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Top Cybersecurity Accounts to Follow on Twitter

eSecurity Planet

Fifteen years after the launch of the microblogging social media platform, Twitter remains a dominant public forum for instant communication with individuals and organizations worldwide on a universe of topics, including #cybersecurity. Top Cybersecurity Experts to Follow on Twitter. Binni Shah | @binitamshah. Eva Galperi n | @evacide.

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Meet the Administrators of the RSOCKS Proxy Botnet

Krebs on Security

Stanx said he was a longtime member of several major forums, including the Russian hacker forum Antichat (since 2005), and the Russian crime forum Exploit (since April 2013). Cybersecurity firm Constella Intelligence shows that in 2017, someone using the email address istanx@gmail.com registered at the Russian freelancer job site fl.ru

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A Closer Look at the Snatch Data Ransom Group

Krebs on Security

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Administratio n (CISA), Snatch was originally named Team Truniger , based on the nickname of the group’s founder and organizer — Truniger. “The command requires Windows system administrators,” Truniger’s ads explained.

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Addressing Remote Desktop Attacks and Security

eSecurity Planet

Recent years presented a torrent of research showing how vulnerable RDP systems are for organizations not taking additional cybersecurity precautions. A few days later, IT systems started malfunctioning with ransom messages following. Remote Desktop Software and Cybersecurity. What is the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP)?

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FireEye experts found source code for CARBANAK malware on VirusTotal?

Security Affairs

Cybersecurity researchers from FireEye revealed that the Carbanak source code has been available on VirusTotal for two years, and none noticed it before. Hladyr is suspected to be a system administrator for the group. In late June 2018, foreign authorities arrested Andrii Kolpakov in Lepe, Spain.

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FireEye experts found source code for CARBANAK malware on VirusTotal?

Security Affairs

Cybersecurity researchers from FireEye revealed that the Carbanak source code has been available on VirusTotal for two years, and none noticed it before. Hladyr is suspected to be a system administrator for the group. In late June 2018, foreign authorities arrested Andrii Kolpakov in Lepe, Spain.