Krebs on Security

JUNE 21, 2023

If you operate a cybercrime business that relies on disseminating malicious software, you probably also spend a good deal of time trying to disguise or “crypt” your malware so that it appears benign to antivirus and security products. biz ( +7.9235059268 ) was used to secure two other domains — bile[.]ru

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Krebs on Security

JULY 25, 2023

Danny Adamitis , principal information security researcher at Lumen and co-author of the report on AVrecon, confirmed Kilmer’s findings, saying the C2 data matched up with what Spur was seeing for SocksEscort dating back to September 2022. .” SocksEscort began in 2009 as “ super-socks[.]com com, such as abuseipdb[.]com

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 28, 2021

North Korea-linked threat actors posed as Samsung recruiters in a spear-phishing campaign aimed at employees at South Korean security firms. North Korea-linked APT group posed as Samsung recruiters is a spear-phishing campaign that targeted South Korean security companies that sell anti-malware solutions, Google TAG researchers reported.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 29, 2022

Poor password practices are responsible for most incidents involving web applications and data breaches since 2009. Password security may seem like a simple solution for a huge problem, but it may be difficult to successfully implement in practice. We’ve shared some helpful guidance on password security at Zigrin Security blog.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Missouri Governor Mike Parson made headlines last year when he vowed to criminally prosecute a journalist for reporting a security flaw in a state website that exposed personal information of more than 100,000 teachers. Louis Post-Dispatch for reporting a security vulnerability that exposed teacher SSNs. In October 2021, St.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2023

As of this birthday, I’ve officially been an independent investigative journalist for longer than I was a reporter for The Washington Post (1995-2009). Few Fortune 100 Firms List Security Pros in Their Executive Ranks Who’s Behind the Domain Networks Snail Mail Scam?

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 29, 2021

. “In recent months, Microsoft has detected cyberattacks targeting security researchers by an actor we track as ZINC. “Observed targeting includes pen testers, private offensive security researchers, and employees at security and tech companies. .” ” states the report published by Microsoft.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Another report by Vade completed last year found that 87 percent of respondents agreed their organization could take the threat from email security more seriously. Secure email gateways (SEGs) are a common solution used by businesses both large and small to analyze emails for malicious content before they’re able to reach corporate systems.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 6, 2023

CDHE discovered the ransomware attack on June 19, 2023, it immediately launched an investigation into the security breach with the help of third-party specialists. At the time of this writing, no ransomware group has claimed responsibility for the security breach. ” reads the Notice of Data Incident published by the company.

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Adapture

JANUARY 25, 2024

25, 2023 – Adapture, a leader in networking, security and infrastructure consulting, has been appointed as a Cloudflare Authorized Service Delivery Partner (ASDP) for Application Services, Zero Trust Services and Migration Services. Adapture is proud to work with Cloudflare to achieve more secure environments for our clients.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 1, 2023

1, 2023– AppViewX , a leader in automated machine identity management (MIM) and application infrastructure security, today announced the results of a research study conducted by Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) on SSL/TLS Certificate Security. New York, NY, Aug.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 29, 2023

Nikita Kislitsin , formerly the head of network security for one of Russia’s top cybersecurity firms, was arrested last week in Kazakhstan in response to 10-year-old hacking charges from the U.S. Nikita Kislitsin, at a security conference in Russia. Department of Justice. “The company is monitoring developments.”

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 1, 2023

Megatraffer explained that malware purveyors need a certificate because many antivirus products will be far more interested in unsigned software, and because signed files downloaded from the Internet don’t tend to get blocked by security features built into modern web browsers. “Why do I need a certificate? WHO IS MEGATRAFFER?

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Hunton Privacy

JANUARY 27, 2012

In November 2009, a MetLife employee posted the personally identifiable information of current and former MetLife customers, including their Social Security numbers, on the Internet. (“MetLife”) in connection with an incident involving the disclosure of customer personal information on the Internet.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 18, 2019

Brinqa, an Austin, TX-based security vendor has come up with a cyber risk management platform designed to help companies take a much more dynamic approach to closing that gap, specifically in the areas of vulnerability management and application security, to start. Application security. So what is Brinqa bringing to the table?

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 8, 2022

“It’s worth pointing out that the wallet address is the miner reward receiving address of the Bitcoin Genesis Block , which occurred on January 3, 2009, and is believed to be held by Nakamoto.” The post Orchard botnet uses Bitcoin Transaction info to generate DGA domains appeared first on Security Affairs.

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Security Affairs

MAY 6, 2023

The library has been active since 2009, it offers e-book files in a variety of file formats, stripped of their copyright protections. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) seized multiple domains used by the illegal shadow eBook library Z-Library. Z-Library operates as a complex network of approximately 249 interrelated web domains.

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Hunton Privacy

JANUARY 23, 2009

Wednesday, January 28, 2009, marks the second annual international Data Privacy Day, which brings together a broad coalition of privacy professionals from both the private and public sectors, as well as corporations, academics and policymakers, with the goal of promoting awareness and collaboration on a variety of data privacy issues.

