Krebs on Security

JUNE 10, 2022

The government alleged that between December 2010 and September 2014, the defendants engaged in a conspiracy to identify or pay to identify blocks of Internet Protocol (IP) addresses that were registered to others but which were otherwise inactive. .'” Adconion was acquired in June 2014 by Amobee , a Redwood City, Calif.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 18, 2023

In January 2023, the Faceless service website said it was willing to pay for information about previously undocumented security vulnerabilities in IoT devices. Recently, Faceless has shown ambitions beyond just selling access to poorly-secured IoT devices. 2012, from an Internet address in Magnitogorsk, RU.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Google queries allowed Iran Government to dismantle the CIA communication network used by its agents and kill dozens of tens of spies. News the security breach has happened in 2009, the Iranian intelligence infiltrated a series of websites used by the CIA to communicate with agents worldwide, including Iran and China.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 8, 2021

A 31-year-old Canadian man has been arrested and charged with fraud in connection with numerous ransomware attacks against businesses, government agencies and private citizens throughout Canada and the United States. A 2012 sales thread on Darkode for Rev Locker. An advertisement for the ButterFly Bot.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 8, 2024

For years, security experts — and indeed, many top cybercriminals in the Spamit affiliate program — have expressed the belief that Sal and Icamis were likely the same person using two different identities. But the identity and whereabouts of Icamis have remained a mystery to this author until recently.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 9, 2022

SentinelOne documented a series of attacks aimed at government, education, and telecom entities in Southeast Asia and Australia carried out by a previously undocumented Chinese-speaking APT tracked as Aoqin Dragon. Between 2012 and 2015, the Aoqin Dragon actors heavily relied on exploits for CVE-2012-0158 and CVE-2010-3333 vulnerabilities.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 28, 2021

The Naikon APT group is a China-linked cyber espionage group that has been active at least since 2010 and that remained under the radar since 2015 while targeting entities in Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. . The Naikon APT group mainly focuses on high-profile orgs, including government entities and military orgs. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 26, 2020

For several years beginning around 2010, a lone teenager in Vietnam named Hieu Minh Ngo ran one of the Internet’s most profitable and popular services for selling “ fullz ,” stolen identity records that included a consumer’s name, date of birth, Social Security number and email and physical address.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Department of Homeland Security issued a bulletin calling out Iran’s “robust cyber program,” and cautioning everyone to be prepared for Iran to “conduct operations in the United States.” cyber ops capability is Stuxnet , the self-spreading Windows worm found insinuating itself through Iranian nuclear plants in 2010.

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Data Protection Report

JANUARY 9, 2023

Privacy developments in Singapore – enhanced financial penalties under Personal Data Protection Act 2012 (Singapore PDPA), Singapore Court of Appeal clarifies right to private action under PDPA and Singapore High Court holds IT vendor liable and awards SGD 8.7m in damages to its customer over data leak.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

MAY 31, 2018

There are specific rules on: • marketing calls, emails, texts and faxes; • cookies (and similar technologies); • keeping communications services secure; and. million in fines issued for nuisance calls since 2010, with in many instances companies entering insolvency to avoid substantial penalties. Proposals for change.

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Schneier on Security

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

But another part involves fears about national security. There is definitely a national security risk in buying computer infrastructure from a country you don't trust. It's also why the United States has blocked the cybersecurity company Kaspersky from selling its Russian-made antivirus products to US government agencies.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 18, 2019

Security firm revealed that China-linked APT group Turbine Panda conducted cyber-espionage operations aimed at various aerospace firms for years. Security researchers at Crowdstrike conducted long-running cyber-espionage operations aimed at various aerospace firms. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) breach. Pierluigi Paganini.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 4, 2023

As cloud computing evolves, so has cloud security, and buyers in the market for cloud security solutions may find themselves facing a dizzying array of acronyms, like CNAPP, CWPP, CSPM, and CIEM. Securing all those new cloud environments and connections became a job for cybersecurity companies.

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The Schedule

APRIL 6, 2018

ISIS demanded that Iraqi government workers continue to report to their offices. Callimachi searched many government buildings for any documents she could find: Because the buildings were near the front lines, Iraqi security forces nearly always accompanied our team. They led the way and gave permission to take the documents.

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Hunton Privacy

JANUARY 26, 2012

The Commissioner argued that information rights can deliver “huge benefits in terms of better government, better services, and the protection of freedoms,” but conceded that post-legislative scrutiny may be beneficial in some respects. Despite FOIA taking effect seven years ago, some public authorities still regard it as a “distraction.”

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Hunton Privacy

OCTOBER 29, 2012

On October 11, 2012, the ICO published three reports summarizing the audits it had conducted from February 2010 to July 2012 in the public sector, specifically central government, local authorities and National Health Service (“NHS”) organizations.

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Hunton Privacy

MAY 30, 2013

On May 29, 2013, a bill , accompanied by an explanatory memorandum , was proposed in the Australian Parliament that requires businesses and government agencies that experience a serious data breach to notify affected individuals and the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (“OAIC”).

