Security Affairs

JULY 1, 2024

. “The vulnerability, which is a signal handler race condition in OpenSSH’s server (sshd), allows unauthenticated remote code execution (RCE) as root on glibc-based Linux systems; that presents a significant security risk. The flaw was introduced with the fix for another vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2006-5051.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 13, 2021

The flaws were present in the component since it was being developed in 2006. If you want to receive the weekly Security Affairs Newsletter for free subscribe here. The post Experts found three new 15-year-old bugs in a Linux kernel module appeared first on Security Affairs. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 26, 2020

Hupigon is a remote access Trojan (RAT) that has been active since at least 2006, it was first detected by FireEye in 2010. The post Crooks target US universities with malware used by nation-state actors appeared first on Security Affairs. The campaign targeting the US universities uses adult dating lures. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 8, 2022

Founded in 2006, Avira Operations GmbH & Co. KG is a German multinational software company best known for their Avira Free Security (a.k.a. Avira Crypto. Avira Free Antivirus). In January 2021, Avira was acquired by Tempe, Ariz.-based based NortonLifeLock Inc., the same company that now owns Norton 360.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 23, 2022

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) this week added seventeen actively exploited vulnerabilities to the Catalog. The post US CISA added 17 flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog appeared first on Security Affairs. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 21, 2018

“Zhu and Zhang were members of a hacking group operating in China known within the cyber security community as Advanced Persistent Threat 10 (the APT10 Group).” The post US DoJ indicts Chinese hackers over state-sponsored cyber espionage appeared first on Security Affairs. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Security firm FireEye dubbed that hacking blitz “one of the broadest campaigns by a Chinese cyber espionage actor we have observed in recent years.” Security analysts and U.S.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Marco Ramilli, founder and CEO at cyber security firm Yoroi has explained how to use Microsoft Powerpoint as Malware Dropper. An external OLEobject (compatibility 2006) was available on that value: Target=”%73%63%72%49%50%54:%68%74%74%70%73%3A%2F%2F%61%2E%64oko%2Emo%65%2Fwr%61%65o%70%2E%73%63%74″ .

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 19, 2018

Security researchers from McAfee have recently uncovered a cyber espionage campaign, tracked as Operation Oceansalt, targeting South Korea, the United States, and Canada. Security Affairs – APT1, hacking ). The post Attackers behind Operation Oceansalt reuse code from Chinese Comment Crew appeared first on Security Affairs.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 26, 2020

Hupigon is a remote access Trojan (RAT) that has been active since at least 2006, it was first detected by FireEye in 2010. The post Crooks target US universities with malware used by nation-state actors appeared first on Security Affairs. The campaign targeting the US universities uses adult dating lures. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Data Breach Today

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Johri Replaces Emmanuel Benzaquen, Who Has Led the App Security Company Since 2006 For the first time in its 17-year history, application security vendor Checkmarx will have a new leader.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Some fresh evidence of this encouraging trend comes to us by way of shared intelligence from WhiteHat Security. Also, WhiteHat has been generating this report annually since 2006. The fact that more companies are participating in the hunt for security flaws in new apps is a good thing. Related: The tie between DevOps and SecOps.

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Security Affairs

JULY 30, 2019

Security experts at Armis have discovered a dozen zero-day vulnerabilities affecting the VxWorks real-time operating systems (RTOS) for embedded devices. The vulnerabilities could be exploited by a remote attacker to bypass traditional security solutions and take full control over vulnerable devices without requiring any user interaction.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 17, 2022

government employees and contractors have been issued a secure smart ID card that enables physical access to buildings and controlled spaces, and provides access to government computer networks and systems at the cardholder’s appropriate security level. Millions of U.S. Image: Militarycac.com. I thought Why stop there?

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 29, 2023

Nikita Kislitsin , formerly the head of network security for one of Russia’s top cybersecurity firms, was arrested last week in Kazakhstan in response to 10-year-old hacking charges from the U.S. Nikita Kislitsin, at a security conference in Russia. Department of Justice. “The company is monitoring developments.”

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Security Affairs

MARCH 1, 2019

In 2018, Emissary Panda was observed using an updated version of the ZxShell RAT first developed in 2006 and whom code was released in 2007. The post Emissary Panda updated its weapons for attacks in the past 2 years appeared first on Security Affairs. ” Secureworks concludes. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 26, 2020

In a statement released this week, the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) said 25 individuals were charged with circulating illegal means of payment in connection with some 90 websites that sold stolen credit card data. In 2006, Stroganov and an associate Gerasim Silivanon (a.k.a.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

” The government says from 2006 until the service’s takedown, Liberty Reserve processed an estimated 55 million financial transactions worth more than $6 billion, with more than 600,000 accounts associated with users in the United States alone.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

IoT security is where endpoint detection and response ( EDR ) and enterprise mobility management ( EMM ) meet the challenges of a rapidly expanding edge computing infrastructure. Enterprise organizations recognize this shift and need to invest in device management and endpoint security capabilities.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 28, 2024

