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Stark Industries Solutions: An Iron Hammer in the Cloud

Krebs on Security

Two weeks before Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, a large, mysterious new Internet hosting firm called Stark Industries Solutions materialized and quickly became the epicenter of massive distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks on government and commercial targets in Ukraine and Europe. An ad for war.md, circa 2009.

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Meet Ika & Sal: The Bulletproof Hosting Duo from Hell

Krebs on Security

For example, in 2010 Spamdot and its spam affiliate program Spamit were hacked, and its user database shows Sal and Icamis often accessed the forum from the same Internet address — usually from Cherepovets , an industrial town situated approximately 230 miles north of Moscow. And there were many good reasons to support this conclusion.

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US authorities aim to dismantle North Korea’s Joanap Botnet

Security Affairs

The Joanap botnet has been around since 2009, experts pointed out that the threat is still spreading through unpatched systems and unprotected networks. “Moreover, a complaint was filed on June 8, 2018, charging Park Jin Hyok with a conspiracy to carry out numerous computer intrusions backed by the North Korean government.

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No Mail, Low Morale: The 6888th Central Postal Battalion

Unwritten Record

On February 25, 2009, a public event at the Women in Military Service for America Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery honored the work of the 6888th, and on November 30, 2018 a monument in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas was made in their honor. They also help inform the public about government photographic resources that are available.

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The Platinum APT group adds the Titanium backdoor to its arsenal

Security Affairs

According to Microsoft, the Platinum has been active since at least 2009, it was responsible for spear phishing attacks on ISPs, government organizations, intelligence agencies, and defense institutes. The hackers don’t appear to be financially motivated due to the nature of targeted entities and TTPs of the group.

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#ModernDataMasters: Carl Smith, PZ Cussons

Reltio

Data is a business function – it’s not part of IT because data is generated by the business and should always be governed and owned by the business.”. For example, I did some systems training in the supply-chain area early in my career at Office Depot. My dad was a military man – now retired – and a very practical, adaptable person. “I

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#ModernDataMasters: Carl Smith, PZ Cussons

Reltio

“Data is a business function – it’s not part of IT because data is generated by the business and should always be governed and owned by the business.” For example, I did some systems training in the supply-chain area early in my career at Office Depot. This has carried into my working life and my problem solving approach.