SecureList

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

The first two samples had 2010/2011 as the compilation date, as shown on the graph below. SPSniffer , which we described in 2010: both families are able to intercept signals from PIN pads , but use different approaches in doing so. Warning from a PoS vendor about Prilex social engineering attacks. A link to the past.

Malware 103

Malware Banking Software Encryption 103

eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Recent innovations in the attack technology, like the “BlackLotus” UEFI rootkit , have ensured that rootkits are still a very present danger to modern networks and devices. First discovered in 2010, Stuxnet was used to severely disrupt Iran’s nuclear facilities, apparently in an effort to halt the nation’s development of an atomic bomb.

Firmware 114

Firmware Malware Antivirus Firewall 114

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. Social engineering attacks soon found use in the digital space. Going Mobile and Going Global: 2001-2010.

Malware 140

Malware Ransomware Antivirus Internet 140

The Last Watchdog

JULY 25, 2019

The Obama sanctions helped security analysts and the FBI piece together how Bogachev, around 2010, began running unusual searches on well-placed PCs he controlled, via Gameover Zeus infections. China’s focus has been on the theft of data and intellectual property to advance national interests in key technologies,” Bort said.

IoT 171

IoT Hacking Banking Government 171

The Last Watchdog

MARCH 4, 2019

Virsec is a leading innovator of memory protection technologies. One tried-and-true incursion method pivots off social engineering. Allegedly developed by US and Israeli operatives, Stuxnet was discovered circulating through Iranian nuclear energy facilities in 2010. A network breach begins, of course, with an incursion.

Hacking 212

Hacking Energy and Utilities System Administration Accountability 212

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. 2010 — Zeus Trojan Virus — An Eastern European cybercrime ring steals $70 million from U.S.

Cybercrime 135

Cybercrime Computers and Electronics Banking Hacking 135

Kali Linux

MARCH 28, 2023

With the launch the first stable release of BackTrack 4 in January 2010, the project got its own domain ( backtrack-linux.org ) and moved off remote-exploit. As this was not a “Long-Term Support” (LTS) release, upstream would only support it until April 2010 - one year & six months. With technology, trends change.

InfoSec 52

InfoSec Penetration Testing Architecture Software 52