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Microsoft attributes Charlie Hebdo data leak to Iran-linked NEPTUNIUM APT

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Microsoft attributes a recent cyber attack against the satirical French magazine Charlie Hebdo to an Iran-linked NEPTUNIUM APT group. In early January, the threat actor claimed to have hacked the database of the magazine and obtained the personal information of more than 200,000 customers.

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Breached Data Indexer ‘Data Viper’ Hacked

Krebs on Security

But this approach may have backfired over the weekend, when someone posted to the deep web a link to an “e-zine” (electronic magazine) describing the Data Viper hack and linking to the Data Viper user base. Some of the databases for sale tie back to known, publicly reported breaches. But on Aug. database on RaidForums.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 313

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Experts found critical authentication bypass flaw in HPE Edgeline Infrastructure Manager UNC2529, a new sophisticated cybercrime gang that targets U.S. Experts found critical authentication bypass flaw in HPE Edgeline Infrastructure Manager UNC2529, a new sophisticated cybercrime gang that targets U.S.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 203 – News of the week

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70000 Pakistani banks cards with PINs go on sale on the dark web. Ransomware, Trojan and Miner together against PIK-Group. Analyzing the evolution of MageCart cybercrime groups TTPs. Cyber Defense Magazine – March 2019 has arrived. A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Kindle Edition. Paper Copy.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 187 – News of the week

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Call it targeted Ransomware. · Twitter deletes over 10,000 accounts that aim to influence U.S. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 204 – News of the week

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Annual RSA Conference Exclusive 2019 Edition of Cyber Defense Magazine is arrived. APT40 cyberespionage group supporting growth of Chinas naval sector. APT40 cyberespionage group supporting growth of Chinas naval sector. Whitefly espionage group was linked to SingHealth Singapore Healthcare Breach.

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Career Choice Tip: Cybercrime is Mostly Boring

Krebs on Security

. “While they may sound glamorous, providing these cybercrime services require the same levels of boring, routine work as is needed for many non-criminal enterprises, such as system administration, design, maintenance, customer service, patching, bug-fixing, account-keeping, responding to sales queries, and so on,” the report continues.