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Million-dollar deposits and friends in high places: how we applied for a job with a ransomware gang

Security Affairs

Security researchers – us at CyberNews included – also routinely visit hacker forums for threat intelligence. To conduct this investigation, one of our security researchers answered a ransomware affiliate ad on a popular hacker forum, posing as an experienced cybercriminal. But cybercriminals are not the only ones there. Getting in.

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Caretakers of the Sky: The Wright Brothers and Recording the Aerial Age

Unwritten Record

Their setup consisted of a 60-foot wooden monorail on a dolly with two modified bicycle hubs and another hub attached to the front of the machine, detailed in the National Park Service Article “Road to First Flight.” Orville and Wilbur spent the next five years perfecting their designs and securing a patent.

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CyberheistNews Vol 13 #14 [Eyes on the Prize] How Crafty Cons Attempted a 36 Million Vendor Email Heist

KnowBe4

But, according to security researchers at Abnormal Security, cybercriminals are becoming brazen and are taking their shots at very large prizes. According to Abnormal Security, nearly every aspect of the request looked legitimate. This attack begins with a case of VEC – where a domain is impersonated.