01/26/2022 Key Findings The underground payment card economy in 2021 saw new tactics enable new attack vectors, raising certain fraud schemes to higher prominence, such as attacks leveraging Google Tag Manager (GTM) and WebSockets, the Skimmer-as-a-Service model, and card checker innovations. The levels of Card Present (CP) records offered for sale on the dark web […]
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01/13/2022 Executive Summary Recorded Future analysts continue to monitor the activities of the FIN7 group as they adapt and expand their cybercrime operations. Gemini has conducted a more in-depth investigation into these types of attack after a Gemini source provided analysts with the file “sketch_jul31a.ino”, which was linked to FIN7’s BadUSB attacks. The file had […]
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12/06/2021 Key Findings Gemini analysts have identified 316 e-commerce sites worldwide infected with trojanized Google Tag Manager (GTM) containers as part of an ongoing Magecart campaign. This tactic has become increasingly popular this year. The abuse of this legitimate Google service is concerning because it provides threat actors free infrastructure upon which they can host […]
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The intelligence in this report was gathered by a source who was recruited by “Bastion Secure”. Gemini Advisory’s investigation and analysis of the source’s information has been ongoing for the past several months. Although sensitive information has been redacted from this report to protect the source, Gemini Advisory has provided law enforcement with the complete […]
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Key Findings When selling stolen payment cards, dark web marketplaces or individual fraudsters often use “testing services”, which allow them to test whether a card is valid for conducting fraudulent activity or whether it has been flagged as stolen. Gemini analysts have uncovered a method in which cybercriminals use nonprofit organizations that accept donations to […]
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Key Findings Phishing attacks sharply increased in 2020 with the FBI reporting a 110% increase in phishing victims. Gemini Advisory identified a 72% increase in the volume of dark web forum posts referencing phishing and a 101% increase in the volume of compromised US payment cards with a high likelihood of being phished that were […]
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