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Source Code of Windows XP, Server 2003 leaked

Security Affairs

The source code for Microsoft’s Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 operating systems was published as a torrent file on bulletin board website 4chan. The source code for Microsoft’s Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 operating systems was published as a torrent file on the bulletin board website 4chan. MS-DOS 6.0. .

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Georgia’s Ballot-Marking Devices

Schneier on Security

Andrew Appel discusses Georgia’s voting machines, how the paper ballots facilitated a recount, and the problem with automatic ballot-marking devices: Suppose the polling-place optical scanners had been hacked (enough to change the outcome). That would have been a nightmare scenario.

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Developer successfully compiled leaked source code for MS Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 OSs

Security Affairs

Last week, the source code for MS Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 OSs were leaked online, now a developer successfully compiled them. Last week, the source code for Microsoft’s Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 operating systems was published as a torrent file on the bulletin board website 4chan. Windows NT 4 MS-DOS 3.30

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Russian Cybersecurity Executive Arrested for Alleged Role in 2012 Megahacks

Krebs on Security

Nikita Kislitsin , formerly the head of network security for one of Russia’s top cybersecurity firms, was arrested last week in Kazakhstan in response to 10-year-old hacking charges from the U.S. ”] Kislitsin was hired by Group-IB in January 2013, nearly six months after the Formspring hack. Department of Justice.

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Britain’s information commissioner fines British Airways for 2018 Hack

Security Affairs

Britain’s information commissioner has fined British Airways 20 million pounds for the 2018 hack that exposed data of 400,000 customers. SecurityAffairs – hacking, British Airways). SecurityAffairs – hacking, British Airways). The hackers potentially accessed the personal data of approximately 429,612 customers and staff. .

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DarkPulsar and other NSA hacking tools used in hacking operations in the wild

Security Affairs

Attackers are targeting high-value servers using a three of hacking tools from NSA arsenal, including DarkPulsar, that were leaked by the Shadow Brokers hacker group. It shows how hackers combined the tool to carry out high sophisticated hacking operations. Security Affairs – NSA hacking tools, DarkPulsar ).

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Russia Sends Cybersecurity CEO to Jail for 14 Years

Krebs on Security

In 2003, Sachkov founded Group-IB , a cybersecurity and digital forensics company that quickly earned a reputation for exposing and disrupting large-scale cybercrime operations, including quite a few that were based in Russia and stealing from Russian companies and citizens. .” Ilya Sachkov. Image: Group-IB.com. presidential election.