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U.S. Govt. Apps Bundled Russian Code With Ties to Mobile Malware Developer

Krebs on Security

But that story omitted an important historical detail about Pushwoosh: In 2013, one of its developers admitted to authoring the Pincer Trojan , malware designed to surreptitiously intercept and forward text messages from Android mobile devices. Pushwoosh says it is a U.S. But Reuters found that while Pushwoosh’s social media and U.S.

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The UK and Australian Governments Are Now Monitoring Their Gov Domains on Have I Been Pwned

Troy Hunt

This is a little project I started whilst killing time in a hotel room in late 2013 after thinking "I wonder if people actually know where their data has been exposed?" As this service has grown, it's become an endless source of material from which I've drawn upon for conference talks, training and indeed many of my blog posts.

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Part 1: OMG! Not another digital transformation article! Is it about understanding the business drivers?

ARMA International

Part 2 will discuss the critical factors for a successful DT journey, because organizations need to do a “mind-shift” from traditional records and information management (RIM) practices to content services (CS). This means imaging the “art of the possible” for a new future using a cloud computing model to deliver transformative change.

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 26 February – 3 March 2024

IT Governance

The threat actor, KryptonZambie, has provided a sample of 100,000 records. We also found 7 organisations providing a significant update on a previously disclosed incident. TB LDLC Source (New) Retail France Yes 1,500,000 APROA Source (New) Professional services Argentina Yes 1,197,562 Petrus Resources Ltd.

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I'm Open Sourcing the Have I Been Pwned Code Base

Troy Hunt

Many of the services that HIBP runs on are provided free by the likes of Cloudflare. Much of the code that's been written has drawn on community contributions either by virtue of content people have published publicly or support that's been provided to me directly. Let me explain why and how.

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The History of Computer Viruses & Malware

eSecurity Planet

A 2020 study of pentesting projects from Positive Technologies revealed that external attackers could breach 93% of company networks , with 71% being vulnerable even to novice-level hackers. The history of computer viruses and malware goes almost as far back as the history of the field of computer science itself. CATCH ME IF YOU CAN!”

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Ransomware Protection in 2021

eSecurity Planet

The internet is fraught with peril these days, but nothing strikes more fear into users and IT security pros than the threat of ransomware. A ransomware attack is about as bad as a cyber attack can get. Here, then, is a comprehensive look at ransomware, what it is, how to prevent it, and what to do if you become one of its unfortunate victims.