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U.S. Internet Leaked Years of Internal, Customer Emails

Krebs on Security

Some of the exposed emails dated back to 2008; others were as recent as the present day. For example, the timestamp for Mr. Carter’s inbox reads August 2009, but clicking that inbox revealed messages as recent as Feb. Internet with their email. and cityoffrederickmd.gov , the website for the government of Frederick, Md.

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Department of Education and Department of Health and Human Services Release First Update to Joint Guidance on FERPA and HIPAA Since 2008

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This is the first update to the agencies’ guidance since it was issued in 2008. The FAQs answer which rule applies in particular circumstances, and what information can be shared, for example, when dealing with an adult student, a minor with a mental health condition or one who presents a danger to one’s self or others.

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Microsoft Patch Tuesday, December 2023 Edition

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Among the critical bugs quashed this month is CVE-2023-35628 , a weakness present in Windows 10 and later versions, as well as Microsoft Server 2008 and later. For example, CVE-2023-35636 , which Microsoft says is an information disclosure vulnerability in Outlook.

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Fake Lawsuit Threat Exposes Privnote Phishing Sites

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Launched in 2008, privnote.com employs technology that encrypts each message so that even Privnote itself cannot read its contents. For example, this account at Medium has authored more than a dozen blog posts in the past year singing the praises of Tornote as a secure, self-destructing messaging service.

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The Link Between AWM Proxy & the Glupteba Botnet

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Launched in March 2008, AWM Proxy quickly became the largest service for crooks seeking to route their malicious Web traffic through compromised devices. An example of a cracked software download site distributing Glupteba. AWMproxy, the storefront for renting access to infected PCs, circa 2011. Image: Google.com. and starovikov[.]com.

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Microsoft recommends Exchange admins to disable the SMBv1 protocol

Security Affairs

“To make sure that your Exchange organization is better protected against the latest threats (for example Emotet, TrickBot or WannaCry to name a few) we recommend disabling SMBv1 if it’s enabled on your Exchange (2013/2016/2019) server.” Windows Server 2008 R2: By default, SMBv1 is enabled in Windows Server 2008 R2.

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FBI Arrests Alleged Owner of Deer.io, a Top Broker of Stolen Accounts

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An example seller’s panel at deer.io. For example, one early adopter of deer.io According to historic WHOIS records maintained by DomainTools.com (an advertiser on this site), vpleer was originally registered in 2008 to someone using the email address hm@mail.ru. Click image to enlarge.

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