#CryptoPayment

Cybercrooks play dress-up as ‘helpful’ researchers in latest ransomware ruse

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January 10, 2024 at 12:07PM Ransomware victims facing extortion attempts from a third party posing as a security researcher. Arctic Wolf Labs highlighted cases involving victims of Royal and Akira gangs being extorted by an individual or group, requesting a fee of 5 Bitcoin. The victims, US-based SMBs in finance and construction, did not pay … Read more

Socks5Systemz proxy service infects 10,000 systems worldwide

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November 5, 2023 at 10:40AM A proxy botnet known as ‘Socks5Systemz’ is infecting computers worldwide through malware loaders. It has infected 10,000 devices so far. The malware turns infected computers into traffic-forwarding proxies for malicious or anonymous traffic, which it sells to subscribers for a fee ranging from $1 to $140 per day in cryptocurrency. … Read more