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NOVEMBER 14, 2021

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

webmail.finance.gov.lb), which allowed them to decrypt the intercepted email and VPN credentials and view them in plain text. The remainder of this story is based on open-source research and interviews conducted by KrebsOnSecurity in an effort to shed more light on the true extent of this extraordinary — and ongoing — attack.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 28, 2022

.” Microleaves has long been classified by antivirus companies as adware or as a “potentially unwanted program” (PUP), the euphemism that antivirus companies use to describe executable files that get installed with ambiguous consent at best, and are often part of a bundle of software tied to some “free” download.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 24, 2020

Here’s the story of one recent victim who was doing almost everything possible to avoid such a situation and still had a key domain stolen by scammers. Even so, most major Web site owners aren’t taking full advantage of the security tools available to protect their domains from being hijacked. WHAT CAN YOU DO?

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ForAllSecure

MARCH 1, 2022

I mean, there are so many positive stories about people who are hacking for a living and doing good things because of it. Ulbricht was the only DPR; he neither inherited from others (which was his story to the feds) nor did he hand it off to another person (the Feds shut him down). And I use a VPN that doesn't log my websites.

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Adam Levin

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Take a moment and do a quick search of stories on whatever topic is at hand. The best way to avoid getting got is to self-navigate online, avoiding links sent via any media. Consider requiring employees to log in to a VPN (virtual private network), especially if they’re connecting to the company network remotely.

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KnowBe4

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Long story short: suspected phishing emails are nothing to take lightly. Two, susceptibility to phishing can represent a fundamental lack of understanding when it comes to security best practices in other areas. According to the FBI, BEC-related financial losses have reached $12.5 billion globally.

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Troy Hunt

APRIL 17, 2018

Sure, junk mail filters catch a lot of it, but even the best implementations will still let a few slip through now and then. Long story short, they remained defiant so I put the question out to the masses: Friends - how do you view this tactic by @NodestackUK ? pic.twitter.com/ZJSDF2VMzv — Troy Hunt (@troyhunt) November 23, 2016.

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Security Affairs

MAY 29, 2019

Opt for VPN. VPN is the safest mode of surfing the internet and provides the best cybersecurity. VPN also provides an encrypted tunnel for all your online transactions and encode them in a way that nobody can access any piece of information during the transaction from one end to another.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 19, 2019

The best way to prevent phishing is to be extra vigilant. Another successful strategy for preventing phishing is to secure your device using anti-malware, antivirus, VPN and other security softwares. You can further secure your connection by using a VPN. Tips to Prevent Phishing. Be Extra Vigilant. Use Two Factor Authentication.

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Security Affairs

MAY 27, 2023

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free for you in your email box. A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. Is the BlackByte ransomware gang behind the City of Augusta attack?

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 11, 2022

More commonly, the infected PC or stolen VPN credentials the gang used to break in were purchased from a cybercriminal middleman known as an initial access broker. was used to register three domains between 2008 and 2010: ddosis.ru , best-stalker.com , and cs-arena.org. That last domain was originally registered in 2009 to a Mikhail P.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Stories about computer security tend to go viral when they bridge the vast divide between geeks and luddites, and this week’s news about a hacker who tried to poison a Florida town’s water supply was understandably front-page material. Quite rarely do they have a proper VPN [virtual private network] for secure remote connection.

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Troy Hunt

MARCH 29, 2018

This question I saw on Reddit just the other day is a perfect example: People literally want to read "go here, do this" Which is why it now looks like this after searching for your email address: This is the best place ever to be talking about password managers. Blurb includes helpful tip on how to pronounce pwned. ??

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ForAllSecure

JANUARY 27, 2021

There was a back story. It’s exciting because it best mirrors the world of pen testing and hacking on a red or blue team. Can anyone just jump in and play Do you need to have a VPN or something where they can actually join that there are a lot of things to kind of consider in that realm. Something did occur, but what?

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ForAllSecure

JANUARY 27, 2021

There was a back story. It’s exciting because it best mirrors the world of pen testing and hacking on a red or blue team. Can anyone just jump in and play Do you need to have a VPN or something where they can actually join that there are a lot of things to kind of consider in that realm. Something did occur, but what?

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ForAllSecure

JULY 6, 2022

But the full story of the bronze soldier affair is only becoming clearer now. It’s really a cute story. Thing is, I never really bought the official story, although I reported it at CNET. I would claim that Ukraine is the best country in Europe and defending themselves against Russian cyber attacks.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 4, 2022

For example, it subscribed to numerous services that can help determine who or what is behind a specific Internet Protocol (IP) address, or whether a given IP is tied to a known virtual private networking (VPN) service. a large Wisconsin-based distributor of powersports equipment [LeMans declined to comment for this story].

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Security Affairs

JUNE 4, 2021

You can buy a thousand Instagram followers for 7 USD, a Facebook account for 75 USD, and a Gmail account for 156 USD, to name the best-known ones. You’ve undoubtedly heard the horror stories about people unsuspectingly losing their life savings or finding that hackers are selling their cam footage. Think again. Hackers love it.

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