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. The above-mentioned AIDS Trojan hailing from the distant pre-Internet era was the progenitor of the trend, but its real-world impact was close to zero.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 5, 2024

In reality, “Apple magic” is more a byproduct of old advertising (this 2006 commercial from the “I’m a Mac, and I’m a PC” series did irreparable harm) and faulty conclusions concerning cybersecurity’s biggest breaches and attacks: People mistakenly believe that because most attacks target Windows computers and servers, no attacks target Macs.

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Malware Adware Ransomware Social Engineering 141

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 102

CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 6, 2022

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. Users have long been a weak link in IT security, prone to opening infected email attachments, clicking malicious links and other risky behavior. About Netwrix .

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Cybersecurity Cybercrime Social Engineering Risk 116

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

Anton on Security

JUNE 2, 2023

years ago, and stayed “top of the charts” for all this time (public cloud computing was born, depending on who you ask, in 2006–2008). Similarly, to compromise a modern mobile device, you probably would use social engineering or an exploit, not a configuration weakness. Thus, this explanation is not “the Answer.”

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Cloud Migration Data breaches Social Engineering CISO 113

SiteLock

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Exploit kits—or exploit packs, as they’re otherwise called—quickly rose to popularity after debuting in 2006. Some use social engineering, deceiving people into clicking a link they shouldn’t, while others create malvertisements by planting a corrupted ad on a reputable website. Homing in on the target.

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Cyber Attacks Software Social Engineering Malware 59