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

Security Boulevard

JANUARY 26, 2022

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. Elections 2016 campaign: linuxkrnl[.]net.

Accountability

Accountability DNS Phishing Social Engineering

Internet Security Threats at the Olympics

Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

This group has targeted WADA in the past, specifically during the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics. The most recent Fancy Bear leak exposed details about a Canadian pole vaulter's positive results for cocaine. Assuming the attribution is right, the action appears to be Russian retaliation for the punitive steps against Russia.

Internet

Internet Internet Cyber Attacks DDOS

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

Security Boulevard

MAY 5, 2022

Over US $43 billion has been lost through Business Email Compromise attacks since 2016, according to data released this week by the FBI. The post $43 billion stolen through Business Email Compromise since 2016, reports FBI appeared first on The State of Security.

Social Engineering

Social Engineering Engineering Internet Internet

A Robot the Size of the World

Schneier on Security

DECEMBER 15, 2023

In 2016, I wrote about an Internet that affected the world in a direct, physical manner. This was the Internet of Things (IoT). This was the Internet of Things (IoT). The classical definition of a robot is something that senses, thinks, and acts—that’s today’s Internet.

Internet

Internet Internet IoT Banking

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

SecureList

OCTOBER 20, 2021

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. The year 2016 saw banks in Russia hacked one after another.

Cybercrime

Cybercrime Banking Malware Ransomware

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

The State of Security

MAY 5, 2022

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.

Social Engineering

Social Engineering Engineering Phishing Internet

A Deep Dive Into the Residential Proxy Service ‘911’

Krebs on Security

JULY 18, 2022

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.

VPN

VPN Computers and Electronics Antivirus Software

SiteLock Named To The 2016 Online Trust Alliance Honor Roll

SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

June 14, 2016. We’re proud to earn a place on the 2016 Online Trust Alliance’s (OTA) 2016 Honor Roll for the fourth consecutive year. The 2016 scoring has been expanded and enhanced with additional weight and granularity given to key practices.

Consumer Protection

Consumer Protection eCommerce Internet Internet

DDoS Mitigation Firm Founder Admits to DDoS

Krebs on Security

JANUARY 20, 2020

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.

DDOS

DDOS System Administration Internet Internet

WooConf 2016 – We Were Wooed

SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

We kicked off our second quarter of 2016 with a trip to weird and wonderful Austin, Texas for the second annual #WooConf ! Used by more than 37 percent of all online stores on the Internet (according to BuiltWith.com), WooCommerce is the number one eCommerce platform in the world by volume.

eCommerce

eCommerce Manufacturing Internet Internet

E-Mail Leaves an Evidence Trail

Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

for both 2015 and 2016, overstating its income by millions of dollars. The doctored 2016 DMI P&L was inflated by Manafort by more than $3.5 To create the false 2016 P&L, on or about October 21, 2016, Manafort emailed Gates a.pdf version of the real 2016 DMI P&L, which showed a loss of more than $600,000.

Surveillance

Surveillance Banking Internet Internet

Xlab-Qianxin Unveils Mirai.TBOT: A Dangerous Evolution of Mirai Botnet

Penetration Testing

JANUARY 1, 2024

The Mirai botnet first emerged in 2016, a formidable threat in the digital landscape. It infiltrated the Internet of Things (IoT) by exploiting weak passwords and vulnerabilities in devices.

Penetration Testing

Penetration Testing IoT Passwords Internet

KrebsOnSecurity Hit By Huge New IoT Botnet “Meris”

Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

The assault came from “ Meris ,” the same new “Internet of Things” (IoT) botnet behind record-shattering attacks against Russian search giant Yandex this week and internet infrastructure firm Cloudflare earlier this summer. By comparison, the 2016 Mirai DDoS generated approximately 450,000 requests-per-second.

IoT

IoT DDOS Internet Internet

WikiLeaks: Many Internet Connected Devices Have Vulnerabilities

SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

A series of internal CIA documents released Tuesday by WikiLeaks serve as a reminder that any computer, smartphone or other devices connected to the internet is vulnerable to compromise. The scale of the program was so massive that by 2016, its hackers had utilized more code than what is currently used to run Facebook.

