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Russia-linked APT28 and crooks are still using the Moobot botnet

Security Affairs

“Apart from the EdgeRouter devices, we also found compromised Raspberry Pi and other internet-facing devices in the botnet. . “We attribute the NTLMv2 hash relay attacks and the proxying of credential phishing to Pawn Storm, while the pharmaceutical spam looks to be related to the infamous Canadian Pharmacy gang.”

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GUEST ESSAY. Everyone should grasp these facts about cyber threats that plague digital commerce

The Last Watchdog

From mining cryptocurrency to launching DDoS attacks against networks, there are countless ways in which malware can access and utilize victim’s computers and data. A malware usually exploits unpatched software vulnerabilities to compromise an endpoint device and gain a foothold in an organization’s internal network. Common types.

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The World Is An Internet Startup Now

John Battelle's Searchblog

But as I scanned the room last night and watched those friends of mine, I realized that each of them was now involved in an Internet startup in some way or another. Dan, another anonymized pal of mine, made his name in real estate. Why did I do that? Only thing is, to them it's not about "starting an Internet company."

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Dear Marc: Please, *Do* Get Involved

John Battelle's Searchblog

William Randolph Hearst was a mining magnate. The Los Angeles Times was the first newspaper I ever read – I even attended a grammar school named for its founding family (the Chandlers ). Later in life I worked at the Times for a summer – and found even back then, the great brand had begun to lose its way. But thoughtfully.