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An Interview With the Target & Home Depot Hacker

Krebs on Security

Shefel claims the true mastermind behind the Target and other retail breaches was Dmitri Golubov , an infamous Ukrainian hacker known as the co-founder of Carderplanet, among the earliest Russian-language cybercrime forums focused on payment card fraud. ” Dmitri Golubov, circa 2005. Image: U.S. Postal Investigative Service.

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Ask Fitis, the Bear: Real Crooks Sign Their Malware

Krebs on Security

One of Megatraffer’s ads on an English-language cybercrime forum. Megatraffer has continued to offer their code-signing services across more than a half-dozen other Russian-language cybercrime forums, mostly in the form of sporadically available EV and non-EV code-signing certificates from major vendors like Thawte and Comodo.

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Meet Ika & Sal: The Bulletproof Hosting Duo from Hell

Krebs on Security

In 2020, the United States brought charges against four men accused of building a bulletproof hosting empire that once dominated the Russian cybercrime industry and supported multiple organized cybercrime groups. From January 2005 to April 2013, there were two primary administrators of the cybercrime forum Spamdot (a.k.a

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

Herjavec Group

We can learn a lot from the cybercrime of the past…the history of cybercrime is a glimpse into what we can expect in the future. In the past 18 months, we’ve experienced the beginning of an era that has seen cybersecurity and cybercrime at the center of it all. Dateline Cybercrime . Robert Herjavec.

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Cybersecurity CEO: 5 Safety Tips for Black Friday and Cyber Monday Cybercrime

Herjavec Group

When this trend started back in 2005, people preferred to shop while they were at the office, using fast computers and high-speed connections. Even amateur hackers can snoop on public Wi-Fi and pick up your email and other account login IDs and passwords. Originally posted on Cybercrime Magazine. Shop on a secure network.

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A database containing data of +8.9 million Zacks users was leaked online

Security Affairs

million Zacks Investment Research users was leaked on a cybercrime forum. According to the notice, threat actors had access to an older database of customers who had signed up for the Zacks Elite product between November 1999 through February 2005. A database containing the personal information of more than 8.9

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Authorities dismantled the card-checking platform Try2Check

Security Affairs

The platform has been active since 2005, according to the DoJ, it generated tens of millions of dollars in revenue. Today’s indictment and global takedown of the Try2Check website demonstrates that the Office, together with our partners, will disrupt cybercrime operations no matter where they are based.”