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Profiling Russia’s U.S Election Interference 2016 – An OSINT Analysis

Security Boulevard

In this analysis we’ll take a closer look at the Internet connected infrastructure behind the U.S Election 2016 campaign in terms of malicious activity and offer practical and relevant including actionable threat intelligence on their whereabouts. Elections 2016 campaign: linuxkrnl[.]net. accounts-qooqle[.]com.

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$43 billion stolen through Business Email Compromise since 2016, reports FBI

The State of Security

The FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has issued updated statistics on Business Email Compromise (BEC) attacks which use a variety of social engineering and phishing techniques to break into accounts and trick companies into transferring large amounts of money into the hands of criminals.

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A Deep Dive Into the Residential Proxy Service ‘911’

Krebs on Security

For the past seven years, an online service known as 911 has sold access to hundreds of thousands of Microsoft Windows computers daily, allowing customers to route their Internet traffic through PCs in virtually any country or city around the globe — but predominantly in the United States. THE INTERNET NEVER FORGETS.

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Russian-speaking cybercrime evolution: What changed from 2016 to 2021

SecureList

Back in 2016, the primary focus of our expert was on major cybergangs that targeted financial institutions, banks in particular. Many used browsers that they were accustomed to, not browsers of choice, or default browsers set by organizations, such as the Internet Explorer.

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Giving a Face to the Malware Proxy Service ‘Faceless’

Krebs on Security

Kilmer said Faceless has emerged as one of the underground’s most reliable malware-based proxy services, mainly because its proxy network has traditionally included a great many compromised “Internet of Things” devices — such as media sharing servers — that are seldom included on malware or spam block lists.

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DDoS Mitigation Firm Founder Admits to DDoS

Krebs on Security

DDoS attacks involve flooding a target Web site with so much junk Internet traffic that it can no longer accommodate legitimate visitors. But that 2016 story came on the heels of an exclusive about the hacking of vDOS — at the time the world’s most popular and powerful DDoS-for-hire service.

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MY TAKE: Why consumers are destined to play a big role in securing the Internet of Things

The Last Watchdog

In the not too distant future, each one of us will need to give pause, on a daily basis, to duly consider how we purchase and use Internet of Things devices and services. Nor has anyone accepted accountability for encrypting any of the fresh flows of data, whether in transit or at rest. This is coming. Talk more soon.

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