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Actions Target Russian Govt. Botnet, Hydra Dark Market

Krebs on Security

Department of Justice (DOJ) says the GRU’s hackers built Cyclops Blink by exploiting previously undocumented security weaknesses in firewalls and routers made by both ASUS and WatchGuard Technologies. A statement from the U.S. ” HYDRA.

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How $100M in Jobless Claims Went to Inmates

Krebs on Security

Much of this fraud exploits weak authentication methods used by states that have long sought to verify applicants using static, widely available information such as Social Security numbers and birthdays. Many states also lacked the ability to tell when multiple payments were going to the same bank accounts. Hall says ID.me

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Infrastructure Laundering: Blending in with the Cloud

Krebs on Security

Silent Push researchers say Funnull may be helping online gamblers in China evade the Communist party’s “Great Firewall,” which blocks access to gambling destinations. Amazon said AWS was already aware of the Funnull addresses tracked by Silent Push, and that it had suspended all known accounts linked to the activity.