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

SC Magazine

Three recently unearthed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel, located in the iSCSI module used for accessing shared data storage facilities, could allow root privileges to anyone with a user account. 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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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 The post Lawmakers Should Update The Anti-Money-Laundering Act Of 2020 To Account For Inflation appeared first on Joseph Steinberg: CyberSecurity, Privacy, & Artificial Intelligence (AI) Advisor.

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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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Hacked Data Broker Accounts Fueled Phony COVID Loans, Unemployment Claims

Krebs on Security

A group of thieves thought to be responsible for collecting millions in fraudulent small business loans and unemployment insurance benefits from COVID-19 economic relief efforts gathered personal data on people and businesses they were impersonating by leveraging several compromised accounts at a little-known U.S.

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$10M Is Yours If You Can Get This Guy to Leave Russia

Krebs on Security

” That handle used the same ICQ instant messenger account number ( 555724 ) as a Mazafaka denizen named “ Nordex.” ” In February 2005, Nordex posted to Mazafaka that he was in the market for hacked bank accounts, and offered 50 percent of the take. In 2017, U.S. Constella tracked another Bankir[.]com

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Sample Breach Forums Personally Identifiable Cybercriminal Email Address Accounts

Security Boulevard

Sample personally identifiable email address accounts of known Breach Forums members include: bfweep[.]proton.me Related personally identifiable email address accounts of Breach Forums members: weej[.]tuta.io tutanota.com Related personally identifiable email address accounts of Breach Forums members include: deaddd[.]dnmx.org

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Ask Fitis, the Bear: Real Crooks Sign Their Malware

Krebs on Security

That same email address also is tied to two forum accounts for a user with the handle “ O.R.Z.” user account — this one on Verified[.]ru Prior to that, akafitis@gmail.com was used as the email address for the account “ Fitis ,” which was active on Exploit between September 2006 and May 2007.

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