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Vodafone discovered backdoors in Huawei equipment. But it was 2011.

Security Affairs

Bloomberg obtained Vodafone’s security briefing documents from 2009 and 2011 and spoke with people involved in the situation. Bloomberg revealed that once discovered the backdoors in home routers in 2011, Vodafone asked Huawei to address them. But it was 2011. ” reported the AFP. ” continues bloomberg.

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Facebook May Be Fined for Billions for Cambridge Analytica Scandal

Adam Levin

The social media giant has been under investigation by the FTC since March 2018 in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal, which affected 87 million users and may have been a pivotal influence in the 2016 election campaign.

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Why is ‘Juice Jacking’ Suddenly Back in the News?

Krebs on Security

KrebsOnSecurity received a nice bump in traffic this week thanks to tweets from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) about “ juice jacking ,” a term first coined here in 2011 to describe a potential threat of data theft when one plugs their mobile device into a public charging kiosk.

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Mitsubishi Electric discloses data breach, media blame China-linked APT

Security Affairs

” The two media outlets attribute the cyber attack to a China-linked cyber espionage group tracked as Tick (aka Bronze Butler ). According to the media, hackers gained access to the networks of around 14 company departments, including sales and the head administrative office. .” reported the Asahi Shimbun.

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The Link Between AWM Proxy & the Glupteba Botnet

Krebs on Security

AWMproxy, the storefront for renting access to infected PCs, circa 2011. In 2011, researchers at Kaspersky Lab showed that virtually all of the hacked systems for rent at AWM Proxy had been compromised by TDSS (a.k.a An example of a cracked software download site distributing Glupteba. Image: Google.com.

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Ericsson serious about the data breach and data leak to media

CyberSecurity Insiders

According to a highly placed source the senior level management of the company is miffed with the reports claiming that the company was involved in channelizing money to the Islamic State (IS) Terrorist Group in Iraq making millions during suspicious transactions that took place between 2011 and 2019.

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Who’s Behind the ‘Web Listings’ Mail Scam?

Krebs on Security

One from May 2011 at onlineprnews.com sings the praises of Weblistingsinc.info , weblistingsinc.org and web-listings.net in the same release, and lists the point of contact simply as “Mark.” Cached versions of this site from 2011 show it naming Web Listings Inc. as a business partner. That same management@helpmego.to

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