SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Cybersecurity Bill Could ‘Sweep Away’ Internet Users’ Privacy, Agency Warns. China to Embed Internet Police in Tech Firms. The Chinese government plans to embed cyber security police units at major Internet companies and websites to help prevent crimes such as fraud and spreading of rumors.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

The Latest Security Law Illustrates The Chinese Government’s Love-Hate Relationship with The Internet. Other sections reflects the government’s focus on tightening policies for China’s internet companies. Boston to Beef Up Cybersecurity Measures.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

The FBI’s Internal Crime Complaint Center (IC3) released the FBI 2019 Internet Crime Report , a document that outlines cybercrime trends over the past year. Here we are to analyze the annual FBI 2019 Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) , one of the most interesting documents on the crime trends observed in the last 12 months.

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Internet Internet Scams Cybercrime 114

Security Affairs

MARCH 2, 2020

The NetBlocks internet observatory, which tracks disruptions and shutdowns, reported that yesterday (March 1, 2020) a massive power outage across Venezuela that knocked out a large part of the country’s connectivity to the Internet. Venezuela suffers major power outage knocking out internet connectivity. Pierluigi Paganini.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

This “symptom” is referred to as “digital amnesia” or “Google effect,” which has resulted in a dependence on digital devices connected to the internet, with most people unable to commit simple information to memory. About 91% of respondents said that they used the Internet as an online extension of their brain.

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Security Affairs

MAY 18, 2019

According to a study conducted by IBM, the number of hacktivist attacks that caused quantifiable damage has declined by 95 percent since 2015. Researchers analyzed data collected by IBM’s X-Force threat intelligence unit between 2015 and 2019. X-Force data shows only eight Anonymous attacks in 2015 and 2016, and only one in 2018.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

The non-profit organization Online Trust Alliance conducted a study that audited 1,000 websites, including websites of 50 leading Internet of Things device makers and other leading retailers, banks, social media, news and government bodies. Almost Half of Leading Websites Fail Security and Privacy Tests.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 24, 2019

Iran – After the announcement of the government to cut fuel subsidies, protests erupted in the country and the authorities blocked Internet access. Initially, mobile networks stopped working in large areas of the country, the government blocked any access to the Internet. SecurityAffairs – Iran, Internet access).

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Security Affairs

MARCH 28, 2019

Shodan IoT search engine announced the launch of a new service called Shodan Monitor designed to help organizations to maintain track of systems connected to the Internet. Shodan Monitor is a precious tool for organizations that can determine their surface of attack assessing their Internet-exposed systems. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Internet Internet IoT Advertising 93

Security Affairs

JUNE 13, 2020

There seems to be a new stealer in town called #TroyStealer , targeting Portuguese internet users EXE: [link] Exfil email address: domionhuby@gmail.com Has anyone seen this threat before? /cc Finally, the malware validates there is a valid Internet connection through a speed test website. on Twitter, and targeting Portuguese users.

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Internet Internet Malware Banking 113

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Europol announced another success in the fight against cybercrime, the agency shut down 30,506 Internet domain names for distributing counterfeit and pirated items. Europol announced the shutdown of 30,506 Internet domain names for distributing counterfeit and pirated items as part of the ‘In Our Sites’ (IOS) operation launched in 2014.

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Internet Internet Advertising Cybercrime 96

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 24, 2019

Russia successfully disconnected from the internet. Russia’s government announced that it has successfully concluded a series of tests for its RuNet intranet aimed at country disconnection from the Internet. One of them is checking the integrity and security of the Internet as a result of external negative influences.”

Internet 85

Internet Internet DNS Surveillance 85

Security Affairs

AUGUST 10, 2020

An attacker could use $300 worth of off-the-shelf equipment to eavesdrop and intercept signals from satellite internet communications. The academic researcher James Pavur, speaking at Black Hat 2020 hacking conference , explained that satellite internet communications are susceptible to eavesdropping and signal interception.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Bad actors have attacked websites since the beginning of the internet. They have many reasons for taking over websites — money, infamy, politics, curiosity — though nothing grabs attention more than the visual defacement of a site.

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Backups Firewall Hacking Malware 52

Security Affairs

JUNE 15, 2020

Attackers could leverage a compromised identifier to use mobile Internet at the legitimate user’s expense and carry out fraud and impersonation, Attackers can also hijack user session data containing relevant identifiers (e.g., phone number) of a real subscriber and impersonate him to access the Internet. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Experts warn that hackers are actively scanning the Internet for Microsoft Exchange Servers vulnerable in the attempt to exploit the CVE-2020-0688 RCE. Hackers are actively scanning the Internet for Microsoft Exchange Servers affected by the CVE-2020-0688 remote code execution flaw. ” reads the advisory published by Microsoft.

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Internet Internet Authentication Advertising 97

Security Affairs

JULY 22, 2019

The Kazakhstan authorities issued an advisory to local Internet Service Providers (ISPs) asking them to allow their customers to access the Internet only after the installation on their devices of government-issued root certificates. The certificates are issued in compliance with the Law on Communications 2004 passed in November 2015.

Internet 84

Internet Internet Encryption Government 84

Security Affairs

MAY 4, 2020

Hackers are conducting a mass-scanning the Internet for vulnerable Salt installs that could allow them to hack the organizations, the last victim is the Ghost blogging platform. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Internet Internet Hacking Advertising 116

Security Affairs

JULY 18, 2020

Hackers have been scanning the Internet for SAP systems affected by RECON vulnerability, researchers from Bad Packets warn. Researchers from Bad Packets reported that threat actors have been scanning the Internet for SAP systems affected by RECON vulnerability , , tracked as CVE-2020-6287. Pierluigi Paganini.

