Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Microsoft today released updates to remedy nearly 130 security vulnerabilities in its Windows operating system and supported software. Security firm Tenable notes that this bug is reminiscent of CVE-2019-0604 , another Sharepoint problem that’s been exploited for cybercriminal gains since April 2019.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 13, 2020

When it comes to securing mobile computing devices, the big challenge businesses have long grappled with is how to protect company assets while at the same time respecting an individual’s privacy. Reacting to the BYOD craze , mobile security frameworks have veered from one partially effective approach to the next over the past decade.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Microsoft today released updates to plug nearly 100 security holes in various versions of its Windows operating system and related software, including a zero-day vulnerability in Internet Explorer (IE) that is actively being exploited. Another flaw fixed this month in Microsoft Exchange 2010 through 2019 may merit special attention.

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Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

This report is six months old, and I don’t know anything about the organization that produced it, but it has some alarming data about router security. A published private key provides no security at all. However, we can tell for sure that the vendors prioritize security differently. was released in October 2010.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 2, 2022

com , a malware-based proxy network that has been in existence since at least 2010. Cached versions of the site show that in 2010 the software which powers the network was produced with a copyright of “ Escort Software.” .” NEW SOCKS, SAME OLD SHOES. SocksEscort[.]com ” Super-socks[.]biz ” Super-socks[.]biz

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Sources briefed on the investigation into Penchukov said that in 2010 — at a time when the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) was preparing to serve search warrants on Tank and his crew — Tank received a tip that the SBU was coming to raid his home. “The Americans were unhappy, and a little surprised.

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Data Protection Report

JULY 26, 2024

The PDP Bill, which had been under review by the Malaysian Government for some years, introduces significant changes to Malaysia’s Personal Data Protection Act 2010 (the Malaysian PDPA ), aimed at aligning the Malaysian approach more closely with international data protection regimes.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 8, 2019

But GandCrab far eclipsed the success of competing ransomware affiliate programs largely because its authors worked assiduously to update the malware so that it could evade antivirus and other security defenses. In 2010, the hottabych_k2 address was used to register the domain name dedserver[.]ru of GandCrab. Vpn-service[.]us

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 21, 2023

If you operate a cybercrime business that relies on disseminating malicious software, you probably also spend a good deal of time trying to disguise or “crypt” your malware so that it appears benign to antivirus and security products. In 2010, someone with the username Pepyak on the Russian language affiliate forum GoFuckBiz[.]com

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Security Affairs

MAY 15, 2019

SAP released SAP Security Patch Day for May 2019 that includes 8 Security Notes, 5 of which are updates to previously released Notes. “Today, being the second Tuesday of the month, SAP released May’s Security Notes. . “Today, being the second Tuesday of the month, SAP released May’s Security Notes.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 13, 2018

Keating, vice president of product strategy at Zimperium , a Dallas-based supplier of mobile device security systems. The company is seeking to frame and address mobile security much differently than the traditional approach to endpoint security. LW: What’s most worrisome about mobile security?

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 6, 2023

Nuvoton was spun-off as a Winbond Electronics affiliate in July 2008 and went public in September 2010 on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE).

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 19, 2022

was originally launched in 2010 with the goal of helping e-commerce sites validate the identities of customers who might be eligible for discounts at various retail establishments, such as veterans, teachers, students, nurses and first responders. For more on the benefits of using a Security Key for MFA, see this post. McLean, Va.-based

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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

AUGUST 29, 2023

Back in 2015, a security researcher decided to make that very point when he claimed to have hacked a plane , accessed the thrust system, and made it fly higher than intended. In 2019, a cybersecurity firm demonstrated security risks that could allow an attacker to disrupt engine readings and altitude on an aircraft.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 25, 2021

“The vulnerability report CVE-2018-18472 affects My Book Live devices originally introduced to the market between 2010 and 2012,” reads a reply from Western Digital that Wizcase posted to its blog. That response also suggested this bug has been present in its devices for at least a decade.

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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? Image: Archive.org.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 20, 2021

In 2010, Microsoft — in tandem with a number of security researchers — launched a combined technical and legal sneak attack on the Waledac botnet, successfully dismantling it. A screenshot of the “SevAntivir” fake antivirus or “scareware” affiliate program run by Severa. I will die in a year.”

