Schneier on Security

MAY 24, 2022

Embellishing an online dating profile contrary to the terms of service of the dating website; creating fictional accounts on hiring, housing, or rental websites; using a pseudonym on a social networking site that prohibits them; checking sports scores at work; paying bills at work; or violating an access restriction contained in a term of service are (..)

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Hacking Cybercrime Accountability Cybersecurity 242

Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

The site lists hundreds of victim organizations and companies — all allegedly hacking victims that refused to pay a ransom to keep their stolen data from being published. The 8Base darknet site also has a built-in chat feature, presumably so that 8Base victims can communicate and negotiate with their extortionists.

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Ransomware Accountability Encryption Internet 229

Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

In many cases these notifications are benign, but several dodgy firms are paying site owners to install their notification scripts and then selling that communications pathway to scammers and online hucksters. The company’s site currently is ranked by Alexa.com as among the top 2,000 sites in terms of Internet traffic globally.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 13, 2020

For the past year, a site called Privnotes.com has been impersonating Privnote.com , a legitimate, free service that offers private, encrypted messages which self-destruct automatically after they are read. Creating a message merely generates a link. ” But that’s not the half of it. . ” But that’s not the half of it.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 2, 2023

Sites like FederalJobsCenter[.]com These sites also sell training, supposedly to help ace an interview with USPS human resources. These sites also sell training, supposedly to help ace an interview with USPS human resources. “But it’s really just a smoke and mirrors game. com , postalwebsite[.]com com , usps-nlf[.]com

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2023

I mostly just keep my head down researching stuff and sharing what I find, and somehow loads of people keep coming back to the site. As I like to say, I hope they let me keep doing this, because I’m certainly unqualified to do much else!

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SecureBlitz

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Unfortunately, it is not uncommon for users to be banned for violating the site’s terms of service. Omegle is an anonymous chatroom platform that allows users to connect with strangers all over the world.

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Cybersecurity 85

Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

The extended long term support (elts) versions can be found on the dedicated elts site. Phishers love open redirects on legitimate sites because the URLs look like they go to the legitimate site, when in fact they redirect to another site. Keep track of the changes made to your site and its source code.

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Authentication Firewall Risk Marketing 104

Troy Hunt

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Ok, so I cheated a bit in terms of recording back in the home office, but the plugs I need to make the Zoom H6 work the way it should (and yeah, I know I said "Rode" H6 in the vid, sorry!) I've got audio! are on the way and hopefully they'll be all good for next week when I'm in Sydney.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 31, 2023

According to the lawsuit, the company utilized its advertising technologies and other methods to collect details of users’ site visits and activities, even when individuals were using “private” browsing mode. The IT giant is accused of having collected an unaccountable trove of information.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 12, 2024

Discovering your WordPress site has been compromised is a daunting experience for any website owner. of all sites using WordPress. So, instead of panicking, relax and focus on fixing your hacked WordPress site. Identify these problems by scanning your site for known vulnerabilities and hidden malware.

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Anton on Security

JANUARY 3, 2023

Illicit coin mining, ransomware, APTs target cloud users in first Google Cybersecurity Action Team Threat Horizons report All past and future reports are posted at Google Cybersecurity Action Team site. this data point is from 2020 , so treat this as a low boundary in 2023. Google Cybersecurity Action Team Threat Horizons Report #5 Is Out!

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 14, 2022

This impacts businesses both in terms of site presence, availability and profits. With DDoS attacks being an ever growing threat to servers across the globe, it’s become a fundamental part of website security. Over the last 8 or so years the web has had to evolve to respond to the increase in these attacks. For example, ??back

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DDOS Education Network Security 113

Heimadal Security

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Some sites use the term “stresser” in an effort to suggest that the service could be used to test the resilience of one’s own infrastructure; however, […]. The post The FBI Just Seized 48 Domain Names Linked to DDoS-For-Hire Platforms appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 18, 2023

And WordPress sites are vulnerable to code injection through plugin Backup Migration. December 11, 2023 Sonar Finds Three Vulnerabilities in Open-Source Firewall pfSense Type of vulnerability: Cross-site scripting and command injection. The goal for these threat actors is long-term access to the servers. pfSense CE 2.7.0

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Backups Firewall Engineering Software 97

Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 25, 2021

REvil’s darknet victim shaming site remains offline. ” Conti’s apparent new direction may be little more than another ploy to bring victim companies to the negotiating table, as in “pay up or someone will pay for your data or long-term misery if you don’t.” Reuters recently reported that the U.S.

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The Hacker News

AUGUST 18, 2021

A virtual private network (VPN) is the perfect solution for a lot of issues you might experience online- accessing blocked sites, hiding your browsing activity, getting rid of internet throttling, finding better deals, and much more. How much of a difference does it make in terms of But does a VPN protect you from hackers?

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VPN Internet Internet 103

CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Well, it cannot be termed exactly as an insider threat. And she was about to use the same pen drive at her another project site related to a game developer. As the employee operated in the field where national security and safety ought to be of paramount significance, the incident was termed to be extremely serious.