Internet 79

Internet Internet Advertising Accountability 79

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 16, 2019

Russia plans to disconnect the country from the internet as part of an experiment aimed at testing the response to cyber attacks that should isolate it. Russia plans to conduct the country from the Internet for a limited period of time to conduct a test aimed at assessing the security of its infrastructure. ” reported ZDNet.

Internet 92

Internet Internet DNS Cyber Attacks 92

Security Affairs

AUGUST 10, 2020

There are several aspects of the Internet blocking in Myanmar that raise questions. Internet blocking is normally requested by the Ministry of Transport and Communication, but in order to force operators to implement the blocking, a legal decree is required. Circumvention of Internet blocking. Blocking without accountability.

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Internet Internet Telecommunications DNS 78

Security Affairs

JUNE 30, 2019

The governments of Germany and The Netherlands agreed to build the first-ever joint military Internet, so-called TEN (Tactical Edge Networking). Government officials from Germany and the Netherlands signed an agreement for the building of the first-ever joint military Internet, so-called TEN (Tactical Edge Networking).

Internet 89

Internet Internet Computers and Electronics Government 89

Security Affairs

APRIL 5, 2019

Researchers at AT&T Alien Labs have spotted a malware called Xwo that is actively scanning the Internet for exposed web services and default passwords. Experts at AT&T Alien Labs discovered a new piece of malware called Xwo that is actively scanning the Internet for exposed web services and default passwords.

Internet 93

Internet Internet Passwords Malware 93

Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Threat intelligence sharing has come a long way since Valentine’s Day 2015.

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Internet Internet Ransomware Security Awareness 80

Joseph Steinberg

JANUARY 4, 2021

Flash helped bring multimedia content to the Internet in the early 2000s, but, within a few years, the problems that it introduced became clear. In fact, starting on January 21, in order to protect users who do not remove the software, Adobe will begin blocking Flash content from running. Flash’s death was not unexpected.

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Technology Mobile Internet Internet 244

Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

for both 2015 and 2016, overstating its income by millions of dollars. The doctored 2015 DMI P&L submitted to Lender D was the same false statement previously submitted to Lender C, which overstated DMI's income by more than $4 million.

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Surveillance Banking Internet Internet 338

CSO Magazine

JULY 1, 2021

The dark web is a part of the internet that isn't indexed by search engines. Researchers Daniel Moore and Thomas Rid of King's College in London classified the contents of 2,723 live dark web sites over a five-week period in 2015 and found that 57% host illicit material. Dark web definition.

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Engineering Internet Internet 145

Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Deceptive ad injection is a growing concern on the internet today, affecting many people browsing the web. And while the concept isn’t new (Google stated it was the most common complaint amongst Chrome users back in 2015), just like with other online threats, bad actors are constantly refining their techniques.

Internet 103

Internet Internet 103

Krebs on Security

MARCH 23, 2020

Searching the Internet for some of these Web listing domains mentioned in the company’s Twitter account brings up a series of press releases once issued on behalf of the company. A cached copy of Mark Scott’s blog Internet Madness from 2011 promotes Web Listings Inc. employed a number of people involved in the SEO business.

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Scams Marketing Internet Internet 255

Troy Hunt

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Imagine you wanted to buy some s**t on the internet. "Anonymous" "Discreet" That was July 2015, and we all know what happened next. Not the metaphorical kind in terms of "I bought some random s**t online", but literal s**t. The kind of thing you never would have thought possible to buy online until.

Internet 331

Internet Internet Data breaches 331

Krebs on Security

JULY 2, 2021

Countless Western Digital customers saw their MyBook Live network storage drives remotely wiped in the past month thanks to a bug in a product line the company stopped supporting in 2015, as well as a previously unknown zero-day flaw. “Luckily for many users they don’t expose the interface to the Internet,” he said.

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Firmware Passwords Internet Internet 347

Krebs on Security

JUNE 1, 2023

This post is a deep dive on “ Megatraffer ,” a veteran Russian hacker who has practically cornered the underground market for malware focused code-signing certificates since 2015. ru in its early years, but for a brief period in 2007 it appears this website was inadvertently exposing all of its file directories to the Internet.

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Malware Cybercrime Software Antivirus 236

Spinone

MARCH 17, 2018

The Internet of Things (IoT) is a term used to describe the network of interconnected electronic devices with “smart” technology. billion “things” connected to the Internet , a 30% increase from 2015. billion “things” connected to the Internet , a 30% increase from 2015.

Internet 40

Internet Internet Risk Computers and Electronics 40

The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Threat intelligence sharing has come a long way since Valentine’s Day 2015. Acohido is dedicated to fostering public awareness about how to make the Internet as private and secure as it ought to be. (LW I’ll keep watch and keep reporting. Acohido Pulitzer Prize-winning business journalist Byron V.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 9, 2018

The main attack channel was the internet, 27 percent of attacks was originated from web sources, 8.4 Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. The post The main source of infection on ICS systems was the internet in H1 2018 appeared first on Security Affairs. percent), Algeria (71.6

Internet 56

Internet Internet Advertising Malware 56

Security Boulevard

APRIL 22, 2024

The Rise of the Bad Bots madhav Tue, 04/23/2024 - 05:13 Imperva's annual Bad Bot Report is always a fascinating – albeit alarming – insight into the nature of non-human internet traffic. The 2024 Imperva Bad Bot Report is no different, revealing that bots made up nearly half (49.6%) of all internet traffic last year. in 2022 to 39.6%

Internet 62

Internet Internet Accountability Retail 62

The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 29, 2023

Back in 2015, a security researcher decided to make that very point when he claimed to have hacked a plane , accessed the thrust system, and made it fly higher than intended. Hilderman Many components and systems within an aircraft can exchange data and communicate with each other or with the external internet.

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Software Risk Artificial Intelligence Engineering 264