Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The story on the Flashback author featured redacted screenshots that were taken from Ika’s BlackSEO account (see image above). The day after that story ran, Ika posted a farewell address to his mates, expressing shock and bewilderment over the apparent compromise of his BlackSEO account. ru under the handle “ r-fac1.”

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 31, 2021

At the start of March 2021, Microsoft rushed out patches for a critical zero-day Vulnerability in Exchange Server (2010, 2013, 2016, and 2019). FBI Internet Crime Report 2020: Cybercrime Skyrocketed, with Email Compromise Accounting for 43% of Losses. Microsoft Antivirus Now Automatically Mitigates Exchange Server Vulnerability.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 8, 2019

But GandCrab far eclipsed the success of competing ransomware affiliate programs largely because its authors worked assiduously to update the malware so that it could evade antivirus and other security defenses. In 2010, the hottabych_k2 address was used to register the domain name dedserver[.]ru Vpn-service[.]us

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 15, 2023

Oftentimes this is credential data, but it can be any data that may have financial value to an adversary; this includes paid online service accounts, cryptocurrency wallets, instant messenger, or email contacts lists, etc. As a result, this technique may bypass static antivirus signatures and complicate malware reverse engineering.

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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. Keep your antivirus software up to date. However, don’t forget that even an updated antivirus may not detect advanced malware strains.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 22, 2021

Antivirus vendors detect it. Hulio told The Washington Post that his company had terminated the contracts of two customers because of allegations of human rights abuses, but, according to the paper, he refused to disclose which accounts were closed. Pegasus is spyware, and spyware is not made to respect privacy. It erodes it.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 17, 2021

McAfee is widely known for bringing the first antivirus software to market. Through acquisitions in the 2000s, SAP launched their database platform, HANA, in 2010. At an extra cost, organizations can also add on redaction, external key management system (KMS) support, and compartment security. Database security features.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Though polite, the Creeper was still an annoyance to some, and in 1971, Ray Tomlinson developed the first antivirus software , called Reaper. One of the first pieces of antivirus software , McAfee’s VirusScan, was released in 1987. Going Mobile and Going Global: 2001-2010. Take a Look at the 4 Best Antivirus Software of 2022.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Those included spreadsheets chock full of bank account details tied to some of the world’s most active cybercriminals, and to a vast network of shell corporations created by Vrublevsky and his co-workers to help launder the proceeds from their various online pharmacy, spam and fake antivirus operations.

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Adam Levin

DECEMBER 7, 2020

The number of products connected to the internet surpassed the number of people on the planet somewhere between 2008 and 2010 and is expected to exceed 75 billion by 2025. This represents an evolutionary step beyond credential stuffing (a crime where the target’s passwords are used to access other accounts).

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2022

Company Sector Year Status Satori DataSecOps 2021 Private BluBracket Software supply chain 2021 Private Cape Privacy Data security 2021 Private ZecOps Digital forensics 2019 Private SecurityScorecard Risk ratings 2017 Private Carbon Black Security software 2015 Acquired: VMware AVG Antivirus software 2015 Acquired: Avast. ForgePoint Capital.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 8, 2022

Though APTs were regularly seen from then on inside the industry, the term didn’t gain public consciousness until an attack on Google servers in 2010 , the fault of which was assigned to Chinese APTs. Antivirus companies like McAfee jumped on the opportunity to provide anti-APT products. What Is An APT?

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