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On the 20th Safer Internet Day, what was security like back in 2004?

Malwarebytes

Since 2004, there's been an annual event designed to "Promote safer and more responsible use of online technology and mobile phones, especially amongst children and young people across the world." 2004 was a key year for several safety activities, encompassing both Safer Internet Day and the Safer Internet Forum. Help required.

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The weirdest security stories of 2022

Malwarebytes

There’s not many individual scams which can put “18 years and counting” on their resume. Way back in 2004, a spam email claimed that assistance was needed for a lost astronaut. Of course, this was tied into a nonsensical scam about recovering lots of lost money should he be brought safely back. spaaaaaaaaaace.

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Stark Industries Solutions: An Iron Hammer in the Cloud

Krebs on Security

The NoName DDoS group advertising on Telegram. MIRhosting is a hosting provider founded in The Netherlands in 2004. In 2014, a prominent member of the Russian language cybercrime community Antichat filed a complaint against DonChicho, saying this user scammed them and had used the email address dfyz_bk@bk.ru.

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Spam Kingpin Peter Levashov Gets Time Served

Krebs on Security

His central role in the spam forums gave Severa a prime spot to advertise the services tied to his various botnets, while allowing him to keep tabs on the activities of other spammers. In this paid ad from 2004, Severa lists prices to rent his spam botnet. Severa was a moderator on the Russian spam community Spamdot[.]biz.

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Who is Tech Investor John Bernard?

Krebs on Security

The Private Office of John Bernard , which advertises itself as a capital investment firm based in Switzerland, has for years been listed on multiple investment sites as the home of a millionaire who made his fortunes in the dot-com boom 20 years ago and who has oodles of cash to invest in tech startups. . news report from 2015.

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