Internet

Internet Internet Hacking IoT

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

The Last Watchdog

MARCH 13, 2019

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. Only when we demand it, will the Internet of Things achieve a level of trust that makes it stable. This is coming. This time the stakes are too high. Talk more soon.

Internet

Internet Internet IoT Energy and Utilities

Business Email Compromise: Low-Tech, High-Impact Threat

Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

According to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), there were 241,206 business email compromise incidents between 2016 and 2021, with combined global business losses of $43,312,749,946. In its 2021 internet crime report, the FBI cited BEC.

Internet

Internet Internet Technology Security Awareness

How a new generation of IoT botnets is amplifying DDoS attacks

CSO Magazine

APRIL 25, 2022

It was late fall in 2016 when a fellow researcher joined him at the InGuardians lab, where he is director of research. His friend wanted to see how fast Mirai , a novel internet of things (IoT) botnet installer, would take over a Linux-based DVR camera recorder that was popular with medium-size businesses.

DDOS

DDOS IoT Internet Internet

WordCamp Phoenix 2016: Security Risk Factors and Best Practices

SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

At SiteLock, we too believe in creating a secure Internet for every individual. Beyond protecting websites, our goal is to teach all Internet users about cyber threats and risks. WordPress powers 25% of the Internet , including well-known sites like CNN and Major League Baseball. Websites are like small weapons.

Risk

Risk Internet Internet Cybersecurity

Businesses beware: Smartphone malware rises 400% in 2016, Nokia reports

Tech Republic Security

MARCH 27, 2017

Android smartphones and Internet of Things devices are increasingly at risk of attack, according to a new Nokia report. Here's how to keep your business safe.

Malware

Malware Internet Internet Risk

Kazakhstan wants to intercept all HTTPS Internet traffic of its citizens

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

Internet Internet Encryption Government

Only now we known that International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) was hacked in 2016

Security Affairs

MARCH 1, 2019

Canadian media revealed that in November 2016, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) was a hit by a large-scale cyberattack. The hackers scan the Internet for vulnerable servers that could lead to compromising valuable targets. “In ” reported a blog post published by ESET. All are still working at the Organization.

Hacking

Hacking Advertising System Administration Media

German BSI warns of 17,000 unpatched Microsoft Exchange servers

Security Affairs

MARCH 30, 2024

12 percent of the listed servers are running a version of Exchange Server that is no longer supported, and around 25 percent of all servers use current versions of Exchange 2016 and 2019 that lack of security patches. “Around 45,000 Microsoft Exchange servers in Germany can currently be accessed from the Internet without restrictions.

Information Security

Information Security Internet Internet Healthcare

Meet the Administrators of the RSOCKS Proxy Botnet

Krebs on Security

JUNE 22, 2022

The user “RSOCKS” on the Russian crime forum Verified changed his name to RSOCKS from a previous handle: “ Stanx ,” whose very first sales thread on Verified in 2016 quickly ran afoul of the forum’s rules and prompted a public chastisement by the forum’s administrator. ” the post enthuses.

Advertising

Advertising Cybercrime System Administration Hacking

Giving a Face to the Malware Proxy Service ‘Faceless’

Krebs on Security

APRIL 18, 2023

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.

Malware

Malware Passwords Accountability Advertising

ESET antivirus bug let attackers gain Windows SYSTEM privileges

Bleeping Computer

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Slovak internet security firm ESET released security fixes to address a high severity local privilege escalation vulnerability affecting multiple products on systems running Windows 10 and later or Windows Server 2016 and above. [.].

Antivirus

Antivirus Internet Internet

Xwo Malware scans the Internet for Exposed Services, Default Passwords

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

Internet Internet Passwords Malware

MMD-0063-2019 – Summarize report of three years MalwareMustDie research (Sept 2016-Sept 2019)

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

The bad side of all of these adventure is, now I have my research materials scattering around all over the internet during these past three years (smile). The post MMD-0063-2019 – Summarize report of three years MalwareMustDie research (Sept 2016-Sept 2019) appeared first on Security Affairs. Hello, it’s unixfreaxjp here.

