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From Cybercrime Saul Goodman to the Russian GRU

Krebs on Security

A review of this user’s hacker identities shows that during his time on the forums he served as an officer in the special forces of the GRU , the foreign military intelligence agency of the Russian Federation. From the forum’s inception until around 2008, Djamix was one of its most active and eloquent contributors.

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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. Millions of U.S.

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Apple AirTag Bug Enables ‘Good Samaritan’ Attack

Krebs on Security

The vulnerability was discovered and reported to Apple by Bobby Rauch , a security consultant and penetration tester based in Boston. In 2008, a cyber attack described at the time as “the worst breach of U.S. military computers in history” was traced back to a USB flash drive left in the parking lot of a U.S.

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Microsoft releases On-premises Mitigation Tool (EOMT) tool to fix ProxyLogon issues

Security Affairs

On March 2nd, Microsoft released emergency out-of-band security updates that address four zero-day issues (CVE-2021-26855, CVE-2021-26857, CVE-2021-26858, and CVE-2021-27065) in all supported MS Exchange versions that are actively exploited in the wild. If you want to receive the weekly Security Affairs Newsletter for free subscribe here.

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Qbot uses a new email collector module in the latest campaign

Security Affairs

QBot, aka Qakbot and Pinkslipbot , has been active since 2008, it is used by malware for collecting browsing data and banking credentials and other financial information from the victims. The post Qbot uses a new email collector module in the latest campaign appeared first on Security Affairs. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Meet Ika & Sal: The Bulletproof Hosting Duo from Hell

Krebs on Security

For years, security experts — and indeed, many top cybercriminals in the Spamit affiliate program — have expressed the belief that Sal and Icamis were likely the same person using two different identities. 2008, wherein he addresses forum members with the salutation, “Hello Gentlemen Scammers.” 9, 2024).

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New Turla ComRAT backdoor uses Gmail for Command and Control

Security Affairs

Earlier versions of Agent.BTZ were used to compromise US military networks in the Middle East in 2008. Thus, it is able to bypass some security controls because it doesn’t rely on any malicious domain.” The post New Turla ComRAT backdoor uses Gmail for Command and Control appeared first on Security Affairs.

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