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From Cybercrime Saul Goodman to the Russian GRU

Krebs on Security

Launched in 2001 under the tagline “Network terrorism,” Mazafaka would evolve into one of the most guarded Russian-language cybercrime communities. One representation of the leaked Mazafaka database. In almost any database leak, the first accounts listed are usually the administrators and early core members.

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Estonia sues Gemalto for 152M euros over flaws in citizen ID cards issued by the company

Security Affairs

.” In November 2017, Estonia announced that it would suspend security digital certificates for up to 760,000 state-issued electronic ID-cards that are using the buggy chips to mitigate the risk of identity theft. At the time, Estonia had issued 1.3 At the time, Estonia had issued 1.3

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Bitdefender vs. McAfee: Consumer & Enterprise Endpoint Security Software Compared

eSecurity Planet

Endpoint security software is designed to detect, avert, and eradicate malware on endpoint devices like desktop computers, laptops, network servers, and mobile phones. Key features of endpoint security solutions include: The ability to identify the type of malware attacking an endpoint. Bitdefender. Bitdefender Premium Security.

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Cyber CEO: The History Of Cybercrime, From 1834 To Present

Herjavec Group

government websites in 1998 and is sentenced to 18 months in prison in 2001. After being released in 2003, he uses WiFi to commit attacks, program malware and steal credit card information. The hackers use malware to infiltrate banks’ computer systems and gather personal data, stealing £650 million from global banks.