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Ask Fitis, the Bear: Real Crooks Sign Their Malware

Krebs on Security

That same email address also is tied to two forum accounts for a user with the handle “ O.R.Z.” user account — this one on Verified[.]ru Prior to that, akafitis@gmail.com was used as the email address for the account “ Fitis ,” which was active on Exploit between September 2006 and May 2007.

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A Data Security Nightmare Before Christmas

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Organizations moved from using accounting ledgers, address books and filing cabinets to store their data, to embracing digital systems to capture and analyze every bit of data they could collect. Data Sources: Volume of data/information created, captured, copied, and consumed worldwide from 2010 to 2025 , Statistica. Data security.

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Cyber Security Roundup for April 2021

Security Boulevard

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 Exchange Zero-Day, Exploitations Led by Hafnium.