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15-Year-Old Malware Proxy Network VIP72 Goes Dark

Krebs on Security

org was originally registered in 2006 to “ Corpse ,” the handle adopted by a Russian-speaking hacker who gained infamy several years prior for creating and selling an extremely sophisticated online banking trojan called A311 Death , a.k.a. Between 2003 and 2006, Corpse focused on selling and supporting his Haxdoor malware.

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Checkmarx Snags Ex-Tricentis CEO Sandeep Johri as New Leader

Data Breach Today

Johri Replaces Emmanuel Benzaquen, Who Has Led the App Security Company Since 2006 For the first time in its 17-year history, application security vendor Checkmarx will have a new leader.

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Roblox Game 'Hack-A-Cat' Now Part of the Free KnowBe4 Children’s Interactive Cybersecurity Activity Kit

KnowBe4

Roblox is an online virtual world/metaverse that has been around since 2006 that allows people to play with others and is super popular with young people. If you haven’t heard of Roblox, you probably don’t have kids like me.

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Half a million of us want to donate our data to British science, but it’s languishing unused because of privacy fears | Polly Toynbee

The Guardian Data Protection

Back in 2006, with half a million others aged between 40 and 69, I signed up to this magnificent project, the world’s most advanced genetic database. They took blood, saliva and urine, measured bone density and made notes on exercise, alcohol and family history, with social class, ethnicity, education, employment and income included.

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A very brief history of cloud computing

DXC Technology

You can argue over when cloud computing really began, but one good starting point is 2006 when then Google CEO Eric Schmidt said at a conference: “I don’t think people have really understood how big this opportunity really is. It starts with the premise that the data services and architecture should be on servers. We call […].

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Threat actors offer for sale data for 50 millions of Moscow drivers

Security Affairs

Stolen data spans from 2006 and 2019, local media outlets have confirmed their authenticity. “The cybercriminals put up for sale for $ 800 a database of 50 million lines with the data of drivers that were registered in Moscow and the Moscow region from 2006 to 2019.

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Fears over DNA privacy as 23andMe goes public in deal with Richard Branson

The Guardian Data Protection

Launched in 2006, 23andMe sells tests to determine consumers’ genetic ancestry and risk of developing certain illnesses, using saliva samples sent in by mail. Related: Your DNA is a valuable asset, so why give it to ancestry websites for free?

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