Dark Reading

JANUARY 25, 2023

Zacks Elite sign-ups for the period 1999–2005 were accessed, including name, address, email address, phone number, and the password associated with Zacks.com.

Hacking 83

Hacking Passwords 83

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

The hackers accessed company file servers that contained information about current and former employees from 2005 to 2020 and their beneficiaries and dependents. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Canon). The investigation conducted by Canon found evidence of unauthorized accesses on its network between July 20 and August 6.

Data breaches 144

Data breaches Ransomware Banking Marketing 144

Security Affairs

MAY 31, 2021

The feature was first introduced in 2005 with the x64 editions of Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1. Experts pointed out that these hacking techniques could be used to plant rootkits into Windows systems and bypass security measures. SecurityAffairs – hacking, PatchGuard). Pierluigi Paganini.

Hacking 144

Hacking Malware Software Information Security 144

Krebs on Security

JUNE 1, 2023

ru , which DomainTools.com says was registered in 2005 to a Konstantin E. That document shows Fitis was one of Spamit’s most prolific recruiters, bringing more than 75 affiliates to the Spamit program over several years prior to its implosion in 2010 (and earning commissions on any future sales from all 75 affiliates).

Malware 321

Malware Cybercrime Software Antivirus 321

Heimadal Security

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Flaws from a web server discontinued since 2005 have been used to attack organizations from the energy sector. State-backed Chinese hacking groups have used the Boa web server to target several Indian electrical grid operators, compromising an Indian national emergency response system and a logistics company subsidiary.

Hacking 98

Hacking Cybersecurity 98

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 From one of his ads in 2005: Domains For Projects Advertised By Spam I can register bulletproof domains for sites and projects advertised by spam(of course they must be legal). w s, icamis[.]ru ru , and icamis[.]biz.

Cybercrime 293

Cybercrime Banking Computers and Electronics DDOS 293

Krebs on Security

JULY 30, 2019

“The largest category of information accessed was information on consumers and small businesses as of the time they applied for one of our credit card products from 2005 through early 2019,” the statement continues.

Data breaches 279

Data breaches Small Business Accountability Media 279

The Last Watchdog

JUNE 23, 2021

Here are the key takeaways: Lower-tier hacks. No organization wants to find itself having to recover from a devastating ransomware hack – or dealing with an unauthorized intruder who has usurped control of its operational systems. The ongoing waves of Microsoft Exchange ProxyLogon hacks are a good example of these lower-tier attacks.

Accountability 201

Accountability Passwords Hacking Cyber Risk 201

CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 11, 2021

What’s interesting is the fact that the law enforcement in US could only detect 11,792 cyber attacks on companies and government agencies between 2005- June’20. And out of them, only 6,114 were investigated to the level that they were officially closed, because the perpetrators were detected and punished.

Cyber Attacks 145

Cyber Attacks Marketing Passwords Government 145

Security Affairs

JULY 24, 2020

It was formed in 2005 in response to European Union requirements to separate the natural monopoly of infrastructure management from the competitive operations of running train services. SecurityAffairs – hacking, ADIF). The company has over 13,000 employees for a revenue of around $8 Billion. . Pierluigi Paganini.

Ransomware 143

Ransomware Advertising Media Hacking 143

Security Affairs

APRIL 25, 2022

Stuxnet is a malicious computer worm developed to target SCADA systems that were first uncovered in 2010, but researchers believe its development began at least in 2005. . SecurityAffairs – hacking, SolarMarker). Stuxnet has been designed to hit centrifuges used in the uranium enrichment process in nuclear plants of the country.

Cyber Attacks 143

Cyber Attacks Malware Hacking Internet 143

Security Affairs

MARCH 27, 2022

The oldest flaws in the set of 66 recently added issues are dated back to 2005. SecurityAffairs – hacking, CISA). The new vulnerabilities added to the catalog have to be addressed by federal agencies by April 15, 2022. Microsoft addressed this bug with the release of the February 2022 Patch Tuesday updates. Pierluigi Paganini.

Hacking 106

Hacking Cybersecurity Risk Information Security 106

Security Affairs

MAY 2, 2019

The good news is that most recent versions of SAP software are configured by default to drop unauthorized connections, Since 2005, SAP is providing instructions on how to configure an ACL for the Message Server. Experts pointed out that the problem could impact many SAP products, including S/4HANA and NetWeaver Application Server (AS).

