Cybercrime

A new malware loader has been discovered by security researchers that is being used as part of the infection chain for the Aurora information stealer.   The loader is successful at avoiding detection by security solutions due to its anti-virtual-machine (VM) and unusual compilation techniques. The Aurora infostealer is a modular malware-as-a-service platform that can be used as a downloader to deploy additional payloads as well as...

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stolen password

Cybercriminals are increasingly turning to stolen credentials as a valuable commodity on the underground market. According to a report by cybersecurity firm Flashpoint, last year saw 4,518 data breaches reported, with attackers stealing or exposing 22.62 billion credentials and personal records.   Over 60% of these were stolen from organizations in the information sector. Flashpoint's database of threat intelligence includes 575 million posts on illegal forums, 3.6...

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