Krebs on Security

JUNE 29, 2023

Nikita Kislitsin , formerly the head of network security for one of Russia’s top cybersecurity firms, was arrested last week in Kazakhstan in response to 10-year-old hacking charges from the U.S. Nikita Kislitsin, at a security conference in Russia. Department of Justice. “The company is monitoring developments.”

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 4, 2020

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

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Dark Reading

MAY 14, 2019

Microsoft releases security updates for some out-of-support systems to fix a bug that could be weaponized as a worm if exploited.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 9, 2022

Regulatory compliance and data privacy issues have long been an IT security nightmare. GDPR (among other legal requirements in the EU and elsewhere) can expose multinational organizations to hefty financial penalties, additional rules for disclosing data breaches, and increased scrutiny of the adequacy of their data security.

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Schneier on Security

OCTOBER 3, 2019

In August, CyberITL completed a large-scale survey of software security practices in the IoT environment, by looking at the compiled software. Data Collected: 22 Vendors 1,294 Products 4,956 Firmware versions 3,333,411 Binaries analyzed Date range of data: 2003-03-24 to 2019-01-24 (varies by vendor, most up to 2018 releases). [.].

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 1, 2023

Wireless security is the protection of wireless networks, devices and data from unwanted access and breaches. Wireless security is critical because these networks are subject to eavesdropping, interception, data theft, denial of services ( DoS ) assaults, and malware infestations. What is Wireless Security?

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Security Affairs

JULY 15, 2022

Dragos researchers were also able to recover the password using the exploit over Ethernet, significantly increasing the severity of the flaw, tracked as CVE-2022-2003. The CVE-2022-2003 was responsibly disclosed to Automation Direct and the vendor addressed it with the release of a firmware update. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 8, 2024

For years, security experts — and indeed, many top cybercriminals in the Spamit affiliate program — have expressed the belief that Sal and Icamis were likely the same person using two different identities. Icamis promoted his services in 2003 — such as bulk-domains[.]info w s, icamis[.]ru ru , and icamis[.]biz.

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Security Affairs

JULY 17, 2020

on the CVSS scale and affects Windows Server versions 2003 to 2019. in the Windows DNS server that affects Windows Server versions 2003 to 2019, and can be triggered by a malicious DNS response. The bug affects the DNS server component that ships with all Windows Server versions from 2003 to 2019. ” states Krebs.

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WIRED Threat Level

FEBRUARY 21, 2021

In 2003, Barrett Lyon created a map of the internet. In 2021, he did it again—and showed just how quickly it's expanded.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2023

The security breach was detected on March 17, 2003 and according to the company the intrusion begun on or about March 6, 2023. million members impacted appeared first on Security Affairs. The ABA has 166,000 members as of 2022. The organization on Thursday began notifying members.

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Schneier on Security

APRIL 2, 2024

Through a 2010 FOIA request (yes, it took that long), we have copies of the NSA’s KRYPTOS Society Newsletter, “ Tales of the Krypt ,” from 1994 to 2003. According to the jacket, Schneier is a data security expert with a master’s degree in computer science. There are many redactions.

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Security Affairs

JULY 15, 2020

Microsoft July 2020 addressed 123 security flaws across 13 products, including a 17-year-old wormable issue for hijacking Microsoft Windows Server dubbed SigRed. Microsoft July 2020 addressed 123 security vulnerabilities impacting 13 products, none of them has been observed being exploited in attacks in the wild. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

MAY 31, 2021

A security researcher discovered a bug in PatchGuard Windows security feature that can allow loading unsigned malicious code into the Windows kernel. The feature was first introduced in 2005 with the x64 editions of Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1. ” reported The Record. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 12, 2023

UK govt contractor MPD FM left an open instance that exposed employee passports, visas, and other sensitive data MPD FM, a facility management and security company providing services to various UK government departments, left an open instance that exposed employee passports, visas, and other sensitive data.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 23, 2020

had exposed approximately 885 million records related to mortgage deals going back to 2003. Securities and Exchange Commission each announced they were investigating the company. In May 2019, KrebsOnSecurity broke the news that the website of mortgage title insurance giant First American Financial Corp.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 12, 2019

Securities and Exchange Commissio n (SEC) is investigating a security failure on the Web site of real estate title insurance giant First American Financial Corp. that exposed more than 885 million personal and financial records tied to mortgage deals going back to 2003, KrebsOnSecurity has learned. First American Financial Corp.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 23, 2023

Established in 2003, PowderRoom is a South Korean beauty content platform connecting 3.5 Established in 2003, PowderRoom is a South Korean beauty content platform connecting 3.5 South Korean beauty content platform, PowderRoom, has leaked the personal information of nearly one million people.

