Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Wed, 04 Sep 2019 04:14:18 +0000
A 21-year-old man from Vancouver, Wash. has pleaded guilty to federal hacking charges tied to his role in operating the “Satori” botnet, a crime machine powered by hacked Internet of Things (IoT) devices that was built to conduct massive denial-of-service attacks targeting Internet service providers, online gaming platforms and Web hosting companies.
Read moreCredit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Fri, 09 Aug 2019 16:10:27 +0000
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| Upset by their inability to access potentially vital evidence for criminal investigations, the federal government has, for years, pushed to convince tech companies to build backdoors that will, allegedly, only be used by law enforcement agencies. The problem, cybersecurity researchers say, is that those backdoors can easily be exploited by criminals. Categories: Tags: AppleAttorney GeneralbackdoorClipper ChipDepartment of Justiceencryptionfbigolden keyGoogleiMessageiOS 8iPhonelawful interceptluggageNational Security AgencyNSAsignalTransportation Security AdministrationTSAwhatsappWilliam Barr |
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Read moreCredit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2019 17:30:58 +0000
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| A weekly roundup of security news from June 3–9, including Magecart, breaches, hyperlink auditing, Bluekeep, FTC, and facial recognition. Categories: Tags: botnetbrowserschinacryptominingdata leaksfacial recognitionfbiFTCmicrosoftvulnerabilityweb browsers |
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Read moreCredit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Wed, 01 May 2019 17:39:28 +0000
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| Mozilla is currently pushing Apple into placing extra barriers between iPhone users and online advertisers. Why? Because, according to Mozilla, it could work, which could benefit users everywhere. Categories: Tags: advertiseradvocacyApplecampaigndigital rightsencryptionfbifirefoxfirefox focusfirefox lockboxFirefox SendID for AdvertiserID for AdvertisersIDFAIDFAsiPhonemozillaonline privacypetitionprivacySilicon ValleyTim Cook |
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Read moreCredit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2019 15:57:07 +0000
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| The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center have released their 2018 report about online crime. Which attacks are most popular? Where are the victims located? And how much money has been lost in the process? Categories: Tags: becfbifraudphishingreport |
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Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2019 19:32:39 +0000
In 2013, the FBI exploited a zero-day vulnerability in Firefox to seize control over a Dark Web network of child pornography sites. The alleged owner of that ring – 33-year-old Freedom Hosting operator Eric Eoin Marques – was arrested in Ireland later that year on a U.S. warrant and has been in custody ever since. This week, Ireland’s Supreme Court cleared the way for Marques to be extradited to the United States.
Read moreCredit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 03 Dec 2018 17:06:04 +0000
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| A roundup of last week’s security news from November 26 until December 2, including the Marriott breach, AV testing, 2019 security predictions, and an ad fraud botnet takedown. Categories: Tags: 2019 predictionsav testingDellESTAfbifingerprintsfraud botnetsLinkedInmarriotNodeJSnodjspredicitimroot certificatesUberwebcams |
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Read moreCredit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2018 14:00:54 +0000
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| Malwarebytes joins the fight against ad fraud in one of the largest take down operations. Categories: Tags: 3vead fraudfbiMalwarebyteswhite ops |
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