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XDSpy APT remained undetected since at least 2011

Security Affairs

Researchers from ESET uncovered the activity of a new APT group, tracked as XDSpy, that has been active since at least 2011. XDSpy is the name used by ESET researchers to track a nation-state actor that has been active since at least 2011. XDPass: Grabs saved passwords from various applications such as web browsers and email programs.

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I've Joined the 1Password Board of Advisers

Troy Hunt

Almost a decade ago now, I wrote what would become one of my most career-defining blog posts: The Only Secure Password is the One You Can't Remember. I had come to the realisation that I simply had too many accounts across too many systems to ever have any chance of creating decent unique passwords I could remember.

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Randstorm Exploit: Bitcoin Wallets Created b/w 2011-2015 Vulnerable to Hacking

The Hacker News

Bitcoin wallets created between 2011 and 2015 are susceptible to a new kind of exploit called Randstorm that makes it possible to recover passwords and gain unauthorized access to a multitude of wallets spanning several blockchain platforms.

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MVP Award 12

Troy Hunt

11 years now, wow 😲 It's actually 11 and a bit because it was April Fool's Day in 2011 that my first MVP award came through. There'd be no open source Pwned Passwords if nobody wanted to contribute, no live streams or blog posts if people didn't want to watch them and no conference talks if nobody attended.

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The password hall of shame (and 10 tips for better password security)

CSO Magazine

Pop quiz: What has been the most popular — and therefore least secure — password every year since 2013? If you answered “password,” you’d be close. Qwerty” is another contender for the dubious distinction, but the champion is the most basic, obvious password imaginable: “123456.”

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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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Lucky MVP 13

Troy Hunt

Each year since 2011, Microsoft has sent me a lovely email around this time: I've been fortunate enough to find a passion in life that has allowed me to do what I love and make a great living out of it all whilst contributing to the community in a meaningful and impactful way.