The Last Watchdog

JUNE 21, 2020

Although most people think of ransomware as a dodgy application that encrypts data and holds it for ransom, the concept is much more heterogeneous than that. The Archiveus Trojan from 2006 was the first one to use RSA cipher, but it was reminiscent of a proof of concept and used a static 30-digit decryption password that was shortly cracked.

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Ransomware Hacking Encryption Penetration Testing 243

Identity IQ

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

2002 – 2006: Origins of the Tor Project After onion routing was patented, additional computer scientists joined the original development team in 2002 and created the biggest project for onion routing yet: The Onion Routing Project, now commonly known as the Tor Project. Navy patented onion routing in 1998.

Identity Theft 98

Identity Theft Cryptocurrency Government Engineering 98

Kali Linux

MARCH 28, 2023

In 2006, BackTrack Linux happened which was based initially on Slax, then moved to Ubuntu. This created BackTrack in May 2006. There is a quick answer, and a not so quick answer. Quick history lesson It all began in 2004, with Whoppix , a security operating system based on Knoppix. This lead into WHAX in 2005, which used Slax.

InfoSec 52

InfoSec Penetration Testing Architecture Software 52

Herjavec Group

AUGUST 26, 2021

1970-1995 — Kevin Mitnick — Beginning in 1970, Kevin Mitnick penetrates some of the most highly-guarded networks in the world, including Nokia and Motorola, using elaborate social engineering schemes, tricking insiders into handing over codes and passwords, and using the codes to access internal computer systems.

Cybercrime 135

Cybercrime Computers and Electronics Hacking Banking 135

Security Boulevard

APRIL 8, 2022

According to Richard Bejtlich’s paper on the topic , ‘the United States Air Force coined the phrase ‘advanced persistent threat’ in 2006 because teams working within the service needed a way to communicate with counterparts in the unclassified public world.’ Social engineering training. Monitoring. Regular patching.

Social Engineering 72

Social Engineering Backups Malware Ransomware 72

The Last Watchdog

JULY 25, 2019

nuclear arsenal in 2003 • Breaches of computers at the Department of Commerce in 2006 • Hacking of military systems at U.S. Navy War College and the Pentagon in 2006-2007 • Operation Aurora hacks of Adobe, Juniper Networks, Northrop Grumman, Dow Chemical and dozens of other marquee U.S. It’s an arms race like no other. Talk more soon.

IoT 171

IoT Hacking Government Banking 171