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15-Year-Old Malware Proxy Network VIP72 Goes Dark

Krebs on Security

org was originally registered in 2006 to “ Corpse ,” the handle adopted by a Russian-speaking hacker who gained infamy several years prior for creating and selling an extremely sophisticated online banking trojan called A311 Death , a.k.a. Between 2003 and 2006, Corpse focused on selling and supporting his Haxdoor malware.

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Why Malware Crypting Services Deserve More Scrutiny

Krebs on Security

One of the domains registered in 2006 to the address unforgiven57@mail.ru frequently relied on the somewhat unique password, “ plk139t51z.” ” Constella says that same password was used for just a handful of other email addresses, including gumboldt@gmail.com. antivirusxp09[.]com). was thelib[.]ru

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Thread Hijacking: Phishes That Prey on Your Curiosity

Krebs on Security

But Sholtis said he didn’t enter his Outlook username and password. In 2006, Kidan was sentenced to 70 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to defrauding lenders along with Jack Abramoff , the disgraced lobbyist whose corruption became a symbol of the excesses of Washington influence peddling.

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