Security Affairs

OCTOBER 9, 2022

In total, the database leaked over 152,000 pieces of information pertaining to customers, such as emails, names, links to LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook profiles, and hashed passwords. The instance also contained 15 employee emails, names, and passwords protected by a weak SHA1-128bit hash. It also had organizations’ tax numbers.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 3, 2023

And even though it’s been around since 2004, WPA2 remains the Wi-Fi security standard. The protocol protects your incoming and outgoing internet traffic and makes it difficult for cyber criminals to intercept your data or hack your device. This makes it more difficult for attackers or anyone to guess or crack the password.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 23, 2024

At least a dozen patriotic Russian hacking groups have been launching DDoS attacks since the start of the war at a variety of targets seen as opposed to Moscow. MIRhosting is a hosting provider founded in The Netherlands in 2004. Constella finds that the password most frequently used by the email address dfyz_bk@bk.ru

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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. Website hacking. Login form created using an iFrame on a hacked site. Home page of a hacked site that looks normal.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 1, 2023

For example, Wi-Fi protected access (WPA) requires users to provide a password or passphrase to gain access to the network. Wi-Fi Protected Access II (WPA2) — introduced in 2004 — remains the most popular wireless security protocol. It provides stronger security measures like message integrity checks and improved key management.

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The Security Ledger

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

In this episode of the podcast #162: according to the non profit that oversees it, the first disruptive hack of the U.S. In this episode of the podcast #162: according to the non profit that oversees it, the first disruptive hack of the U.S. grid happened in March of this year. Also: Rachel Stockton of the firm LastPass* joins.

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Jane Frankland

JUNE 20, 2023

This increases the likelihood of making mistakes, such as clicking on phishing links, sharing data in insecure ways, using weak passwords, or not spotting cyber threat patterns. Organisations When employees suffer from burnout, their brains become tired and less able to cope with the demands of their job. Naturally, attackers take advantage.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Fast-forward a decade from now and imagine teaching emerging cybersecurity professionals about an obsolete thing called a password. Password problems because of the human factor. Manual and annoying for a long time, passwords were a key technology, beginning in the early digital age, to protect servers, accounts, and eventually email.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 18, 2021

NCSAM launched in 2004, at a time where technology was nowhere near where it is today. These hacks called for more awareness around cybersecurityand brought to light how crucial it is to be proactive in data protection and security. Here’s how NCSAM came to be and how to get involved, as well as tips to increase your security efforts.

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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. Welcome to [link] Hacked By Chinese!”. 2004 saw the first worm designed to infect cell phones in Cabir.

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Security Affairs

MAY 10, 2025

Operating since 2004, the site falsely claimed identities to register domains. Chinese cyber actors are also among those who have taken advantage of known vulnerabilities in end of life routers and other edge devices to establish botnets used to conceal hacking into US critical infrastructures.

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