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Meet Ika & Sal: The Bulletproof Hosting Duo from Hell

Krebs on Security

For example, in 2010 Spamdot and its spam affiliate program Spamit were hacked, and its user database shows Sal and Icamis often accessed the forum from the same Internet address — usually from Cherepovets , an industrial town situated approximately 230 miles north of Moscow. And there were many good reasons to support this conclusion.

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How Did Authorities Identify the Alleged Lockbit Boss?

Krebs on Security

The government alleges Khoroshev created, sold and used the LockBit ransomware strain to personally extort more than $100 million from hundreds of victim organizations, and that LockBit as a group extorted roughly half a billion dollars over four years. ru , which at one point advertised the sale of wooden staircases.

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Courts Hand Down Hard Jail Time for DDoS

Krebs on Security

Seldom do people responsible for launching crippling cyberattacks face justice, but increasingly courts around the world are making examples of the few who do get busted for such crimes. According to court testimony, Kaye was hired in 2015 to attack Lonestar , Liberia’s top mobile phone and Internet provider.

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10 Personal Finance Lessons for Technology Professionals

Troy Hunt

So here it is - 10 Personal Financial Lessons for Technology Professionals. I don't just mean at the crazy rich end of the scale (4 of the world's top 10 richest people did it in tech - Bezos, Gates, Zuckerberg and Ellison), but at all levels of our profession. Intro: This Industry Rocks!

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Feds Allege Adconion Employees Hijacked IP Addresses for Spamming

Krebs on Security

A statement of facts filed by the government indicates Petr Pacas was at one point director of operations at Company A (Adconion). The government alleges the men sent forged letters to an Internet hosting firm claiming they had been authorized by the registrants of the inactive IP addresses to use that space for their own purposes.

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The Ukrainian Market – A Struggle To Survive

Info Source

In 2015, the EU became Ukraine’s largest trading partner, accounting for over a third of its trade. Almost half of Ukraine’s exports were provided by the agricultural complex and food industry, slightly more than 20% by metallurgy and nearly 10% by machine. On the other hand, the total office market sales were around 6.5k

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Interview with Gus Tugendhat of Tussell

Information Matters

I recently sat down with Gus Tugendhat, founder of UK-based government tenders and contracts data provider, Tussell. Gus: I formed the company in March 2015 with tech co-founder John Rotherham. UK public procurement was worth about £220bn in 2017 – equivalent to more than 10% of UK GDP. What we call B2G (Business to Government).

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