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

Herjavec Group

1988 — The Morris Worm — Robert Morris creates what would be known as the first worm on the Internet. After being released in 2003, he uses WiFi to commit attacks, program malware and steal credit card information. 2003 — Operation CyberSweep — The U.S. 1998-2007 — Max Butler — Max Butler hacks U.S.

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OnionPoison: infected Tor Browser installer distributed through popular YouTube channel

SecureList

In our case, a link to a malicious Tor installer was posted on a popular Chinese-language YouTube channel devoted to anonymity on the internet. More importantly, one of the libraries bundled with the malicious Tor Browser is infected with spyware that collects various personal data and sends it to a command and control server.

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Who Wants to Support My Work Commercially?

Security Boulevard

Astalavista Security Newsletter - 2003-2006 - Full Offline Reading Copy. Exposing a Currently Active NSO Spyware Group’s Domain Portfolio – WhoisXML API Analysis. Profiling the Internet Connected Infrastructure of the Individuals on the U.S Advanced Mapping and Reconnaissance of the Emotet Botnet – WhoisXML API Analysis.