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LeakedSource Owner Quit Ashley Madison a Month Before 2015 Hack

Krebs on Security

[This is Part III in a series on research conducted for a recent Hulu documentary on the 2015 hack of marital infidelity website AshleyMadison.com.] LeakedSource also tried to pass itself off as a legal, legitimate business that was marketing to security firms and professionals. pleaded guilty to running LeakedSource[.]com

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FBI seized the notorious BreachForums hacking forum

Security Affairs

An international law enforcement operation coordinated by the FBI led to the seizure of the notorious BreachForums hacking forum. BreachForums is a cybercrime forum used by threat actors to purchase, sell, and exchange stolen data, including credentials, and personal and financial information. In March 2023, U.S.

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EU Council sanctions two Russian military intelligence officers over 2015 Bundestag hack

Security Affairs

The Council of the European Union announced sanctions imposed on Russian military intelligence officers for 2015 Bundestag hack. “This cyber-attack targeted the parliament’s information system and affected its ability to operate for several days. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Bundestag). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Apple was aware that XcodeGhost impacted 128 Million iOS Users in 2015

Security Affairs

Court documents revealed that the infamous XcodeGhost malware, which has been active since 2015, infected 128 million iOS users. The mass hack was the result of the availability of 4000 malicious apps in the App Store, the apps were found containing the XCodeGhost Malware. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Apple). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Naikon APT is flying under the radar since 2015

Security Affairs

” The activity of the group was detailed in a report published by Kaspersky in 2015, but in the last five years, the group drastically changed its modus operandi to go silent. Please vote Security Affairs for European Cybersecurity Blogger Awards – VOTE FOR YOUR WINNERS [link]. SecurityAffairs – Naikon, hacking).

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3 hacking forums have been hacked and database have been leaked online

Security Affairs

Three hacking forums Nulled.ch, Sinfulsite.com, and suxx.to have been hacked and their databases have been leaked online. Researchers from intelligence firm Cyble made the headlines again, this time they have discovered online the databases of three hacking forums. The databases appear to have been leaking in May 2020.

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Number of hacktivist attacks declined by 95 percent since 2015

Security Affairs

According to a study conducted by IBM, the number of hacktivist attacks that caused quantifiable damage has declined by 95 percent since 2015. Researchers analyzed data collected by IBM’s X-Force threat intelligence unit between 2015 and 2019. X-Force data shows only eight Anonymous attacks in 2015 and 2016, and only one in 2018.