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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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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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Giving a Face to the Malware Proxy Service ‘Faceless’

Krebs on Security

Recently, Faceless has shown ambitions beyond just selling access to poorly-secured IoT devices. And in March 2023, Faceless started marketing a service for looking up Social Security Numbers (SSNs) that claims to provide access to “the largest SSN database on the market with a very high hit rate.”

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The Risks In Using Third-Party Code

ForAllSecure

For other businesses, a software outage or unauthorized access can be catastrophic. During 2013’s peak holiday shopping months, popular retailer Target was breached -- 40 million customer credit card accounts, and up to 110 million sets of personal information such as email addresses and phone numbers were stolen.

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The Risks In Using Third-Party Code

ForAllSecure

For other businesses, a software outage or unauthorized access can be catastrophic. During 2013’s peak holiday shopping months, popular retailer Target was breached -- 40 million customer credit card accounts, and up to 110 million sets of personal information such as email addresses and phone numbers were stolen.

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Alleged SIM Swapper Arrested in California

Krebs on Security

A redacted “statement of facts” in the case obtained by KrebsOnSecurity says records obtained from Google revealed that a cellular device used by Ortiz to commit SIM swaps had at one point been used to access the Google account identified as Xzavyer.Narvaez@gmail.com. ” “The specific tower is located approximately 0.6

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SEC Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations Publishes 2018 Exam Priorities

Data Matters

1 As has been widely reported, the Exam Priorities’ general focus areas include: retail investors. 1 As has been widely reported, the Exam Priorities’ general focus areas include: retail investors. A Continued Focus on Retail Investors – what does this mean? Indeed, retail funds have been a Commission focus for many years.