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Tracing what went wrong in 2012 for today’s teens, with Dr. Jean Twenge: Lock and Code S04E10

Malwarebytes

After more than a decade of our most recent technological experiment, in turns out that having the entirety of the internet in the palm of your hands could be … not so great. According to a US National Survey on Drug Use and Health, the prevalence of anxiety in America increased for every age group except those over 50, again, since 2010.

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Meet Ika & Sal: The Bulletproof Hosting Duo from Hell

Krebs on Security

For example, in 2010 Spamdot and its spam affiliate program Spamit were hacked, and its user database shows Sal and Icamis often accessed the forum from the same Internet address — usually from Cherepovets , an industrial town situated approximately 230 miles north of Moscow. bank accounts. ws was registered to an Andrew Artz.

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No SOCKS, No Shoes, No Malware Proxy Services!

Krebs on Security

com , a malware-based proxy network that has been in existence since at least 2010. Cached versions of the site show that in 2010 the software which powers the network was produced with a copyright of “ Escort Software.” The various “iboss” email accounts appear to have been shared by multiple parties.

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Canada Charges Its “Most Prolific Cybercriminal”

Krebs on Security

There is a now-dormant Myspace account for a Matthew Philbert from Orleans, a suburb of Ottawa, Ontario. The information tied to the Myspace account matches the age and town of the defendant. The Myspace account was registered under the nickname “ Darkcloudowner ,” and to the email address dark_cl0ud6@hotmail.com.

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Russian Cybersecurity Executive Arrested for Alleged Role in 2012 Megahacks

Krebs on Security

Prosecutors in Northern California indicted Kislitsin in 2014 for his alleged role in stealing account data from Formspring. A 2010 indictment out of New Jersey accuses Ieremenko and six others with siphoning nonpublic information from the U.S.

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Oil & Gas Industry Needs to Urgently Address Cybersecurity Risks

SecureWorld News

Government Accountability Office is recommending the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) immediately develop and implement a strategy to address offshore oil and gas infrastructure risks. A cyberattack on the network of more than 1,600 facilities that produce much of U.S.

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GUEST ESSAY: Where we stand on mitigating software risks associated with fly-by-wire jetliners

The Last Watchdog

Government Accountability Office in 2020 about increasing risk due to connected aircraft technology developments. In 2019, a cybersecurity firm demonstrated security risks that could allow an attacker to disrupt engine readings and altitude on an aircraft. There was another warning from the U.S.

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