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U.S. Indicts 2 Top Russian Hackers, Sanctions Cryptex

Krebs on Security

The government also indicted and sanctioned a top Russian cybercriminal known as Taleon , whose cryptocurrency exchange Cryptex has evolved into one of Russia’s most active money laundering networks. Joker’s sold cards stolen in a steady drip of breaches at U.S. This batch of some five million cards put up for sale Sept.

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Croatia government agencies targeted with news SilentTrinity malware

Security Affairs

Croatia government agencies have been targeted by unknown hackers with a new piece of malware tracked as SilentTrinity. A mysterious group of hackers carried out a series of cyber attacks against Croatian government agencies, infecting employees with a new piece of malware tracked as SilentTrinity. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Here’s Why Credit Card Fraud is Still a Thing

Krebs on Security

McCoy and fellow NYU researchers found BriansClub earned close to $104 million in gross revenue from 2015 to early 2019, and listed over 19 million unique card numbers for sale. In 2015, the major credit card associations instituted new rules that made it riskier and potentially more expensive for U.S.

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Hacker who helped the ISIS will remain in US prison

Security Affairs

government and military personnel will remain in a federal prison. Ardit Ferizi , aka Th3Dir3ctorY, is the hacker that supported the ISIS organization by handing over data for 1,351 US government and military personnel. He was arrested in Malaysia in September 2015 and transferred to the US to face trial. Pierluigi Paganini.

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IRS To Ditch Biometric Requirement for Online Access

Krebs on Security

government online. Many readers were aghast that the IRS would ask people to hand over their biometric and personal data to a private company that begin in 2010 as a way to help veterans, teachers and other public servants qualify for retail discounts. to commercialize what should be a core government service.” ”

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UK ICO Issues Unprecedented Fine Against Mobile Phone Retailer for Lax Security

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On January 8, 2017, the UK Information Commissioner (“ICO”) issued an unprecedented monetary penalty of £400,000 against British mobile phone retailer, The Car Phone Warehouse Limited.

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T-Mobile Investigating Claims of Massive Data Breach

Krebs on Security

In 2015, a computer breach at big three credit bureau Experian exposed the Social Security numbers and other data on 15 million people who applied for financing from T-Mobile. In at least one case , retail store employees were complicit in the account takeovers. WHO HACKED T-MOBILE?