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Happy birthday Security Affairs … 11 years together!

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Happy BirthDay Security Affairs! I launched Security Affairs for passion in November 2011 and since then the blog was visited by tens of millions of readers. Eleven years ago I decided to launch Security Affairs, a blog that is considered today one of the most valuable sources of the cybersecurity industry.

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Email accounts of the International Monetary Fund compromised

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Threat actors compromised at least 11 International Monetary Fund (IMF) email accounts earlier this year, the organization revealed. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) disclosed a security breach, threat actors compromsed 11 email accounts earlier this year. The impacted email accounts were re-secured.

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Colorado Department of Higher Education (CDHE) discloses data breach after ransomware attack

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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. The experts determined the threat actors had access to CDHE systems between June 11 and June 19, 2023 and copied data from the company systems during this time.

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Who’s Behind the ‘Web Listings’ Mail Scam?

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One from May 2011 at onlineprnews.com sings the praises of Weblistingsinc.info , weblistingsinc.org and web-listings.net in the same release, and lists the point of contact simply as “Mark.” Cached versions of this site from 2011 show it naming Web Listings Inc. web-listingsinc.com 2015-11-06 ENOM, INC.,ENOM,

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Estonian Tied to 13 Ransomware Attacks Gets 66 Months in Prison

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Berezan’s indictment (PDF) says he used his status at DirectConnection to secure cashout jobs from other vetted crooks on the exclusive crime forum. A drop is a location or individual able to securely receive and forward funds or goods obtained through cashouts or other types of fraud. .” Department of Justice.

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Why Were the Russians So Set Against This Hacker Being Extradited?

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Burkov calls himself a specialist in information security and denies having committed the crimes for which he’s been charged. A screen shot from the Mazafaka cybercrime forum, circa 2011. DirectConnection, circa 2011. That organization, dubbed the “Business Club,” had members spanning most of Russia’s 11 time zones.

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Russia-linked threat actors targets critical infrastructure, US authorities warn

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US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the National Security Agency (NSA) issued a joint alert to warn critical infrastructure operators about threats from Russian state-sponsored hackers. link] pic.twitter.com/nKmIeSfcTS — NSA Cyber (@NSACyber) January 11, 2022.