and their real fingerprints.” Customers could search for infected systems with a variety of options, including by Internet address or by specific domain names associated with stolen credentials. But earlier today, multiple domains associated with Genesis … Read More “FBI (and Others) Shut Down Genesis Market” »

North Korea Hacking Cryptocurrency Sites with 3CX Exploit

Posted on By infossl
cryptocurrency, cybersecurity, hacking, malware, North Korea, Security technology, supply chain, Uncategorized, vulnerabilities

News: Researchers at Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky today revealed that they identified a small number of cryptocurrency-focused firms as at least some of the victims of the 3CX software supply-chain attack that’s unfolded over the past week. Kaspersky declined to name any of those victim companies, but it notes that they’re based in “western Asia.” … Read More “North Korea Hacking Cryptocurrency Sites with 3CX Exploit” »

UK Runs Fake DDoS-for-Hire Sites

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cybercrime, denial of service, Security technology, uk, Uncategorized

Brian Krebs is reporting that the UK’s National Crime Agency is setting up fake DDoS-for-hire sites as part of a sting operation: The NCA says all of its fake so-called “booter” or “stresser” sites -­ which have so far been accessed by several thousand people—have been created to look like they offer the tools and … Read More “UK Runs Fake DDoS-for-Hire Sites” »