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US schools have lost 24.5 million records in breaches since 2005

Tech Republic Security

A report from Comparitech found that since 2005 K–12 districts and colleges/universities have been attacked more than 1,300 times.

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Google Stored G Suite Passwords in Plaintext Since 2005

Threatpost

Google said it had stored G Suite enterprise users' passwords in plain text since 2005 marking a giant security faux pas.

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An Interview With the Target & Home Depot Hacker

Krebs on Security

” Dmitri Golubov, circa 2005. Golubov was arrested in Ukraine in 2005 as part of a joint investigation with multiple U.S. . “My nickname was MikeMike, and I worked with Dmitri Golubov and made technologies for him,” Shefel said. “I’m also godfather of his second son.” Image: U.S. ” Mr.

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NSPX30: A sophisticated AitM-enabled implant evolving since 2005

We Live Security

ESET researchers have discovered NSPX30, a sophisticated implant used by a new China-aligned APT group we have named Blackwood

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Notorious Malware, Spam Host “Prospero” Moves to Kaspersky Lab

Krebs on Security

Kaspersky began selling antivirus and security software in the United States in 2005, and the company’s malware researchers have earned accolades from the security community for many important discoveries over the years. Kaspersky did not respond to repeated requests for comment.

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2020 sees huge increase in records exposed in data breaches

Tech Republic Security

The number of breaches may have fallen, but the number of exposed records hit a high not seen since 2005, says Risk Based Security.

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California tops states with highest number of data breaches and records lost

Tech Republic Security

A new compilation of data says the home of Hollywood and Silicon Valley has seen nearly 19 million records lost in attacks since 2005.