Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

A security firm has discovered that a six-year-old crafty botnet known as Mylobot appears to be powering a residential proxy service called BHProxies , which offers paying customers the ability to route their web traffic anonymously through compromised computers. The BHProxies website. million from private investors.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

Russia’s Roskomnadzor watchdog wants to fine Facebook and Twitter after they refused to store data of Russian users on servers located in the country. The Russian government has already blocked the p rofessional social network L inkedIn in 2016 under the data-localization legislation. Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs –.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 21, 2021

Data privacy regulations like the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) can be hard to navigate for businesses of any size, but GRC tools can simplify and streamline compliance with all of the requirements. IT governance and security. Audit management. LogicManager.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 27, 2021

With the rise in malware and ransomware and a growing reliance on the internet, antivirus solutions are critical for protecting your data and applications. Bitdefender Total Security. Bitdefender has been through two rounds of NSS Labs testing in recent years, scoring an A in 2020 testing (no vendor got higher than AA).

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 21, 2021

Data privacy regulations like the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) can be hard to navigate for businesses of any size, but GRC tools can simplify and streamline compliance with all of the requirements. IT governance and security. Audit management. LogicManager.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

In November 2022, the password manager service LastPass disclosed a breach in which hackers stole password vaults containing both encrypted and plaintext data for more than 25 million users. Monahan said virtually all of the victims she has assisted were longtime cryptocurrency investors, and security-minded individuals.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 17, 2020

Encryption is a cornerstone of digital commerce. Related: A ‘homomorphic-like’ encryption solution We know very well how to encrypt data in transit. And we’ve mastered how to encrypt — and decrypt — data at rest.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

The TeamTNT botnet is a crypto-mining malware operation that has been active since April 2020 and that targets Docker installs. The malware deploys the XMRig mining tool to mine Monero cryptocurrency. It also hides malicious processes using library injection and encrypts the malicious payload. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Troy Hunt

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

I want a "secure by default" internet with all the things encrypted all the time such that people can move freely between networks without ever needing to care about who manages them or what they're doing with them. Now let's try the mobile app: What's the encryption story there? I mean what's the remaining gap?

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 19, 2020

Researchers spotted a new sophisticated peer-to-peer (P2P) botnet, dubbed FritzFrog, that has been actively targeting SSH servers since January 2020. FritzFrog is a new sophisticated botnet that has been actively targeting SSH servers worldwide since January 2020. ” continues the report. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 27, 2022

From smart cities and digital IDs to open government and better governance, the Cloud, Big Data, IoT and Artificial Intelligence have enabled a wide range of digital government initiatives. The European Union's Cybersecurity Act passed in 2019 gives ENISA, the EU Agency for Network and Information Security, a permanent mandate.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Regardless of how familiar you are with Information Security, you’ve probably come across the term ‘malware’ countless times. Related: Companies must bear a broad security burden. Security warnings keep popping up, urging you to take immediate action or install a particular security product. Warning signs. Common types.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 22, 2020

“can u edit that comment out, @tankska is a gaming twitter of mine and i dont want it to be on ogu :D’,” lol wrote. ” Chaewon responds in the affirmative, and asks the other user to share his account name on Wickr , an encrypted online messaging app that automatically deletes messages after a few days.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 2, 2024

Most organizations express confidence in their current status and budgets, but also expect to experience at least one data breach in 2024. Compromised Credentials Compromised identities from phishing, info stealers, keyloggers, and bad password habits provide the entry point for most ransomware attacks and data breaches.

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ForAllSecure

AUGUST 6, 2020

I’m Robert Vamosi and this week I’m celebrating a virtual Hacker Summer Camp 2020 with an inside look at the number one capture the flag team in the world today, PPP. It bills itself as the most comprehensive student-run cyber security event in the world, featuring nine individual hacking competitions, including CTFs.

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ForAllSecure

AUGUST 5, 2020

I’m Robert Vamosi and this week I’m celebrating a virtual Hacker Summer Camp 2020 with an inside look at the number one capture the flag team in the world today, PPP. It bills itself as the most comprehensive student-run cyber security event in the world, featuring nine individual hacking competitions, including CTFs.

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ForAllSecure

AUGUST 5, 2020

I’m Robert Vamosi and this week I’m celebrating a virtual Hacker Summer Camp 2020 with an inside look at the number one capture the flag team in the world today, PPP. It bills itself as the most comprehensive student-run cyber security event in the world, featuring nine individual hacking competitions, including CTFs.

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Troy Hunt

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

For now, let's talk about what the term means, starting with how it works in Chrome on the PC: That's what you get by "clicking it once" - an assurance that the connection is secure which really just reiterates what we already know courtesy of the padlock icon. That's on the page in the original tweet.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 25, 2021

Likewise, circa 2019/2020, we saw the introduction of leak sites. Cybercriminals typically would grab hold of a victim’s data, encrypt it and then demand payment, with the promise – not always fulfilled – that once the ransom was paid, they would send a key to the victims to decrypt the data. Leak Sites.

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Troy Hunt

MARCH 3, 2021

I've investigated hundreds of data breaches over the years (there are 514 of them in Have I Been Pwned as I write this), and for the most part, the situation with Gab is just another day on the internet. More specifically, I care about the data that's been exposed in the breach, especially when that data may include my own (I'm very serious).

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