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"How Cybercriminals Turn Paper Checks Stolen from Mailboxes into Bitcoin"David Maimon, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice at Georgia State University and the Evidence-Based Cybersecurity Research group he directs, explored 60 black market communication channels on the Internet to gain more insight into the online fraud… -
"FBI: Cybercriminals Are Mailing Out USB Drives That Install Ransomware"The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is warning of a cybercrime group that has been mailing out USB thumb drives in an effort to spread ransomware. The USB drives, sent in the mail through the US Postal Service and United Parcel Service, contain '…
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"Cyberattack on New Mexico County"A cyberattack has forced the government of New Mexico’s most populous county to close most of its county buildings to the public. Bernalillo County had to take some of its IT systems offline after becoming the target of a digital assault that…
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"Online Pharmacy Service Ravkoo Discloses Data Breach"Ravkoo, a United States-based online pharmacy service, has started notifying patients of a data breach that potentially resulted in the exposure of personal information. Initially discovered in late September, the breach resulted from a cyberattack…
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Pub Crawl #57Pub Crawl summarizes, by hard problems, sets of publications that have been peer reviewed and presented at SoS conferences or referenced in current work. The topics are chosen for their usefulness for current researchers.
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"Attackers Steal 1.1 M User Accounts Through Credential Stuffing"User login credentials remain a major target for cybercriminals, as they provide access to organizations’ critical infrastructures and systems. Threat actors are using various attack vectors such as credential stuffing to steal usernames and passwords.…
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"Cyberattack on Fertility Centers of Illinois"A company that operates multiple fertility centers across Northern Illinois has suffered a data breach because of a cyberattack. Fertility Centers of Illinois (FCI) reported that the data breach affected 79,943 current and former patients. …
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"Thousands of Schools Impacted After IT Provider Hit by Ransomware"A leading provider of school website infrastructure has been hit by a ransomware attack, potentially disrupting thousands of global customers. Finalsite claims to serve over 8000 schools worldwide, offering content management, communications,…
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"New Mac Malware Samples Underscore Growing Threat"Some malware samples that emerged in 2021 further proved that Apple's technologies are not invulnerable to attacks. The security researcher, Patrick Wardle, released a list of new Mac malware threats that emerged last year, identifying the infection…
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"Deposits to Illicit Crypto Addresses Nearly Doubled in 2021, Chainalysis Finds"Researchers at Chainalysis have found that cryptocurrency-based crime hit a new all-time high in 2021. According to the researchers, illicit addresses tracked by Chainalysis received $14 billion in deposits over the course of 2021, almost double…
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"Cybersecurity Researchers Warn About Cyberattacks by 'Elephant Beetle'"Researchers at the cybersecurity company Sygnia have detailed a highly organized and stealthy cybercriminal operation dubbed 'Elephant Beetle.' The Elephant Beetle threat group has stolen millions of dollars from financial organizations, primarily…
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"Malware Can Fake iPhone Shutdown via 'NoReboot' Technique"Researchers at mobile security firm ZecOps have discovered how a piece of iOS malware can achieve "persistence" on a device by faking its shutdown process. Malware designed to target iPhones is not uncommon, but many of these threats are not…