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DDoS-for-Hire Services operator sentenced to 13 months in prison

Security Affairs

An advertising on the ExoStresser website (exostress.in) said that the booter service alone had launched 1,367,610 DDoS attacks, and caused targeted victim computer systems to suffer 109,186.4 The man was sentenced on one count of conspiracy to cause damage to internet-connected computers for launching millions of DDoS attacks.

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Mitsubishi Electric discloses data breach, media blame China-linked APT

Security Affairs

Mitsubishi Electric had also already notified members of the Japanese government and Ministry of Defense. “An internal survey found that computers and servers at headquarters and major sites were subject to numerous unauthorized accesses.” ” reported the Asahi Shimbun. ” reported the Asahi Shimbun.

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Ex-NSA contractor Harold Thomas Martin pleads guilty to federal charge of willful retention of national defense information

Security Affairs

The man was arrested by the FBI in August 2016 , the US DoJ charged Harold Thomas Martin with theft of secret documents and highly classified government material. According to a court complaint , the stolen data include source codes developed by the NSA to its hacking campaigns against foreign governments. During an F.B.I.

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Iran-linked APT34: Analyzing the webmask project

Security Affairs

The group conducts operations primarily in the Middle East, targeting financial, government, energy, chemical, telecommunications and other industries. Repeated targeting of Middle Eastern financial, energy and government organisations leads FireEye to assess that those sectors are a primary concern of APT34. Source: MISP Project ).

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Malware Training Sets: FollowUP

Security Affairs

On 2016 I was working hard to find a way to classify Malware families through artificial intelligence (machine learning). I am a computer security scientist with an intensive hacking background. I do have a MD in computer engineering and a PhD on computer security from University of Bologna.

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RedTorch Formed from Ashes of Norse Corp.

Krebs on Security

Norse imploded rather suddenly in 2016 following a series of managerial missteps and funding debacles. In 2016, financial reality once again would catch up with the company’s leadership when Norse abruptly ceased operations and was forced to lay off most of its staff. Remember Norse Corp. ,

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OilRig APT group: the evolution of attack techniques over time

Security Affairs

group_a : from 2016 to August 2017 2. The group has targeted a variety of industries, including financial, government, energy, chemical, and telecommunications, and has largely focused its operations within the Middle East. I am a computer security scientist with an intensive hacking background.