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Inside ‘Evil Corp,’ a $100M Cybercrime Menace — Krebs on Security

An inside look into the workings of a cybercrime organization. For an organization that purportedly develops sophisticated malware to steal banking credentials, the lack of basic cyber hygiene led to much info being extracted about their dealings. The irony.

The $5 million reward is being offered for 32 year-old Maksim V. Yakubets, who the government says went by the nicknames “aqua,” and “aquamo,” among others. The feds allege Aqua led an elite cybercrime ring with at least 16 others who used advanced, custom-made strains of malware known as “JabberZeus” and “Bugat” (a.k.a. “Dridex“) to steal banking credentials from employees at hundreds of small- to mid-sized companies in the United States and Europe.

Source: Inside ‘Evil Corp,’ a $100M Cybercrime Menace — Krebs on Security

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How Attackers Used Look-Alike Domains to Steal $1 Million From a Chinese VC

This is a simple but brilliantly executed heist. Pretend to be the sender by sending from a similar looking domain.

One of the domains was a look-alike of the Chinese investment company’s domain; the other was a spoof of the Israeli firm’s domain. In both instances, the threat actors simply added an “s” to the end of the original domain name.

The next phase of the scam involved the attackers sending two emails with the same subject header as the original email thread about the planned seed funding.

Money meant to fund an Israeli startup wound up directly deposited to the scammers.

Source: How Attackers Used Look-Alike Domains to Steal $1 Million From a Chinese VC

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The Magical Science of Wi-Fi on Airplanes – OneZero

If you ever wondered how you can get Wifi on airplanes – massive objects flying at nearly 600mph at altitudes of more than 35000 feet – it is a feat of engineering explained by this article.

How we browse the internet at 35,000 feet

Source: The Magical Science of Wi-Fi on Airplanes – OneZero