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Russians Shut Down Huge Card Fraud Ring

Krebs on Security

Cybersecurity experts say the raid included the charging of a major carding kingpin thought to be tied to dozens of carding shops and to some of the bigger data breaches targeting western retailers over the past decade. Whether or not his marketplaces sold it, his crew had a role in a lot of the big breaches over the last ten years.”

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What Is Encryption? Definition, How it Works, & Examples

eSecurity Planet

AES or the Advanced Encryption Standard was adopted in 2001 by the US National Institute of Standards and Testing (NIST) as the standard for symmetric encryption. ECC is used for email encryption, cryptocurrency digital signatures, and internet communication protocols.

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Bytes, Books, and Blockbusters: The NetSPI Agents’ Top Cybersecurity Fiction Picks

NetSpi Executives

With its complex characters and intricate plotting, Cryptonomicon delves into the implications of data privacy and the power of information in both wartime and peace. Cryptonomicon basically predicted Bitcoin and the rise of cryptocurrency. – Joe Grassl, Security Consultant II 3.