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Paul Pajares

Fraud Analyst

Raccoon Stealer’s Abuse of Google Cloud Services and Multiple Delivery Techniques

  • Posted on:March 31, 2020
  • Posted in:Malware
  • Posted by:
    Paul Pajares (Fraud Analyst)
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Raccoon emerged as Malware as a Service (MaaS) last April 2019. Despite its simplicity, Raccoon became popular among cybercriminals and was mentioned as a notable emerging malware in underground forums in a malware popularity report.

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Tags: info stealerMaaS

Phishing Safety: Is HTTPS Enough?

  • Posted on:September 5, 2014
  • Posted in:Bad Sites
  • Posted by:
    Paul Pajares (Fraud Analyst)
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It was recently reported that Google would improve the search ranking of  HTTPS sites in their search engine. This may encourage website owners to switch from HTTP to HTTPS. Cybercriminals are also taking part in this switch. For example, we recently spotted a case where users searching for the secure version of a gaming site were instead led to…

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Tags: HTTPSphishingSSL

Old Infostealer Resurfaces, Now Delivers Ransomware

  • Posted on:April 29, 2014
  • Posted in:Malware, Ransomware
  • Posted by:
    Paul Pajares (Fraud Analyst)
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Sometime near the start of the year, we noticed that the old malware family TSPY_USTEAL resurfaced. This information stealing malware now includes new routines including malicious packers, obfuscation, and bundling ransomware. TSPY_USTEAL variants were seen in the wild as early as 2009, and is known to steal sensitive information like machine details and passwords stored…

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Tags: MalwareransomwareTSPY_USTEAL

Does the Twitter Follower Scam Actually Work?

  • Posted on:January 30, 2014
  • Posted in:Social
  • Posted by:
    Paul Pajares (Fraud Analyst)
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We’ve seen “get Twitter followers” scams in the past, but a recent one stood out for a very good reason: it actually delivers what it promises—and then some. This scam tries to attract potential victims by using tweets with the phrase “GET MORE F0LL0WERS” and a URL that is apparently from Google. (In this particular…

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Tags: followersscamsocial mediaTwitter

Apple Spikes As Phishing Target

  • Posted on:October 1, 2013
  • Posted in:Bad Sites
  • Posted by:
    Paul Pajares (Fraud Analyst)
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According to news stories, Apple is now the most valuable brand in the world. One party that would agree: cybercriminals, who are now targeting Cupertino in increasing numbers. Earlier in the year, the number of identified Apple phishing sites would only be in the hundreds per month, as seen in the chart below: Figure 1….

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Tags: Appleapple idApple usersinformation stealingMalicious Sitesphishing
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