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Ask Fitis, the Bear: Real Crooks Sign Their Malware

Krebs on Security

Fitis’s real-life identity was exposed in 2010 after two of the biggest sponsors of pharmaceutical spam went to war with each other, and large volumes of internal documents, emails and chat records seized from both spam empires were leaked to this author. My fingerprints change beyond recognition every few days. Image: Archive.org.

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A Data Security Nightmare Before Christmas

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Data Sources: Volume of data/information created, captured, copied, and consumed worldwide from 2010 to 2025 , Statistica. 2021 Thales Data Threat Report. To view how this data story could end for your organization, take a stroll through Thales’ online storyboard today. Data security. Brian Grant | CPL ANZ's Regional Director.

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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.