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LeakedSource Owner Quit Ashley Madison a Month Before 2015 Hack

Krebs on Security

LeakedSource was advertised on a number of popular cybercrime forums as a service that could help hackers break into valuable or high-profile accounts. LeakedSource also tried to pass itself off as a legal, legitimate business that was marketing to security firms and professionals. An administrator account Xerx3s on Abusewithus.

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Winnti APT group uses skip-2.0 malware to control Microsoft SQL Servers

Security Affairs

Security experts at ESET have discovered a new malware, dubbed skip-2.0, The Winnti group was first spotted by Kaspersky in 2013, according to the researchers the gang has been active since 2007. used by the Chinese Winnti cyberespionage group to gain persistence on Microsoft SQL Server systems. The skip-2.0 ” The skip-2.0

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Top Cybersecurity Accounts to Follow on Twitter

eSecurity Planet

Here are the top Twitter accounts to follow for the latest commentary, research, and much-needed humor in the ever-evolving information security space. Lots of accounts including Bezos, Elon Musk, Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Bill Gates, Mr Beast, and a ton more getting hacked for a bitcoin scheme. Carey | @marcusjcarey.

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Phishing: What Everyone in Your Organization Needs to Know

NopSec

The attacker may utilize a website such as nwtools.com to look through the target organization’s DNS records. The FBI estimates that from October 2013 to February 2016, whaling attacks were attributed to $2.3 The passwords were then used to deposit future paychecks into the attacker’s account. billion in losses.

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Iranian Charming Kitten APT used a new BellaCiao malware in recent wave of attacks

Security Affairs

Iran-linked Charming Kitten group, (aka APT35 , Phosphorus , Newscaster , and Ajax Security Team) made the headlines in 2014 when experts at iSight issued a report describing the most elaborate net-based spying campaign organized by Iranian hackers using social media. Israel, Iraq, and Saudi Arabia.

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[SI-LAB] #OpJerusalem 2019 – JCry ransomware is now infecting Windows users

Security Affairs

On April 7th, 2013, for instance, the most successful attack executed by Anonymous group using data leakage and DoS conditions against a huge number of Israeli websites was noted. According to media (see this link ), since the attack in 2013, the number of participants and supporters is decreasing. Final Thoughts.

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[SI-LAB] #OpJerusalem 2019 – JCry ransomware is now infecting Windows users

Security Affairs

On April 7th, 2013, for instance, the most successful attack executed by Anonymous group using data leakage and DoS conditions against a huge number of Israeli websites was noted. According to media (see this link ), since the attack in 2013, the number of participants and supporters is decreasing. Final Thoughts.