Malware

Malware Advertising Security Awareness Media

Fat Patch Tuesday, February 2024 Edition

Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Top of the heap on this Fat Patch Tuesday is CVE-2024-21412 , a “security feature bypass” in the way Windows handles Internet Shortcut Files that Microsoft says is being targeted in active exploits. Microsoft Corp. It’s also smart to back up your data and/or image your Windows drive before applying new updates.

Engineering

Engineering Internet Internet Software

Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram blocked in Turkey as Idlib military crisis escalates

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Network data collected by the NetBlocks internet observatory confirm that Turkey has blocked access to social media as Idlib military crisis escalates. In December 2016 , the Turkish blocked social media in the country to prevent the sharing of a video of the executions of Turkish soldiers by the IS group. ”added Netblocks. .

Media

Media Data collection Internet Internet

What is the dark web? How to access it and what you'll find

CSO Magazine

JULY 1, 2021

The dark web is a part of the internet that isn't indexed by search engines. The number of dark web listings that could harm an enterprise has risen by 20% since 2016. Dark web definition. You've no doubt heard talk of the “dark web” as a hotbed of criminal activity — and it is. To read this article in full, please click here

Engineering

Engineering Internet Internet

How a Venezuelan disinformation campaign swayed voters in Colombia

CSO Magazine

AUGUST 11, 2022

Ever since the Kremlin's troll farm, the Internet Research Agency, targeted the American electorate during the 2016 U.S. presidential election with social media disinformation campaigns, nation-states across the globe have jumped into their own weaponized information campaigns to influence elections. In 2019, the U.S.

Media

Media Internet Internet

Microsoft Issues Emergency Fix for IE Zero Day

Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 19, 2018

Microsoft today released an emergency software patch to plug a critical security hole in its Internet Explorer (IE) Web browser that attackers are already using to break into Windows computers.

Internet

Internet Internet Engineering Software

Office 365 phishing campaign that can bypass MFA targets 10,000 organizations

CSO Magazine

JULY 12, 2022

According to the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), BEC attacks have led to over $43 billion in losses between June 2016 and December 2021. To read this article in full, please click here

Phishing

Phishing Accountability Authentication Internet

AIs as Computer Hackers

Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

If you’re into this sort of thing, it’s pretty much the most fun you can possibly have on the Internet without committing multiple felonies. In 2016, DARPA ran a similarly styled event for artificial intelligence (AI). In 2016, none of the Cyber Grand Challenge teams used modern machine learning techniques.

Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence Technology Software Hacking

Microsoft Exchange ProxyNotShell vulnerability explained and how to mitigate it

CSO Magazine

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Both vulnerabilities impact Microsoft Exchange Server on-premises and hybrid setups running Exchange versions 2013, 2016, and 2019 with an internet-exposed Outlook Web App (OWA) component. To read this article in full, please click here

InfoSec

InfoSec Authentication Internet Internet

Mirai Botnet Authors Avoid Jail Time

Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Mirai enslaves poorly secured “Internet of Things” (IoT) devices like security cameras, digital video recorders (DVRs) and routers for use in large-scale online attacks. Not long after Mirai first surfaced online in August 2016, White and Jha were questioned by the FBI about their suspected role in developing the malware.

Government

Government Internet Internet IoT

When Your Used Car is a Little Too ‘Mobile’

Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Many modern vehicles let owners use the Internet or a mobile device to control the car’s locks, track location and performance data, and start the engine. Mathew Marulla began leasing a Ford Focus electric vehicle in 2013, but turned the car back in to Ford at the end of his lease in 2016.

Mobile

Mobile Engineering Internet Internet

Millions of home routers on Mirai Botnet Radar

CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 13, 2021

Tenable researchers claim hackers are exploiting a security flaw termed authentication-bypass vulnerability that is impact routers and internet of things (IoT) devices. Mirai is a kind of malware that turns connected devices into remotely controlled devices called Bots.

Firmware

Firmware DDOS Malware Manufacturing

Massive DDoS attacks up 138% from last year, says Akamai report

Tech Republic Security

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

Akamai recently released its State of the Internet and Security Report for Q3 2016, detailing the rise of certain threats and the overall security landscape.

