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FBI-Wanted Leader of the Notorious Zeus Botnet Gang Arrested in Geneva

A Ukrainian national who has been wanted by the U.S for over a decade has been arrested by Swiss authorities for his role in a notorious cybercriminal ring that stole millions of dollars from victims' bank accounts using malware called Zeus. Vyacheslav Igorevich Penchukov, who went by online pseu­do­nyms "tank" and "father," is said to have been involved in the day-to-day operations of the group

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Cloud Hacking – Why API Remains the Biggest Threat?

By Owais Sultan The top causes of cloud hacking have evolved over the years. Currently, APIs are among the top threats to clouds. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Cloud Hacking – Why API Remains the Biggest Threat?

New RapperBot malware targets gaming servers with DDoS attacks

By Deeba Ahmed RapperBot malware is known for brute-forcing SSH servers that can accept password authentication. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: New RapperBot malware targets gaming servers with DDoS attacks

Disneyland Malware Team: It’s a Puny World After All

A financial cybercrime group calling itself the Disneyland Team has been making liberal use of visually confusing phishing domains that spoof popular bank brands using Punycode, an Internet standard that allows web browsers to render domain names with non-Latin alphabets like Cyrillic and Ukrainian.

Warning: New RapperBot Campaign Aims to Launch DDoS Attacks at Game Servers

Cybersecurity researchers have unearthed new samples of malware called RapperBot that are being used to build a botnet capable of launching Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks against game servers. "In fact, it turns out that this campaign is less like RapperBot than an older campaign that appeared in February and then mysteriously disappeared in the middle of April," Fortinet

Red Hat Security Advisory 2022-8208-01

Red Hat Security Advisory 2022-8208-01 - Dovecot is an IMAP server for Linux and other UNIX-like systems, written primarily with security in mind. It also contains a small POP3 server, and supports e-mail in either the maildir or mbox format. The SQL drivers and authentication plug-ins are provided as subpackages. Issues addressed include a privilege escalation vulnerability.

Top Zeus Botnet Suspect “Tank” Arrested in Geneva

Vyacheslav “Tank” Penchukov, the accused 40-year-old Ukrainian leader of a prolific cybercriminal group that stole tens of millions of dollars from small to mid-sized businesses in the United States and Europe, has been arrested in Switzerland, according to multiple sources.

Will a Labeling System Solve IoT Security Challenges?

By Waqas The planned smart device security labeling program spearheaded by the US government will be introduced next year, although… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Will a Labeling System Solve IoT Security Challenges?

New KmsdBot Malware Hijacking Systems for Mining Crypto and Launch DDoS Attacks

A newly discovered evasive malware leverages the Secure Shell (SSH) cryptographic protocol to gain entry into targeted systems with the goal of mining cryptocurrency and carrying out distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. Dubbed KmsdBot by the Akamai Security Intelligence Response Team (SIRT), the Golang-based malware has been found targeting a variety of companies ranging from gaming to

Evasive KmsdBot Cryptominer/DDoS Bot Targets Gaming, Enterprises

KmsdBot takes advantage of SSH connections with weak login credentials to mine currency and deplete network resources, as it gains a foothold on enterprise systems.