Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

The government says Snatch used a customized ransomware variant notable for rebooting Microsoft Windows devices into Safe Mode — enabling the ransomware to circumvent detection by antivirus or endpoint protection — and then encrypting files when few services are running. Details after contacting on jabber: truniger@xmpp[.]jp.”

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Krebs on Security

MAY 13, 2024

This post examines the activities of Khoroshev’s many alter egos on the cybercrime forums, and tracks the career of a gifted malware author who has written and sold malicious code for the past 14 years. was used by a Russian-speaking member called Pin on the English-language cybercrime forum Opensc. Dmitry Yuryevich Khoroshev.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

PAM is the utility that verifies the permissions for administrative users according to these policies. As cybercrime has grown in both frequency and severity, zero trust’s advantages have become increasingly clear. It integrates with Office 365, Google Workspace, Okta and more for both cloud-based and on-premises systems.

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ForAllSecure

MAY 26, 2022

.” I wrote about the pending Cyber Security Enhancement Act of 2002 (CSEA) and said: “ The problem with this legislation is that it's often very difficult to determine who is responsible for any given cybercrime. Is it the hospital, which should have had a power backup? Who is responsible?

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