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The Link Between AWM Proxy & the Glupteba Botnet

Krebs on Security

That same day, AWM Proxy — a 14-year-old anonymity service that rents hacked PCs to cybercriminals — suddenly went offline. AWMproxy, the storefront for renting access to infected PCs, circa 2011. Over the past decade, both Glupteba and AWM Proxy have grown substantially. But on Dec.

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GUEST ESSAY: Here’s why penetration testing has become a ‘must-have’ security practice

The Last Watchdog

Related: Supply-chain hacks prove worrisome. Yes, and that is what Sony exactly lost when they were hacked and the personal info of every one of its customers leaked in 2011. Every second, even while you are reading this article, a hacker is trying to hack a site. These can be applications, IoT, Networks, API etc.

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Giving a Face to the Malware Proxy Service ‘Faceless’

Krebs on Security

Kilmer said when Spur first started looking into Faceless, they noticed almost every Internet address that Faceless advertised for rent also showed up in the IoT search engine Shodan.io Those with IoT zero-days could expect payment if their exploit involved at least 5,000 systems that could be identified through Shodan.

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The Essential Guide to Radio Frequency Penetration Testing

Pen Test

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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How to Configure a Router to Use WPA2 in 7 Easy Steps

eSecurity Planet

The protocol protects your incoming and outgoing internet traffic and makes it difficult for cyber criminals to intercept your data or hack your device. It includes features such as Simultaneous Authentication of Equal (SAE), the Dragonfly handshake, simplified setup, better IoT device security, and future proofing.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking High-Tech Cars

ForAllSecure

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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Updates from the MaaS: new threats delivered through NullMixer

Security Affairs

Some of them are also Windows Embedded, indicating the penetration of such malware operation even into IoT environments. He is a former member of the ANeSeC CTF team, one of the firsts Italian cyber wargame teams born back in 2011.

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