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NationalPublicData.com Hack Exposes a Nation’s Data

Krebs on Security

We’ll also take a closer look at the data broker that got hacked — a background check company founded by an actor and retired sheriff’s deputy from Florida. ” On April 7, USDoD posted a sales thread on Breachforums for four terabytes of data — 2.9 1, 2002 (with very few exceptions).

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Silent Night Zeus botnet available for sale in underground forums

Security Affairs

The source code of the Zeus Trojan is available in the cybercrime underground since 2011 allowing crooks to develop their own release since. Data collected by the malware are then transferred to the operator’s command-and-control (C2) server. The malware is able to infect all operating systems.

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2024 Cybersecurity Laws & Regulations

eSecurity Planet

Enacted in 2002 and updated by the Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA) of 2014, FISMA requires agencies to implement a risk-based approach to security. The act also covers various forms of cybercrime, including malware distribution and data theft.