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Who’s Behind the NetWire Remote Access Trojan?

Krebs on Security

A Croatian national has been arrested for allegedly operating NetWire , a Remote Access Trojan (RAT) marketed on cybercrime forums since 2012 as a stealthy way to spy on infected systems and siphon passwords. NetWire has been sold openly on the same website since 2012: worldwiredlabs[.]com. org , also registered in 2012.

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Horde Webmail Software is affected by a dangerous bug since 2012

Security Affairs

Experts found a nine-year-old unpatched flaw in the Horde Webmail software that could allow access to email accounts. A feature in the Horde Webmail is affected by a nine-year-old unpatched security vulnerability that could be abused to gain complete access to email accounts simply by previewing an attachment. disable' => true.

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Who Is the Network Access Broker ‘Babam’?

Krebs on Security

Rarely do cybercriminal gangs that deploy ransomware gain the initial access to the target themselves. More commonly, that access is purchased from a cybercriminal broker who specializes in acquiring remote access credentials — such as usernames and passwords needed to remotely connect to the target’s network.

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NetWire Remote Access Trojan Maker Arrested

Schneier on Security

From Brian Krebs : A Croatian national has been arrested for allegedly operating NetWire, a Remote Access Trojan (RAT) marketed on cybercrime forums since 2012 as a stealthy way to spy on infected systems and siphon passwords. The arrest coincided with a seizure of the NetWire sales website by the U.S.

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Who Stole 3.6M Tax Records from South Carolina?

Krebs on Security

For nearly a dozen years, residents of South Carolina have been kept in the dark by state and federal investigators over who was responsible for hacking into the state’s revenue department in 2012 and stealing tax and bank account information for 3.6 13, 2012, after a state IT contractor clicked a malicious link in an email.

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Relying on the Legitimate Interests Exception under the Personal Data Protection Act 2012

Data Protection Report

In a recent decision (the Decision ), [1] the Personal Data Protection Commission ( PDPC ) considered for the first time a company’s reliance on the Legitimate Interests Exception (as defined below) under the Personal Data Protection Act 2012 ( PDPA ) when the consent procured is invalid. 1] [2023] SGPDPC 1. [2] 13] Section 2 of the PDPA. [14]

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Uintah Basin Healthcare Data Breach Affects Over 100,000

Data Breach Today

Hackers may have accessed or stolen patient data of 103,974 patients who received care between March 2012 and last November. Hacking Incident Affects Patients Who Received Care Over a 10 Year Period A rural Utah healthcare provider is notifying more than one hundred thousand individuals of a cybersecurity incident.