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Russian Cybersecurity Executive Arrested for Alleged Role in 2012 Megahacks

Krebs on Security

Experts say Kislitsin’s prosecution could soon put the Kazakhstan government in a sticky diplomatic position, as the Kremlin is already signaling that it intends to block his extradition to the United States. Nikita Kislitsin, at a security conference in Russia. Nikulin is currently serving a seven-year sentence in the U.S.

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Horde Webmail Software is affected by a dangerous bug since 2012

Security Affairs

This webmail solution is widely adopted by universities and government agencies. The bug affects all the versions since the commit that took place on 30 Nov 2012. The post Horde Webmail Software is affected by a dangerous bug since 2012 appeared first on Security Affairs. ” reads a report published by Sonarsource.

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Canada Charges Its “Most Prolific Cybercriminal”

Krebs on Security

A 31-year-old Canadian man has been arrested and charged with fraud in connection with numerous ransomware attacks against businesses, government agencies and private citizens throughout Canada and the United States. A 2012 sales thread on Darkode for Rev Locker. “We’ve identified in excess of a thousand of his victims.

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US indicted 4 Russian government employees for attacks on critical infrastructure

Security Affairs

has indicted four Russian government employees for their involvement in attacks on entities in critical infrastructure. has indicted four Russian government employees for their role in cyberattacks targeting hundreds of companies and organizations in the energy sector worldwide between 2012 and 2018. ” continues the DoJ.

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Singapore Updates Its Model Artificial Intelligence Governance Framework

Data Protection Report

On 21 January 2020 at a meeting at the World Economic Forum, the Personal Data Protection Commission ( PDPC ) and Infocommunications Media Development Authority ( IMDA ) released the second edition of its Model Artificial Intelligence (“ AI” ) Governance Framework (“ Model Framework” ). Background – the Model Framework.

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It Takes Time, And It Ain’t For Sure.

John Battelle's Searchblog

Culture, business, government – all would be revolutionized. But Airbnb launched in late 2008, Uber in 2009, and both didn’t gain widespread traction until 2011 or 2012. While tens of millions of us have begun to use generative AI in various ways, its “paradigm shifting” impacts are likely years away.

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Chinese Antivirus Firm Was Part of APT41 ‘Supply Chain’ Attack

Krebs on Security

The government alleges the men used malware-laced phishing emails and “supply chain” attacks to steal data from companies and their customers. One of the alleged hackers was first profiled here in 2012 as the owner of a Chinese antivirus firm. Image: FBI. Tan DaiLin, a.k.a. “Wicked Rose,” in his younger years.