SecureList

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

SpyEye, developed in 2009 and described as a “bank Trojan with a form grabbing capability”, surged from the eighth most common banking malware tool with a 3.4% We look at phishing threats commonly encountered by users and companies as well as the prevalence of various Windows and Android-based financial malware.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

The attack chain starts with COVID19-themed spear-phishing messages that contain either a malicious Word attachment or a link to one hosted on company servers. . The experts discovered the custom backdoor while investigating an incident, it was used by attackers for lateral movements and data exfiltration.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 9, 2019

According to Microsoft, the Platinum has been active since at least 2009, it was responsible for spear phishing attacks on ISPs, government organizations, intelligence agencies, and defense institutes. The malware can also get proxy settings from Internet Explorer. ” reads the analysis publisjed by Kaspersky.

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Encryption Passwords Malware Software 46

Krebs on Security

JANUARY 11, 2022

Over the past ten years, his contact information has been used to register numerous phishing domains intended to siphon credentials from people trying to transact on various dark web marketplaces. That last domain was originally registered in 2009 to a Mikhail P. Matveyev , in Abakan, Khakassia.

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DDOS Accountability Cybercrime Ransomware 269

eSecurity Planet

MAY 25, 2022

As networks evolved and organizations adopted internet communications for critical business processes, these cryptographic systems became essential for protecting data. For users familiar with password management and the value of complex passwords, this makes sense. The Importance of Encryption. Homomorphic Encryption.

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Encryption Computers and Electronics Password Management Passwords 138

Krebs on Security

MARCH 28, 2024

Here’s the story of a recent thread hijacking attack in which a journalist was copied on a phishing email from the unwilling subject of a recent scoop. But Sholtis said he didn’t enter his Outlook username and password. He was paroled in 2009, and in 2014 moved his family to a home in Lancaster County, Pa.

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Phishing Scams Accountability Passwords 259

eSecurity Planet

JUNE 17, 2021

With the EDB PostgreSQL Advanced Server, clients gain features like password profiles, enhanced audit logging, and data redaction. Features include automated discovery, port scans and patch status, password integrity , and protections for database-specific risks. Google Cloud Platform (GCP). Microsoft Azure.

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Firewall Encryption Computers and Electronics Software 120

ForAllSecure

OCTOBER 5, 2021

In 2016, the Mirai IoT botnet shut down part of the internet, yet variations still plague us today. Vamosi: The internet. Vamosi: Dyn was an internet performance management and web application security company that has since been bought by Oracle. The results can be massive enough to bring down parts of the internet.

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IoT DDOS Malware Internet 52

Krebs on Security

AUGUST 2, 2018

A story published here on July 12 about a new sextortion-based phishing scheme that invokes a real password used by each recipient has become the most-read piece on KrebsOnSecurity since this site launched in 2009. There are several interesting takeaways from this phishing campaign.

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Phishing Scams Passwords Password Management 146

Herjavec Group

AUGUST 26, 2021

1962 — Allan Scherr — MIT sets up the first computer passwords, for student privacy and time limits. Student Allan Scherr makes a punch card to trick the computer into printing off all passwords and uses them to log in as other people after his time runs out. She connects him to any phone number he requests for free.

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Cybercrime Computers and Electronics Banking Hacking 135