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eDiscovery Daily

DECEMBER 2, 2018

billion charge in 2012. Then, earlier this year , former Autonomy CFO Sushovan Hussain was convicted of 16 counts of wire and securities fraud related to the $10.3 billion transaction. Now, more indictments have been handed down. Lynch and Hussain also face a $5.1 billion civil case filed by HP in London. Autonomy was the U.K.’s

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 20, 2018

Security researchers from WizCase have discovered several vulnerabilities in WD My Book, NetGear Stora, SeaGate Home, Medion LifeCloud NAS. But is it secure enough to protect your companies data? But is it secure enough to protect your companies data? Meaning, authentication bypasses weren’t enough.

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Hunton Privacy

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

On April 6, 2010, the ICO’s power to issue monetary penalties of up to £500,000 for serious breaches of the Data Protection Act 1998 (the “DPA”) came into force. The following is a brief overview of the ICO’s authority to issue monetary penalties.

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HL Chronicle of Data Protection

JUNE 17, 2019

Hong Kong’s past reforms to the PDPO have been “event driven”, the best example being the Octopus Rewards case in 2010, which led to extensive reforms to Hong Kong’s direct marketing controls. DPP 4 Analysis: Data Security. The Incident.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 13, 2024

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. Dmitry Yuryevich Khoroshev. Image: treasury.gov. On May 7, the U.S. Image: Shutterstock.

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Hunton Privacy

JULY 4, 2012

On July 1, 2012, the Article 29 Working Party (the “Working Party”) adopted WP196 (the “Opinion”) setting out an analysis of the legal framework associated with cloud computing, as well as recommendations directed at both data controllers and data processors in the European Economic Area (the “EEA”). General Data Protection Principles.

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eDiscovery Daily

JANUARY 30, 2019

Upon completing this session, you will be able to: Highlight the need for a multi-disciplinary approach for transformative information governance projects. Meal, Partner, Ropes & Gray LLP, Christopher Sitter, Information Security Director, Forensic Technology, Juniper Networks, Matthew Todd, Ph.D., RAS Enterprise Risk Management.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 4, 2022

Modern vehicles come with sophisticated infotainment systems that are connected online and that could represent an entry point for attackers, as demonstrated by many security experts over the years. The post Law enforcement agencies can extract data from thousands of cars’ infotainment systems appeared first on Security Affairs.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 17, 2021

Naturally, database vendors are leading providers of database security tools, and a growing number of cloud-based database providers are moving deeper into the data security space. Security is paramount. Starting our list of the top database security vendors is the multinational cloud computing company, Alibaba Cloud.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 4, 2019

According to the many analyses made by Unit42 (available HERE ), FireEye ( HERE , HERE ) and TALOS ( HERE , HERE ) we might agree that APT28 has been very active (or at least very “spotted”) during the time frame between 2012 to 2019. I am a computer security scientist with an intensive hacking background.

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ARMA International

APRIL 11, 2022

Among these management issues are insufficient documentation of official acts, incorrect use of recordkeeping technologies, poor filing systems and maintenance standards, poor management of non-record items, insufficient identification of vital records, and insufficient records security policies. Is the DOD 9/30/2010 or 10/01/2010?

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Data Protector

OCTOBER 11, 2017

Banks must still be allowed to process data to prevent fraud; regulators must still be allowed to process data to investigate malpractice and corruption; sports governing bodies must be allowed to process data to keep the cheats out; and journalists must still be able to investigate scandal and malpractice. change it substantially.

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Data Matters

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

4 The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure have begun — since their inception — with a guiding command for courts to seek “to secure the just, speedy, and inexpensive determination of every action and proceeding.”5 19 No longer are the proportionality considerations described as separate “limitations” on an inquiry governed solely by relevance.20

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Schneier on Security

DECEMBER 28, 2020

The solution is to prioritize security and defense over espionage and attack. We don’t know how, but last year the company’s update server was protected by the password “solarwinds123” — something that speaks to a lack of security culture.) It’s hard to overstate how bad this is. Probably.).

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Security Affairs

APRIL 11, 2019

In 2012 a British judge ruled WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange should be extradited to Sweden to face allegations of sexual assault there, but Assange received political asylum from Ecuador and spent the last years in its London embassy. government network used for classified documents and communications.” ” The U.S.

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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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John Battelle's Searchblog

DECEMBER 19, 2017

One year later, chatbots have faded (but “appbots” are on the rise ), and voice-driven systems have secured a place in our shared culture. Certainly in the business to business realm, privacy as a product boomed this year (there’s not a board in the world that didn’t authorize more spend for security this year). Predictions 2012.

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John Battelle's Searchblog

DECEMBER 19, 2017

One year later, chatbots have faded (but “appbots” are on the rise ), and voice-driven systems have secured a place in our shared culture. Certainly in the business to business realm, privacy as a product boomed this year (there’s not a board in the world that didn’t authorize more spend for security this year). Predictions 2012.

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John Battelle's Searchblog

DECEMBER 19, 2017

One year later, chatbots have faded (but “appbots” are on the rise ), and voice-driven systems have secured a place in our shared culture. Certainly in the business to business realm, privacy as a product boomed this year (there’s not a board in the world that didn’t authorize more spend for security this year). Predictions 2012.

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