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Meet Ika & Sal: The Bulletproof Hosting Duo from Hell

Krebs on Security

For example, in 2010 Spamdot and its spam affiliate program Spamit were hacked, and its user database shows Sal and Icamis often accessed the forum from the same Internet address — usually from Cherepovets , an industrial town situated approximately 230 miles north of Moscow. And there were many good reasons to support this conclusion.

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Kevin Mitnick, Hacker Turned Cybersecurity Leader, Dies at 59

eSecurity Planet

In a 2003 interview Mitnick claimed he never used stolen information or destroyed data during his hacks. For example, Mitnik received eight months in solitary confinement because a federal judge was convinced that Mitnick could hack into U.S. military systems and launch nuclear missiles through mere whistling.

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Remembering the Vietnam War this Veterans Day

Unwritten Record

The images broadcast in America’s living rooms during the war were often captured by military combat photographers. The military increased their production of photographs and moving images and because of this, NARA’s motion picture holdings relating to the Vietnam war are quite expansive. Medal of Honor SP/6 Lawrence Joel.

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Rainbow Table Attacks and Cryptanalytic Defenses

eSecurity Planet

The development of cryptology has been critical to safeguarding data for government agencies, military units, companies, and today’s digital users. Examples of popular passwordless methods include: Biometric Authentication Email -Based Authentication Identity and Access Management (IAM) Single Sign-On (SSO). Password Salting.

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What is a Rainbow Table Attack and How Can You Prevent It?

eSecurity Planet

The development of cryptology has been critical to safeguarding data for government agencies, military units, companies, and today’s digital users. Examples of popular passwordless methods include: Biometric Authentication Email -Based Authentication Identity and Access Management (IAM) Single Sign-On (SSO). Password Salting.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking Real World Criminals Online

ForAllSecure

While I produced this episode, a 21 year old Massachusetts National Guard airman is alleged to have photographed and distributed copies of classified US Military material on Discord, a social media site. And I remember probably 2000 to 2003 ish, complaining when we when I think it was last year that we were at Alexa, Alexis Park for DEF CON.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: The Fog of Cyber War

ForAllSecure

Vamosi: So this is an example of what’s news and what’s not. Hypponen: Alright, original sea change for monetizing malware was 2003. BBC: Well as Ukrainian military battles Russian troops on the ground there's another battle taking place. It's just not very obvious, but it's true. Dog bites man, not news.