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Russian Cybersecurity Executive Arrested for Alleged Role in 2012 Megahacks

Krebs on Security

Kislitsin is accused of hacking into the now-defunct social networking site Formspring in 2012, and conspiring with another Russian man convicted of stealing tens of millions of usernames and passwords from LinkedIn and Dropbox that same year. Nikita Kislitsin, at a security conference in Russia. prison system.

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Actions Target Russian Govt. Botnet, Hydra Dark Market

Krebs on Security

The Justice Department said that in Dragonfly’s first stage between 2012 and 2014, the defendants hacked into computer networks of industrial control systems (ICS) companies and software providers, and then hid malware inside legitimate software updates for such systems. energy facilities. ” HYDRA. . ” HYDRA.

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An Interview With the Target & Home Depot Hacker

Krebs on Security

But not long after KrebsOnSecurity reported in April that Shefel/Rescator also was behind the theft of Social Security and tax information from a majority of South Carolina residents in 2012, Mr. Shefel began contacting this author with the pretense of setting the record straight on his alleged criminal hacking activities.

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NetWire Remote Access Trojan Maker Arrested

Schneier on Security

From Brian Krebs : A Croatian national has been arrested for allegedly operating NetWire, a Remote Access Trojan (RAT) marketed on cybercrime forums since 2012 as a stealthy way to spy on infected systems and siphon passwords. The arrest coincided with a seizure of the NetWire sales website by the U.S.

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Who’s Behind the NetWire Remote Access Trojan?

Krebs on Security

A Croatian national has been arrested for allegedly operating NetWire , a Remote Access Trojan (RAT) marketed on cybercrime forums since 2012 as a stealthy way to spy on infected systems and siphon passwords. NetWire has been sold openly on the same website since 2012: worldwiredlabs[.]com. org , also registered in 2012.

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122 million people’s business contact info leaked by data broker

Malwarebytes

Cybercriminal offering to sell Pure Incubation data Pure Incubation was founded in 2012, and the company later rebranded to DemandScience. ” DemandScience says it specializes in lead generation, content marketing, and software development offering data intelligence and marketing solutions for B2B organizations. .”

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I'm Partnering with NordVPN as a Strategic Advisor

Troy Hunt

I had a long call with Tom Okman (that link is a good read on their background) who co-founded the company in 2012 and I expressed my dismay at the trustworthiness (or lack thereof) of so many VPNs in the market. But there were also aspects of NordVPN I told Tom needed work, especially around their messaging in marketing material.

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