Cyber Attacks 108

Cyber Attacks Advertising Architecture Risk 108

Krebs on Security

JULY 25, 2023

Now new findings reveal that AVrecon is the malware engine behind a 12-year-old service called SocksEscort , which rents hacked residential and small business devices to cybercriminals looking to hide their true location online. Image: Lumen’s Black Lotus Labs. Usually, these users have no idea their systems are compromised.

Malware 245

Malware VPN Internet Internet 245

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

The experts pointed out that Boa has been discontinued since 2005. ” Microsoft experts explained that despite Boa being discontinued in 2005, many vendors across a variety of IoT devices and popular software development kits (SDKs) continue to use it. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Boa). Pierluigi Paganini.

IoT 98

IoT Firmware Software Risk 98

Adam Shostack

JANUARY 2, 2025

Interesting thesis around the use of power, and how power allows people to twist (hack) the rules of systems. His (2005) argument that the computer doesnt matter is looking somewhat, but not exceptionally, dated. Lovely and fun. A Hackers Mind , Bruce Schneier. Project Zero Trust , George Finney. A fascinating history.

Passwords 130

Passwords Hacking Cybersecurity 130

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 12, 2018

Experts pointed out that the Shellbot code first appeared in 2005 and is being used by several threat groups, it was also used in the massive crypto-mining campaign that was exploiting the CVE-2017-5638 Apache Struts vulnerability (CVE-2017-5638) in March 2017. “ Security Affairs – Drupal, hacking ). Pierluigi Paganini.

Advertising 111

Advertising DDOS Cyber Attacks Internet 111

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 4, 2021

. “For example, the SEC brought a number of enforcement actions against individuals and companies who made false and misleading statements about alleged business opportunities in light of damage caused by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Hurricane Ida). ” reads the alert published by SEC. .”

Scams 113

Scams Insurance Education Hacking 113

Security Affairs

JULY 20, 2021

The discovery was casually made several months ago, while experts were configuring a brand new HP printer, and noticed that an old printer driver from 2005 called SSPORT.SYS was triggering an alert by Process Hacker. SecurityAffairs – hacking, CVE-2021-3438). 19 May, 2021 – HP released an advisory for CVE-2021-3438.

Encryption 130

Encryption Accountability Software Hacking 130

CSO Magazine

JANUARY 28, 2021

New York Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security (SHIELD) Act. Nevada Personal Information Data Privacy Encryption Law NRS 603A. New Jersey — An ACT concerning disclosure of breaches of security and amending P.L.2005, Oregon Consumer Information Protection Act (OCIPA) SB 684.

CSO 128

CSO Financial Services Consumer Protection Insurance 128

Security Affairs

JUNE 13, 2023

A database containing personal information of 8,929,503 Zacks Investment Research users emerged on a popular hacking forum on June 10, 2023. 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.

Data breaches 98

Data breaches Cybercrime Passwords Encryption 98

Security Affairs

JULY 30, 2019

THOMPSON posted about the Capital One hack on GitHub, she exploited a misconfigured web application firewall to get access to the data. The security breach data breach took place on March 22nd and 23rd, the hacker accessed information of customers who had applied for a credit card between 2005 and 2019.

Data breaches 100

Data breaches Computers and Electronics Banking Small Business 100

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

dll library in 2005. SecurityAffairs – hacking). .” The following video PoC shows how to gain full control over a targeted system by tricking the victims into opening maliciously crafted compressed archive file using WinRAR. The worst aspect of the story is that WinRAR development team had lost the source code of the UNACEV2.dll

Advertising 111

Advertising Software Hacking 111

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Flyflair.com belongs to the Canadian ultra-low-cost carrier Flair Airlines, founded in 2005. The leak consisted of publicly accessible environment files hosted on the flyflair.com website. According to SimilarWeb, the website attracts 3.2 million monthly visitors.

Identity Theft 137

Identity Theft Phishing Internet Internet 137

The Last Watchdog

MAY 3, 2021

And since 2005 or so, one area of focus has been on sharpening the math formulas that make attribute-based encryption possible. Yet, the bottom line is that the retailer, in this scenario, really has no choice but to accept the sizable risk that a private key will eventually get brute-forced hacked, stolen or simply left out in the open.

