Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

” The government says from 2006 until the service’s takedown, Liberty Reserve processed an estimated 55 million financial transactions worth more than $6 billion, with more than 600,000 accounts associated with users in the United States alone.

Identity Theft 268

Identity Theft Government Scams Cybercrime 268

Malwarebytes

JULY 28, 2021

2006 Turin. In terms of actual attacks which took place, we see the rise of mobile as a way in for Olympics scams. Email spam promising free airline tickets to see the games is a timeless social media scam also repackaged for this sporting event. Here, you’d get nothing but survey scams. What a combo!

Scams 142

Scams Hacking Malware Mobile 142

Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

The Manipulaters’ core brand in the underground is a shared cybercriminal identity named “ Saim Raza ,” who for the past decade across dozens of cybercrime sites and forums has peddled a popular spamming and phishing service variously called “ Fudtools ,” “ Fudpage ,” “ Fudsender ,” etc.

Software 299

Software Phishing Cybercrime Accountability 299

Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

It’s been around since 2006, and has millions of users. What tactics are used to scam Roblox users? We covered one such scam last year. As a result, Robux cash generators are rife and will send gamers off to bogus surveys, malware installs, phish attempts…the usual collection of awfulness. Glad you asked!

Ransomware 142

Ransomware Scams Malware Phishing 142

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. This quirk made the attack look more trustworthy and added a layer of flexibility to these scams. None of these early threats went pro.

Ransomware 243

Ransomware Hacking Encryption Penetration Testing 243

Security Boulevard

JANUARY 27, 2025

Launched in April 2006 by the Council of Europe, Data Protection Day or Data Privacy Day, as its known outside of Europe is celebrated globally every year on January 28. Back in 2006, around 100 million records were compromised across various breaches in the U.S., according to data collated by Privacy Rights Clearing House.

Data privacy 59

Data privacy Data breaches Risk Scams 59

Security Boulevard

JANUARY 25, 2022

Astalavista Security Newsletter - 2003-2006 - Full Offline Reading Copy. Exposing a Currently Active Domain Portfolio of Tech Support Scam Domains – An OSINT Analysis. Exposing a Currently Active Rock Phish Domain Portfolio – Historical OSINT. Security Researchers Targeted in Spear Phishing Campaign – WhoisXML API Analysis.

Cybercrime 96

Cybercrime Hacking Scams Ransomware 96