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Meet Ika & Sal: The Bulletproof Hosting Duo from Hell

Krebs on Security

Spamit), an invite-only community for Russian-speaking people in the businesses of sending spam and building botnets of infected computers to relay said spam. From January 2005 to April 2013, there were two primary administrators of the cybercrime forum Spamdot (a.k.a The Spamdot admins went by the nicknames Icamis (a.k.a.

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Understanding SEBI’s Framework for Cloud Services Adoption by Financial Entities in India

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The Framework is a crucial addition to SEBI’s existing guidelines on cloud computing, sets baseline standards for security and regulatory compliances, and is designed to help REs implement secure and compliant cloud adoption practices. The circular outlines nine principles and requirements for REs to consider when adopting cloud computing.

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REvil ransomware gang hacked Acer and is demanding a $50 million ransom

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Taiwanese multinational hardware and electronics corporation Acer was victim of a REvil ransomware attack, the gang demanded a $50,000,000 ransom. Taiwanese computer giant Acer was victim of the REvil ransomware attack, the gang is demanding the payment of a $50,000,000 ransom, the largest one to date. billion in revenue.

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Confessions of an ID Theft Kingpin, Part I

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Now, after more than seven years in prison Hieupc is back in his home country and hoping to convince other would-be cybercrooks to use their computer skills for good. Ten years ago, then 19-year-old hacker Ngo was a regular on the Vietnamese-language computer hacking forums. Secret Service. Hieu Minh Ngo, in his teens. BEGINNINGS.

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Breach Exposes Users of Microleaves Proxy Service

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Microleaves , a ten-year-old proxy service that lets customers route their web traffic through millions of Microsoft Windows computers, recently fixed a vulnerability in their website that exposed their entire user database. By November 2013, Acidut was advertising the sale of “26 million SOCKS residential proxies.”

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The Future of Payments Security

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The Verizon DBIR 2020 report indicates that financially motivated attacks against retailers have moved away from Point of Sale (POS) devices and controllers, towards web applications. As the digital economy plays an increasing part in our lives, it is vital that electronic payments are secure, convenient, and accessible to all.

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Epson Announces New Desktop Document Scanners

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5, 2021 – Epson, the best-selling retail scanner brand in North America, 1 is continuing its commitment to meeting the needs of small businesses and consumers with the expansion of its document scanner portfolio. 3 With the WorkForce ES-580W, users can scan directly to a USB memory drive without using a computer. About Epson.