Security Affairs

DECEMBER 7, 2021

The blockchain-enabled botnet has been active since at least 2011, researchers estimate that the Glupteba botnet is currently composed of more than 1 million Windows PCs around the world. The IT giant also removed 1,183 Google accounts, 908 cloud projects, and 870 Google Ads accounts used by the operators. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Identity IQ

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

The Origins and History of the Dark Web IdentityIQ The dark web is a hidden part of the internet that cannot be accessed as easily. The dark web consists of websites and services that operate anonymously and aren’t accessible in the “public” part of the internet. The deep web is far and away the largest part of the internet.

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Herjavec Group

AUGUST 26, 2021

1834 — French Telegraph System — A pair of thieves hack the French Telegraph System and steal financial market information, effectively conducting the world’s first cyberattack. 1870 — Switchboard Hack — A teenager hired as a switchboard operator is able to disconnect and redirect calls and use the line for personal usage. .

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Cybercrime Computers and Electronics Banking Hacking 135

Security Affairs

AUGUST 24, 2023

Any version released before then is not vulnerable, and these older versions make up nearly 25% of the internet-facing Openfire servers. released in 2011.” ” “We found there are a variety of Openfire forks that may or may not be vulnerable, making up about 5% of the internet-facing servers.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 28, 2023

“This litigation is another step forward in holding cybercriminals accountable, by not just targeting those that operate botnets, but also those that profit from malware distribution.” Before downloading any software, do research on the product, and read reviews from others who have already downloaded and used the software.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 28, 2022

Launched in 2013, Microleaves is a service that allows customers to route their Internet traffic through PCs in virtually any country or city around the globe. Microleaves works by changing each customer’s Internet Protocol (IP) address every five to ten minutes. The same account continues to sell subscriptions to Shifter.io.

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Advertising Software Computers and Electronics Internet 216

Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Following their dramatic arrests in 2016, many news media outlets reported that the men were suspected of having tipped off American intelligence officials about those responsible for Russian hacking activities tied to the 2016 U.S. presidential election. law enforcement and intelligence agencies.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 31, 2019

resulted in a court order enabling us last week to take control of 99 websites the group uses to conduct its hacking operations so the sites can no longer be used to execute attacks. Microsoft has been tracking the threat actors at least since 2013, but experts believe that the cyberespionage group has been active since at least 2011.

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ForAllSecure

MARCH 1, 2022

I mean, there are so many positive stories about people who are hacking for a living and doing good things because of it. In 2011, there a was user in a chat room by the name of altoid, like the mint. Anyone talking about it in 2011 most likely had inside information. However, on the internet, nothing is truly deleted.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 15, 2023

Knowing them, a threat actor could be able to hijack the session and therefore the account. If attackers had access to this key, they could create an admin account and have privileged access to a website. As reported in 2011, the company fell victim to two cyberattacks, which are suspected to be part of an espionage attempt.

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Pen Test

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Introduction Radio Frequency (RF) penetration testing, popularly referred to as RF pentesting, stands as a vital domain within ethical hacking. In contemporary times, with the exponential growth of the Internet of Things (IoT), smart homes, connected cars, and wearable devices, the importance of RF pentesting has soared significantly.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Russian hacking groups have set out to systematically erode Western democratic institutions — and they’ve been quite successful at it. iFunny is a Russian company; it was launched in 2011 and has been downloaded to iOS and Android phones an estimated 10 million times. Related: Let’s not call it ‘fake news’ an y more.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

On the modern Internet, malware is a near-constant presence. Department of Defense’s Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (ARPANET), the precursor of the modern Internet we know, love, and sometimes hate. Worms and the Dawn of the Internet Age: 1987-2000. Welcome to [link] Hacked By Chinese!”.

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Malware Ransomware Antivirus Internet 138

The Security Ledger

AUGUST 17, 2018

. » Related Stories Spotlight Podcast: CSS on why Crypto Agility is the Key to Securing Internet of Things Identities DEF CONtests Highlight Hacker Culture’s Expanding Reach Spotlight: Deepika Chauhan of Digicert on the Challenges of Securing the Internet of Things.

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Troy Hunt

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

It's probably a scary image, one that's a bit mysterious, a shady character lurking in the hidden depths of the internet. No really, I wrote about him last year and exposed his involvement in everything from state-sponsored Iranian hacking to typosquatting to him potentially being Ed Snowden. See that bloke in the bottom right?

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Data breaches Passwords Marketing Hacking 206

Security Affairs

MAY 8, 2020

It should be noted that some of the tech companies provide a wide range of Internet-related services and some of them, like cloud storages and email services, form separate categories. SecurityAffairs – phishing attacks, hacking). CERT-GIB’s findings indicate that phishing attack perpetrators have revised their so-called target pool.

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Spinone

JANUARY 21, 2015

Here is the annual list of the 25 most frequently passwords found on the Internet appearing to be the Worst Passwords, that will expose anybody to being hacked or having their identities stolen. In 2014, millions of passwords from Russian accounts were also leaked, but these passwords were not included in the analysis.

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ForAllSecure

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

It’s about challenging our expectations about people who hack for a living. Vamosi: In my book from 2011 When Gadgets Betray Us , I profiled a young Czech born streetwise car thief, an unlikely example of a high tech criminal. That means I had to hack a script which is not as good as the PB TK tool.

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