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When Your Smart ID Card Reader Comes With Malware

Krebs on Security

government employees and contractors have been issued a secure smart ID card that enables physical access to buildings and controlled spaces, and provides access to government computer networks and systems at the cardholder’s appropriate security level. A sample Common Access Card (CAC). Millions of U.S.

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$10M Is Yours If You Can Get This Guy to Leave Russia

Krebs on Security

investigators that they had access to a wealth of personal information tied to a cryptocurrency exchange Kulkov had used. Cyber intelligence firm Intel 471 found that Internet address also was used to register the account “Nordex” on the Russian hacking forum Exploit back in 2006. Constella tracked another Bankir[.]com

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Attackers behind Operation Oceansalt reuse code from Chinese Comment Crew

Security Affairs

Security researchers from McAfee have recently uncovered a cyber espionage campaign, tracked as Operation Oceansalt, targeting South Korea, the United States, and Canada. Security Affairs – APT1, hacking ). The post Attackers behind Operation Oceansalt reuse code from Chinese Comment Crew appeared first on Security Affairs.

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Can Gather Change the Course of Internet History?

John Battelle's Searchblog

And this was no fly-by-night startup – the company’s founders, team, and investors are all deeply experienced in AI, Internet security, scaled engineering, product design, marketing, and much more. First, Gather The Data My Amazon data in Gather: Who knew I bought that back in 2006?!

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The role of a secret Dutch mole in the US-Israeli Stuxnet attack on Iran

Security Affairs

and Israel get Stuxnet onto the highly secured Natanz plant? That mole then provided much -needed inside access when it came time to slip Stuxnet onto those systems using a USB flash drive.” In 2006, the researchers conducted a sabotage test with centrifuges, and President George Bush authorized the operation.

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An Approach to Cybersecurity Risk Oversight for Corporate Directors

Data Matters

Recent guidance from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on disclosure and enforcement actions by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) make clear that cybersecurity is no longer a niche topic, but a concern significant enough to warrant the oversight of corporate boards of directors. Using appropriate access controls.

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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 so, myself and another individual named Rob Farrell, we were brought in to start a security team. VAMOSI: Oh.

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