DDOS

DDOS Internet Internet

STEPS FORWARD: Regulators are on the move to set much needed IoT security rules of the road

The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

New government rules coupled with industry standards meant to give formal shape to the Internet of Things (IoT) are rapidly quickening around the globe. The Mirai botnet, initially discovered in October 2016 , infected Internet-connected routers, cameras and digital video recorders at scale. I’ll keep watch and keep reporting.

IoT

IoT Government Internet Internet

Bomb Threat, Sextortion Spammers Abused Weakness at GoDaddy.com

Krebs on Security

JANUARY 22, 2019

Experts at Cisco Talos and other security firms quickly drew parallels between the two mass spam campaigns, pointing to a significant overlap in Russia-based Internet addresses used to send the junk emails. EARLY WARNING SIGNS.

DNS

DNS Internet Internet Computers and Electronics

The Rise of the Bad Bots

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

Internet Internet Accountability Retail

Hackers targeted ICS/SCADA systems at water facilities, Israeli government warns

Security Affairs

APRIL 27, 2020

“The system calls on companies and entities in the energy and water sectors to immediately exchange passwords from the Internet to the control systems, reduce Internet connectivity and ensure that the most up-to-date version of controllers is installed.” .” reads the alert issued by the Israeli government.

Energy and Utilities

Energy and Utilities Government Cyber Attacks Architecture

Internet of Things (IoT) Security Takes Center Stage At FBI, DHS, NIST and Congress

Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

On October 21, 2016, a domain name service host and internet management company experienced at least two waves of a […].

Internet

Internet Internet IoT Data breaches

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

Internet Security Threats at the Olympics

Trending Sources

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

A Robot the Size of the World

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

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

A Deep Dive Into the Residential Proxy Service ‘911’

SiteLock Named To The 2016 Online Trust Alliance Honor Roll

DDoS Mitigation Firm Founder Admits to DDoS

WooConf 2016 – We Were Wooed

E-Mail Leaves an Evidence Trail

Xlab-Qianxin Unveils Mirai.TBOT: A Dangerous Evolution of Mirai Botnet

KrebsOnSecurity Hit By Huge New IoT Botnet “Meris”

WikiLeaks: Many Internet Connected Devices Have Vulnerabilities

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

Business Email Compromise: Low-Tech, High-Impact Threat

How a new generation of IoT botnets is amplifying DDoS attacks

WordCamp Phoenix 2016: Security Risk Factors and Best Practices

Businesses beware: Smartphone malware rises 400% in 2016, Nokia reports

Kazakhstan wants to intercept all HTTPS Internet traffic of its citizens

Only now we known that International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) was hacked in 2016

German BSI warns of 17,000 unpatched Microsoft Exchange servers

Meet the Administrators of the RSOCKS Proxy Botnet

Giving a Face to the Malware Proxy Service ‘Faceless’

ESET antivirus bug let attackers gain Windows SYSTEM privileges

Xwo Malware scans the Internet for Exposed Services, Default Passwords

MMD-0063-2019 – Summarize report of three years MalwareMustDie research (Sept 2016-Sept 2019)

Fat Patch Tuesday, February 2024 Edition

Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram blocked in Turkey as Idlib military crisis escalates

What is the dark web? How to access it and what you'll find

How a Venezuelan disinformation campaign swayed voters in Colombia

Microsoft Issues Emergency Fix for IE Zero Day

Office 365 phishing campaign that can bypass MFA targets 10,000 organizations

AIs as Computer Hackers

Microsoft Exchange ProxyNotShell vulnerability explained and how to mitigate it

Mirai Botnet Authors Avoid Jail Time

When Your Used Car is a Little Too ‘Mobile’

Millions of home routers on Mirai Botnet Radar

Massive DDoS attacks up 138% from last year, says Akamai report

STEPS FORWARD: Regulators are on the move to set much needed IoT security rules of the road

Bomb Threat, Sextortion Spammers Abused Weakness at GoDaddy.com

The Rise of the Bad Bots

Hackers targeted ICS/SCADA systems at water facilities, Israeli government warns

Internet of Things (IoT) Security Takes Center Stage At FBI, DHS, NIST and Congress

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