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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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Schneier on Security

MAY 3, 2024

TEDxPSU 2010: “ Reconceptualizing Security ” TEDxCambridge 2013: “ The Battle for Power on the Internet ” TEDMed 2016: “ Who Controls Your Medical Data ?” I have spoken at several TED conferences over the years. ” I’m putting this here because I want all three links in one place.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 8, 2021

“My exploit pack is hosted there with 0 problems,” DCReaver2 says of a shady online provider that another member asked about in May 2010. Arrested in 2010, Skorjanc was sentenced to nearly five years in prison for selling and supporting Mariposa, which was used to compromise millions of Microsoft Windows computers.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 3, 2022

The zero trust approach to enterprise security is well on its way to mainstream adoption. Lots of innovation has come down the pike with respect to imbuing zero trust into two pillars of security operations: connectivity and authentication. This is a very good thing. Related: Covid 19 ruses used in email attacks. Evolving attacks.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 24, 2023

The blog featured musings on the challenges of running a company that sells “security and anonymity services to customers around the world,” and even included a group photo of RSOCKS employees. “Thanks to you, we are now developing in the field of information security and anonymity!,” Kloster’s blog enthused. “We

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 9, 2020

. “My thought is that the existing Strategic Concept, which we agreed in 2010, has served NATO well. Having said that, I think we all have to realise that since we agreed the Strategic Concept back in 2010, the world has fundamentally changed.” And it has actually served us well for many years. ” Stoltenberg added.

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Schneier on Security

MARCH 22, 2024

The highest reward for a vulnerability report in 2023 was $113,337, while the total tally since the program’s launch in 2010 has reached $59 million. Google’s other big software project, the Chrome browser, was the subject of 359 security bug reports that paid out a total of $2.1 Slashdot thread.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 8, 2019

On Tuesday Microsoft issued software updates to fix almost five dozen security problems in Windows and software designed to run on top of it. Also, Adobe has kindly granted us another month’s respite from patching security holes in its Flash Player browser plugin. Here’s a look at the highlights.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has published a catalog of 306 actively exploited vulnerabilities and has issued a binding operational directive ordering US federal agencies to address them within specific timeframes and deadlines. The oldest vulnerability included in the catalog is the CVE-2010-5326?

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Security Affairs

APRIL 24, 2021

The popular cyber security researcher Dan Kaminsky (42) has passed away. Dan Kaminsky was co-founder of the cyber security firm White Ops, but he worked for other major organizations in the industry, including Cisco, Avaya, and IOActive. If you want to receive the weekly Security Affairs Newsletter for free subscribe here.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 22, 2022

RUSdot is the successor forum to Spamdot , a far more secretive and restricted forum where most of the world’s top spammers, virus writers and cybercriminals collaborated for years before the community’s implosion in 2010. “Thanks to you, we are now developing in the field of information security and anonymity!,”

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 4, 2021

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange should not be extradited to the US to stand trial, the Westminster Magistrates’ Court has rejected the US government’s request to extradite him on charges related to illegally obtaining and sharing classified material about national security. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Security experts Simon Zuckerbraun from Zero Day Initiative published technical details on how to exploit the Microsoft Exchange CVE-2020-0688 along with a video PoC. Researchers from Rapid7 reported that 61 percent of Exchange 2010, 2013, 2016 and 2019 servers are still vulnerable to the vulnerability. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Schneier on Security

AUGUST 28, 2019

They affect national security. They're critical to national security as well as personal security. Today, the predominant encryption algorithm for commercial applications -- Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) -- is approved by the National Security Agency (NSA) to secure information up to the level of Top Secret.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 11, 2021

.” Reports claim that the attack was launched by Israel-linked hackers, the same state is suspected to have had a main role in the Stuxnet attack that hit the same nuclear plant back in 2010. If you want to receive the weekly Security Affairs Newsletter for free subscribe here. appeared first on Security Affairs.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

The organization became aware of the security incident on May 31, 2023, it immediately launched an investigation into the breach and notified relevant authorities, including the Ontario Provincial Police and the Information and Privacy Commissioner (IPC) of Ontario. ” reads the statement published by BORN Ontario.

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Security Affairs

JULY 26, 2020

The toolkit was first released in 2010 by SANS fellow researcher Lenny Zeltser , who is still maintaining the software. The post REMnux 7, a Linux toolkit for malware analysts released appeared first on Security Affairs. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

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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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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 24, 2022

A native of Omsk, Russia, Kloster came into focus after KrebsOnSecurity followed clues from the RSOCKS botnet master’s identity on the cybercrime forums to Kloster’s personal blog , which featured musings on the challenges of running a company that sells “security and anonymity services to customers around the world.”

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