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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Malwarebytes

APRIL 14, 2022

There are a lot of those because the ZeuS banking Trojan source code was leaked in 2011, and so there’s been plenty of time for several new variants to emerge. A sinkhole is a way of redirecting malicious internet traffic so that it can be captured and analyzed by security professionals, and are often used to seize control of botnets.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

i-SOON CEO Wu Haibo, in 2011. But Will Thomas , a cyber threat intelligence researcher at Equinix, found an Internet address in the leaked data that corresponds to a domain flagged in a 2019 Citizen Lab report about one-click mobile phone exploits that were being used to target groups in Tibet. . Image: nattothoughts.substack.com.

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Troy Hunt

MARCH 27, 2018

Sidenote: she's an avid 1Password user and has been since 2011, this password dated back a couple of decades when, like most people still do today, she had reused it extensively). I'm like yo my credit cards and financial information your entering into this internet system isn't even fully encrypted.

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Webroot

MARCH 15, 2021

Drafted by the Internet Engineering Task Force (ITEF) in 1998, it became an Internet Standard in 2017. IP addresses, those numbers assigned to every internet-connected device, or node, were designed to contain 32 bits. What continued IPv6 adoption means for internet security. IPv6 has been a long time coming.

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Herjavec Group

AUGUST 26, 2021

They hack into their teacher’s account and leave messages making fun of him. 1988 — The Morris Worm — Robert Morris creates what would be known as the first worm on the Internet. Air Force research facility, discover a password “sniffer” has been installed onto their network, compromising more than 100 user accounts.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

That leaves 78 percent that only require usernames and passwords to authenticate account users. billion account hijacking attempts using brute-forced stolen passwords. Microsoft is not the only company to reveal that internet users have been reluctant to adopt MFA. Google introduced 2FA to Gmail in 2011.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

26, 2023 — The Internet Infrastructure Coalition (i2Coalition) launched the VPN Trust Initiative (VTI) in 2020 to establish a baseline for how virtual private network (VPN) providers should operate. Social Responsibility: VPN providers will promote VPN technology to support access to the global Internet and freedom of expression.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 31, 2019

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. “Plaintiff Microsoft Corporation (“Microsoft”) has sued Defendants John Does 1-2 associated with the Internet domains listed below.” Saudi Arabia, and Iraq. .

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Troy Hunt

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

A lot has changed in the Microsoft technology world in the last 7 years since I launched ASafaWeb in September 2011. Internet Explorer is no longer the dominant browser ( Chrome was in 3rd place back then ). Windows XP is no longer the dominant operating system ( Win 7 actually caught up the month I launched ASafaWeb ).

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

According to statistics from the FBI’s 2021 Internet Crime Report , complaints to the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) have been rising since 2017. This made a lot of sense, especially in the earlier days of the Internet where cybersecurity measures were nowhere near as robust as they are today. Individuals. Businesses.

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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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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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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 15, 2023

One doesn't need a legitimate account or access to view these data but a single, specific URL. Although version 1 of SweepWizard has been available for download from the Apple App Store since 2016, according to archived information, Wired could access sweep data as far back as 2011.

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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

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 Partners

JANUARY 29, 2024

It looks like similar techniques were used on Sir Grayson Perry’s stage show , where information was used to identify members of the audience and query details from their social media accounts live on stage. He has been a speaker on the infosec circuit and was one of the keynotes at the inaugural 44CON London security event in 2011.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

Tropic Trooper (aka KeyBoy and Pirate Panda) is an APT group operating since 2011. In addition, this year’s updated version of the GREASE malware creates backdoor accounts to use RDP connections under the names “Guest” and “IIS_USER”, respectively.

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SC Magazine

MAY 12, 2021

Visitors crowd a cloud computing presentation at the CeBIT technology trade fair on March 2, 2011 in Hanover, Germany. Misconfigured buckets and leaky APIs continue to be the biggest and most impactful cloud security holes for businesses. Sean Gallup/Getty Images). At least, until a breach occurs.

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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. CERT-GIB’s findings indicate that phishing attack perpetrators have revised their so-called target pool.

