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Some of TOP universities wouldn’t pass cybersecurity exam: left websites vulnerable

Security Affairs

For a more detailed analysis, a deeper penetration testing would be required,” Cybernews researchers noted. UTEL is a private Mexican university for online education founded in 2008. In regards to leaked credentials, two universities used default credentials for a given software package, and five used weak, guessable passwords.

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Inside ‘Evil Corp,’ a $100M Cybercrime Menace

Krebs on Security

KrebsOnSecurity first encountered Aqua’s work in 2008 as a reporter for The Washington Post. “Cybercriminals are recruited to Russia’s national cause through a mix of coercion, payments and appeals to patriotic sentiment,” reads a 2017 story from The Register on security firm Cybereason ’s analysis of the Russian cybercrime scene.