Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

The JabberZeus crew’s name is derived from the malware they used, which was configured to send them a Jabber instant message each time a new victim entered a one-time password code into a phishing page mimicking their bank. “In early October, the Ukrainian surveillance team said they’d lost him,” he wrote.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 20, 2020

Threat actors used the consoles to deliver malware and ransomware through an IoT botnet that was also used to launch distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. “One particular IP was associated with dozens of activities related to the distribution of malware, phishing emails, ransomware, and DDoS attacks.”

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 21, 2023

Understanding the history of computer hacking is important for understanding its impact on technology and society, the current state of cybersecurity, and for developing effective strategies for protecting against cyber threats. The early 2000s also saw the emergence of new forms of cybercrime, such as phishing and malware attacks.

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Hacking Cybersecurity Internet Internet 75

eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

A 2020 study of pentesting projects from Positive Technologies revealed that external attackers could breach 93% of company networks , with 71% being vulnerable even to novice-level hackers. Going Mobile and Going Global: 2001-2010. The group also claimed responsibility for a DDoS attack on Swiss email provider ProtonMail.

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Malware Ransomware Antivirus Internet 140

SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

This does not mean actors are not actively seeking to up their technological impact, including aggressively pursuing ransomware methods. We believe that Iran started heavily investing in its cyber operations program following the discovery of Stuxnet in 2010, and we can track the evolution from there. The DDoS nation-state hackers.

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Social Engineering Government DDOS Engineering 81

Herjavec Group

AUGUST 26, 2021

1903 — Wireless Telegraphy — During John Ambrose Fleming’s first public demonstration of Marconi’s “secure” wireless telegraphy technology, Nevil Maskelyne disrupts it by sending insulting Morse code messages discrediting the invention. The DDoS attack is part of a political activist movement against the church called “Project Chanology.”

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Cybercrime Computers and Electronics Banking Hacking 135

eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

As cloud computing upends traditional perimeter models of cybersecurity, new cloud security models have emerged, and CWPP was one of the first to appear back in 2010. To avoid intrusions, CWP technologies prioritize encryption, access control, and data monitoring. Effective CWP techniques mitigate both external and internal risks.

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