Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

org was originally registered in 2006 to “ Corpse ,” the handle adopted by a Russian-speaking hacker who gained infamy several years prior for creating and selling an extremely sophisticated online banking trojan called A311 Death , a.k.a. Between 2003 and 2006, Corpse focused on selling and supporting his Haxdoor malware.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

The Russian hacker group Nerf as described in a March 2006 article in the Russian hacker magazine xakep.ru. Early in his career (circa 2000) Shakhmametov was known as “ v1pee ” and was the founder of the Russian hacker group nerf[.]ru ru , which periodically published hacking tools and exploits for software vulnerabilities.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 21, 2023

One of the domains registered in 2006 to the address unforgiven57@mail.ru According to DomainTools, the Unforgiven email address was used to register roughly a dozen domains, including three that were originally registered to Keren’s email address — pepyak@gmail.com (e.g., antivirusxp09[.]com). was thelib[.]ru

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 28, 2024

In 2006, Kidan was sentenced to 70 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to defrauding lenders along with Jack Abramoff , the disgraced lobbyist whose corruption became a symbol of the excesses of Washington influence peddling. ” The phishing lure attached to the thread hijacking email from Mr. Kidan.

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