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Spam Kingpin Peter Levashov Gets Time Served

Krebs on Security

A federal judge in Connecticut today handed down a sentence of time served to spam kingpin Peter “Severa” Levashov , a prolific purveyor of malicious and junk email, and the creator of malware strains that infected millions of Microsoft computers globally. Early in his career, Severa worked very closely with two major purveyors of spam.

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New Cyberthreats for 2021

Adam Levin

The massive shift to work from home in response to the Covid-19 pandemic has meant a rush to secure a wider range of home devices and networks, and an instant spike in demand for training and services that protect employees in identifying attempted cyberattacks and scams. Economic stimulus checks were targeted.

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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). Stolen in Pandemic Scams. Microsoft Antivirus Now Automatically Mitigates Exchange Server Vulnerability. Microsoft Exchange Zero-Day, Exploitations Led by Hafnium. Covid Fraud: £34.5m