Malwarebytes

MARCH 5, 2024

We’re going to let you in on a little cybersecurity secret… There’s malware on Mac computers. This mass adoption was good for Microsoft and its revenue, but it also drew and maintained the interests of cybercriminals, who would develop malware that could impact the highest number of victims. There pretty much always has been.

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Malware Adware Ransomware Social Engineering 141

The Last Watchdog

JUNE 21, 2020

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. David Balaban is a computer security researcher with over 17 years of experience in malware analysis and antivirus software evaluation.

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Ransomware Hacking Encryption Penetration Testing 243

CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 6, 2022

The return of malware strains like Emotet, Conti and Trickbot indicates an expansion of cybercrime for hire. Now, rapid advancements in social engineering and easy-to-use deep fake technology are enabling attackers to trick more users into falling for their schemes. About Netwrix . Netwrix makes data security easy.

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Cybersecurity Cybercrime Social Engineering Risk 116

Malwarebytes

JANUARY 20, 2022

The site was created in 2006 with little knowledge of security, so passwords were stored in md5() hashes without salt”. Those accounts can all be used for spamming, malware distribution, social engineering, phishing…the sky’s the limit. Money troubles. One point of contention relates to paying off the ransom.

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Passwords Accountability Social Engineering Password Management 96

Security Boulevard

MAY 12, 2022

With the advancement by BitDefender to come out with machine learning with the Anti-virus in 2006 along with Cisco, FireEye, Checkpoint, etc. Social engineering through LinkedIn still works. This was in 2005! 2022 — Could We Still Save Jack Bauer Today? Becoming A Predictable Science? Zero-Day is here to stay.

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Cyber Insurance Insurance Marketing Firewall 105

SiteLock

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Exploit kits—or exploit packs, as they’re otherwise called—quickly rose to popularity after debuting in 2006. Simply put, exploit kits find and exploit a vulnerability in an operating system, software, or browser in order to deliver a malware payload. Malware can pose a serious threat to your data, finances, and peace of mind.

Cyber Attacks 59

Cyber Attacks Software Social Engineering Malware 59

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