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15-Year-Old Malware Proxy Network VIP72 Goes Dark

Krebs on Security

Like other anonymity networks marketed largely on cybercrime forums online, VIP72 routes its customers’ traffic through computers that have been hacked and seeded with malicious software. Between 2003 and 2006, Corpse focused on selling and supporting his Haxdoor malware. The domain Vip72[.]org

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Why Malware Crypting Services Deserve More Scrutiny

Krebs on Security

guru’s registration records also are hidden, yet passive domain name system (DNS) records for both cryptor[.]biz has been associated with the user Kerens on the Russian hacking forum Exploit from 2011 to the present day. has been associated with the user Kerens on the Russian hacking forum Exploit from 2011 to the present day.

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Critical zero-days discovered in VxWorks RTOS, billions of devices at risk

Security Affairs

This timespan might be even longer, as according to Wind River, three of the vulnerabilities were already existent in IPnet when it acquired the stack from Interpeak in 2006.” ” Researchers explained that the VxWorks OS implements some optional mitigations that could make it hard the exploitation of the above vulnerabilities.

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

Herjavec Group

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. .