In 2006, Kidan was sentenced to 70 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to defrauding lenders along with Jack Abramoff , the disgraced lobbyist whose corruption became a symbol of the excesses of Washington influence peddling. ” The phishing lure attached to the thread hijacking email from Mr. Kidan.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 6, 2020

In 2006, The Washington Post reported that a group of five men used stolen or illegally created accounts at LexisNexis subsidiaries to lookup SSNs and other personal information more than 310,000 individuals. Interactive Data, also known as IDIdata.com, markets access to a “massive data repository” on U.S.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 1, 2023

Megatraffer explained that malware purveyors need a certificate because many antivirus products will be far more interested in unsigned software, and because signed files downloaded from the Internet don’t tend to get blocked by security features built into modern web browsers. “Why do I need a certificate? ru in 2008.

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Schneier on Security

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

A 2006 document from the Snowden archives outlines successful NSA operations against "a number of "high potential" virtual private networks, including those of media organization Al Jazeera, the Iraqi military and internet service organizations, and a number of airline reservation systems.".

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IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

But for all its potential, there are legitimate concerns around, among other things, data security. Bridget Kenyon is the CISO (chief information security officer) for SSCL, a member of the UK Advisory Council for (ISC) 2 , and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Information Security. An ‘AI penetration test’, if you like.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

The common acronym in nearly all of Saim Raza’s domains over the years — “FUD” — stands for “ F ully U n- D etectable,” and it refers to cybercrime resources that will evade detection by security tools like antivirus software or anti-spam appliances. Also we are running business since 2006.”

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Infobip explains the security challenges enterprises and mobile network operators (MNOs) face in the application-to-person (A2P) messaging ecosystem. With more and more brand-to-consumer interactions moving to digital channels, ensuring the security and privacy of this communication is vital to deliver a great customer experience.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 9, 2023

Amazon had introduced Amazon Web Services in 2006 and Microsoft Azure became commercially available in 2010. Cavanagh As a latecomer to the hyperscale data center market , Oracle focused on its heritage of helping large enterprise customers securely and efficiently run their mission critical systems and applications, Cavanagh told me. “We

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Schneier on Security

DECEMBER 1, 2017

In 2006, I wrote an essay titled " Refuse to be Terrorized." (I A Turkish Airlines flight made an emergency landing because someone named his wireless network (presumably from his smartphone) "bomb on board.". I am also reminded of my 2007 essay, " The War on the Unexpected."

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Adapture

MARCH 6, 2025

This recognition reinforces our expertise in delivering advanced web application security solutions and demonstrates our deep technical proficiency in optimizing cloud infrastructure and compute resources, said Holly Brooks, Director of Service Delivery at Adapture. Its goal is to help businesses become more agile and speed innovation.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

The Russian hacker group Nerf as described in a March 2006 article in the Russian hacker magazine xakep.ru. Alex Holden is founder of the Milwaukee-based cybersecurity firm Hold Security. Early in his career (circa 2000) Shakhmametov was known as “ v1pee ” and was the founder of the Russian hacker group nerf[.]ru

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 21, 2020

Numerous strains of this destructive code have been the front-page news in global computer security chronicles for almost a decade now, with jaw-dropping ups and dramatic downs accompanying its progress. David Balaban is a computer security researcher with over 17 years of experience in malware analysis and antivirus software evaluation.

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The Guardian Data Protection

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Launched in 2006, 23andMe sells tests to determine consumers’ genetic ancestry and risk of developing certain illnesses, using saliva samples sent in by mail. Related: Your DNA is a valuable asset, so why give it to ancestry websites for free?

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Schneier on Security

MAY 20, 2020

This isn't news; we learned about this in 2006. It was an opsec disaster; they would have been much more secure if they'd emailed the encrypted files. It's an interesting read, mostly about the government surveillance of him and other journalists. But there are lots of new details.). In fact, I told them to do that, every single day.

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ChiefTech

OCTOBER 11, 2007

Friday, 12 October 2007 Gartner's top 10 - what about liquid security? CSC calls this " liquid security ". Technorati tags: Gartner , 2008 , Trends , Deperimeterization , CSC , Liquid Security , Graham Chastney at 4:08 PM View blog reactions 0comments: Post a Comment Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.

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Hunton Privacy

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

The Centre for Information Policy Leadership at Hunton Andrews Kurth (“CIPL”) and the Data Security Council of India (“DSCI”) have published a report on Enabling Accountable Data Transfers from India to the United States under India’s Proposed Personal Data Protection Bill (the “Report”).

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2022

Luckily for cybersecurity startups, there’s no shortage of interest in tomorrow’s next big security vendors. billion in 2021, and growing concerns over data security , software supply chains , and ransomware suggest the market will remain strong through economic ups and downs. How Do VC Firms Work? AllegisCyber Investments.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 26, 2022

The Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) manages transactions between web service providers and identity providers using the Extensible Markup Language (XML). Also read : Best Zero Trust Security Solutions. Read more : How Machine Identities Can Imperil Enterprise Security. Table of Contents. What is SAML? What is SAML?

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