SecureWorld News

AUGUST 28, 2023

These arrests have finally shed some much-needed light on the nefarious activities of this group that had sent shockwaves through the technology industry, leaving even the most well-defended organizations vulnerable and concerned. Follow SecureWorld News for more stories related to cybersecurity.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 30, 2024

LastPass said criminal hackers had stolen encrypted copies of some password vaults, as well as other personal information. It stands to reason that King Bob was SIM-swapping important people in the music industry to obtain these files, although there is little to support this conclusion from the public chat records available.

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BH Consulting

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

In a related phone privacy story, the Markup turns the spotlight on a little-known yet large market for phone location data. When asked for some quick security advice, industry professionals would often recommend VPNs for protecting data over remote access or public Wi-Fi. MORE How a teenage hacker lost himself online.

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ForAllSecure

JULY 6, 2022

Mikko Hypponen joins The Hacker Mind to discuss cybercrime unicorns, the fog of cyber war that surrounds the Ukrainian war with its much larger neighbor, and of course Mikko’s new book, If it’s Smart, it’s Vulnerable. But the full story of the bronze soldier affair is only becoming clearer now.

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