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15-Year-Old Malware Proxy Network VIP72 Goes Dark

Krebs on Security

org was originally registered in 2006 to “ Corpse ,” the handle adopted by a Russian-speaking hacker who gained infamy several years prior for creating and selling an extremely sophisticated online banking trojan called A311 Death , a.k.a. Between 2003 and 2006, Corpse focused on selling and supporting his Haxdoor malware.

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Three flaws that sat in Linux kernel since 2006 could deliver root privileges to attackers

SC Magazine

The trio of flaws – CVE-2021-27363, CVE-2021-27364 and CVE-2021-27365 – have lurked in Linux code since 2006 without detection until GRIMM researchers discovered them. “If The post Three flaws that sat in Linux kernel since 2006 could deliver root privileges to attackers appeared first on SC Media.

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NSA Attacks Against Virtual Private Networks

Schneier on Security

A 2006 document from the Snowden archives outlines successful NSA operations against "a number of "high potential" virtual private networks, including those of media organization Al Jazeera, the Iraqi military and internet service organizations, and a number of airline reservation systems.".

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Needless Panic Over a Wi-FI Network Name

Schneier on Security

In 2006, I wrote an essay titled " Refuse to be Terrorized." (I A Turkish Airlines flight made an emergency landing because someone named his wireless network (presumably from his smartphone) "bomb on board.". I am also reminded of my 2007 essay, " The War on the Unexpected."

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Lawmakers Should Update The Anti-Money-Laundering Act Of 2020 To Account For Inflation

Joseph Steinberg

In any case, the law should be updated to reflect the prices of 2021, rather than those of 1970 or 2006. (I I am also not convinced that the AML Act sufficiently addresses money laundering via cryptocurrencies – but that is a topic for another time…).

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In Retrospective – The “Office” Circa 2006 Up To Present Day

Security Boulevard

The post In Retrospective – The “Office” Circa 2006 Up To Present Day appeared first on Security Boulevard. Stay tuned!

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500M Avira Antivirus Users Introduced to Cryptomining

Krebs on Security

Founded in 2006, Avira Operations GmbH & Co. Avira Crypto. KG is a German multinational software company best known for their Avira Free Security (a.k.a. Avira Free Antivirus). In January 2021, Avira was acquired by Tempe, Ariz.

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