Krebs on Security

JANUARY 8, 2024

As detailed in my 2014 book, Spam Nation , Spamdot was home to crooks controlling some of the world’s nastiest botnets, global malware contagions that went by exotic names like Rustock , Cutwail , Mega-D , Festi , Waledac , and Grum. bank accounts. This post is an attempt to remedy that omission. .

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Cybercrime Banking Computers and Electronics DDOS 215

SecureList

JUNE 26, 2023

We then ran these software names against Kaspersky Security Network (KSN)* telemetry to find out how much malware and unwanted software was distributed under the guise of these applications. They can run other malware on the system, elevate the attackers’ privileges, cause the target application to crash and so on.

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Cybercrime Phishing Banking Malware 90

eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

To this end, some impressive technology has been created to combat the technological side of the issue, to keep hackers and similar bad actors from accessing data and account privileges they shouldn’t. since Q3 of 2007. According to data from the Federal Reserve , the 55-69 age group currently controls 41.2% for individuals under 40.

Social Engineering 117

Social Engineering Energy and Utilities Phishing Scams 117

Spinone

OCTOBER 16, 2019

Imagine for a moment that your employee uses one password to access their social media profiles and to sign in to their Office 365 corporate account. To ensure that your data is safe, get a backup for Office 365. However, don’t forget that even an updated antivirus may not detect advanced malware strains.

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Passwords Data breaches Backups Authentication 40

Spinone

JANUARY 14, 2019

This sensitive content can include HR team files on social security numbers, employee’s personal data, accounts receivable or order management team information containing credit card numbers. In the event of malware attack Spinbackup solution can restore the broken or list data into an end-user’s account.

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Backups Technology Cloud Migration Engineering 49

eSecurity Planet

JULY 3, 2021

The downside to this long-term trend is that communications online, never mind on public cloud platforms, present vulnerabilities via web attacks and malware. Even better, customer accounts are not limited to a set number of devices. offers contracts as short as a week passes up to family accounts for as long as a year.

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VPN Encryption Marketing Internet 56

ForAllSecure

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Vamosi: Back in 2007 the California Secretary of State, Debra Bowen, did the unthinkable: she decertified all the digital voting systems in the state. Bee: I have to put in 16 letters and digits to get into my FreshDirect account. Listen to EP 08: Hacking Voting Systems. Apple Podcasts. Google Podcasts. Spotify Podcasts. Amazon Music.

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Hacking Mobile Software Technology 52