Security Affairs

MARCH 3, 2024

The Bifrost RAT has been active since 2004, it allows its operators to gather sensitive information, including hostname and IP address. Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 researchers discovered a new Linux variant of Bifrost (aka Bifrose) RAT that uses a deceptive domain (download.vmfare[.]com) com) that mimics the legitimate VMware domain.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 10, 2020

” The sandbox was developed by Ronen Tzur and released on June 26, 2004, he sold the solution to Invincea in 2013. The Sandboxie tool has been built on many years of highly-skilled developer work and is an example of how to integrate with Windows at a very low level.”

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

11 out of 16 targets cracked with 23 successful demos: Chrome, Safari, FireFox Adobe PDF Reader Docker-CE, VMware EXSi, Qemu, CentOS 8 iPhone 11 Pro+iOS 14, GalaxyS20 Windows 10 2004 TP-Link, ASUS Router — TianfuCup (@TianfuCup) November 8, 2020. Many mature and hard targets have been pwned on this year’s contest.

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Hacking Firmware Software Government 142

Cisco Security

AUGUST 12, 2021

The 47-page report provided significant detail to support the conclusion that “According to agency inspectors general, the average grade of the agencies’ overall information security maturity is C-.”. The Risk Management Framework doesn’t take into account that the human is the new perimeter of the enterprise.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 24, 2020

Mozilla announced some major changes to its bug bounty program that was first launched in 2004. Mozilla announced some changes to its Firefox bug bounty program, it promises bigger rewards for vulnerabilities and will accept duplicate reports if necessary.

Advertising 138

Advertising Hacking Cybersecurity Information Security 138

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 16, 2020

. “The ICO has specific responsibilities set out in the Data Protection Act 2018, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Freedom of Information Act 2000, Environmental Information Regulations 2004 and Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003. ” concludes the ICO.

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Hacking Data breaches Advertising Information Security 121

Security Affairs

MAY 23, 2022

The Turla APT group (aka Snake , Uroburos , Waterbug , Venomous Bear and KRYPTON ) has been active since at least 2004 targeting diplomatic and government organizations and private businesses in the Middle East, Asia, Europe, North and South America, and former Soviet bloc nations. Researchers from SEKOIA.IO

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

This is the story of the LS-Studios, by Alexander Chursin , who had to close his business in 2004 after an FBI raid. The drama is that on the dark side of the Internet there are ogres that abuse children.

Internet 129

Internet Internet Advertising Information Security 129

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The Turla APT group (aka Snake , Uroburos , Waterbug , Venomous Bear and KRYPTON ) has been active since at least 2004 targeting diplomatic and government organizations and private businesses in the Middle East, Asia, Europe, North and South America, and former Soviet bloc nations.

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Malware Password Management Passwords Hacking 135

Security Affairs

AUGUST 20, 2020

Both vulnerabilities were addressed by Microsoft in August, the August 2020 Patch Tuesday security updates fixed the flaws in Windows 10, Windows 7, and Windows Server 2008, 2012, 2016, 2019, and Windows Server versions 1903, 1909, and 2004. The IT giant urges users to apply the security updates as soon as possible.

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Advertising Hacking Information Security Malware 104

eSecurity Planet

JUNE 3, 2021

Mandia will become CEO of Mandiant, the company he founded in 2004 and sold to FireEye in late 2013. Gartner expects worldwide information security and risk management spending to grow 12% this year to $150 billion, with services making up almost half the market.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 6, 2023

The company added that the incident may have impacted those that attended a public institution of higher education in Colorado between 2007-2020, attended a Colorado public high school between 2004-2020, individuals with a Colorado K-12 public school educator license between 2010-2014, participated in the Dependent Tuition Assistance Program from 2009-2013, (..)

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Security Affairs

MAY 17, 2024

The Turla APT group (aka Snake , Uroburos , Waterbug , Venomous Bear and KRYPTON ) has been active since at least 2004 targeting diplomatic and government organizations and private businesses in the Middle East, Asia, Europe, North and South America, and former Soviet bloc nations.

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Phishing Software Government Malware 139

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 7, 2019

The three states joined both the European Union and NATO in 2004, but they are still part of a power grid controlled by Russia. The three countries will be integrated into the European energy grid by 2025, without depending on the Russian grid.

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Cyber Attacks Advertising Hacking Technology 106

CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 6, 2023

With the boom in digital commerce paired with the increased popularity of contactless payment and cloud-stored accountholder data, the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Security Standards Council decided to re-evaluate the existing standard. Test security of systems and networks regularly. The current version, PCI DSS v3.2.1,

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Antivirus Retail Software Accountability 138

Security Affairs

MAY 20, 2023

CISA also addressed the following issue in the latest turn: CVE-2004-1464 – Cisco IOS Denial-of-Service Vulnerability.

Internet 98

Internet Internet Mobile Hacking 98

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

The Turla APT group (aka Snake , Uroburos , Waterbug , Venomous Bear and KRYPTON ) has been active since at least 2004 targeting diplomatic and government organizations and private businesses in the Middle East, Asia, Europe, North and South America, and former Soviet bloc nations.

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Government Malware Encryption Hacking 100

Security Affairs

JULY 22, 2019

The certificates are issued in compliance with the Law on Communications 2004 passed in November 2015. Clause 11 of Article 26, the “Rules for Issuing and Applying a Security Certificate,” states that national ISPs must monitor the encrypted Internet traffic of their customers using government-issued security certificates.

