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UK Exposes Bulletproof Hosting Operator Linked to LockBit and Evil Corp

The operator, Alexander Volosovik, also known as “Yalishanda”, “Downlow” and “Stasvl,” ran a long-running bulletproof hosting operation used by top ransomware groups...

CISA Releases Guide to Mitigate Risks from Bulletproof Hosting Providers

Today, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA, in collaboration with the U.S. National Security Agency, U.S. Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center, U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, and international partners, released the guide Bulletproof Defense: Mitigating Risks from...

CISA: Bulletproof Defense: Mitigating Risks from Bulletproof Hosting Providers

CISA, in collaboration with the U.S. National Security Agency, U.S. Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center, U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, and international partners, have released the guide Bulletproof Defense: Mitigating Risks from Bulletproof Hosting Providers to help internet service...

EUVD-2012-4212

Malware in sbrugna...

EUVD-2014-7809

Malware in sbrugna...

EUVD-2005-1374

Malware in sbrugna...

EUVD-2008-5724

Malware in sbrugna...

EUVD-2015-9083

Malware in sbrugna...

EUVD-2014-7808

Malware in sbrugna...

EUVD-2014-8580

Malware in sbrugna...

EUVD-2022-15697

Malicious code in bioql PyPI...

EUVD-2022-24598

Malicious code in bioql PyPI...

Vulnerable to Bulletproof: Protect TLS via Certificate Posture Management

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U.S. Sanctions Russian Bulletproof Hosting Provider for Supporting Cybercriminals Behind Ransomware

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control OFAC has levied sanctions against Russia-based bulletproof hosting BPH service provider Aeza Group to assist threat actors in their malicious activities and targeting victims in the country and across the world. The sanctions...

CVE-2022-1265

The BulletProof Security WordPress plugin before 6.1 does not sanitize and escape some of its CAPTCHA settings, which could allow high-privileged users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when unfilteredhtml is disallowed...

Nebulous Mantis Targets NATO-Linked Entities with Multi-Stage Malware Attacks

Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a Russian-speaking cyber espionage group called Nebulous Mantis that has deployed a remote access trojan known as RomCom RAT since mid-2022. RomCom "employs advanced evasion techniques, including living-off-the-land LOTL tactics and encrypted command a...

OPSEC Failure Exposes Coquettte's Malware Campaigns on Bulletproof Hosting Servers

A novice cybercrime actor has been observed leveraging the services of a Russian bulletproof hosting BPH provider called Proton66 to facilitate their operations. The findings come from DomainTools, which detected the activity after it discovered a phony website named cybersecureprotect.com hosted...

BulletProof FTP Client 2010.74 Buffer Overflow

BulletProof FTP Client version 2010.74 suffers from a buffer overflow vulnerability. Exploit Title: BulletProof FTP Client v2010.74 - Buffer Overflow PoC Discovered by: Ahmet Ümit BAYRAM Discovered Date: 14.09.2023 Vendor Homepage: http://www.bpftp.com Software Link:...

Notorious Malware, Spam Host “Prospero” Moves to Kaspersky Lab

One of the most notorious providers of abuse-friendly "bulletproof" web hosting for cybercriminals has started routing its operations through networks run by the Russian antivirus and security firm Kaspersky Lab , KrebsOnSecurity has learned. Security experts say the Russia-based service provider...