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Elie

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Performing a longitudinal analysis highlights that the adoption rate of 2FA (two-factor authentication) has been mostly stagnant over the last five years, despite the ever increasing number of accounts hijacked due to the. in 2011 almost 10 years ago. reuse of passwords found in data breaches and phishing attacks. in 2005 and TOTP in.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 29, 2021

Escobar reigned in the 80's when the internet was a just a crazy thought in the back of someone's mind. According to Finance Feeds , Bitcoin Fog was found exclusively on the darknet and required registration to open an account. But a lot of examples of these criminal masterminds are from the past.

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Google Security

MAY 23, 2023

Once a CA is trusted, it can issue certificates for any website on the internet; thus, each newly added CA represents an additional attack surface, and the Web PKI is only as safe as its weakest link. For example, in 2011 a compromised CA led to a large-scale attack on web users in Iran. Incident Management No CA is perfect.

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SecureList

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

SmokeLoader (aka Smoke) is a modular malware that has been known since 2011, distributed via phishing emails and drive-by downloads. After retrieving this information, the malware attempts to extract additional information like access tokens, account IDs, etc. A full technical description will be provided in subsequent reports.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 21, 2025

CrowdStrike Best for endpoint security and services Headquarters: Sunnyvale, California Founded: 2011 Annual Revenue: $3.4 The few widely recognized categories of security are: Network security : Protects the connections between networks, including data transfers to and from the internet and hardware like routers and switches.

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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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Pen Test Partners

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Enabling MFA in the Ring app is recommended for enhanced account protection. This additional layer of security significantly increases the difficulty for unauthorised individuals to access your account, even if they manage to obtain your password. Privacy Concerns: Monitoring staff have access to footage, raising privacy concerns.

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Pen Test

OCTOBER 12, 2023

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. GHz and 5 GHz bands, providing high-speed wireless internet connectivity (Kurkovsky, 2006). IoT Security Techniques and Implementation.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 3, 2021

The internet and, now, cloud computing transformed the way we conduct business. Founded in 2011, CyberGhost VPN is headquartered in Bucharest, Romania, and boasts over 30 million global customers. In 2011, the Los Angeles VPN provider launched a platform-friendly solution for iOS, Android, macOS, Windows, and Amazon devices.

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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. Still “123456” and “password” continue to win the top 2 spots where they have been each year since the first report of 2011.

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SecureList

MARCH 1, 2021

In particular, advertisers can display targeted offerings, and attackers can access accounts with various services, such as online banking. For example, an attacker could log in to a victim’s Facebook account and post a phishing link or spread spam. Attacks on personal data. Their enduring relevance is a surprise.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 17, 2021

In 2011, McAfee added to their database security lineup with the acquisition of Sentrigo, which approached database security with an emphasis on privileged user activity and access. As most databases use web servers to connect to the internet, an organization’s data is inherently vulnerable to web-based attacks.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2022

Company Sector Year Status Isovalent Cloud security 2020 Private Illumio Cloud security 2015 Private SignalFx Monitoring 2015 Acquired: Splunk CipherCloud Cloud security 2012 Acquired: Lookout Lookout Mobile security 2011 Private. Bessemer Venture Partners. Insight Partners. Lightspeed Venture Partners.

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Scary Beasts Security

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

In the most serious case, if the emulator were running as part of an internet server for music conversion, the attacker could render parts of OOB heap content as sound waves in the output file, to try and steal interesting data from the server’s heap. The exploit proceeds via a program written entirely in 6502 assembly.

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ForAllSecure

MARCH 1, 2022

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. This was before the commercial internet when it was easier to forge documents to create new identities today. And he had.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 14, 2023

For many years, Ika held a key position at one of Russia’s largest Internet service providers, and his (mostly glowing) reputation as a reliable provider of web hosting to the Russian cybercrime community gave him an encyclopedic knowledge about nearly every major player in that scene at the time. ru under the handle “ r-fac1.”

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 21, 2023

Cyber intelligence firm Intel 471 reports that obelisk57@gmail.com was used to register an account on the forum Blacksoftware under the nickname “ Kerens.” has been associated with the user Kerens on the Russian hacking forum Exploit from 2011 to the present day. ” Meanwhile, the Jabber address masscrypt@exploit.im

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