The online cybercrime marketplace, Russian Market, has evolved from selling Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) access to becoming one of the most active underground hubs for information-stealing malware logs, where stolen user credentials are traded daily.
Each compromised login represents a potential gateway into corporate systems, enabling threat actors to launch credential-based attacks that put businesses, governments, and individuals at risk of account compromise and follow-on cyberattacks. Notably, several high-profile breaches have been traced back to credentials purchased on marketplaces like Russian Market—demonstrating how a single exposed password can lead to significant data loss, financial damage, and reputational harm.
Read more…
Source: Rapid7
Sign up for the Cyber Security Review Newsletter
The latest cyber security news and insights delivered right to your inbox
Related:
- Microsoft Detection Tools Sniff Out Fileless Malware
October 2, 2018
Microsoft recently reported that their advanced threat protection tools were able to detect and block two heavily obfuscated and malicious scripts. The threats were apparently using the Sharpshooter technique, which was documented and published in a 2017 blog post from a British security firm. A report from the company details the elusive payload—it did not trigger antivirus scanning, was loaded ...
- GhostDNS: New DNS Changer Botnet Hijacked Over 100,000 Routers
October 1, 2018
Chinese cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a widespread, ongoing malware campaign that has already hijacked over 100,000 home routers and modified their DNS settings to hack users with malicious web pages—especially if they visit banking sites—and steal their login credentials. Dubbed GhostDNS, the campaign has many similarities with the infamous DNSChanger malware that works by changing DNS server settings ...
- Report Ties North Korean Attacks to New Malware, Linked by Word Macros
October 1, 2018
Newly discovered malware from the world of cyberespionage connects the dots between the tools and operations of the little-known Reaper group believed to act on behalf of the North Korean government. The latest findings indicate that the remote access Trojans (RAT) in the KONNI and DOGCALL families are the work of the same operator, tasked with ...
- An insider view of a cybersecurity training workshop for employees of Europe’s transmission system operators.
October 1, 2018
After the hackers had stealthily accessed the SCADA system and blew the transformer with a loud bang, the defenceless employees had no option but to remove the control plugs and manually turn the machine back on. “That’s what they had to do in Ukraine,” said Michael John, Director of Operations at the European Network for Cybersecurity (ENCS), referring to the world’s ...
- Cybersecurity Researchers Spotted First-Ever UEFI Rootkit in the Wild
September 27, 2018
Cybersecurity researchers at ESET have unveiled what they claim to be the first-ever UEFI rootkit being used in the wild, allowing hackers to implant persistent malware on the targeted computers that could survive a complete hard-drive wipe. Dubbed LoJax, the UEFI rootkit is part of a malware campaign conducted by the infamous Sednit group, also known as ...
- Cobalt threat group serves up SpicyOmelette in fresh bank attacks
September 27, 2018
Advanced persistent threat group (APT) the Cobalt Gang, also known as Gold Kingswood, is spreading SpicyOmelette malware in campaigns targeting financial institutions worldwide. In a world where cyberattacks against businesses and consumers alike are spreading and evolving in nature and sophistication, it is often financial institutions which bear the brunt. Banking customers hoodwinked by fraudulent schemes or ...