Encryption 200

Encryption Retail Digital transformation Authentication 200

Security Boulevard

AUGUST 2, 2021

In 2005, when Albert Gonzalez was hacking his way into the networks of many retail chains in the US (listen to Part 1 , Part 2 and Part 3 ), credit cards were still very insecure: magnetic stripes and signed receipts did little to stop smart hackers such as Gonzalez and his crew.

Retail 59

Retail Hacking 59

Security Affairs

JANUARY 25, 2023

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. The company discovered the intrusion at the end of 2022, it believes the unauthorized access took place sometime between November 2021 and August 2022.

Data breaches 98

Data breaches Passwords Accountability Hacking 98

Security Affairs

APRIL 15, 2021

The issue affects SAP Commerce versions 1808, 1811, 1905, 2005, 2011. SecurityAffairs – hacking, SAP Commerce). “Backoffice application allows certain authorized users to create source rules which are translated to drools rule when published to certain modules within the application.” Pierluigi Paganini.

Engineering 118

Engineering Software Hacking Information Security 118

Herjavec Group

AUGUST 26, 2021

1834 — French Telegraph System — A pair of thieves hack the French Telegraph System and steal financial market information, effectively conducting the world’s first cyberattack. 1870 — Switchboard Hack — A teenager hired as a switchboard operator is able to disconnect and redirect calls and use the line for personal usage. .

Cybercrime 135

Cybercrime Computers and Electronics Banking Hacking 135

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

The discovery was casually made several months ago, while experts were configuring a brand new HP printer, and noticed that an old printer driver from 2005 called SSPORT.SYS was triggering an alert by Process Hacker. SecurityAffairs – hacking, HP OMEN). Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook. Pierluigi Paganini.

Software 142

Software Firmware Hacking Information Security 142

Security Affairs

MAY 3, 2023

The platform has been active since 2005, according to the DoJ, it generated tens of millions of dollars in revenue. Authorities dismantled the Try2Check platform, a Card-Checking platform that generated tens of millions of dollars in revenue. DoJ charged the Russian citizen Denis Gennadievich Kulkov with running the Card-Checking services.

Cybercrime 98

Cybercrime Education Media Hacking 98

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

dll library in 2005. SecurityAffairs – WinRAR hacking). The flaw is an “Absolute Path Traversal” issue a third-party library, called UNACEV2.DLL, DLL, that could be exploited to execute arbitrary code by using a specially-crafted file archive. The way to approach the problem was drastic, the team stopped using the UNACEV2.dll

Malware 110

Malware Advertising Software Hacking 110

Security Affairs

MAY 22, 2019

“We made an error when implementing this functionality back in 2005: The admin console stored a copy of the unhashed password. SecurityAffairs – G Suite, hacking). Google investigated the problem and confirmed that it has no evidence of improper access to or misuse of the affected G Suite credentials. ” continues Google.

Passwords 107

Passwords Encryption Advertising Accountability 107

ForAllSecure

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

His talk was nostalgic, reflecting on the 40+ years of computer hacking. Moss also said that all hacking is not infosec and that all infosec is not hacking. “Hacking can provide a lot of joy and absolutely no income. But hacking, not so much. Where with infosec the goal is to produce income. It’s a job.

Hacking 52

Hacking InfoSec Internet Internet 52

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

XKCD is one of the most popular webcomic platform created by the American author Randall Munroe in 2005, it is a webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language. The popular webcomic platform XKCD has suffered a data breach that exposed data of its forum users, the incident impacted 562,000 subscribers.

Data breaches 108

Data breaches Passwords Data collection Advertising 108

The Security Ledger

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Programs like iDefense Labs Vulnerability Contributor Program (VCP) (launched in 2002) and TippingPoint’s Zero Day Initiative (2005) were accused -at the time- of incentivizing the work of criminals and bad actors. . Episode 200: Sakura Samurai Wants To Make Hacking Gr.

Software 98

Software IoT Manufacturing Cyber Attacks 98

Centraleyes

MARCH 3, 2025

Similarly, the states Information Security Breach and Notification Act (2005) was one of the earliest breach notification laws in the U.S., The SHIELD Act: Strengthening New Yorks Data Security The SHIELD Act , passed in 2019, builds on New Yorks earlier Information Security Breach and Notification Act (2005).

Data breaches 52

Data breaches Risk Financial Services Data privacy 52