Herjavec Group

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in October 2004. 70 percent of cryptocurrency transactions will be for illegal activity by 2021. The world needs to cyber protect 300 billion passwords this year. This includes human and machine passwords. Not long ago CSAM was a niche concept that only the security team knew about.

Security Awareness 73

Security Awareness Cybersecurity Cybercrime Education 73

SecureList

DECEMBER 6, 2022

By the early 2000s, charity had become a common scam topic: for example, after the massive Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami of 2004, users received messages from fake charities pleading for donations. Recently, many channels have appeared on Telegram promising prizes or get-rich cryptocurrency investment schemes.

Scams 134

Scams Phishing Social Engineering Banking 134

eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

The document contained a list of pornographic sites, along with passwords for access to said sites and would then spread itself and its NSFW content by emailing the first 50 people in the victim’s contact list. 2004 saw the first worm designed to infect cell phones in Cabir.

Malware 140

Malware Ransomware Antivirus Internet 140

Security Affairs

MAY 10, 2025

Operating since 2004, the site falsely claimed identities to register domains. The botnet operators allowed cryptocurrency payments, the bot targets IOT and SOHO devices. Malware spreads through internet-connected devices with remote access enabled, and attackers can gain shell access even with password protection.

Malware 93

Malware DDOS Internet Internet 93