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FBI Arrests Alleged Owner of Deer.io, a Top Broker of Stolen Accounts

Krebs on Security

District Court for the Southern District of California allege Firsov was the administrator of deer.io, an online platform that hosted more than 24,000 shops for selling stolen and/or hacked usernames and passwords for a variety of top online destinations. It also was used in 2007 to register xeka[.]ru Click image to enlarge.

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Reddit Breach Highlights Limits of SMS-Based Authentication

Krebs on Security

Reddit.com today disclosed that a data breach exposed some internal data, as well as email addresses and passwords for some Reddit users. Reddit said the exposed data included internal source code as well as email addresses and obfuscated passwords for all Reddit users who registered accounts on the site prior to May 2007.

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The Scammers’ Playbook: How Cybercriminals Get Ahold of Your Data

eSecurity Planet

Often, a scammer will simply target the people in a company and fool them into giving up their personal details, account passwords, and other sensitive information and gain access that way. since Q3 of 2007. Finance and insurance companies were particularly vulnerable to the sort of phishing scams we’re talking about.

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How cybercrime is impacting SMBs in 2023

SecureList

Examples of scam threats and phishing Phishing and scam can pose a significant threat to SMBs, as scammers try to mimic payment, loan and other services, as well as cloud service providers like Microsoft, in order to obtain confidential information or company funds. Finally, the Trojan can install other malware, such as ransomware.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking Voting Systems

ForAllSecure

Vamosi: Back in 2007 the California Secretary of State, Debra Bowen, did the unthinkable: she decertified all the digital voting systems in the state. There were PDFs of Election Day passwords that supervisors use to start in elections. Bee: Can you tell me what the password was? Listen to EP 08: Hacking Voting Systems.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking Voting Systems

ForAllSecure

Vamosi: Back in 2007 the California Secretary of State, Debra Bowen, did the unthinkable: she decertified all the digital voting systems in the state. There were PDFs of Election Day passwords that supervisors use to start in elections. Bee: Can you tell me what the password was? Listen to EP 08: Hacking Voting Systems.

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How to spot the signs of a virtual kidnap scam

Malwarebytes

You can reach back to 2007 and look in amazement at the 419 death threat. Kidnap scams involve making a phone call to a victim and telling them a loved one has been taken. Have a “password” that family members can use to confirm a loved one is really in trouble. The virtual kidnap: Step by step.

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