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Internet Internet Encryption Government 109

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

The Infy malware was first submitted to VirusTotal on August 2007, meanwhile, the C&C domain used by the oldest sample spotted by the experts has been associated with a malicious campaign dated back December 2004. The group used the Tonnerre and Foudre (Thunder & Lightning) tools to spy on Windows-based PCs. .

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 28, 2019

” Mikheil was the third President of Georgia for two consecutive terms from 25 January 2004 to 17 November 2013. According to Interpress media, the websites were defaced by the hackers that published a picture of Georgia’s exiled former president Mikheil Saakashvili with the message “I’ll be back!”

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Cyber Attacks Media Advertising Government 73

Security Affairs

MAY 10, 2023

The development of the Snake malware, aka Uroburos , started in late 2003 and was completed in early 2004. The malware uses custom communications protocols designed to avoid detection. The threat is continuously upgraded and the authors re-designed it after the public disclosures.

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Malware Government Hacking Cybersecurity 98

SecureWorld News

APRIL 30, 2023

Huge arrays of unstructured data utilized and modified by many users as well as the ever-growing complexity of attacks, lead to the fact that the usual means of protecting the perimeter of a corporate network no longer meet current information security requirements. What is Data-Centric Audit and Protection?

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Technology Unstructured Data Data breaches Information Security 98

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 9, 2022

SHA1 (Secure Hashing Algorithm 1) has been broken since 2004 and can be breached quickly by criminals at relatively little cost. Moreover, the database contained physical addresses – paired with names, email addresses, and phone numbers, this information could be used for identity theft or harassment.

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Ransomware Passwords Encryption Identity Theft 109

Security Boulevard

JULY 28, 2021

Author Bio Narendra Sahoo (PCI QSA, PCI QPA, CISSP, CISA, and CRISC) is the Founder and Director of VISTA InfoSec , a global Information Security Consulting firm, based in the US, Singapore & India. VISTA InfoSec has been instrumental in helping top multinational companies achieve compliance and secure their IT infrastructure.

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Banking InfoSec Information Security Accountability 64

Security Boulevard

MAY 6, 2021

Author Bio Narendra Sahoo (PCI QSA, PCI QPA, CISSP, CISA, and CRISC) is the Founder and Director of VISTA InfoSec , a global Information Security Consulting firm, based in the US, Singapore & India. VISTA InfoSec has been instrumental in helping top multinational companies achieve compliance and secure their IT infrastructure.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

KuppingerCole Analysts, founded in 2004, is an international and independent Analyst organization headquartered in Europe. To download a complimentary copy of the KuppingerCole Analysts 2021 “Leadership Compass: Privileged Access Management” report, visit: [link]. About KuppingerCole Analysts.

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Digital transformation Marketing Architecture Software 52

BH Consulting

MAY 23, 2024

Back in 2004, there were no dedicated cybersecurity companies in Ireland offering independent and impartial advice to organisations, he said. The company was the first cybersecurity provider in Ireland to become certified to the ISO27001 information security standard.

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Data privacy Risk Cybersecurity Technology 64

Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

Choosing Firebrand I rapidly found that the information security training market was fragmented with no clear or consistent view of the quality of courses of training providers. Footnote As a brief update, this was written in 2004 and updated slightly in 2024. In some areas my knowledge lacked depth, in others width.

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Risk Mobile Marketing Information Security 64

Centraleyes

APRIL 22, 2024

The Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA) establishes a comprehensive strategy for enhancing the cybersecurity posture of federal agencies. To address this, NIST developed FIPS-199, “Standards for Security Categorization of Federal Information and Information Systems.”

Risk 52

Risk Information Security Encryption Authentication 52

Centraleyes

DECEMBER 17, 2023

The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard, known widely as PCI DSS, is a set of security standards intended to ensure that ALL businesses who accept, process, store, or transmit credit card data do so in a safe manner. Important Note: PCI DSS current version, Version 3.2.1, in March of 2024.

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Passwords Computers and Electronics Software Encryption 52

CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 29, 2021

CynergisTek combines intelligence, expertise, and a distinct methodology to validate a company’s security posture and ensure the team is rehearsed, prepared, and resilient against threats.

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Healthcare Risk Marketing Cyber Risk 40

Kali Linux

MARCH 28, 2023

Quick history lesson It all began in 2004, with Whoppix , a security operating system based on Knoppix. Longer history lesson Knoppix - Initial two weeks work Whoppix (White-Hat and knOPPIX) came about as the founder, @Muts, was doing an in-person air-gap network penetration test lasting for two weeks in 2004.

InfoSec 52

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

In 2004, CIA and Mossad requested help to the the Dutch intelligence to get access to the plant, only in 2007 the mole, who posed as a mechanic working for a front company doing work at Natanz, dropped the virus into the target systems. In 2004, Mossad and the CIA asked for help from AIVD. ” wrote the journalists.

Malware 110

Malware Engineering Advertising Hacking 110

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

In 2004, Nokia and Ericsson admitted that some of their Bluetooth-enabled devices were vulnerable to unauthorized access to information from a wireless device through a Bluetooth connection, called “bluesnarfing”. Various endpoints captured by intercepting remote-control traffic. Is it really safe to use Bluetooth-controlled sex toys?

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Wireless Manufacturing Firewall Technology 98

Security Affairs

MAY 10, 2025

Operating since 2004, the site falsely claimed identities to register domains. .” Court documents reveal 5socks.net sold over 7,000 proxies globally, charging $9.95$110/month, 110/month, and earning $46M by exploiting infected routers via the Anyproxy botnet. Chertkov and Rubtsov face charges for false domain registration.

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Malware DDOS Internet Internet 89