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US offers $2.5M reward for Belarusian man involved in mass malware distribution

Security Affairs

Along with co-defendants Maksim Silnikau and Andrei Tarasov, Kadariya is charged with wire fraud conspiracy and computer fraud conspiracy. Kadariya has been indicted for distributing the Angler Exploit Kit and other malware to millions of victims. “The U.S. .

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Hacker who disrupted Sony gaming gets a 27-months jail sentence

Security Affairs

The hacker who brought offline with massive DDoS attacks online gaming networks between December 2013 and January 2014 has been sentenced to 27 months in prison. Austin Thompson (23) from Utah hit the principal gamins networks in 2013 and 2014, including Sony Online Entertainment. ” reads the press release published by DoJ.

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FBI Raids Chinese Point-of-Sale Giant PAX Technology

Krebs on Security

based WOKV.com reported that agents with the FBI and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) had raided a local PAX Technology warehouse. Even if it were publicly proven today that the company’s technology was in fact a security risk, my guess is few retailers would be quick to do much about it in the short run.

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Law enforcement shutdown a long-standing DDoS-for-hire service

Security Affairs

Polish police, as part of the international law enforcement operation PowerOFF, dismantled a DDoS-for-hire service that has been active since at least 2013. An international operation codenamed PowerOff led to the shutdown of a DDoS-for-hire service that has been active since at least 2013.

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Iranian hackers breached Albania’s Institute of Statistics (INSTAT)

Security Affairs

The attack did not impact systems employed in the 2013 census. In September 2022, Albania blamed Iran for another cyberattack that hit computer systems used by the state police. The United States will take further action to hold Iran accountable for actions that threaten the security of a U.S. NATO , and the U.K.

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A job ad published by the UK’s Ministry of Defence revealed a secret hacking squad

Security Affairs

The existence of a secret SAS mobile hacker squad, named MAB5 and under the control of the Computer Network Operations (CNO) Exploitation, was revealed by a job ad published by the UK’s Ministry of Defence on an external website, reported Alan Turnbull of Secret Bases. His email address and phone number were also listed in the advert.”

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The ‘MartyMcFly’ investigation: Italian naval industry under attack

Security Affairs

Experts at Yoroi’s Cyber Security Defence Center along with Fincantieri’s security team investigated the recently discovered Martymcfly malware attacks. possible usage of “ Microsoft Word 2013 ”. I am a computer security scientist with an intensive hacking background. Background. Malicious Email. Conclusion.