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Who’s Behind the Botnet-Based Service BHProxies?

Krebs on Security

The Mylobot malware includes more than 1,000 hard-coded and encrypted domain names, any one of which can be registered and used as control networks for the infected hosts. BitSight researchers found significant overlap in the Internet addresses used by those domains and a domain called BHproxies[.]com. The website BHProxies[.]com

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News Alert: i2Coalition launches ‘VPN Trust Initiative’ to promote VPN operators’ best practices

The Last Watchdog

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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OpenSSL Patches New Bug Targeting Encryption [Lessons from Heartbleed]

Security Boulevard

OpenSSL Patches New Bug Targeting Encryption [Lessons from Heartbleed]. A flaw in the encryption algorithm used to underpin OpenSSL was exploited, triggering an infinite number of requests when certain input value(s) are used. Encryption must be encrypted. brooke.crothers. Thu, 05/05/2022 - 12:26.

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Snowden Ten Years Later

Schneier on Security

Chatting with Snowden on an encrypted IM connection, I joked that the NSA cafeteria menu probably has code names for menu items. Transferring files electronically is what encryption is for. I told Greenwald that he and Laura Poitras should be sending large encrypted files of dummy documents back and forth every day. Definitely.

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Kimsuky APT continues to target South Korean government using AppleSeed backdoor

Malwarebytes

The Kimsuky APT—also known as Thallium, Black Banshee, and Velvet Chollima—is a North Korean threat actor that has been active since 2012. On December 2020, KISA (Korean Internet & Security Agency) provided a detailed analysis about the phishing infrastructure and TTPs used by Kimsuky to target South Korea. microsoft-office[.]us

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Best Enterprise VPN Solutions for 2021

eSecurity Planet

The internet and, now, cloud computing transformed the way we conduct business. VPNs offer clients an encrypted access channel to remote networks through a tunneling protocol and can obfuscate the client’s IP address. Even better, customer accounts are not limited to a set number of devices. Enter VPN technology.

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MY TAKE: COVID-19’s silver lining could turn out to be more rapid, wide adoption of cyber hygiene

The Last Watchdog

Somewhat quietly since about 2012 or so, nation states in that region, led by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, commenced a quiet surge to the forefront of implementing comprehensive cybersecurity regulations. Two meaningful steps every person can take, right now, is to begin routinely using a password manager and encrypted browsers.