Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

The vulnerability was disclosed by the security researcher Polle Vanhoof. The Mifare Classic smart card technology is known to be insecure since 2008, when security researchers from Radboud University Nijmegen performed reverse engineering of the chip and published their findings. ” wrote the expert.

Hacking 145

Hacking Technology Software Engineering 145

Security Affairs

MARCH 31, 2021

The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) formally deprecates Transport Layer Security (TLS) versions 1.0 (RFC was recommended for IETF protocols in 2008 and became obsolete with the introduction of TLS version 1.3 RFC 2246) and 1.1 (RFC Both versions lack support for current and recommended cryptographic algorithms and mechanisms.

Internet 90

Internet Internet Engineering Hacking 90

Security Affairs

MARCH 8, 2020

CIA Hacking unit APT-C-39 hit China since 2008. Lets Encrypt CA is revoking over 3 Million TLS certificates due to a bug. US officials charge two Chinese men for laundering cryptocurrency for North Korea. Google addresses over 70 flaws in Android, including a remotely exploitable issue.

Data breaches 69

Data breaches Mobile Advertising Ransomware 69

Krebs on Security

JULY 25, 2023

Danny Adamitis , principal information security researcher at Lumen and co-author of the report on AVrecon, confirmed Kilmer’s findings, saying the C2 data matched up with what Spur was seeing for SocksEscort dating back to September 2022. com was registered in 2008 to an Adrian Crismaru from Chisinau, Moldova.

Malware 197

Malware VPN Internet Internet 197

Security Affairs

AUGUST 31, 2020

QBot, aka Qakbot and Pinkslipbot , has been active since 2008, it is used by malware for collecting browsing data and banking credentials and other financial information from the victims. Threat actors are employing a new module specifically designed to collect and compromise email threads on infected systems. .

Banking 108

Banking Advertising Passwords Malware 108

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 5, 2018

As a result, the proportion of American hospitals with an electronic health record went from just 9% in 2008 to 96% in 2015. In addition, the health information exchanges tied to the HITECH Act provided financial awards to build out exchanges, which has driven further digitization of patient records. Which brings me to my next point.

Healthcare 87

Healthcare Digital transformation Unstructured Data Encryption 87

Schneier on Security

MARCH 31, 2024

Of course it was before 2008, when we created the Security and Human Behavior workshop. It was well before 2001, when we created the Workshop on Economics and Information Security. I know I was at the Fast Software Encryption workshop in December 1993, another conference he created.

Surveillance 286

Surveillance Engineering Encryption Government 286

Security Affairs

MAY 26, 2020

Earlier versions of Agent.BTZ were used to compromise US military networks in the Middle East in 2008. Despite their extensions, the attachments are not Office documents, but rather encrypted blobs of data that include a specific command to be executed.

Advertising 98

Advertising Malware Encryption Authentication 98

eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

In cases, full disk encryption is a necessary feature. Encrypted data provides an obstacle and a layer of risk mitigation against loss since the data is not easily readable without the right encryption key. Encrypted data involves both data in transit and data at rest. transport layer security) has long been the standard.

Encryption 52

Encryption Software Authentication Passwords 52

SecureList

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Usually after the phrase there are MD5 hashes [1] , IP addresses and other technical data that should help information security specialists to counter a specific threat. We have been doing so since 2008, benefiting from Kaspersky’s decades of cyberthreat data management, and unrivaled technologies.

Cyber threats 103

Cyber threats DNS Technology Engineering 103

NopSec

DECEMBER 7, 2016

Modern variants of ransomware, called crypto ransomware, entomb the files stored on a hard drive using strong encryption. It gives the example of Hacking Team, based in Italy, and Vupen Security, based in France. If the victim wishes them back, they will have to pay a ransom. The SAaaS model is ideal for hacktivists and terrorists.

Cyber threats 40

Cyber threats Cyber Attacks Ransomware Manufacturing 40

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

out of 5 stars on Chrome web store, 9 out of 10 pairs of participants failed to complete the assigned task of exchanging encrypted emails, i.e. 90% failure rate. The most common mistake that repeatedly occurred in all of these studies [13,14,15] was to encrypt a message with the sender’s public key. This type of scheme (e.g., [8,9])

Encryption 91

Encryption Government Authentication Accountability 91

eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022

The European Union General Data Protection Regulation ( GDPR ) considers biometric data as sensitive data that requires the informed consent of the involved person. several federal and state laws regulate data security and biometrics. In 2008, Illinois became the first U.S. In the U.S., Awaiting the future.

Passwords 124

Passwords Password Management Authentication Technology 124

The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Regardless of how familiar you are with Information Security, you’ve probably come across the term ‘malware’ countless times. From accessing your business-critical resources and sensitive information to halting business operations and services, a malware infection can quickly become an organization’s worst nightmare come true.

Cyber threats 113

Cyber threats Computers and Electronics Adware Spyware 113

CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 31, 2021

Regardless of how familiar you are with Information Security, you’ve probably come across the term ‘malware’ countless times. From accessing your business-critical resources and sensitive information to halting business operations and services, a malware infection can quickly become an organization’s worst nightmare come true.

Malware 107

Malware Computers and Electronics Adware Spyware 107

Security Affairs

MARCH 19, 2020

The following VBScript is run through cscript.exe, It’s an obfuscated and xor-encrypted payload. The encryption is performed by a simple xor having as key the single byte 0 while the encoding procedure is a multi conversion routine which could be summarized as follows: chr(asc(chr(“&h”&mid(x,y,2)))).

Computers and Electronics 102

Computers and Electronics Penetration Testing Malware Cyber Attacks 102

Kali Linux

MARCH 28, 2023

Enter BackTrack 3 in June 2008. It was common for big exploits to make an appearance around these security conferences. 2008 was no exception. In information security (infosec) there is the need to be on the latest version. There was then a shift to “Live-Boot” (either CDs or USBs).

InfoSec 52

InfoSec Penetration Testing Architecture Software 52

ForAllSecure

JULY 6, 2022

I’m talking about cybercrime unicorns, talking the fog of cyberwar among nation states, and about a new book that I think will be on the shelves of every information security professional later this summer. Vamosi: The slogan of the RSA Conference is “Where the World Talks Security,” and, in general.

Cybercrime 40

Cybercrime Government Ransomware Hacking 40

Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

Burkov calls himself a specialist in information security and denies having committed the crimes for which he’s been charged. Also, neither forum was accessible or even visible to anyone without a special encryption certificate supplied by forum administrators that allowed the sites to load properly in a Web browser.

Cybercrime 213

Cybercrime Government Hacking Banking 213

Spinone

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

Yet, devastating moments such as the 2008 U.S. Law firms need to implement exceptionally secure mechanisms to protect content and file sharing to ensure that only authorized partners can access highly confidential documents, including data encryption capabilities or file-level usage rights.

Energy and Utilities 40

Energy and Utilities Technology Authentication Banking 40