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Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Section 5 notes that already there have been definitive expressions of software defects that can be drawn together to form the minimum legal standard of security. In 2003, I wrote : Clearly this isn’t all or nothing. Section 6 considers how to define flaws above the minimum floor and how to limit that liability with a safe harbor.

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Record Nations

AUGUST 4, 2020

Whether it’s business, employee, or customer information, it’s important to keep this data secure. The Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act, FACTA, was enacted in 2003 by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). While there are many compliancy laws surrounding privacy, FACTA specifically covers customer data.

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Schneier on Security

MAY 11, 2022

Georgetown has a new report on the highly secretive bulk surveillance activities of ICE in the US: When you think about government surveillance in the United States, you likely think of the National Security Agency or the FBI. You might even think of a powerful police agency, such as the New York Police Department.

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Schneier on Security

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

Solving this problem ­ which is increasingly a national security issue ­ will require us to both make major policy changes and invent new technologies. Hardware chips can be back-doored at the point of fabrication , even if the design is secure. In both cases, we want to verify that the end product is secure and free of back doors.

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Schneier on Security

MARCH 26, 2019

Simson Garfinkel performed the same experiment in 2003, with similar results. A recent experiment found all sorts of personal data left on used laptops and smartphones. This should come as no surprise.

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Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

If Georgia had still been using the paperless touchscreen DRE voting machines that they used from 2003 to 2019, then there would have been no paper ballots to recount, and no way to disprove the allegations that the election was hacked. That would have been a nightmare scenario.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 5, 2019

A security expert has developed a Metasploit module to exploit the critical BlueKeep vulnerability and get remote code execution. The security researcher Z??osum0x0 Many security experts have already developed their own exploit code for this issue without publicly disclosing it for obvious reasons. According to Z??osum0x0,

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Between 2003 and 2006, Corpse focused on selling and supporting his Haxdoor malware. com , which promised customers the ability to quickly tell whether a given Internet address is flagged by any security companies as malicious or spammy. Image: Google Translate via Archive.org.

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Security Affairs

MAY 10, 2023

The malware has been designed and used by Center 16 of Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) in cyber espionage operations on sensitive targets. The development of the Snake malware, aka Uroburos , started in late 2003 and was completed in early 2004. The malware uses custom communications protocols designed to avoid detection.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 16, 2020

The ICO fined the airline because the company failed in implementing adequate security measures, the company detected the security breach to months later the initial compromise. People entrusted their personal details to BA and BA failed to take adequate measures to keep those details secure.” ” concludes the ICO.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 17, 2021

A security researcher discovered that a secret FBI’s terrorist watchlist was accidentally exposed on the internet for three weeks between July 19 and August 9, 2021. A security researcher Bob Diachenko discovered a secret terrorist watchlist with 1.9 In any case, any thoughts as of where to responsibly report? Pierluigi Paganini.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

The price you pay for this breakfast increases radically with poor security. It is critical that you plan for data security that upholds your security posture in all geographies. To be fit for compliance, a global security partner with an enterprise data security platform should be a part of the team executing your AI vision.

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Breached organisation: A Limerick-based IT services firm (in the Republic of Ireland), retained by 11 towing companies, which are used by state bodies including the Irish national police and security service, An Garda Síochána. Records breached: Up to 4,341 files, containing addresses and grades of students from 2003–2022.

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Schneier on Security

JULY 7, 2022

Since its founding in 2003, ICE has not only been building its own capacity to use surveillance to carry out deportations but has also played a key role in the federal government’s larger push to amass as much information as possible about all of our lives.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 4, 2021

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange should not be extradited to the US to stand trial, the Westminster Magistrates’ Court has rejected the US government’s request to extradite him on charges related to illegally obtaining and sharing classified material about national security. Pierluigi Paganini.

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WIRED Threat Level

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Letting a company know about flaws in their products has gotten easier sine 2003—but not by much.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 4, 2019

Securities and Exchange Commission , LabCorp. AMCA has advised LabCorp that Social Security Numbers and insurance identification information are not stored or maintained for LabCorp consumers.” credit card numbers and bank account information), medical information and Social Security Numbers. 1, 2018 and March 30, 2019.

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Schneier on Security

MAY 28, 2019

Krebs on Security is reporting a massive data leak by the real estate title insurance company First American Financial Corp. The earliest document number available on the site -- 000000075 -- referenced a real estate transaction from 2003. should be held liable for their poor security practices.

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