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Security Affairs

MAY 15, 2019

SAP released SAP Security Patch Day for May 2019 that includes 8 Security Notes, 5 of which are updates to previously released Notes. “Today, being the second Tuesday of the month, SAP released May’s Security Notes. . “Today, being the second Tuesday of the month, SAP released May’s Security Notes.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 7, 2020

Now, none of this was much of a security concern back in the day when it was impractical for employees to lug their bulky desktop computers and monitors outside of the corporate network. “We released a security advisory in June of 2009 and a security update that helps keep customers safe.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

North Korea-linked APT Lazarus targets security researchers using a trojanized pirated version of the popular IDA Pro reverse engineering software. ESET researchers reported that the North Korea-linked Lazarus APT group is targeting cyber security community with a trojanized pirated version of the popular IDA Pro reverse engineering software.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 10, 2019

Security researchers at McAfee have discovered that a vulnerability patched ten years ago is still affecting several Avaya phones. Security experts at McAfee discovered that a stack-based buffer overflow flaw in the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) client discovered and fixed ten years ago is still affecting several Avaya phones.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 23, 2023

billion Aadhaars issued by the UIDAI since this ID service launched in 2009, this system represents one of the largest biometric ID programs on the planet, according to a report published by think tank Brookings Institution. The Moody’s report also warned that there are security and privacy vulnerabilities in Aadhaar’s centralized system.

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IBM Big Data Hub

APRIL 11, 2024

IBM has been working to advance the domain of FHE for 15 years, since IBM Research scientist Craig Gentry introduced the first plausible fully homomorphic scheme in 2009. The ability to process encrypted data without decryption marks a pivotal advancement, promising to revolutionize diverse fields.

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WIRED Threat Level

JANUARY 15, 2019

Opinion: The 2009 vs. 2019 profile picture trend may or may not have been a data collection ruse to train its facial recognition algorithm. But we can't afford to blithely play along.

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The Security Ledger

JANUARY 23, 2024

In this episode of The Security Ledger Podcast (#255) host Paul Roberts interviews Niels Provos of Lacework about his mission to use EDM to teach people about cybersecurity. The post Episode 255: EDM, Meet CDM – Cyber Dance Music with Niels Provos appeared first on The Security Ledger with Paul F. Click the icon below to listen.

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Security Affairs

MAY 13, 2023

Founded in 2009, the company provides luggage and passenger transportation services on many popular hiking routes, including the famous Santiago de Compostela pilgrimage trail. According to Cybernews researchers, the access to the datastore was secured at the end of April. Why is leaking personal data dangerous?

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 26, 2022

The flaw, dubbed PwnKit, was introduced more than 12 years ago (May 2009) since the initial commit of pkexec, this means that all the versions are affected. The post PwnKit: Local Privilege Escalation bug affects major Linux distros appeared first on Security Affairs. ” reads the post published by Qualys.”Successful

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

The OpenSSL software library allows secure communications over computer networks against eavesdropping or need to identify the party at the other end. OpenSSL contains an open-source implementation of the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocols. that dates back to 2009.

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Hunton Privacy

MAY 20, 2020

In 2009, Miniclip joined the FTC-approved Children’s Advertising Review Unit (“CARU”) COPPA safe harbor program and remained a member of the program until 2015, when CARU terminated Miniclip’s participation. Under COPPA, the FTC may approve self-regulatory safe harbor programs that implement the protections of the FTC’s final COPPA Rule.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 30, 2022

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added PwnKit as a high-severity Linux vulnerability to its list of actively exploited bugs. See the Best Open Source Security Tools. Qualys researchers found that the flaw has existed for 13 years, since pkexec’s first release in May 2009.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 8, 2024

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. He is currently housed in a federal prison in Michigan, serving the final stretch of a 60-month sentence.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 8, 2022

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added recently disclosed Firefox zero-days to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog. The post CISA urges to fix actively exploited Firefox zero-days by March 21 appeared first on Security Affairs. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 22, 2020

” It appears that Centauri hasn’t filed any business records with the state since 2009, and the state subsequently suspended the company’s license to do business in Aug. According to the California Secretary of State, Centauri’s status as a business in the state is “suspended.”

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 22, 2022

But according to information obtained by KrebsOnSecurity, it is equally likely Vrublevsky was arrested thanks to his propensity for carefully documenting the links between Russia’s state security services and the cybercriminal underground. prison for his role in the 2009 theft of more than $9 million from RBS Worldpay.

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Schneier on Security

DECEMBER 14, 2018

Attackers are targeting two-factor authentication systems: Attackers working on behalf of the Iranian government collected detailed information on targets and used that knowledge to write spear-phishing emails that were tailored to the targets' level of operational security, researchers with security firm Certfa Lab said in a blog post.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

The popular investigator Brian Krebs reported that Gary Warner, director of research in computer forensics at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, noted in 2014 that Tank told co-conspirators in a JabberZeus chat on July 22, 2009 that his daughter, Miloslava, was and told him Miloslava birth weight.

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