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SecureBlitz

JANUARY 20, 2022

The higher a site ranks on major search engines, the more traffic it attracts. This often yields higher conversions in terms. Search Engine Optimization (SEO) has proven to be one of the most effective ways of drawing traffic to a website.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 22, 2024

However, it turns out the site did disregard some laws: more on that later. If we determine that violations of our Terms of Service and Community Guidelines have occurred, we will take appropriate steps to enforce our policies. At first sight there doesn’t seem to be much that is illegal about it.

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Cryptocurrency Internet Internet Accountability 118

IT Security Central

OCTOBER 20, 2021

This October, as businesses emerge from the pandemic, many are making strategic decisions about their long-term work arrangements.

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Cyber Risk Risk 100

Security Affairs

JUNE 27, 2020

The France Télévisions group announced yesterday that it was hit by a cyber attack, targeting one of its broadcasting sites. The France Télévisions group announced Friday that it was the victim of a cyber attack that targeted one of its broadcasting sites. “One of its dissemination sites has been infected with a computer virus.”

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 7, 2022

The term Open URL redirection, open redirects, refers to a security issue that makes it easier for attackers to direct users to malicious resources under the control of the attackers. American Express, Snapchat) acts as a temporary landing page before the surfer is redirected to a malicious site.” “The trusted domain (e.g.,

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Cross-site scripting attacks are web application and web server exploits that occur because of a vulnerability in the server or application code. Table of Contents Toggle How Does Cross-Site Scripting Work? Cross-site scripting attacks are dangerous because they’re challenging to detect.

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Risk Financial Services Engineering Software 91

Malwarebytes

JUNE 15, 2022

Sites you visit can request your browser save cookies whenever the browser asks it for data. Humorously, some sites allow you to permanently opt-out of cookies and tracking by…asking you to accept permanent cookies which never expire. While sites can read their own cookies, they can’t read cookies from other websites.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 17, 2023

In 2018, the feds seized 15 stresser sites, and levied cybercrime charges against three men for their operation of booter services. Many accused stresser site operators have pleaded guilty over the years after being hit with federal criminal charges. Dobbs’s booter service, IPStresser, in June 2020. Image: archive.org.

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Joseph Steinberg

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Before purchasing, of course, get the details regarding terms and conditions – for example, as related to when you can redeem the bonds and at what cost, etc.). ” we recommend that you consider different questions, because the answers to these are easier for others to find.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 9, 2023

Most booter sites employ wordy “terms of use” agreements that require customers to agree they will only stress-test their own networks — and that they won’t use the service to attack others. In December 2018, the feds targeted 15 booter sites, and three booter store defendants who later pleaded guilty.

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DDOS Cybercrime Internet Internet 207

Krebs on Security

JANUARY 30, 2024

The phishing sites used a Telegram instant message bot to forward any submitted credentials in real-time, allowing the attackers to use the phished username, password and one-time code to log in as that employee at the real employer website. cx started blocking people who were trying to visit the site from the United States.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 14, 2024

Crooks manipulate GitHub’s search results to distribute malware BatBadBut flaw allowed an attacker to perform command injection on Windows Roku disclosed a new security breach impacting 576,000 accounts LastPass employee targeted via an audio deepfake call TA547 targets German organizations with Rhadamanthys malware CISA adds D-Link multiple (..)

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Adam Levin

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

As it stands, Facebook can either fight the FTC, or pay what could amount to billions of dollars in fines for violating the terms of its settlement. While billions of dollars in fines may seem like a danger to Facebook’s bottom line, a long legal battle could prove more costly in the long run, since it could drive users away from the site.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 3, 2024

In May 2015, KrebsOnSecurity published a brief writeup about the brazen Manipulaters team, noting that they openly operated hundreds of web sites selling tools designed to trick people into giving up usernames and passwords, or deploying malicious software on their PCs.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 1, 2021

The term Pharming is a combination of two words Phishing and Farming. Cybercriminals design a fake website, basically the clone of an official one, and use various means to redirect users to the phony webpage when visiting any other legit site. If the URL contains HTTPS, it means that the site is equipped with the SSL certificate.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 11, 2022

Bogus Canon sites causing headaches. Gizmodo reports that numerous dodgy sites are riding on the coat-tails of the Canon printer brand, extracting cash however they can. Gizmodo discovered the sites after issuing a Freedom of Infomation request to the Federal Trades Commission (FTC) in relation to Canon-specific complaints.

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Scams Internet Internet Cryptocurrency 120

Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

million customers, including website administrator passwords, sFTP credentials, and private SSL keys; -December 2022: Hackers gained access to and installed malware on GoDaddy’s cPanel hosting servers that “intermittently redirected random customer websites to malicious sites.”

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Hacking Social Engineering Phishing Scams 253

Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 22, 2020

In practical terms, what this means is that the legal contracts which granted these companies temporary control over large swaths of Internet address space are now null and void, and American Internet regulators would be well within their rights to cancel those contracts and reclaim the space. ” and “207.” Technology Inc.

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Internet Internet Technology DDOS 262

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 21, 2021

web pages, newspaper articles, blogs, or scientific research) that match the user’s search term(s). Upon indexing the content, Google Alerts will alert people who are searching those specific terms. Google Alerts is a content change detection and notification service, it sends emails to the user when it finds new results (i.e.

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