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REvil Ransom Arrest, $6M Seizure, and $10M Reward

Krebs on Security

Department of State is now offering up to $10 million for the name or location any key REvil leaders, and up to $5 million for information on REvil affiliates. As I explained earlier this year in The Wages of Password Re-use: Your Money or Your Life , it’s possible in many cases to make that connection thanks to two factors.

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How Did Authorities Identify the Alleged Lockbit Boss?

Krebs on Security

used the password 225948. Constella finds the same password tied to webmaster@stairwell.ru (225948) was used by the email address 3k@xakep.ru , which Intel 471 says was registered to more than a dozen NeroWolfe accounts across just as many Russian cybercrime forums between 2011 and 2015. and admin@stairwell.ru “P.S.

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Top Cybersecurity Accounts to Follow on Twitter

eSecurity Planet

Normally account take overs are due to insecure passwords or recovery options, this is definitely something different. Longtime network and system administrator Jack Daniel is a technology community activist, mentor, and storyteller. — Jack Daniel (@jack_daniel) October 10, 2018. Eugene Kaspersky | @e_kaspersky.