Hundreds of Network Operators’ Credentials Compromised on Dark Web

Leaked creds of RIPE, APNIC, AFRINIC, and LACNIC are available on the Dark Web

After doing a comprehensive scan of the Dark Web, Resecurity discovered that info stealer infections had compromised over 1,572 customers of RIPE, the Asia-Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC), the African Network Information Centre (AFRINIC), and the Latin America and Caribbean Network Information Center (LACNIC). 
Included in this number are new artifacts and historical records discovered in January 2024 as a result of an examination of subterranean marketplaces and Command and Control (C2) servers. In light of the highly disruptive hack that occurred recently against telecom provider Orange España, the cybersecurity community should reconsider how it protects the digital identities of employees who work in network engineering and IT infrastructure management.
Victims whose credentials were revealed on the Dark Web by info stealers such as Azorult, Redline, Vidar, Lumma, and Taurus have been alerted by Resecurity. 

Cybersecurity experts were able to compile the following data using the feedback that was gathered:

  • 16% of respondents were already aware that their accounts had been compromised due to a malicious code infection, and they had made the required password chan

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