Krebs on Security

JANUARY 8, 2024

From January 2005 to April 2013, there were two primary administrators of the cybercrime forum Spamdot (a.k.a Collectively in control over millions of spam-spewing zombies, those botmasters also continuously harvested passwords and other data from infected machines. w s, icamis[.]ru ru , and icamis[.]biz.

Cybercrime 283

Cybercrime Banking Computers and Electronics DDOS 283

Security Affairs

AUGUST 1, 2018

The hacker accessed user data, email addresses, and a 2007 backup database containing hashed passwords managed by the platform. “A hacker broke into a few of Reddit’s systems and managed to access some user data, including some current email addresses and a 2007 database backup containing old salted and hashed passwords.

Data breaches 80

Data breaches Backups Passwords Authentication 80

SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

As you can see in the chart below from Statista, data breaches rose more than tenfold between 2005 and 2017. You are often required to provide your email address, date of birth, first and last name, and a password. Now think about the type of data you enter when you create a new account on a website. How do databases get compromised?

Backups 98

Backups Passwords Malware Identity Theft 98

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

In 2005, Sony BMG delivered millions of CDs with a rootkit that monitored listening habits and unintentionally left a backdoor to the device for cybercriminals. Always change the default passwords for any IoT devices you install before extended use. Good password hygiene is one of the best ways to prevent access to keyloggers.

Malware 105

Malware Adware Spyware Antivirus 105

SecureList

APRIL 24, 2023

Roopy then creates its working directory (%AppData%/Microsoft/OneDrive) where it stores the list of already uploaded files (as upload.dat) and a copy of documents waiting to be uploaded (in the backup subfolder). Some file stealers are backdoor variants and share the same code base.

Malware 135

Malware DNS Government Software 135

ForAllSecure

DECEMBER 2, 2021

It was for UNIX systems and it was created by Dan Farmer and Wheat-say Vene-ma, who then co-authored a book in 2005 called Forensic Discovery. So eventually, we can figure out better ways of accessing the infrastructure versus just a regular RDP, which is prone to the password spray, like, right.

Penetration Testing 52

Penetration Testing Encryption Ransomware Passwords 52