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Every Tenth Stalking and Espionage Attack in the World is Directed at Android Users from Russia

 

According to analysts at ESET (an international developer of antivirus software headquartered in Slovakia), commercial developers who openly offer spyware to control spouses or children are gaining popularity. 

"ESET global telemetry data for the period from September to December 2021 shows an increase in spyware activity by more than 20%. At the same time, every tenth stalking and espionage attack in the world is directed at Android users from Russia," the company's press service reported. 

ESET threat researcher Lukas Stefanko reported that unwanted stalking software, according to him, in most cases is distributed by attackers through clones of legal applications downloaded from unofficial stores. 

Alexander Dvoryansky, Director of Special Projects at Angara Security, confirms that Android spyware is very common and continues to gain popularity. According to him, it is advantageous for attackers to develop malicious software for this operating system because of its widespread use. Android smartphones accounted for 84.5% of total device sales in 2021. 

According to Lucas Stefanko, it is not uncommon for stalker software to be installed on smartphones to track them in case they are stolen or lost. Despite Google's ban on advertising stalker apps, there are apps available on Google Play that are positioned as private detective or parental control tools. In 2018, the Supreme Court allowed the acquisition and use of spy equipment to ensure their own security, so the demand for software promoted as "monitoring one's mobile devices" has increased. But many install it covertly on the phones of relatives or employees for espionage. 

If the program is installed on the phone openly and with the consent of a person, then there will be nothing illegal in tracking geolocation, as well as obtaining other information, says lawyer KA Pen & Paper by Alexander Kharin. However, secretly installing a spyware program on a phone can result in a penalty of up to two years in prison, and for a developer, the term can be up to four years. But so far, criminal cases on the fact of stalking are rarely initiated. 

Earlier, CySecurity News reported that the exact location of any Russian on the black market can be found for about 130 dollars.
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Russia Recorded the Largest Botnet Attack on Retail

 

The new botnet is not used to damage the IT infrastructure of companies through DDoS attacks, but to collect internal information; large chains of retailers became victims. 

According to Alexander Lyamin, the founder and CEO of Qrator Labs, the main danger of data mining for retail companies is that attackers can conduct competitive analysis based on the collected data. In addition, data mining is often used in fraudulent schemes with theft or fraud of bonus points, as a tool of unfair competition. 

One of Russia's largest retail chains Lenta acknowledges that the number of cyberattacks on retail has increased. The attackers target the personal data of employees and customers of the company. Botnet attacks can cause serious damage to businesses. X5 Group and Inventive Retail Group declined to comment. 

Experts add that data mining could be a competitive intelligence tool. "The retail sector is well suited for this since all chain stores have online versions, and analyzing the availability of goods on the site, customer reviews or price changes allows competitors to build their business more efficiently," experts explain. 

Using data-mining in retail, it is possible to collect information that is valuable on the black market, for example, credit card numbers, or from competitors: customer patterns and other statistics. 

According to experts, the introduction of network traffic analysis technologies and process control at network endpoints will help to cope with the threat. 

In general, according to Qrator Labs, at the end of 2021 the victims of attacks on information security, including DDoS, were services to create websites, organizations from the field of education, and e-commerce. 

“DDoS attacks follow business: in those industries where there is maximum growth, the number of attacks proportionally increases,” explains Alexander Lyamin. In the fourth quarter, users continued to study remotely, and the number of online orders for goods broke all records, so the attackers focused their attention on these profitable segments.
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DarkMarket Taken Down in an international Operation

 

DarkMarket, purportedly the world's biggest dark web marketplace, has been taken down by a Europol-coordinated international operation, as indicated by authorities. Europol upheld the takedown with specialist operational analysis and coordinated the cross-border collaborative effort of the nations.

The Central Criminal Investigation Department in the German city of Oldenburg arrested an Australian resident who is the alleged operator of DarkMarket, close to the German-Danish border over the weekend. The investigation, which was driven by the cybercrime unit of the Koblenz Public Prosecutor's Office, permitted officials to find and close the marketplace, switch off the servers and hold onto the criminal framework – over 20 servers in Moldova and Ukraine upheld by the German Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA). The stored information will give investigators new prompts to further investigate moderators, sellers, and buyers.

Before its closure, DarkMarket facilitated near 500,000 clients and had encouraged more than 320,000 transactions, as indicated by Europol. The dark web marketplace exchanged everything from drugs and counterfeit cash to stolen Mastercard details and malware. As per Europol's estimate, the site exchanged what might be compared to €140 million in today’s money, in a blend of bitcoin and monero. European authorities intend to utilize held onto DarkMarket servers from Ukraine and Moldova to investigate the buyers and dealers who utilized the site for criminal transactions.

DarkMarket's bust was not the first for German authorities, which have discovered illegal platform operators on German soil lately. In 2019, Koblenz prosecutors declared the disclosure of darknet servers facilitated from a previous NATO bunker in a lethargic German town. Authorities state the probe that revealed DarkMarket included a months-in length international law enforcement operation. US agencies like the FBI, DEA narcotics law enforcement division, and IRS tax authority all added to the investigation, alongside police from Australia, Britain, Denmark, Switzerland, Ukraine, and Moldova, with Europol playing a "coordinating role." 

DarkMarket is the most recent dark web marketplace taken down since the Silk Road bust back in 2015 — in recent years, international law enforcement operations had additionally brought down AlphaBay and Wall Street Market, which were likewise used to sell drugs and other illegal products.
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