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Meet Ika & Sal: The Bulletproof Hosting Duo from Hell

Krebs on Security

Icamis and Sal were in daily communications with these botmasters, via the Spamdot forum and private messages. Also, it was common for Icamis to reply when Spamdot members communicated a request or complaint to Sal, and vice versa. It states that the yearbook for the Amtek class of 2004 is hosted at 41.wmpay[.]com.

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Russia-linked Turla APT targets Austria, Estonia, and NATO platform

Security Affairs

The Turla APT group (aka Snake , Uroburos , Waterbug , Venomous Bear and KRYPTON ) has been active since at least 2004 targeting diplomatic and government organizations and private businesses in the Middle East, Asia, Europe, North and South America, and former Soviet bloc nations. Researchers from SEKOIA.IO

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Britain’s information commissioner fines British Airways for 2018 Hack

Security Affairs

. “The ICO has specific responsibilities set out in the Data Protection Act 2018, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Freedom of Information Act 2000, Environmental Information Regulations 2004 and Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003. ” concludes the ICO.

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Cybersecurity Training and Tech Aren’t Enough; ‘Culture Change’ Needed

eSecurity Planet

In 2004, the global cybersecurity market was worth just $3.5 Improving Cybersecurity Communication and Metrics. Carpenter revealed a simple formula that describes the basic flow of executive communication and is designed to improve every cybersecurity message. billion,” said Steve Morgan, founder of Cybersecurity Ventures.

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Spam Kingpin Peter Levashov Gets Time Served

Krebs on Security

Severa was a moderator on the Russian spam community Spamdot[.]biz. In this paid ad from 2004, Severa lists prices to rent his spam botnet. The judge also ordered Levashov to submit to three years of supervised release, which includes constant monitoring of his online communications.

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US disrupts Russia-linked Snake implant’s network

Security Affairs

The malware uses custom communications protocols designed to avoid detection. The development of the Snake malware, aka Uroburos , started in late 2003 and was completed in early 2004. The P2P network is used to operational traffic to and from Snake implants on the FSB’s ultimate targets.

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Here’s a Story Where Picking the Right Font Was Never More Important: eDiscovery Trends

eDiscovery Daily

In Newser ( Alleged Fraudster Made a Really Poor Font Choice , written by Arden Dier), the choice of fonts apparently exposed a an alleged fraud scheme in Canada, where Gerald McGoey’s company, Look Communications, went bankrupt at the end of 2017. Ordered to repay $5.6 Ordered to repay $5.6 I guess there’s an expert for everything!